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Address by the Secretary General of the International Road Transport Union, Mr Martin Marmy Facilitation of Secure Trade and International Road Transport in the BSEC Region and Beyond BSEC -UNDP Private Sector Rountable Meeting 26 June 2012 Istanbul.
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Address by the Secretary General of the International Road Transport Union, Mr Martin Marmy Facilitation of Secure Trade and International Road Transport in the BSEC Region and Beyond BSEC-UNDP Private Sector Rountable Meeting 26 June 2012 Istanbul (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012
Road transport is BSEC’s engine for economic growth! Page 3 (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012
Road transport is the most regulated and penalised mode of transport
To drive trade, road transport must be promoted and further facilitated Page 5 (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012
2011 NELTI confirms road infrastructure is NOT the problem of trade facilitation • Based on more than 117 round trips via territories of 24 countries (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012
NELTI: Facilitation Problems are Procedural! 1. Time spent en route by all vehicles 5 041 days 1. Time spent en route by all vehicles 5 041 days 40% of time lost at border crossings! Bakshish at the border accounts for 38% of additional costs! 2. Distance covered 1 560 000 km 3. Amount of official levies paid 167 200 USD 3. Amount of official levies paid 167 200 USD 4. Sum of unjustified levies paid 143 700 USD 4. Sum of unjustified levies paid 143 700 USD 5. Number of stops en route 5 917 6. Number of state border crossings 1064 7. Length of downtime en route 1 880 days 7. Length of downtime en route 1 880 days 8. Cargo carried 4 200 tonnes
Implementation of Annex 8 of the UN Harmonization Convention to prevent waiting times • New Annex 8 of the UN Harmonization Convention entered into force on 20 May 2008 • Trade and transport facilitation requires its implementation in every country of the BSEC and along the Silk Road (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012
Global Trade Figures • Where IRU is active and UN global facilitation instruments are implemented: Intraregional trade = 71 % of global trade • Where IRU has not been active in the past and UN global instruments are only partially implemented, such as in the BSEC Region: Intraregional trade = 18 % of global trade • Source WTO (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012
TIR-EPD can Facilitate and secure trade throughout BSEC and along the Silk road Page 12 (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012
Facilitation of secure trade throughout BSEC and along the Silk road through TIR-EPD green lanes Page 13 (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012
TIR-EPD can Facilitate and secure trade throughout BSEC and along the Silk road Page 14 (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012
Facilitation of secure trade throughout BSEC and along the Silk road through TIR-EPD green lanes (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012