TOUTEFOIS, COMPTE TENU DES POSSIBILITES OFFERTES PAR LE SYSTEME EN TERMES D'ECHANGE D'INFORMATIONS ENTRE LES ADMINISTRATIONS DOUANIERES, ET A LA LUMIERE DE L'EVOLUTION RECENTE DES EXIGENCES DE CONTROLE DES EXPORTATIONS (INITIATIVE AMERICAINE SUR LA SECURITE DES CONTENEURS, NECESSITE DE SURVEILLER LA CIRCULATION DES MARCHANDISES SOUMISES A ACCISES, PLAN DE LA COMMISSION VISANT A DEVELOPPER LE PROJET D'INFORMATISATION DES DOUANES), LE NSTI EST DEVENU L'EPINE DORSALE D'UN CERTAIN NOMBRE DE PROJETS.
HOWEVER, GIVEN THE POSSIBILITIES OFFERED BY THE SYSTEM IN TERMS OF THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION BETWEEN CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATIONS AND GIVEN RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN TERMS OF EXPORT CONTROL REQUIREMENTS, THE US CONTAINER SECURITY INITIATIVE (CSI), THE NEED TO MONITOR THE MOVEMENT OF EXCISE GOODS, AND THE COMMISSION'S PLAN TO DEVELOP THE 'ELECTRONIC-CUSTOMS' PROJECT, THE NCTS HAS BECOME THE BACKBONE FOR ALL THESE PROJECTS.
