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• Thematic Component: 3. Facilitation of Trade
• Country: All region, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

From April 4-6, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia organised a regional workshop on developing the training system of the Veterinary and Phytosanitary Services of Central Asia. The workshop looked into advancing the training system in all five countries of Central Asia by introducing the European best practices.

• Thematic Component: 2. Improvement of Detection Capacities
• Country: All region, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

From March 29 – 31, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia held a regional workshop in Almaty for the Heads of Investigation Units of the Border Guard and Law Enforcement Agencies from Central Asian countries. The workshop expanded cooperation in exchanging information between the law enforcement agencies dealing with the investigation of cross-border crimes.

• Thematic Component: 1. Institutional Development of Border Control Agencies
• Country: All region, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

From March 29 – 31, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia, in partnership with the OSCE Border Management Staff College, organised a regional consortium workshop for the Heads of Customs and Border Guarding services’ training institutions from Central Asian countries.

• Thematic Component: General
• Country: Kyrgyzstan

The BOMCA Programme contributes to raising awareness about anti-corruption measures, the rights and liabilities of the travelers crossing the state borders, as well as about goods prohibited from crossing the state borders of the Kyrgyz Republic.

• Thematic Component: 1. Institutional Development of Border Control Agencies
• Country: All region, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

From March 15 – 17, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia, in partnership with OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe and Border Management Staff College, held a regional workshop on development of the training of trainers (ToT) methodology for leading specialists of Border Guard, Customs, and Veterinary and Phytosanitary service agencies from Central Asian countries.

• Thematic Component: 3. Facilitation of Trade
• Country: Kyrgyzstan

From March 15-17, 2022, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia organised a technical assistance mission in the form of a meeting on analysis of the current customs legislation in the transit area, gathering experts from the EU member states and Kyrgyz national experts in the development of a national transit declaration/control system. The mission assisted the Customs Service in Kyrgyzstan with reviewing existing national transit systems, in applying the Transit Internationaux Routier (TIR) Convention, identifying gaps in legislation and relevant administrative instructions on transit regimes, and developing recommendations for further improvement. This activity continues a series of national activities in the region – similar workshops were implemented in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan in 2021. 

• Thematic Component: 1. Institutional Development of Border Control Agencies
• Country: Tajikistan

From 15-17 March, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia, in partnership with the OSCE Programme Office, held a national workshop on strategic risk analysis in Dushanbe for representatives of the law enforcement agencies engaged in border management in Tajikistan. The workshop familiarised participants with the principles and methodology of the Common Integrated Risk Analysis Model (CIRAM) used in the European Union, and provided information on ensuring a systemic approach to data collection and analysis.

• Thematic Component: 3. Facilitation of Trade
• Country: Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan

From 9 till 16 March, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia held workshops in Tashkent and Bishkek on trade facilitation for veterinary and phytosanitary services. The workshops assisted Central Asian countries in assessing their trade facilitation measures and trained authorities in the areas covered by the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement and on sanitary and phytosanitary measures.