Noël Colpin, the actual Administrator of the Belgian Customs and Excise Administration is candidate for the post of Secretary General of the World Customs Organization (WCO). www.colpin.be is the official website for our belgian candidate. In June it will be announced who will succeed the actual Secretary General, Michel Danet from France for a term of 5 years.

The WCO is the only international organisation focused on customs matters. Located in Brussels, it has 171 members across the globe at all stages of economic development that collectively process approximately 98% of world trade. More info on www.wcoomd.org.

Yesterday, March 11th, Lieve Meyers from the blog Taxtalk, Ann Vissers (C4T) and Pieter Haesaert (C4T) had an interview with Noël Colpin about customs worldwide, the World Customs Organisation, the new players in the logistic field and the consequences for customs.

This podcast interview will be available next week on our site.