At the July, 2016 meeting in Brussels of the World Customs Organization Council, members elected as Chairperson of the Council for the coming year Mr. R. Davydov of the Russian Federation. IFCBA offers congratulations to Mr. Davydov and thanks the outgoing Chairperson, Mr. Z. Chorfi from Morocco for his leadership in chairing the WCO with sensitivity to the needs of WCO members as well as the private sector.
As Vice-Chairpersons of the Council, Delegates of the following countries were confirmed:
Austria
Bahrain
Chile
Côte d’Ivoire
Fiji
South Africa
Elected as members of the Policy Commission were the Delegates of:
Australia
Azerbaijan
Brazil
China
Dominican Republic
Egypt
European Union
Italy
Korea (Republic of)
Mexico
New Zealand
They join on the Policy Commission the Delegates of the following Members, elected in June 2015 to hold office until the end of the Second Ordinary Session of the Council in 2017:
Angola
Benin
Canada
Cyprus
Denmark
Ghana
Japan
Saudi Arabia
Slovenia
Spain
Uganda
United Kingdom
United States
The IFCBA offers best wishes to these countries and their Delegates who will be an important part of the WCO leadership team in the year ahead.