Antonino DE LORENZO European Commission

Senior Expert at the European Commission DGTAXUD, Rules of Origin Unit, and former customs Director at the Italian Customs Agency, with almost 40 years of experience in customs and trade matters. From the WCO perspective, EU contributor to many initiatives namely the compilation of the WCO SAFE Framework of Standards as member of the WCO High Level Strategic Group. On rules of origin, the participation to the TCRO during the early stage of negotiations for the Harmonization Work Programme in parallel with the CRO of the WTO. On bilateral and regional relationships, EU lead negotiator on several free trade agreements on customs and trade facilitation concluded worldwide with third partners. As team leader of the Pan Euro Mediterranean Convention, today he oversees the smooth functioning of the diagonal cumulation system of the rules of origin in the euro-mediterranean area in a modernised digital environment of the supply chain.

Lundi 3 Février 2025

Time Session
14:00
15:30
Table ronde 2 : Interconnectivité des certificats d’origine (CO)
Sun Hwa CHO Moderator Korea Customs ServiceAssistant Director, External Relations Division
Nitas POLACHAI Speaker ASEAN SecretariatSenior Officer
Antonino DE LORENZO Speaker European CommissionSenior Expert
Svetlana RAUDONEN Speaker European Commissionpolicy officer, Electronic Customs Project Management
Nelisiwe NXUMALO Speaker Eswatini Revenue ServiceManager Rules Of Origin

Monday, 3 February 2025

Time Session
14:00
15:30
Panel Discussion 2: Certificate of Origin (CO) Interconnectivity
Sun Hwa CHO Moderator Korea Customs ServiceAssistant Director, External Relations Division
Nitas POLACHAI Speaker ASEAN SecretariatSenior Officer
Antonino DE LORENZO Speaker European CommissionSenior Expert
Svetlana RAUDONEN Speaker European Commissionpolicy officer, Electronic Customs Project Management
Nelisiwe NXUMALO Speaker Eswatini Revenue ServiceManager Rules Of Origin