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Agenda item 1FAL Programme : Introduction

Facilitation Programme: MandateICAO

Assembly

ICAOCouncil

Air TransportCommittee

Divisions Panels

Elects CouncilInstructs Council

TAG/MRTD

Secretariat

Aviation SecuritySection

(AVSEC)

FacilitationSection( FAL)

Secretary General

Air Navigation

BureauANB

TechnicalCo-operation

BureauTCB

LegalBureau

LEB

AdministrationBureau

ADB

Economic and

StatisticsBranch(E&S)

Aviation Security

and Facilitation

Branch(S&F)

Air Transport

BureauATB

What is FAL programme about?

What is “facilitation”?

What does ICAO do?

What is “facilitation”?Facilitation issues : MRTD

VisasVisas

PassportsPassports

Crew & Other IDCrew & Other ID

ID CardsID Cards

What is “facilitation”?Facilitation issues : Border Control

Data Base

Cleared

What is “facilitation”?Facilitation issues : Passenger, Baggage

and Cargo Flow Rationalization

Passenger Path

Baggage Path

Security Control

What is “facilitation”?Facilitation issues : Efficient Management of control procedures

What is “facilitation”?Facilitation issues : Illegal Migration

What is “facilitation”?

Facilitation issues : Cargo

What is “facilitation”?Facilitation issues : Health Issues

SARS Detection SARS Detection TechnologyTechnology

What is “facilitation”?Facilitation issues : Alien Species

Brown tree Brown tree snakesnake

What is “facilitation”?A better question would be…

“facilitation of what?”

““Efficient execution Efficient execution of controlof control proceduresprocedures, to expedite clearance and , to expedite clearance and

prevent unnecessary delays”prevent unnecessary delays”

Facilitation of Control Procedures

What is the FAL Programme about?

Standardize travel documentsImprove border clearanceTackle security problems

Primarily, facilitation of border controls.

Strategy in 3 parts:

What does ICAO do?Facilitation SectionManage Annex 9 – Facilitation

Publish specifications on Machine Readable Travel Documents

(Doc 9303).Follow up on implementation of Annex 9. Notification of compliance, differences

and comments on SARPs

What does ICAO do? Producing specs for MRTDs

We design your travel documents

Technical Advisory Group on Machine Readable Travel Documents (TAG/MRTD)

Doc 9303 – Machine ReadablePassports – Part 1Visas – Part 2Official Travel Documents – Part 3

What do Civil Aviation Authorities do ? Mandate for FAL programme in the Chicago Convention.

Implementing tasks to be performed or managed.

Obligations of Aviation Community

Art. 10 - Landing at customs airport

Art. 13 - Entry and clearance

regulations

Art. 29 - Documents carried in aircraft

Art. 35 - Cargo restrictions

Obligations of Aviation Community

Art. 14 - Prevention of spread of disease

Art. 22 - Facilitation of formalities

Art. 23 - Customs and immigration

procedures

Art. 24 - Customs duty

Obligations of States(cont’d)

Art. 37(j) -Adoption of international standard and procedures - customs and immigration

Art.38 - Departures from international standards and procedures

Facilitation and AVSECAVSEC a control process to be facilitated

Facilitation and AVSECSame principles as applied to border controls