Today, at the conference room of the Directorate General of Customs, the Director General of Customs received H.E. Oluimo Da Silva, Commissioner in charge of the Department for the Common Market, Economic, Monetary and Financial Affairs of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS).

The visit, which took place on the sidelines of the 17th Central Africa Annual Transborder Trade Fair (FORTRAC), was a courtesy call following the Commissioner’s recent appointment.

Discussions focused on Cameroon’s preparedness for the effective implementation of the ECCAS integration agenda, particularly the Community Customs Code, the Common Customs Tariff and the Rules of Origin.

The two parties also exchanged views on the major challenges facing the Commission, including institutional financing, human resource capacity, the coexistence of ECCAS with other regional integration frameworks, and the effective implementation of Community instruments by Member States.

During the discussions, His Excellency Oluimo Da Silva commended Cameroon for its regional and international leadership in customs modernization and acknowledged the country’s sustained commitment to advancing regional integration.

Recalling the close working relationship he maintained with Cameroon Customs while serving at the Secretariat of the World Customs Organization, the Commissioner expressed his confidence in the expertise of the Cameroon Customs Administration and his expectation that it would continue to support the successful implementation of his mandate.