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COMPUTERIZATION OF THE TIR PROCEDURE. OBJECTIVES. (1) Computerization of the TIR Carnet International administrative link Tool ensuring Customs control at the national level Evidence of Termination Proof of international guarantee
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COMPUTERIZATION OF THE TIR PROCEDURE Working Party on Customs Questions affecting Transport 106th Session
OBJECTIVES • (1) Computerization of the TIR Carnet • International administrative link • Tool ensuring Customs control at the national level • Evidence of Termination • Proof of international guarantee • (2) Exchange of information and data, possibly on-line, at national and at international level Working Party on Customs Questions affecting Transport 106th Session
APPROACH COURAGEOUS AND FORWARD LOOKING Working Party on Customs Questions affecting Transport 106th Session
Ad hoc Expert Group on Conceptual and Technical Aspects of Computerization of the TIR Procedure (ExG) • Use of UN/CEFACT Modelling Methodology (UMM) • Creation of Reference Model containing the full description of the TIR Procedure Computerization Project Working Party on Customs Questions affecting Transport 106th Session
ExG Questions to WP.30 • Elements to be included into the TIR Computerization Project? • Approach to be taken? • Abbreviated name of project? Working Party on Customs Questions affecting Transport 106th Session
ELEMENTS TO BE INCLUDED INTO TIR COMPUTERIZATION PROJECT • What is the TIR Procedure? • TIR Carnet life cycle, from issuance to repository? • TIR Procedure versus TIR regime and TIR system • Approach? Secretariat’s view Working Party on Customs Questions affecting Transport 106th Session
FIRST STEP: ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF STATIC DATA • Avoidance of repetitious keying-in of static data elements in the TIR Carnet • By means of an international central database • Accessible via secure web-service Working Party on Customs Questions affecting Transport 106th Session
FIRST STEPS • Keying-in of static data at first Customs office of departure • Data recorded in international database • Customs get access to data by means of: • TIR Carnet Holder Reference Number; • TIR Carnet Number • Data can only be copied, not updated Working Party on Customs Questions affecting Transport 106th Session
FURTHER STEPS • Gradual extension to static data available at later stages; • Inclusion of dynamic data • Introduction of additional features, such as • Security • Advance cargo information • Pilot • Preliminary phase: data contained in ITDB Working Party on Customs Questions affecting Transport 106th Session
FURTHER ISSUES • Financial and human resources • Abbreviated Project title: eTIR • Participation of Contracting Parties in the project • Next Meeting of Expert Group • 1-2 March 2004 • Documents available on the web • http://www.unece.org/trans/bcf/adhoc/conc_tech/ • conc_tech_index.htm Working Party on Customs Questions affecting Transport 106th Session