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ROMANIAN ASSOCIATION FOR INTERNATIONAL ROAD TRANSPORTS. REGIONAL TIR SEMINAR Sofia, 11 and 12 May 2006. APPLICATION OF TIR CONVENTION IN THE BALKAN REGION. Issues and scope for improvements - ARTRI’s point of view -. Presentation: Cristian Şerban – Deputy Secretary General, ARTRI.
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REGIONAL TIR SEMINARSofia, 11 and 12 May 2006 APPLICATION OF TIR CONVENTION IN THE BALKAN REGION Issues and scope for improvements - ARTRI’s point of view - Presentation: Cristian Şerban – Deputy Secretary General, ARTRI
TIR Regime in Romania New horizons along the strong ones • Romania is a signing party of the T.I.R. Convention (1975) since 1979. • Two national guaranteeing associations: (ARTRI and UNTRR) - ARTRI (Romanian Association for International Road Transports): national guaranteeing association for the TIR Carnets issued to its TIR Holders + all TIR Carnets used on Romanian territory by foreign TIR Holders. - UNTRR (National Union of Romanian Road Transporters): guaranteeing association for the TIR Carnets issued to its TIR Holders
TIR Carnets issued for Romania New horizons along the strong ones 600.000 500.000 400.000 300.000 200.000 100.000 0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
SafeTIR data transmission New horizons along the strong ones • Memorandum of Understanding agreed between ARTRI, IRU and Romanian Customs, regarding the transmission of SafeTIR data • Constant increasing of the accuracy and volume of transmitted SafeTIR data • Decreasing of the average transmission period for SafeTIR data (from 56 days to 5 days):
SafeTIR data transmission New horizons along the strong ones Average SafeTIR data transmission period (days) 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
TIR Regime in Romania New horizons along the strong ones • Excelent public-private partnership developed between the Romanian guaranteeing associations and the Romanian Customs: • (2001): • Memorandum of Understanding signed by ARTRI, IRU and Romanian Customs, regarding the transmission of SafeTIR data • (2003): • “National Program of Customs Frauds Prevention in the International Road Transports” • (2005): • “TIR Green Lanes”: • - Traffic fluidisation through border customs points between ROMANIA-BULGARIA and ROMANIA-HUNGARY) • - Drastical decreasing of the waiting times in border (to only 10 minutes). • Optimisation of SafeTIR data transmission and TIR Admission procedures.
Current issues New horizons along the strong ones • 19 EUR “TIR Carnet processing tax” illegally claimed in Hungarian Customs Offices of border • 10 EUR “disinfection tax” established between Romania and Bulgaria • Weighting problems (both in Romania and Bulgaria) • (Non-)application of the TIR Convention in regions like Kosovo, Transnistria and Serbia-Montenegro. • Isolated problems with foreign TIR Holders transiting Romania (few Turkish trucks not approved correctly)
Future developments New horizons along the strong ones • further improvement of the actual public-private partnership established between national guaranteeing associations, IRU and Romanian National Customs Authority. • role of the TIR Carnet, as a border crossing facilitation instrument, as well as the local importance of the application of TIR Convention will diminish • (IF Romania and Bulgaria will join the EU in 2007).
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