18th Parliamentary Intelligence-Security Forum – Model Law to Combat Illicit Trade and Transnational
Sandy went on to speak about the challenges of illicit trade and transnational crime as well as the Parlatino law approach and the Caribbean law adoption.
Challenges of Illicit Trade:
- Substances coming from different countries
- Foreign currency
- Illicit cigarettes Parlatino Law Approach:
- Ratified across Latin America
- Well defined offences and scopes
- Established sanctions
- Multi-jurisdictional enforcement approach
- Public/private sector
- E-commerce domain
- Adaptable
- Strengthens economic, political, and social integration Caribbean Law Adoption:
- OECS Customs
- CARICOM Harmonized Customs Bill & Regulation
- WTO-GATT Agreement on Customs Valuation of Goods
WCO-Harmonized Commodity Coding Systems
