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Customs and International Contracts (Bachelor of Science in International Trade, e-learning, second semester)

Bachelor of Science in International Trade   S1 Economic History Globalization Trade Concepts Language I accounting Incoterms/documents Adaptation (organizations):   - Africa   - Asia   - Arab Countries   - Latin America   - North America   - Europe Economics Quantitative Methods Customs/Contracts International Transport Adaptation (Economic Areas):   - American   - Asian   - European   - Islamic   - African Foreign Trade Techniques Language I (II) No to Corruption International Marketing I Student's Adaptation International Marketing II International Marketing III Optional Subjects Investments (FDI) International Marketing IV Language I (III) Optional Language II (I) Optional Final Work of the Bachelor of Science

Subject - “Customs and International Contracts” (4 ECTS) - Online Bachelor of Science in International Trade (second semester).

Syllabus of the Program: Customs and International Trade

1. Introduction to Customs
2. Import and Export procedures
3. Functions of Customs
4. Customs Clearance
5. Examination of the merchandises
6. Destination of the goods
7. Summary declaration
8. Release for free circulation
9. Import Procedures
10. Origin of merchandises
11. Customs valuation
12. Classification of merchandises
13. New Customs Code of the EU
14. Customs Agents
15. Case Study: Market Access database

Non-tariff Measures

1. GATS
2. Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS)
   1. Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS)
3. Technical Barriers to Trade
   1. Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
4. Pre-shipment Inspection
   1. Agreement on Preshipment Inspection
5. Anti-dumping Measures and Safeguards
   1. Agreement on Safeguards
6. Import Licensing and Quotas

Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)

1. WIPO

Objectives of the Program “Customs”:

1. To understand the role and functioning of Customs, as well as the different trade regimes and the methods of product classification
2. To know the merchandise import process as well as customs procedures
3. To know the Regional Integration Process and its relationship with the Customs: ECOWAS, WAEMU, ECCAS, CEMAC, SADC, EAC, IGAD, the Arab Maghreb Union.
4. To know how to identify and distinguish the Non-tariff measures

Syllabus of the Program: World Customs Organization (WCO).

1. Introduction to the World Customs Organization
2. Harmonized System (SH)
3. Rules of origin
4. Customs Valuation
5. Agreement on Rules of Origin of the WTO
6. SAFE Pack
7. Trade facilitation and Customs procedures
8. Kyoto Convention
9. ATA System (Convention Relating to Temporary Admission)
10. Customs Convention on Containers
11. Case Study: market access map

Objectives of the Program “World Customs Organization”:

1. To know the objectives of the WCO
2. To understand the Harmonized System
3. To analyze trade facilitation programs and customs procedures
4. To understand the key concepts related to the customs: customs valuation, transaction value, non-tariff barriers, previous inspection, rules of origin, and import licenses

Syllabus of the Program: International Contracts:

1. Introduction to the International Contracts
2. Function of the contracts in Foreign Trade
3. Risks of International Trade
4. Tools of risk minimization
5. Guarantees for foreign trade transactions
6. Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
7. Hague Conference on Private International Law
8. UNCITRAL
9. Convention on Contracts for International Sale of Goods (United Nations)
10. Clauses of an international contract
11. Anti-corruption Clause of the ICC
12. International Arbitration
13. Case Study.
    1. Samples of contracts: International distributor, importer, agent
    2. Analysis of the International Sales Contracts
    3. Sharia (Islamic Law) and contracts
    4. Introduction to the Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa (OHADA)

Objectives of the Program “International Contracts”:

1. To understand the fundamentals and importance of contracts in Foreign Trade
2. To learn how to implement the main clauses of an international sales contract and how to minimise the risks
3. To know the main international Organizations and Conferences related to international contracts
4. To know the functioning of an arbitration process

ECTS: European Transfer and Accumulation System

Samples: Customs and International Contracts (Bachelor of Science in International Trade, e-learning, second semester).

Language of the subject “Customs and International Contracts” of the Bachelor of Science in International Trade (second semester): or or EENI EENI EENI.

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