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Almaty Program of Action. Brainstorming Meeting 20 March, 2013 Eva Molnar, Director. Transit issues. I ssues. Liberalisation. Facilitation. Transit Liberalisation. Transit freedom ?. B/C. Infrastructure. Conclusions. Physical access. Transit liberalisation.
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Almaty Program of Action Brainstorming Meeting 20 March, 2013 Eva Molnar, Director
Transit issues Issues Liberalisation Facilitation Transit Liberalisation Transit freedom ? B/C Infrastructure Conclusions Physical access
Transit liberalisation Multilateral Agreements: GATT (never ending debate on interpretation), New York Convention, Montego Bay Convention, etc. Regional:EU, ECMT, BSEC, ECO etc Bilateral Agreements: road (freight, passenger, combined) rail, IWT, combined transport… land transport issues Liberalisation Transit freedom? B/C Infrastructure • - Main concern is road transit • - Regional and bilateral arrangements remain to have a future • Package deals: transit, loco, 3rd country; road and other modes • No deal without transit neighbours • RUCs will make a difference Conclusions
Free flow of Transit transit freedom Issues B/C and transit proc. Condi t ions Transit liberalisation business driver Freedom? vehicle B/C S Infrastructure infrastructure cargo Conclusions
B/C facilitation Issues Opportunity for LLDCs Transit Liberalisation Transit Freedom? B/C Infrastructure Conclusions
Infrastructure development means access Issues Standards, Navigation (signs, signals, E-network) Transit Liberalisation Transit freedom? B/C Infrastructure Conclusions
Harmonised planning Issues Transit Liberalisation Freedom? B/C Infrastructure Conclusions
Harmonised planning -2 EATL Phase II Rail Route 1 – Investment need: 26 billion $ Issues Transit Liberalisation Freedom? B/C Infrastructure Conclusions
Conclusions • Transit Liberalisation: • long term goal • Realistic measures to be planned • Transport reforms would help • B/C and Transit Facilitation: • Low risk, high reward action: join UN Conventions • Improved Access: • multi-country planning