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ECO meeting on operationalising the TIR Convention in Afghanistan . Herat, 24 February 2012. Role and responsibilities of Afghan Customs and other authorities in the management of the TIR System. Herat, 24 February 2012. Jean Acri Head Customs Affairs /
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ECO meeting on operationalising the TIR Convention in Afghanistan Herat, 24 February 2012 (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012
Role and responsibilities of Afghan Customs and other authorities in the management of the TIR System Herat, 24 February 2012 Jean AcriHead Customs Affairs / Muratbek AzymbakievHead TIR Relations (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012
Roles and Responsibilities- Customs Authorities Implement all provisions of the TIR Convention In particular: Controlled Access • Authorise national Issuing & Guaranteeing Association • Authorise admission of TIR Carnet Holders • Annex 9 1 Designate customs offices open to TIR operations - Fix itineraries for TIR consignments/ operations Article 20 Act immediately against fraudsters in the case of irregularities or suspicion / Suspension Exclusion of TIR CarnetHolders Article 6 & 38 2 3 (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012
Roles & Responsibilities – Customs Authorities Supervise the approval of TIR Vehicles Annex 2,3,4,6,7 Provide SafeTIR termination data Annex 10 5 4 Apply risk management procedures Articles 6, 38, 20, 23 etc. Annex 9, 10 6 This list is not exhaustive – summary of some key aspects! (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012
Action by Government Secure Vehicles and Containers Governments appoint Competent Authorities to deliver the Approval Certificate Each vehicle, container, needs to have a valid certificate of approval delivered by national competent authorities (Annex 3) Approval Certificate – Basic Principles (Annex 3) • Individual or by vehicle / container design type • Standard format – Annex 4 • Renewable every two years • To be kept with vehicle • To be verified by Customs during TIR operations. (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012
Action by Government International Chain of Guarantee • Establishes the necessary contractual relationships at national and international levels • Appoint national Issuing and Guaranteeing Association as per Article 6 of the TIR Convention: ACCI already authorised Ensures the proper functioning of the Guarantee Chain (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012
Controlled Access • In a Public-Private Partnership (PPP), creation of an authorisation Committee to give access to the TIR procedures as per Annex 9 (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012
Who does what: Proven Experience (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012
Who does what: Financial Standing (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012
Who does what: Knowledge (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012
Who does what: Absence of repeated offences against Customs or Tax legislation (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012
IT Risk Management Tools SafeTIR and IRU TIR-EPD: Work in PPP with the IRU and national Associations and UNCTAD to implement efficient IT networks and applications as per international standards Benefit for ASYCUDA World /TIR (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012
Designate TIR Customs offices Candidate (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012
Training for Customs officers Use WCO / IRU TIR Distance Learning, Visits to neighbouring countries’ Customs Services: • Islamic Republic of Iran • Republic of Turkey Follow training sessions provided by the IRU in the framework of the TIR Action Plan (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012
www.iru.org (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012