annex 8 - traceca - georgia to joint aetr v2

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EUROPEAID/126786/C/SV/MULTI

LAND TRANSPORT SAFETY AND SECURITY

for Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan,Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan

Interim Report n 2

Annex VIII - Analysis of Joining the AETR

Agreement

January 2010

The European Unions TRACECA programmefor Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova,

Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan


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1. Should Georgia join the AETR Agreement? ....................................................... 41.1 What is the AETR Agreement? ..................................................................... 41.2 What are the benefits for Georgia? .............................................................. 51.3 What are the challenges? .............................................................................. 51.4 Recommendation ........................................................................................... 5

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Analysis of the

Impact of joiningAETR agreement


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1. SHOULD GEORGIA JOIN THE AETR AGREEMENT?

1.1 What is the AETR Agreement?

The European Agreement concerning the work of Crews of Vehicles engaged in

International Road Transport (AETR), of 1st J uly 1970 is commonly referred to as

AETR Agreement. It aims at improving road safety and regulating drivers hours rules

for working and rest times. Today, 46 Contracting Parties have signed and ratified the

AETR Agreement.

The scope of AETR Agreement applies in the territory of each Contracting Party to all

international road transport performed by any vehicle registered in any Contracting

Party. Generally speaking AETR applies to international road transport done by

vehicles used for the carriage of goods that exceed 3.5 tonnes and vehicles used forthe carriage of passengers that can carry more than 9 persons, including the driver.

The AETR Agreement will introduce the mandatory use of digital tachograph from 16

J une 2010 in all Contracting Parties.

Summary of AETR Rules


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1.2 What are the benefits for Georgia?

At present all EU and TRACECA Member States, with the exception of Tajikistan and

Kyrgyzstan, are party to the AETR Agreement. This means Georgian road transport isin a way isolated. Becoming a member state of the AETR will improve the quality of

the Georgian road transport sector and its in ternational competitiveness.

Additionally the AETR aims to improve road safety. With present poor figures of

Georgia in road safety any attempt to improve this situation is meaningful.

1.3 What are the challenges?

Enforcement of the drivers hours rules is the main problem. The tool for this, thechecking device called the analogue tachograph, was not tamper proof and replaced

by the digital tachograph. The implementation of the digital tachograph is not easy, and

several issues are there to be solved, like:

Type approval Certificates

Security

Workshop Approval

Card issuing

Enforcement

Data protection

Risk management

More detailed info can be given by the consultant.

1.4 Recommendation

At present the Georgian road sector has become isolated by not being a party to

AETR. To improve road safety and quality of the road transport sector of Georgia it is

recommended to start the process of becoming a accession to the AETR Agreement.

For this Georgia should establish a working group which should among others include

representatives of the Traffic Police and the Association of International Road transport

operators (GIRCA).


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Lessons should be drawn from experiences in other countries with implementing AETR

and the digital tachograph, and contacts should be established with the UN ECE on

this matter.

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