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4 th IRU-LAS-AULT SEMINAR SESSION III – BALANCING SECURITY AND FACILITATION IN THE LAS REGION: CONTRIBUTION OF THE KEY UN TRADE AND ROAD TRANSPORT FACILITATION CONVENTIONS. Alexandria, 4 November 2012.
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4th IRU-LAS-AULT SEMINARSESSION III – BALANCING SECURITY AND FACILITATION IN THE LAS REGION: CONTRIBUTION OF THE KEY UN TRADE AND ROAD TRANSPORT FACILITATION CONVENTIONS Alexandria, 4 November 2012 (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012
Streamlining and securing Customs procedures through the UN International Convention on the Harmonisation of Frontier Controls of Goods(21 October 1982) Alexandria, 4 November 2012 Haydar ÖzkanIRU General Delegateto the Middle East and Region (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012
International Convention on the Harmonisation of Frontier Controls of Goods, 21 October 1982, and its Annex 8(Harmonisation Convention ) (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012
International Convention on the Harmonisation of Frontier Controls of Goods, 21 October 1982, and its Annex 8(Harmonisation Convention ) Faster border crossing procedures Less formalities and less controls of the goods at border • Overall objective to facilitate border crossings thanks to: • National coordination of controls, • International harmonisation, • Transparency for stakeholders (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012
International Convention on the Harmonisation of Frontier Controls of Goods, 21 October 1982, and its Annex 8(Harmonisation Convention ) • Transfer of the Customs control procedures to the places of departure and destination (Annex 8, Art. 3.2) • Harmonisation of the procedures and controls • Reducing and coordination of the controls at border • Single window / joint controls (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012
International Convention on the Harmonisation of Frontier Controls of Goods, 21 October 1982, and its Annex 8(Harmonisation Convention ) • Mutual recognition of the controls: International Vehicle Weight Certificate (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012
International Convention on the Harmonisation of Frontier Controls of Goods, 21 October 1982, and its Annex 8(Harmonisation Convention ) (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012
International Convention on the Harmonisation of Frontier Controls of Goods, 21 October 1982, and its Annex 8(Harmonisation Convention ) (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012
International Convention on the Harmonisation of Frontier Controls of Goods, 21 October 1982, and its Annex 8(Harmonisation Convention ) Mutual recognition of the controls: International Technical Vehicle Inspection Certificate (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012
International Convention on the Harmonisation of Frontier Controls of Goods, 21 October 1982, and its Annex 8(Harmonisation Convention ) • Facilitation of visa procedures for professional drivers (Annex 8, Art. 2) • Simplified and harmonised procedures • Multiple entries visas • Role of national road transport associations in the visa issuing process (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012
International Convention on the Harmonisation of Frontier Controls of Goods, 21 October 1982, and its Annex 8(Harmonisation Convention ) 6) Facilitated border crossing procedures for goods transport, in particular for urgent or fragile consignments, such as live animals or perishable foodstuffs (ATP) (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012
International Convention on the Harmonisation of Frontier Controls of Goods, 21 October 1982, and its Annex 8(Harmonisation Convention ) • Harmonised and coordinated information to interested stakeholders, in particular: • Special requirements (documents, working hours, …) • Current situation at border (waiting times) (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012
www.iru.org/index/bwt-app IRU Border Waiting Times Observatory (BWTO) Report on border waiting times, free of charge, anywhere in the world! (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012
International Convention on the Harmonisation of Frontier Controls of Goods, 21 October 1982, and its Annex 8(Harmonisation Convention ) Harmonisation Convention: 56 Contracting Parties 2 LAS Contracting Parties: • Tunisia • Jordan (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012
www.iru.org (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012