Kuwait city: The General Authority of Customs announced that HE Chairman of the Authority Ahmed bin Abdullah Al Jamal has been selected as Chairman of the Executive Council of the Customs Union Authority of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states.
According to Qatar News Agency, the Chairman of the General Authority of Customs was selected during the 14th meeting of the Executive Council of the Customs Union Authority, held on Wednesday in the State of Kuwait. The election of the Chairman of the Council is based on the Union's bylaws that stipulate that the Chairman of the Executive Council be selected from among the representatives of the member states for a two-year renewable term.
The GCC Customs Union Authority was established on June 1, 2012, pursuant to a decision taken by the 32nd session of the GCC Supreme Council, held in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in December 2011. It aims to oversee the implementation of the Customs Union Authority, facilitate the movement of goods between member states, and establish the GCC as a single market for the outside world.