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US, Paraguay Sign Updated Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement
The U.S. and Paraguay signed an updated Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement that expands “the ability to share information and strengthens trade facilitation efforts and enforcement capabilities,” CBP said in an emailed July 14 news release. “This revised agreement is a…
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key component to further enhancing our partnership with Paraguay,” CBP Acting Commissioner Mark Morgan said. “The CMAA demonstrates our bilateral commitment to preventing and investigating crimes associated with goods crossing our borders, while simultaneously facilitating legitimate trade.” This CMAA replaces the version that was signed in 2002. Under the revised version, “information exchanged under the agreement may now be used in criminal proceedings by both parties,” CBP said. The U.S. has CMAAs with 82 countries, it said.