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8 February 2023  
(23-0940) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Trade Facilitation  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF CATEGORY COMMITMENTS UNDER  
THE AGREEMENT ON TRADE FACILITATION  
COMMUNICATION FROM SEYCHELLES  
Addendum  
The following communication, dated 30 January 2023 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Seychelles.  
 
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Following up on the notification d ated 22 August 2019  (G/TFA/N/SYC /1/Add. 2), Seychelles hereby 
submits a request for an extension of the definitive date for the follo wing provision based on 
Article  17 of the Trade Facilitation Agreement  (WT/L/931) . 
 
Provision  Heading/  
Description  Previously 
notified definitive 
date for 
implementation  New definitive 
date for 
implementation 
requested  Reasons for extension  
Article 
10.4 Single 
Window  31 December  2023 31 December 2024 Seychelles benefited from 
Technical Assistance under the 
11th European Development Fund 
(11th - EDF) for the 
implementation of certain 
Category B and C commitments. 
Due to the Covid -19 pandemic, 
the Government imposed travel 
restrictions as safety measures. 
Therefore, this hind ered 
consultants ' mobility access to 
Seychelles , which delayed the 
11 EDF projects.   
 
Seychelles also encountered 
issues of obtaining timely 
responses from UNCTAD 
regarding  the upgrade of the 
ASYCUDA system , which is 
necessary for the eventual 
implementation of a single 
window system. Subsequently , 
upon the response from UNCTAD, 
financial issues  were encou ntered 
as the cost of the upgrade was 
quite substantial , bearing in mind 
Seychelles’  economic size. 
Seychelles Revenue Commission 
is required to identify alternate 
funding to finance the upgrade.  
 G/TFA/N/SYC/1/Add.3  
 
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  Provision  Heading/  
Description  Previously 
notified definitive 
date for 
implementation  New definitive 
date for 
implementation 
requested  Reasons for extension  
    Moreover, the issue of retention 
of expert programmers to work 
on the project and recruitment of 
local programmers to work 
alongside the contractors 
(necessary for knowledge 
transfer and continuity) was 
encountered.  
 
Nevertheless, the majority of the 
projects have been completed or 
are close to the completion 
phase, except for Single Window, 
which is yet to commence.  
 
In light of the above, Seychelles 
would like to request an 
extension of the definitive date of 
implementation for the Single 
Window.  
 
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