World Customs Organization
Maurice Emiola ADEFALOU is an experienced professional in customs and international relations, currently serving as the IPR, Health and Safety Programme Manager and Chairperson of the WCO Counterfeit and Piracy Group at the World Customs Organization since December 2018. Prior experience includes roles as Directeur Législation et Relations Internationales at the Direction Générale des Douanes Bénin, where responsibilities involved financial law preparation and international relations, and multiple leadership positions at the Direction Générale des Douanes et Droits Indirects du Bénin, focusing on fraud prevention and risk management. Additionally, Maurice ADEFALOU contributed to education as an instructor at the École Nationale des Douanes du Bénin. ADEFALOU holds a Licence in Diplomacy and International Relations from the Ecole Nationale d'Administration du Bénin, as well as advanced degrees in Business Law and Taxation from Université d'Abomey-Calavi.
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World Customs Organization
The World Customs Organization (WCO) is the only intergovernmental organisation exclusively focused on Customs matters. With its worldwide membership, the WCO is now recognised as the voice of the global Customs community. It is particularly noted for its work in areas covering the development of global standards, the simplification and harmonisation of Customs procedures, trade supply chain security, the facilitation of international trade, the enhancement of Customs enforcement and compliance activities, anti-counterfeiting and piracy initiatives, public-private partnerships, integrity promotion, and sustainable global Customs capacity building programmes. The WCO also maintains the international Harmonized System goods nomenclature, and administers the technical aspects of the WTO Agreements on Customs Valuation and Rules of Origin.