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REPUBLIC OF SERBIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF CUSTOMS. Time measurement projects. Brussels, 10 July 2014. Vidanovi ć Gordana. SERBIA. General Directorate of Customs 1 5 customs offices 7 2 customs posts 70 border crossing points. Two time measurement project s.
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REPUBLIC OF SERBIAMINISTRY OF FINANCEGENERAL DIRECTORATE OF CUSTOMS Time measurementprojects Brussels, 10 July 2014 Vidanović Gordana
General Directorate of Customs • 15customs offices • 72 customs posts • 70 border crossing points
Two time measurementprojects • Trade and Transport Facilitation in South East Europe (TTFSE) • World Bank credit (value approximately 6 million dollars) • Implemented between 2002 and 2007 • Project objectives • Reduce non-customs costs to trade • Reducelevels of smuggling and corruption at border crossing points • Time measurement project – implementationfrom 2003 • Laufzettel– EU initiative • Implemented in 2006
Trade and Transport Facilitation in South East Europe - TTFSE • In 2002, all the pilot sites (PS’s) weredesignated: • 4 border crossing points (BCP’s) and 1 inland terminal • In 2003, pilot teams (PT’s) were set up at all the PS’s • The PT members are representatives of: • - customs,- border police, - veterinary inspection agency, and - phytosanitary inspection agency
Pan europEAN transport CORRIDORS HORGOŠ BATROVCI BELGRADE GRADINA PREŠEVO
TTFSE 4 CUSTOMS OFFICER POLICE DOUANE 3 2 1 SERBIA
TTFSE • Indicators at BCP’s1. Average entry time 2. Average exit time 3. % examinations4. % irregularitiesdetected • Indicators at inlandterminal1. Average clearance time 2. Number of trucks cleared in <15 min. 3. % examinations4. % irregularitiesdetected
Inland terminal Belgrade
LAUFZETTEL • The projectwasimplemented in cooperationwith the Customs Administration of the FYROM • Project carried out in October2006 • Time measurementperformed for 7 days • The projectimplementation team was made up of staff from the General Directorates of Customs of Serbia and the FYROM • 2 indicators (average entry time and average exit time)
LAUFZETTEL CUSTOMS POLICE POLICE CUSTOMS 1 2 3 4 FYROM SERBIA
LAUFZETTEL Exit time
IMPACTS 1. Close cooperationbetween the border agencies at the local level, particularlythanks to the local pilot teams set up in Serbia, and close cooperationwith the Customs administration of the FYROM. Customs has taken over the control of radiation measurement at the border from the Environmental Inspection Agency. The veterinary and phytosanitary inspection agencies have taken over the control of animals and rare plants from the Environmental Inspection Agency.
Thankyou for yourattention! Vidanović Gordana vidanovicg@carina.rs