Trade facilitation involves the simplification, standardization and harmonization of procedures and associated information flows required to move goods from seller to buyer and to make payment. As this encompasses both commercial and regulatory processes, it should be approached on a partnership basis between governments and trade in order to ensure that practical and implementable solutions are developed. UN/CEFACT Recommendation Number 4 addresses this issue by suggesting that Governments establish and support national trade facilitation bodies or committees with balanced private and public sector participation in order to:

• Identify issues affecting the cost and efficiency of their country's international trade;
• Develop measures to reduce the cost and improve the efficiency of international trade;
• Assist in the implementation of those measures;
• Provide a national focal point for the collection and dissemination of information on best practices in international trade facilitation; and
• Participate in international efforts to improve trade facilitation and efficiency.

There are over sixty such trade facilitation bodies and committees established worldwide, details of which are listed below:

Background documents:

Recommendation No.4: National Trade Facilitation Bodies (ECE/TRADE/242), Second Edition, UN/CEFACT, Geneva, October 2001.

Creating an efficient environment for trade and transport: Guidelines to Recommendation No.4 on National Trade Facilitation Bodies, (ECE/TRADE/256), UN/CEFACT, Geneva, March 2000.

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Austria	AUSTRIAPRO c/o Austrian Federal Economic Chamber Wiedner Hauptstr.63 A-1045 VIENNA	Tel. N°: Fax N°:	+43 590 900 4380 +43 590 900 244	e-mail: website:	austriapro@wko.at http://www.austriapro.at
Azerbaijan	AZERPRO TRACECA National Working Group TRACECA Intergovernmental Commission 8/2 General Aliayarbekov street, AZ-1005 BAKU Contact Person: Ulker Ahmadova Assistant of National Secretary Tel.: +994-50-312 7308 Mr. Akif Mustafayev National Secretary of Azerbaijan	Tel. N°: Fax N°:	+99 412 493 3776 +99 412 498 6426	e-mail:	akif.m@ps.traceca.org
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Bulgaria	BULPRO c/o Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry 42 Parchevich Str. SOFIA 1000 Contact Person: Mr. Krasimit Dachev BULPRO Chairman Vice President of BCCI	Tel. N°: Fax N°:	+359 2 989 6251 +359 2 987 7479 +359 2 987 3209	e-mail: website:	kdachev@mtgbg.com http://www.bcci.bg/mact/bulpro/
Canada	International Trade Canada Technical Barriers and Regulations Division (EAS) 125 Sussex Drive Ottawa, ONTARIO	Tel. N°: Fax N°:	+613-996 2021 +613-943 0346
China, Taiwan Province of	TRADE-VAN INFORMATION SERVICE CO. 19-13, Sanchung Road, 6Fl. R. O. C. (Nankang Software Park) TAIPEI	Tel. N°: Fax N°:	+886 2 3789 5556 +886 2 3789 5688	e-mail: website:	tn.lin@tradevan.com.tw peter.wei@tradevan.com.tw http://www.tradevan.com.tw
Croatia	CROATIAPRO Croatian Chamber of Economy Roosevectov Trg 2 HR-10000 ZAGREB	Tel. N°: Fax N°:	+385 1 4561 555 +385 1 4561 572 +385 1 4561 540	e-mail: website:	ssubotic@hgk.hr http://www.secipro.net
Czech Republic	FITPRO Economic Chamber of the Czech Republic Odbor FITPRO Freyova 27 CZ-190 00 PRAHA 9	Tel. N°: Fax N°:	+420 2 9664 6470 +420 2 9664 6353 +420 2 9664 6406	e-mail: website:	fitpro@komora.cz http://www.komora.cz
Denmark	DANPRO Danish Standards Association Kollegievej 6 DK-2920 CHARLOTTENLUND	Tel. N°: Fax N°:	+45 39 966 176 +45 39 966 101 +45 39 966 102	e-mail: website:	be@ds.dk http://www.ds.dk
Estonia	EDIEST (Estonian EDI Association) c/o Information Systems Department Cybernetica AS Akadeemia Tee 21 EE-0026 TALLINN	Tel. N°: Fax N°:	+372 2 52 57 26 +372 2 52 57 27 +372 2 52 75 18 +372 2 639 79 92	e-mail: website:	juhan@is.cyber.ee http://www.cyber.ee
Fiji	Fiji Islands Trade and Investment Bureau P O Box 2303, Government Buildings, SUVA 6th Floor, Civic Tower Victoria Parade, SUVA	Tel. N°: Fax N°:	+679 3315 988 +679 3301 783	e-mail: website:	liti@ftib.org.fj http://www.ftib.org.fj
Finland	FINSIPRO Finnish Committee for Simplification of Trade Procedures Salomonkatu 17 A, 10th floor 00100 HELSINKI	Tel. N°: Fax N°:	+358 9 4763 0303 +358 9 4763 0399	e-mail: website:	jari.salo@tieke.fi http://www.tieke.fi/finispro
France	ODASCE (Office de Développement par l'Automatisation et la Simplication du Commerce Extérieur) 79 Rue du Faubourg Poissonnière 75009 PARIS	Tel. N°: Fax N°:	+33 1 55 34 7682 +33 1 55 34 3820	e-mail: website:	odasce@wwanadoo.fr http://www.odasce.asso.fr
Greece	HELLASPRO P.O.Box 1575 GR 54006 THESSALONIKI	Tel. N°: Fax N°:	+30 2310 2572 61 +30 2310 2572 63	e-mail:	biccgr@the.forthnet.gr
Hungary	HUNPRO c/o Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Kossuth L. tér 6-8 1055 BUDAPEST	Tel. N°: Fax N°:	+36 1 474 5100 +36 1 474 5105	e-mail: website:	mkik@mkik.hu http://www.mkik.hu

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