address by the secretary general of the international road transport union, mr martin marmy
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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. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Address by the Secretary General of theInternational 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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Road transport is BSEC’s engine for economic growth!
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Road transport is the most regulated and penalised mode of
transport
To drive trade, road transport must be promoted and further facilitated
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2011 NELTI confirms road infrastructure is NOT the problem of trade facilitation
Based on more than 117 round
trips via territories of 24
countries
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4. Sum of unjustified levies paid 143 700 USD
NELTI: Facilitation Problems are Procedural!
1. Time spent en route by all vehicles 5 041 days
2. Distance covered 1 560 000 km
4. Sum of unjustified levies paid 143 700 USD
3. Amount of official levies paid 167 200 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
8. Cargo carried 4 200 tonnes
1. Time spent en route by all vehicles 5 041 days
7. Length of downtime en route 1 880 days
3. Amount of official levies paid 167 200 USD40% of time lost
at border crossings!
Bakshish at the border accounts for
38% of additional costs!
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
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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
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TIR-EPD can Facilitate and secure trade throughout BSEC and along the Silk road
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Facilitation of secure trade throughout BSEC and along the Silk road through
TIR-EPD green lanes
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TIR-EPD can Facilitate and secure trade throughout BSEC and along the Silk road
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Facilitation of secure trade throughout BSEC and along the Silk road through
TIR-EPD green lanes
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