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1UNECE – Transport DivisionUNECE – Transport Division
Regional Dimension of Regional Dimension of Transit Transport Transit Transport
CooperationCooperationEva Molnar, Director, UNECE
3 October 2008, New York City
Mid-Term Review of the Implementation of the Almaty Programme of Action for Landlocked Developing Countries
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A regional - and increasingly global – centre for international legal instruments
The UNECE
• 57 UNECE international conventions and agreements - Road, rail, inland waterways and intermodal transport
• 33 UNECE trade facilitation recommendations
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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
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Being Landlocked - Blessing or Curse
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GDP per Capita at Prices and PPPs of 2005, US$
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Free flow of transit transit freedom
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driver vehicle
cargo infrastructure
B/C and transit proc.
business
Condi t ions
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Minimum conditions for international mobility – D,V,D
• 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
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Infrastructure: road, railway, combined transport (AGC, AGR, AGTC)
Legal frameworks for the development of coherent internationalinfrastructure networks
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Minimum conditions for international mobility - Cargo
• Consignment note, e.g. in roads CMR
– e-CMR
• Customs transit guarantee scheme, e.g. TIR
• Special cargo – dangerous goods, perishable foodstuff, live animals
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Border Crossing Facilitation (TIR Convention)
• International transport of goods by road without frontier checks
• Over 3 million TIR carnets used annually
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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
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In summary: UNECE Legal Instruments
Total Number of Contracting Parties to UNECE Transport Legal Instruments
• 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
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Conclusions
To reduce the economic distance of LLDCsTo reduce the economic distance of LLDCs
1.1. Quick fix solutions – joining the Quick fix solutions – joining the existing multi-lateral legal frameworksexisting multi-lateral legal frameworks
2.2. Short to Medium term solutionsShort to Medium term solutions
- B/C benchmarking- B/C benchmarking
- use regional transport planning- use regional transport planning
- implementation monitoring- implementation monitoring
3.3. UNECE is your strategic partner UNECE is your strategic partner
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Thank you for your attention!
www.unece.org
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