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Alexandria, 4 November 2012

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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Alexandria, 4 November 2012

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  1. 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

  2. Facilitation and security in key Conventions (Container Convention, Temporary Importation Convention, CMR, TIR) Alexandria, 4 November 2012 Jean AcriIRU Special TIR Advisor (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  3. Transport& Growth Transport is a key factor contributing to economic development and poverty reduction. By reducing time and costs, and improving accessibility, transport enables economic activities, health care, education, and social development to be undertaken more effectively and efficiently. (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  4. Road Transport – A vital production tool Road Transport is the vital link between producers, businesses and consumers. Every impediment on the development of road transport affects not solely the road transport industry but mostly the economies and societies as a whole. (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  5. 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 economic development • 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

  6. Border is an obstacle to free trade • Vehicles and containers • Drivers • Goods • Technical and traffic regulations • Veterinary regulation • Immigration • Customs and security • Contractual relations (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  7. Border is an obstacle to free trade • Technical and traffic regulations • Veterinary regulation • Immigration • Customs and security • Contractual relations • Technical and traffic regulations • Veterinary regulation • Immigration • Customs and security • Contractual relations Country A Country B Country C (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  8. Main obstacles to international road transport Main causes of waiting times at borders are well known: « Inappropriate procedures and lack of mutual recognition » (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  9. Solutions Facilitated Border Crossings ? • Harmonisation • Mutual recognition International Conventions to facilitate trade and road transport (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  10. International Conventions facilitating road transport In 1992, The UNESCAP Resolution 48/11 recommends its Member States to join and implement the main UN Trade and Road Transport Facilitation Conventions. (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  11. Main UN Facilitation Conventions IRU contributed to the drafting and implementation of ALL theseUN Conventions • Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR), 1956 • Customs Convention on Containers, 1972 • Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Commercial Road Vehicles, 1956 • TIR Convention, 1975 (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  12. Main UN Facilitation Conventions IRU contributed to the drafting and implementation of ALL theseUN Conventions • Convention on Road Traffic, 1968 • Convention on Road Signs and Signals, 1968 • Agreement on the International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs and on the Special Equipment to be used for such Carriage (ATP), 1970 • Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR), 1957 • International Convention on the Harmonisation of Frontier Controls of Goods, 1982 (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  13. Harmonisation and mutual recognition To facilitate trade and road transport: • Harmonised contractual conditions and documents: CMR • Harmonised Customs procedures: Container Convention Temporary import TIR (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  14. Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR), 1956 (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  15. Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR), 1956 Objectives • Facilitate international carriage of goods by road • Through a « Contract of Carriage » internationally agreed, including the liability, indemnity and recovery rules (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  16. Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR), 1956 Key Provisions • Defines contract conditions • The content of the transport document and the role of the CMR Consignment Note • The liability of the carrier, its limits in case of loss, damage or delay • CMR applies when the country of departure or the country of destination is a Contracting Party to the Convention • Defines the indemnity limits in SDR • Defines the conversion rules from SDR to local currency • Allows the use of Electronic Consignment Note (e-CMR) (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  17. Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR), 1956 Benefits for facilitation • Harmonisation of contractual and liability conditions • Facilitation and harmonisation of claims and recovery procedures • Harmonisation of competition conditions • Rationalisation of transport costs, and harmonisation of insurance conditions • Standardisation of transport documents: CMR Note (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  18. Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR), 1956 Benefits for security • CMR Consignment Note facilitates commercial transparency • Identification of Parties to the transport contract and main transport conditions • Facilitation of controls by the contractual partners and by Authorities (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  19. Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR), 1956 CMR Convention: 55 Contracting Parties 5 LAS Contracting Parties: • Morocco • Tunisia • Syria • Lebanon • Jordan (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  20. Customs Convention on Containers, 1972 Objectives • To facilitate the temporary admission in a country of containers registered in another country by suspending payment of taxes and duties • To define construction technical standards in order to ensure secure transport under Customs seals • To define and organise the approval procedures for containers authorised for transport of goods under Customs seals (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  21. Customs Convention on Containers, 1972 Key Provisions • Customs rules for temporary admission of containers • Unique identification of containers and their owners • Prescription of construction technical standards to approve containers for transport of goods under Customs seals • Containers approval procedure and issuance of related certificates (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  22. Customs Convention on Containers, 1972 Benefits for facilitation • Mutual recognition of approval certificates • Facilitated temporary import • Payment Exemption of Customs import taxes and duties for containers • Easy identification (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  23. Customs Convention on Containers, 1972 Benefits for security • Unique identification of containers • Identification of owners • Secure load compartment • Tracability in case of infringement • Facilitated trade and international transport of goods (no intrusion into the sealed container) (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  24. Customs Convention on Containers, 1972 Container Convention: 38 Contracting Parties 4 LAS Contracting Parties: - Morocco - Algeria - Tunisia - Saudi Arabia (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  25. Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Commercial Road Vehicles, 1956 Key Provisions • Carnet de Passage en Douane • International Customs document • Guarantees vehicle taxes if vehicle not re-exported • Procedures for temporary importation, including for claims if no re-exportation of the vehicle (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  26. Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Commercial Road Vehicles, 1956 Objectives • To facilitate temporary admission of commercial road vehicles registered in another country • Through agreed procedures and in cooperation with road users associations, AIT/FIA (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  27. Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Commercial Road Vehicles, 1956 Benefits for facilitation • Internationally agreed procedure and mutual recognition • Suspension of payment of vehicle import taxes • Lower border delays, Lower border costs • Lower transport and export/import costs (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  28. Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Commercial Road Vehicles, 1956 Benefits for security • Identification of Holders • Financial guarantee in case of infringement • Mechanism to monitor foreign vehicle movements (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  29. Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Commercial Road Vehicles, 1956 Temporary importationConvention: 41 Contracting Parties 2 LAS Contracting Parties: - Algeria - Saudi Arabia (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  30. International Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention, 1975) (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  31. International Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention, 1975) Objectives • Encourages the development of international trade in a secure and controlled environment by easing traditional impediments to the international movement of goods • Enables significant economies to be made in transport costs by reducing delays in transit • Facilitates international trade (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  32. International Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention, 1975) • For the transport operators, the TIR system: • Enables goods to travel across national frontiers with a minimum of interference and delays by Customs administrations • Reduces waiting times at borders in line with the principles of the International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods 1982 (Annex 8), in particular for bilateral transports • Allows exporters and importers to select more easily the type of transport most suitable for their needs by reducing the impediments to international traffic by road caused by Customs controls • Allows the use of simplified documentation • Gives access to 57 countries • Avoids the need to deposit a guarantee covering the duties and taxes at transit borders • Allows small and medium sized transport operators to competitively access global markets whilst retaining their commercial independence (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  33. International Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention, 1975) • For Customs, the TIR system: • Reduces the normal requirements of national transit procedures (as regards Customs control measures at frontiers) • Avoids the need - expensive in manpower and facilities - for physical inspection in countries of transit, other than checking seals and the external conditions of the load compartment or container and checking the accompanying documents • Protects the duties and taxes at risk which are ‘guaranteed’ – up to USD 50’000 or EUR 60’000 per TIR transport • Reduces the risk of presenting inaccurate information to Customs administrations (the international transit operation is covered by a single and harmonised transit document, the TIR Carnet) (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  34. The six core elements of the TIR System: Facilitation and security (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  35. Secures and facilitates trade through the implementation of harmonised controls & documents Givesaccess to 57 TIR operational countries International Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention, 1975) Benefits for facilitation and security Ensure the secure and sustainable development of international trade and road transport (controlled access, traceability) Through mutual recognition of Customs Controls and the guarantee, transport costs, formalities and delays are reduced (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

  36. International Convention on the Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention, 1975) TIR Convention: 68 Contracting Parties 8 LAS Contracting Parties,but only operational in: • Morocco • Tunisia • Syria • Lebanon • Jordan (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

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

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