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Accession to the TIR Convention by a Country: how to proceed?. Karachi, 18 August 2014. Nazife Bulut, TIR Insurance and Legal Affairs. First official steps to accede to the TIR Convention. A State willing to accede to the TIR Convention must:
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Accession to the TIR Convention by a Country: how to proceed? Karachi, 18 August 2014 • Nazife Bulut, TIR Insurance and Legal Affairs
First official steps to accede to the TIR Convention A State willing to accede to the TIR Convention must: • Undertake the national legal procedure to be able to join an international Treaty • Deposit the instrument of accession to the UN Secretary General in New York
Model of letter of deposit of instrument of accession to the TIR Convention
Practical steps to accede to the TIR Convention Practical steps to be undertaken to implement the TIR procedure in Pakistan by • The Government of Pakistan (Ministry of Transport / Ministry of Commerce and Industry / Customs Authority) • The authorised future guarantor and issuer of TIR Carnets in Pakistan, i.e. PNC-ICC • The IRU
Practical steps to accede to the TIR Convention PNC-ICC starts its TIR activities, Pakistani transport operators benefit from the TIR System advantages and Pakistani Customs Authorities start to accept TIR transports/carnets
SUMMARY – NEXT STEPS Accession instrument to the TIR Convention to be deposited to the UN Secretary General by the Government of Pakistan IRU to meet with all competent Authorities in Pakistan to provide with a detailed action plan containing all steps to be undertaken by all stakeholders for implementation of the TIR System in Pakistan 3. IRU to assist involved stakeholders throughout the whole implementation process