Facilitation Committee
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The Facilitation Committee is a specialized body within the International Maritime Organization responsible for simplifying and harmonizing international maritime trade procedures and documentation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Facilitation Committee canonical | 5 |
| FAL Committee | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T61790 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Facilitation Committee Context triple: [International Maritime Organization, subsidiaryBody, Facilitation Committee]
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A.
Executive Committee of the High Commissioner’s Programme
The Executive Committee of the High Commissioner’s Programme is the main intergovernmental body that oversees and advises the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on international protection and the organization’s policies and programs for refugees and other displaced people.
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B.
Governing Council
The Governing Council is the primary decision-making and oversight body responsible for setting policy and strategic direction at the University of Toronto.
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C.
HELP Committee chair
The HELP Committee chair is the U.S. senator who leads the Senate committee responsible for federal policy on health care, education, labor, and retirement issues.
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D.
Joint Economic Committee of Congress
The Joint Economic Committee of Congress is a bipartisan, bicameral congressional committee that analyzes economic conditions and advises Congress on economic policy.
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E.
Ministerial Conference
The Ministerial Conference is the highest decision-making body of the World Trade Organization, where trade ministers from all member countries meet periodically to set the organization’s agenda and make key policy decisions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Facilitation Committee Target entity description: The Facilitation Committee is a specialized body within the International Maritime Organization responsible for simplifying and harmonizing international maritime trade procedures and documentation.
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A.
Executive Committee of the High Commissioner’s Programme
The Executive Committee of the High Commissioner’s Programme is the main intergovernmental body that oversees and advises the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on international protection and the organization’s policies and programs for refugees and other displaced people.
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B.
Governing Council
The Governing Council is the primary decision-making and oversight body responsible for setting policy and strategic direction at the University of Toronto.
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C.
Committee for Investments
The Committee for Investments is a Vatican body within the Roman Curia responsible for overseeing and guiding the Holy See’s financial and investment activities.
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D.
HELP Committee chair
The HELP Committee chair is the U.S. senator who leads the Senate committee responsible for federal policy on health care, education, labor, and retirement issues.
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E.
Joint Economic Committee of Congress
The Joint Economic Committee of Congress is a bipartisan, bicameral congressional committee that analyzes economic conditions and advises Congress on economic policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
IMO body
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specialized committee ⓘ |
| abbreviation | FAL ⓘ |
| composition | IMO Member States ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
International Civil Aviation Organization
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International Organization for Standardization ⓘ United Nations Conference on Trade and Development ⓘ World Customs Organization ⓘ World Health Organization ⓘ World Trade Organization ⓘ |
| field |
international shipping
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maritime transport ⓘ trade facilitation ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
removal of unnecessary barriers to maritime trade
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standardization of forms and documents used in ports ⓘ |
| goal |
digitalization of maritime trade procedures
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harmonization of maritime transport documentation ⓘ promotion of efficient maritime transport ⓘ reduction of administrative burdens on ships and ports ⓘ reduction of formalities in international shipping ⓘ simplification of international maritime trade procedures ⓘ |
| headquartersCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| jurisdiction | international ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
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Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| meetsAt | IMO Headquarters, London ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | International Maritime Organization ⓘ |
| partOf | International Maritime Organization ⓘ |
| regulates | Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic ⓘ |
| shortName |
Facilitation Committee
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
FAL Committee
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| subjectOf | IMO Facilitation Convention amendments ⓘ |
| workArea |
arrival and departure formalities for cargo
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arrival and departure formalities for persons ⓘ arrival and departure formalities for ships ⓘ cargo documentation ⓘ clearance of ships ⓘ crew documentation ⓘ electronic data interchange in maritime transport ⓘ maritime security-related facilitation measures ⓘ maritime single window systems ⓘ passenger ship facilitation ⓘ port community systems ⓘ port formalities ⓘ public health and quarantine formalities for ships ⓘ ship reporting formalities ⓘ stowaways ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Facilitation Committee Description of subject: The Facilitation Committee is a specialized body within the International Maritime Organization responsible for simplifying and harmonizing international maritime trade procedures and documentation.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
International Maritime Organization
this entity surface form:
FAL Committee