TEHRAN- Iran is accepted as a member of World Customs Organization (WCO) Policy Commission regarding the vote of the international body members at the ongoing 132nd WCO meeting in Brussels, IRNA reported on Saturday.

Iran has been elected for the second time as a WCO member after 14 years, the report said.
WCO, established in 1952 as the Customs Co-operation Council (CCC) is an independent intergovernmental body whose mission is to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of Customs administrations.
Today, the WCO represents 182 customs administrations across the globe that collectively process approximately 98 percent of world trade. As the global center of customs expertise, the WCO is the only international organization with competence in customs matters and can rightly call itself the voice of the international customs community.
The policy commission was established to act as a dynamic steering group to the council. The commission concerns itself with broad policy questions relevant to the WCO's activities. It acts as a dynamic steering group to the council and initiates studies on the policies, practices, and procedures of the WCO with the objective of assisting the council to achieve the broad aims of its activities. Membership of the policy commission is restricted to a specific number of WCO members, elected by the Council on a regional basis from among the active Members in the region.

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