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(c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012
UNESCAP Special Session
on Transport Facilitation
Bangkok, 13 March 2012
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Haydar Özkan
IRU General Delegate to the Middle East and Region
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Evolution of IRU Membership
1948: eight founder countries
IRU Priority Issues
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Sustainable Development• Innovation• Incentives• Infrastructure
Facilitation• Trade• Tourism• Road Transport
These are also the priorities of
the IRU Academy
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Each day of delay = reduces trade by at least 1%
Each day of delay = 85 km of distancing from trade partners
Poor trade facilitation affects the composition of trade• prevents countries to export time-sensitive goods
• a day’s delay reduces a country’s relative exports of time-sensitive goods on average by 7 %
Barriers to Road Transport Impede Development
Source: Economic and Policy Research Institute, TEPAV, 2007
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Road transport drives progress
• Successful economic cooperation depends on efficient road transport services
• Trade facilitation is impossible without free and integrated road transport market
• Road transport drives progress, prosperity, a better life and thus peace to the citizens
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Interconnecting all the businesses along the reopened Silk Road
Sea transport Land transportKey:
to US West Coast • to US West Coast
To East Coast
Saturated
Satu
rate
d
To Black SeaDiesel fuel = 30 cents/litreLabour costs = $200/monthTo US East Coast
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Interconnecting all the businesses along the reopened Silk Road
Sea transport Land transportKey:
to US West Coast • to US West Coast
To East Coast
Saturated
Satu
rate
d
To US East Coast
To Mid East
To EU
To CIS
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2005 Launch of Historic
Beijing-Brussels Caravan
Beijing
Brussels
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Black Sea Truck Caravan: Findings
Direct Cost of Waiting Times € 104 millionIndirect Cost of Waiting Times € 104 millionDirect Cost of Permits € 11 millionDirect Cost of Visas € 10 millionTotal Cost of Border Waiting Times € 229 million
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IRU New Eurasian Land Transport Initiative – NELTI 1-2
NELTI Results
• 41 % unjustified levy paid
• 39 % of waiting time at borders
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IRU-ECO Silk Road Truck Caravan 2010 and ECO-RMT / NELTI 3
Supported by 10 ECO member countries Monitoring the ECO Transit Transport Framework Agreement
ECO Secretary General, Mohammad Yahya P. Maroofi
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TIME STRUCTURE
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Driving time
38%
Overnight stay/rest/
meals
22%
37%
33%
11%19%
Border control (incl. visa)
Customs clearance
Vehicle control
Other
Total time: 21 948 hrs
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Waiting/time
in queue
19%
Average speed =14,3 km/hrs
Loading/discharge
7%Procedures
(inc. escort & repairs)
15 %
COST STRUCTURE(without fuel)
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25%
21%
14%
6%
34%
Official costs structure
Custom clearance
Border control/inspections/visa
Overnight stay & meals
Vehicles repairs
Other (incl. transit, insurance & permits)
Unofficial $63,374
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34,8%
Official
$118,990
NELTI: Solutions NELTI: Solutions
Introduce multilateral transport permit system
NELTINELTI
Implement UN trade and road transport facilitation tools
Increase cooperation between transit States
Improve customs procedures
Provide multi-entry and transit visas for drivers
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BSEC Permit
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Visa for Professional Drivers
Annex 8, 1982 Harmonisation Convention
ECO TTFA (ECO Visa Sticker for Drivers)
BSEC Agreement of Driver Visas
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Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Good by Road (CMR), of 1956
Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods, 1982 Convention on Road Traffic, 1968
TIR Convention, of 1975
Convention on Road Signs and Signals, of 1968
Customs Convention on Temporary Import of Commercial Road Vehicles, 1956
Customs Convention on Containers, of 1972
Road Traffic, 1949
Key UN Conventions
UNESCAP Resolution 48/11, 1992
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Key UN Conventions
European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) (1957)
Agreement on the International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs and on the Special Equipment to be Used for such Carriage (ATP) (1970)
Note: These two Agreements are not included in the UNESCAP Commission Resolution 48/11 of 1992. However, their implementation would benefit to the road transport industry, significantly.
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Annex 8: Border Control Harmonization Convention 1982
Main Focuses
Driver Procedure Vehicle
Infrastructure
Monitoring
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Article 3 – Transport Operation
Move away controls from borders
Special transport > special treatment:
speed, lane, advance notification
Perishable cargo, live animals
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Articles 4 and 5 - Vehicle
Use International Technical Inspection Certificate
Use International Vehicle Weight Certificate
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Article 6 and 7 - Border Crossing
Joint controls, one-stop, 24/24
Traffic separation; off-lane control
Driver facilities
Competitive forwarding agents
Reporting mechanism
•
Transports
Internationaux Routiers
Managed by the IRU since 1949
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Securing and facilitating trade and international road transport
•
What is the TIR System?
The best multilateral facilitation instrument for international transport and trade
Based on TIR Convention of 1975
Currently signed by 68 contracting parties, with the possibility to be implemented globally and multi-modally (road-rail, road-maritime, road-air)
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Geographical scope of the TIR Convention
68
57
2
3
8
Contracting Party in Admission Process
TIR Operational Countries
In Negotiation Process
Interested Parties
Contracting Parties
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IRU Tools for Ensuring Security
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TIRElectronicPre-Declaration
Connecting Business and Customsfor facilitating and securing international trade www.tir-epd.org
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IRU Tools for Ensuring Security
Real Time SafeTIR (RTS)Up-to-date RTS information on guarantees status and validity
Automatic transmission of TIR Customs data to the IRU/Customs
All TIR Customs data available to authorised Customs/Associations worldwide
Connecting Business and Customsto facilitate and secure international trade
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IRU Tools for Ensuring Security
In 2008, IRU and ECMT surveyed attacks against truck drivers, as part of a wider study of crime against international HGV traffic
Survey showed that 1 out of 6 international truck drivers suffer from attacks, mainly in parking areas
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IRU Tools for Ensuring Security
TRANSPark• Identify secure and
convenient truck parking areas;
• Search by country, within a 100-km radius or along planned routes;
• Browse all facilities available at the selected parking area;
• Upload parking information;• And much more !
www.iru.org/index/transpark-app
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Border Waiting Times Observatory
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www.iru.org/index/bwt-app
IRU Academy: Worldwide Excellence in Road Transport Training
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International Network of IRU Academy Accredited Training Institutes (ATIs)
IRU Academy Advisory Committee
World Bank
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
IRU Academy Programmes
CompetenceCompetence
ComplianceCompliance
RecognitionRecognition
SafetySafety
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Safe Loading & Cargo Securing
ECO-DrivingIn focus
IRU Academy Programmes
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