Trust confirmed by process
AEO Certificate Presentation Ceremony
On 16 March 2012, a ceremony was held in the training room of the Customs Office in Częstochowa to present an AEO certificate to another company that had been granted Authorised Economic Operator status by the Director of the Customs Chamber in Katowice in 2012.
The distinction was awarded to DOSPEL Sp. z o.o., headquartered in Częstochowa and represented by Michał Sitek, General Manager, and Michał Pukała, Head of the Customs Department.
The meeting was also attended by representatives of more than a dozen other companies from the Silesian Voivodeship, members of the media and the management of the Customs Office in Częstochowa. The AEO certificate was formally presented by Andrzej Szczotka, Deputy Director of the Customs Chamber in Katowice.
During the meeting, representatives of the honoured company emphasised the professionalism of the auditors who had conducted the assessment. They highlighted not only the benefits arising directly from holding AEO status, but also the many improvements introduced into the company’s day-to-day operations as a result of the audit process.
The ceremony was accompanied by presentations prepared by Rafał Krzywdziński, Head of the Audit Proceedings Department. They explained the conditions and criteria required for the issue of an AEO certificate, the benefits associated with holding the status, and the implementation of the Authorised Economic Operator programme within the European Union.
Considerable attention was also devoted to the measures being undertaken by the Polish Customs Service to develop the Authorised Economic Operator programme within the framework of the Eastern Partnership and the Asia–EU Dialogue.
An outline was also presented of the European Commission’s action plan for 2012–2015 concerning the expansion of the group of countries with which negotiations on the mutual recognition of AEO certificates were expected to begin in the near future.
Aldona Węgrzynowicz
Organisation and Public Communication Department
Customs Chamber in Katowice
