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Regional Dimension of Transit Transport Cooperation

Regional Dimension of Transit Transport Cooperation. Eva Molnar, Director, UNECE. Mid-Term Review of the Implementation of the Almaty Programme of Action for Landlocked Developing Countries. 3 October 2008, New York City. The UNECE.

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Regional Dimension of Transit Transport Cooperation

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  1. Regional Dimension of Transit Transport Cooperation Eva Molnar, Director, UNECE Mid-Term Review of the Implementation of the Almaty Programme of Action for Landlocked Developing Countries 3 October 2008, New York City

  2. The UNECE A regional - and increasingly global – centre for international legal instruments • 57 UNECE international conventions and agreements • - Road, rail, inland waterways and intermodal transport • 33 UNECE trade facilitation recommendations

  3. Two “groups” of landlocked countries in the UNECE region Landlocked countries: Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia and Switzerland Landlocked “developing” countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan

  4. Being Landlocked - Blessing or Curse

  5. Free flow of transit  transit freedom B/C and transit proc. Condi t ions business driver vehicle S cargo infrastructure

  6. Driver Entry – visa for professional drivers. Boatmasters… Driving license (special for dangerous goods) Mutual recognition of driving license Driving time Vehicle Entry Vehicle construction standards and Technical inspection Size and weight – and mutual recognition of weight certificate Driver and vehicle Insurance – green card system Minimum conditions for international mobility – D,V,D

  7. Infrastructure: road, railway, combined transport (AGC, AGR, AGTC) Legalframeworks for the development of coherent internationalinfrastructure networks

  8. Consignment note, e.g. in roads CMR e-CMR Customs transit guarantee scheme, e.g. TIR Special cargo – dangerous goods, perishable foodstuff, live animals Minimum conditions for international mobility - Cargo

  9. Border Crossing Facilitation (TIR Convention) • International transport of goods by road without frontier checks • Over 3 million TIR carnets used annually

  10. Business conditions for all – Better information flows and documentary controls UN Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT) • The only global standard for Electronic Data Interchange • UNECE trade facilitation recommendations

  11. Over 1,600 Contracting Parties, growing demand Almost one quarter from outside the UNECE region A solid foundation for any transport system – regional or global In summary: UNECE Legal Instruments Total Number of Contracting Parties to UNECE TransportLegal Instruments

  12. To reduce the economic distance of LLDCs 1. Quick fix solutions – joining the existing multi-lateral legal frameworks 2.Short to Medium term solutions - B/C benchmarking - use regional transport planning - implementation monitoring 3. UNECE is your strategic partner Conclusions

  13. Thank you for your attention! United Nations Economic Commission for Europe www.unece.org

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