CLDP, in cooperation with the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine, the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine, the World Customs Organization and the private sector, as well in coordination with the U.S. Embassy Kyiv and EUBAM, hosted the second in a series of workshops on authorized economic operators (AEO) in Kyiv, Ukraine.   CLDP gathered regional Ukrainian customs officials, international experts and the private sector, including the American Chamber of Commerce, European Business Association, International Chamber of Commerce, and the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, to review the legislative and institutional steps necessary in the context of the Ukrainian draft law on AEO. On June 3, 2016, the draft law was sent to the Ukrainian parliament by the Cabinet of Ministers. This workshop also contributed to the capacity by the Ukrainian private sector to benefit from the opportunities arising under the WTO, when implemented. The workshop produced a set of specific recommendations, with respect to various aspects of legislative and institutional reforms, required for the AEO scheme to operate in Ukraine. The recommendations included steps to strengthen the capacity of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine and other Ukrainian government officials to implement new legislative provisions, and to review the legislative changes, proposed by the draft law. The participants of the workshop included a member of the Ukrainian parliament who is the head of the subcommittee responsible for the legislative changes in the Customs Code.  This workshop is part of CLDP’s multiphase program in Ukraine on trade facilitation and the implementation Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA).