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The Post-9/11 Global Framework for Cargo Security
The Post-9/11 Global Web version: Framework for Cargo March 2008. Security Authors: Joann Peterson and Alan Treat1. Abstract This paper reviews changes in Global Cargo Security policies following September 11, 2001. The events of 9/11 led to the establishment of new protocols for tracking and screening Cargo both in the United States and in foreign countries. These protocols have been incorporated into international frameworks such as those under the World Customs Organization (WCO), and in country-specific programs such as the Container Security Intiative (CSI) and the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C- TPAT) administered by the United States. In addition, a host of foreign countries, including Australia, Canada, Sweden and New Zealand have introduced new Cargo Security programs following 9/11 or have strengthened previously existing programs. Many of these countries aim to harmonize their Cargo Security standards with those of the United States.
3 For a brief comparison of the cargo security programs discussed in the following pages, please refer to the appendix at the end of this article. 4 In August 2007, President Bush signed the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act, which requires that, by 2012, all U.S.-bound containerized cargo must be scanned by X-
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