MEMORANDUM
OF UNDERSTaNDING
ON CUSTOMS COOPERaTION
BETWEEN
La COTE D'IVOIRE
CUSTOMS AND GHANa CUSTOMS aDMINISTRaTIONS.
Pre amble
The Customs administrations of GHANA and LA COTE D'IVOIRE
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Concerned about the increasing abuse of the Transit and Export
Regimes of both countries;
Mindful of the leakage in revenue and the impact on the economies of
both countries;
Mindful of the security threats posed by these regimes to both
countries;
Determined
to assist each other through technical and administrative
assistance to arrest the problems;
ln furtherance of the Memorandum of Understanding signed by both
administrations on 10th September 2004;
Do hereby agree as follows:
Article 1:
SCOPE OF AGREEMENT
(a) To connect the computer systems of contracting parties for the
purpose of exchanging information on Transit and Export
transactions and also with the view to combating Customs, fiscal
and other forms of international fraud.
(b)To facilitate the monitoring and reconciliation of trade data
among contracting parties within the framework of this MOU.
(c) To create a common customs database on Transit and Export
transactions.
Article 2:
EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION
Contracting parties shall exchange information on imports, exports and
transi t.
Article 3:
CENTRALSERVER
A Central Server will be installed at the la Cote d'Ivoire Customs to store
declarations on Transit and Export from both countries.
Article 4:
LOCAL FILE TRANSFER PROTO COL (FTP) SERVER
(a) Ghana Customs Shall install a Server with FTP protocol at its
Headquarters to enable her access the Central Database to download
and upload declarations from the Central Server
(b)The FTP Server shall have a Public address(internet Protocol Address)
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Article 5:
INFRASTRUCTURE OF DATABASE
Infrastructure for the Central Database shaH be provided, maintained and
managed by La Cote D'Ivoire Customs on behalf of the contracting parties
Article 6:
ALIX SOFTWARE
The software for the management of the Central Database (ALIX)shaH be
provided by La Cote D'Ivoire Customs Administration at no cost to
the Ghana Customs Administration.
Article 7:
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
Technical Assistance for the use of the ALIXsoftware shaH be provided by
La Cote D'Ivoire Customs Administration at no cost to Ghana Customs.
Article 8:
CONFIDENTIALITY AND PROTECTION OF INFORMATION.
(a) The software and the Database are for the exclusive use of the
contracting parties
(b)Information stored in the Central Database or the F"I'PServer
shaH only be disclosed to third parties with the written consent of
the owner of the data
( c) On request, the owner of the data may authorize its use by other
authorities or for other purposes subject to any terms and
conditions it may specify. The use of the data for other purposes
includes its use in criminal investigations, prosecutions or
proceedings.
Article 9: OBLIGATION OF CONTRACTING PARTIES
(a) Contracting parties shaH ensure that import and transit
declarations capture the declaration number issued by the
exporting country.
(b) Data on the Central Server shaH be updated on a daily basis.
Article 10:
IMPLEMENTATION
The Directors-General of both administrations shaH issue administrative
instructions for implementation of this memorandum of understanding.
Article II:
SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES
Any dispute between the contracting parties concerning interpretation and
application of this agreement shaH be settled by negotiation between the
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parties.
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Article 12:
DURATI ON AND TERMINATION
(a) This agreement is intended to be of unlimited duration but
either contracting party may terminate it at any time by notifying
the other party.
(b) Termination shaH take effect three (3) months after date of
notification.
Article 13:
ENTRY INTO FORCE
shaH enter into force on the lSth Day
This memorandum of understanding
of March 2007.
Article 14.
LANGUAGE OF AGREEMENT.
This agreement shaH be in English and in French and shaH have the same
interpretation and meaning.
DATED THE 16TH DAY OF MARCH 2007
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COL. MAJOR K. GNAMIEN
DIRECTOR GENERAL
LA COTE D'IVOIRE
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