Programme of Support to the Implementation of the Association Agreement
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P3A Programme of Support to the implementation of the Association Agreement Twinning Project Fiche DZ/13/ENPI/FI/02/17-R2 (DZ/34) Support for the General Directorate of Customs for the Establishment of a Risk Management Center Beneficiary General Directorate of Customs (DGD) Ministry of Finance This fiche is a translation of the official version written in French with the goal of having a wider distribution. In case of discrepancy between the French and the English, the French version shall prevail. 1/50 Table of contents ACRONYMS ...................................................................................................................................................... 3 1- BASIC INFORMATION ................................................................................................................................... 5 1.1- PROGRAMME .................................................................................................................................................. 5 1.2- TWINNING NUMBER ......................................................................................................................................... 5 1.3- TWINNING TITLE .............................................................................................................................................. 5 1.4- SECTOR .......................................................................................................................................................... 5 1.5- BENEFICIARY COUNTRY ...................................................................................................................................... 5 2- OBJECTIVES .................................................................................................................................................. 5 2.1- OVERALL OBJECTIVE ......................................................................................................................................... 5 2.2- PROJECT PURPOSE ............................................................................................................................................ 5 2.3- CONTRIBUTION TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT AND TO THE NATIONAL STRATEGIC PLAN ........ 5 2.3.1- Strategic framework ............................................................................................................................ 5 2.3.2- National Strategic Plan ........................................................................................................................ 6 3- PROJECT DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................................................. 7 3.1- BACKGROUND AND TWINNING JUSTIFICATION ........................................................................................................ 7 3.2- LINKED ACTIVITIES. ........................................................................................................................................... 9 3.3 RESULTS ........................................................................................................................................................ 10 3.4- ACTIVITIES .................................................................................................................................................... 14 3.4.0- Visibility: Kick-Off Seminar and Closing Seminar of the Twinning Project. ........................................ 14 3.4.1- Result 1. ............................................................................................................................................. 15 3.4.2- Result 2. ............................................................................................................................................. 18 3.4.3- Result 3. ............................................................................................................................................. 21 3.5- MEANS / INPUT FROM THE MEMBER STATE PARTNER ADMINISTRATION .................................................................... 23 3.5.1- Profile and tasks of the Project Leader .............................................................................................. 23 3.5.2- Profile and tasks of the Resident Twinning Adviser (RTA) ................................................................. 24 3.5.3- Profile and tasks of the RTA Assistant ............................................................................................... 25 3.5.4- Profile and tasks of main short-term experts (STE) ........................................................................... 26 4- INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK .................................................................................................................... 26 4.1- BENEFICIARY INSTITUTIONS ............................................................................................................................... 27 5- BUDGET ...................................................................................................................................................... 28 6- PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ....................................................................................................................... 28 6.1- PROJECT CONTRACTING AUTHORITY ................................................................................................................... 28 6.2- BENEFICIARY INSTITUTIONS AND MAIN COUNTERPARTS .......................................................................................... 29 6.3- TWINNING STEERING COMMITTEE ..................................................................................................................... 30 7- IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE .................................................................................................................... 31 8- PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY ........................................................................................................................... 31 9- CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES .............................................................................................................................. 32 9.1- EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES .................................................................................................................................... 32 9.2- ENVIRONMENT .............................................................................................................................................. 32 10- CONDITIONALITY AND SEQUENCING ........................................................................................................ 32 11- ANNEXES TO TWINNING FICHE ................................................................................................................. 34 DZ/13/ENPI/FI/02/17-R2 (DZ/34) 2/50 A.1- LOGICAL FRAMEWORK. .................................................................................................................................... 34 A.2- ESTIMATED TIMETABLE FOR TWINNING IMPLEMENTATION ...................................................................................... 47 DZ/13/ENPI/FI/02/17-R2 (DZ/34) 3/50 Acronyms AA Association Agreement AAMI International Mutual Administrative Assistance AT Technical Assistance PL Project Leader EC European Commission CRM Centre for Risk Management RTA Resident Twinning Adviser SC Steering Committee AR Advance Ruling DGD General Directorate of Customs DGI General Directorate of Taxes STE Short Term Expert MS EU Member State END National School of Customs CBM Coordinated Border Management RM Risk Management WKCBM Working Group on Coordinated Border Management GUN National Single Window ENPI European Neighbourhood Partnership Instrument MARA Modernization and Assistance in respect of Administrative Reforms CTM Common Twinning Manual MoF Ministry of Finance AEO Authorized Economic Operator WCO World Customs Organization P3A Programme of Support to the implementation of the Association Agreement P3A-II Programme of Support to the Association Agreement and to the Neighbourhood Action Plan GAP Government’s Action Plan SPMPF Strategic Plan for Modernization of Public Finance RILO Regional Intelligence Liaison Office DZ/13/ENPI/FI/02/17-R2 (DZ/34) 4/50 HR Human Resources SCENT Secure Customs Enforcement Network SIGAD Information System of the General Directorate of Customs TAIEX Technical Assistance and Information Exchange ToR Terms of Reference EU European Union PMU Programme Management Unit DZ/13/ENPI/FI/02/17-R2 (DZ/34) 5/50 1- Basic Information 1.1- Programme Programme of support to the implementation of the Algeria-EU Association Agreement: P3A-IV/ENI/2016/39593. 1.2- Twinning Number DZ/13/ENPI/FI/02/17-R2 (DZ/34) 1.3- Twinning Title Support for the General Directorate of Customs for the Establishment of a Risk Management Center 1.4- Sector Public Finance 1.5- Beneficiary Country People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria 2- Objectives 2.1- Overall Objective Support the Algerian administration in its efforts to modernize public finances by the developing of a management policy to make it more efficient customs control through appropriate management of risks, including those relating to the infringement. 2.2- Project Purpose The Twinning Project must contribute to the improvement of the performance of General Directorate of Customs (DGD) by ensuring a better risk management following the setting up of a Centre for Risk Management and by guaranteeing a high quality service to users. 2.3- Contribution to the implementation