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International Customs Day was established by the World Customs Organization on June 5438+0984+1October 26th to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the Customs Cooperation Council and its first plenary meeting.

The purpose of International Customs Day is to promote customs cooperation, promote international trade and establish close ties between customs organizations. International Customs Day was established by the World Customs Organization on1October 26th1984,65438+to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the Customs Cooperation Council (established on the same day, 1953) and its first plenary meeting. The theme of 2007 International Customs Festival is "Protecting Copyright and Supporting Genuine".

The Origin of International Customs Day

After the Second World War, with the assistance of the United States, the economies of European capitalist countries gradually recovered, and there is an urgent need to develop international trade with each other. However, the differences of customs systems in different countries hinder the development of international trade and communication with other countries, especially bring troubles to the mutual comparison of tariffs and trade statistics and international negotiations.

To this end, the governments of the thirteen countries of the European Economic Cooperation Committee issued a joint statement in Paris on September 1947, preparing to establish a European customs union and a customs union group in Brussels. 1950 12, drafted by this group, and the countries concerned signed the Convention on the Establishment of Customs Cooperation Council. According to this convention, the Customs Cooperation Council was born on1953 65438+1October 26th.