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UNESCAP Special Session on Transport Facilitation

UNESCAP Special Session on Transport Facilitation. Bangkok , 13 March 2012. Haydar Özkan IRU General Delegate to the Middle East and Region. Evolution of IRU Membership. 1948: eight founder countries . IRU Priority Issues. Sustainable Development Innovation Incentives Infrastructure

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UNESCAP Special Session on Transport Facilitation

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  1. UNESCAP Special Session on Transport Facilitation Bangkok, 13 March 2012 Haydar Özkan IRU General Delegate to the Middle East and Region (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  2. Evolution of IRU Membership 1948: eight founder countries (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  3. IRU Priority Issues • SustainableDevelopment • Innovation • Incentives • Infrastructure • Facilitation • Trade • Tourism • Road Transport These are also the priorities of the IRU Academy (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  4. Barriers to Road Transport Impede Development • Each day of delay= reduces trade by at least 1% • Each day of delay= 85 km of distancing from trade partners • Poor trade facilitation affects the composition of trade • prevents countries to export time-sensitive goods • a day’s delay reduces a country’s relative exports of time-sensitive goods on average by 7 % Source: Economic and Policy Research Institute, TEPAV, 2007 (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  5. Road transport drives progress • Successful economic cooperationdepends on efficient road transport services • Trade facilitationis impossible without free and integrated road transport market • Road transportdrives progress, prosperity, a better life and thus peace to the citizens (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  6. Evolution of sea containersin ports 2010 (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  7. Interconnecting all the businesses along the reopened Silk Road Saturated Saturated To East Coast Diesel fuel = 30 cents/litre Labour costs = $200/month To US East Coast To Black Sea to US West Coast to US West Coast Sea transport Land transport Key: (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  8. Interconnecting all the businesses along the reopened Silk Road Saturated Saturated To CIS To East Coast To EU To US East Coast to US West Coast to US West Coast To Mid East Sea transport Land transport Key: (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  9. 2005 Launch of Historic Beijing-Brussels Caravan Brussels Beijing (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  10. Black Sea Ring Highway Caravan 2007 (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  11. Black Sea Truck Caravan: Findings Direct Cost of Waiting Times € 104 million Indirect Cost of Waiting Times € 104 million Direct Cost of Permits € 11 million Direct Cost of Visas € 10 million Total Cost of Border Waiting Times € 229 million in the BSEC Region for the BSEC hauliers per year (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  12. IRU New Eurasian Land Transport Initiative – NELTI 1-2 NELTI Results • 41 % unjustified levy paid • 39 % of waiting time at borders (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  13. IRU-ECO Silk Road Truck Caravan 2010 and ECO-RMT / NELTI 3 Supported by 10 ECO member countries Monitoring the ECO Transit Transport Framework Agreement ECO Secretary General, Mohammad Yahya P. Maroofi (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  14. TIME STRUCTURE Loading/discharge 7% Waiting/time in queue 19% Procedures (inc. escort & repairs) 15 % Total time: 21 948 hrs Average speed =14,3 km/hrs (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  15. COST STRUCTURE(withoutfuel) 34,8% Official $118,990 (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  16. NELTI: Solutions NELTI Implement UN trade and road transport facilitation tools Increase cooperation between transit States Introduce multilateral transport permit system Improve customs procedures Provide multi-entry and transit visas for drivers (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  17. BSEC Permit (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  18. Visa for Professional Drivers Annex 8, 1982 Harmonisation Convention ECO TTFA (ECO Visa Sticker for Drivers) BSEC Agreement of Driver Visas (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  19. Key UN Conventions UNESCAP Resolution 48/11, 1992 • Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Good by Road (CMR), of 1956 • Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods, 1982 Convention on Road Traffic, 1968 • TIR Convention, of 1975 • Convention on Road Signs and Signals, of 1968 • Customs Convention on Temporary Import of Commercial Road Vehicles, 1956 • Customs Convention on Containers, of 1972 • Road Traffic, 1949 (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  20. Key UN Conventions • European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) (1957) • Agreement on the International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs and on the Special Equipment to be Used for such Carriage (ATP) (1970) Note: These two Agreementsare not included in the UNESCAP Commission Resolution 48/11 of 1992. However, their implementation would benefit to the road transport industry, significantly. (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  21. Annex 8: Border Control Harmonization Convention 1982Main Focuses Procedure Driver Vehicle Infrastructure Monitoring (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  22. Article 2 - Visa Facilitate procedure (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  23. Article 3 – Transport Operation Move away controls from borders Special transport > special treatment: speed, lane, advance notification Perishable cargo, live animals (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  24. Articles 4 and 5 - Vehicle Use International Technical Inspection Certificate Use International Vehicle Weight Certificate (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  25. Article 6 and 7 - Border Crossing Joint controls, one-stop, 24/24 Traffic separation; off-lane control Driver facilities Competitive forwarding agents Reporting mechanism

  26. Securing and facilitating trade and international road transport Transports Internationaux Routiers Managed by the IRU since 1949 (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  27. What is the TIR System? The best multilateral facilitation instrument for international transport and trade Based on TIR Convention of 1975 Currently signed by 68 contracting parties, with the possibility to be implemented globally and multi-modally (road-rail, road-maritime, road-air) (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  28. Geographical scope of the TIR Convention 68 Contracting Parties 57 TIR Operational Countries Contracting Party in Admission Process 2 In Negotiation Process 3 8 InterestedParties (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  29. The six pillars of the TIR System (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  30. www.tir-epd.org IRU Tools for Ensuring Security TIRElectronicPre-Declaration Connecting Business and Customsfor facilitating and securing international trade 1100110100110101 11011 11001101001101 1100110100110101 11001101001101 1100110100110 1011011001010101 01011 101101100101010 1011011001010101 101101100101010 101101100101010 11010 11011 11010 11010 11010 11010 11010 11010 11010 10101 10101 10100 11010 10101 10100 11010 10100 11010 11011 11001 110100100111010 1101111001010101 110100100111010 11010 01010 00101 00101 00100010111010 0010111001010101 00100010111010 00100 10101 11011 11001 11010 11101 11011 11010 11010 00101 11101 11101 11100 10101 11011 11100 11100 11010 11010 11010 11011 00111 1110111001010101 11011 101101100101010 11010 11010 11011 11010 1101011001010101 11012 1100110100110 (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  31. IRU Tools for Ensuring Security Connecting Business and Customsto facilitate and secure international trade Real Time SafeTIR (RTS) Up-to-date RTS information on guarantees status and validity Automatic transmission of TIR Customs data to the IRU/Customs All TIR Customs data available to authorised Customs/Associations worldwide (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  32. IRU Tools for Ensuring Security In 2008, IRU and ECMT surveyed attacks against truck drivers, as part of a wider study of crime against international HGV traffic Survey showed that 1 out of 6 international truck drivers suffer from attacks, mainly in parking areas (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  33. www.iru.org/index/transpark-app IRU Tools for Ensuring Security TRANSPark Identify secure and convenient truck parking areas; Search by country, within a 100-km radius or along planned routes; Browse all facilities available at the selected parking area; Upload parking information; And much more ! (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  34. www.iru.org/index/bwt-app Border Waiting Times Observatory (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  35. IRU Academy: Worldwide Excellence in Road Transport Training International Network of IRU Academy Accredited Training Institutes (ATIs) IRU AcademyAdvisoryCommittee World Bank United Nations EconomicCommission for Europe (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  36. IRU Academy Programmes Competence Compliance Safety Recognition (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  37. IRU Academy Programmes SafeLoading & Cargo Securing In focus ECO-Driving (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  38. Save the date! (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  39. www.iru.org (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

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