Post 9/11 security clampdown must not inhibit trade
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| Nothing wrong with this lot - but it's best to be sure |
Brussels, 8 October 2002 - A major symposium of world customs officials will be convened by the International Chamber of Commerce here next week to look at ways of maximizing trade security whilst minimizing the impact on international business.
On the theme of 'Supply chain security and trade facilitation' the symposium will take place in Brussels on 14 -15 October, bringing together experts from all over the world to examine how, post September 11, heightened security measures affect international trade and the work of customs officials.
In a keynote address to be given on the second day of the conference Christopher Horrocks, Secretary General of the International Chamber of Shipping, will tell delegates that today "trade itself, and the transport assets which move it, is seen as a possible threat."
According to Horrocks, "We are not merely dealing with a threat to trade, but a perceived threat from trade - the bomb in a container, the exploding gas carrier, the anthrax in the consignment."
Speakers from the customs world will include Michel Danet, Secretary General of the World Customs Organization and Douglas Browning, Deputy Commissioner of US Customs, with Hanns Glatz, Delegate of the Board of Management, DaimlerChrsler, Belgium and Ake Nilson, Chairman of Alla
graf Ltd, UK contributing to the private sector input.
Media are invited to attend. To register please contact David Blakemore, WCO Communications: Click here to send a mail
tel: +32 (0)2 209 94 51; fax: +32 (0)2 20994 96
Full symposium programme
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