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United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. Road infrastructure standards in the UNECE region. High level expert group meeting to validate the report on harmonization of road norms and standards in Africa and the draft Intergovernmental Agreement. Robert Nowak, UNECE, Transport Division. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Robert Nowak, UNECE, Transport Division
Addis Ababa, 19 September 2011
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Road infrastructure standards in the UNECE region
High level expert group meeting to validate the report on harmonization of road norms and standards in Africa and the draft Intergovernmental Agreement
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United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
A regional - and increasingly global – centre for international legal instruments
• 57 UNECE international transport conventions and agreements - Road, rail, inland waterways and combined transport
• 5 environmental conventions
• 35 UNECE trade facilitation recommendations
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United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Source: http://live.unece.org/trans/maps/number-of-un-transport-conventions-and-agreements-per-country.html
UNECE legal instruments applied on all continents
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United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Source: http://live.unece.org/trans/conventn/agreem_cp.html
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United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Inland transport infrastructure agreements
at UNECE
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United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
ROAD
RAIL
COMBINED/INTERMODAL
WATERWAYS
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United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Source: http://live.unece.org/trans/maps/un-transport-agreements-and-conventions-01.html
Declaration - 27 Contracting Parties
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United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Predecessor of the 1975 AGR Agreement (Article 6.3)
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United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Source: http://live.unece.org/trans/maps/un-transport-agreements-and-conventions-01.html
AGR - 37 Contracting Parties
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United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Source: http://live.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/trans/conventn/ECE-TRANS-SC1-384e.pdf
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United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Source: http://live.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/trans/conventn/ECE-TRANS-SC1-384e.pdf
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United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Source: http://live.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/trans/conventn/ECE-TRANS-SC1-384e.pdf
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United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Source: http://live.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/trans/conventn/ECE-TRANS-SC1-384e.pdf
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United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
E-road network
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West-East
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Class-A roads
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United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Class-A roads
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Class-B roads
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1. Motorways2. Express roads3. Ordinary roads (X)
Emphasis on safety and traffic flow conditions (min. congestion)
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- In accordance with the principles set out in international conventions and agreements
- Non-literal messages to make them comprehensible to road users of any country
- Latin characters to be used with other alphabets
In accordance with the principles set out in international conventions and agreements
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Draft Annex III, TAH network:
In Africa, there are few Contracting Parties to the 1968 Convention
In Africa, there are also few Contracting Parties to the 1949 Protocol on Road Signs and Signals
Road sign, signals and road markings should be consistent along the TAH routes
Also, they should be consistent within a country
UNECE may provide capacity building concerning accession to relevant conventions and agreements to make TAH a success
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Source: http://live.unece.org/trans/maps/un-transport-agreements-and-conventions-09.html
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Source: http://live.unece.org/trans/maps/un-transport-agreements-and-conventions-10.html
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Tauern, 12 dead, 1999Mont Blanc, 39 dead, 1999
St. Gotthard, 11 dead, 2001
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Process:
AGR Agreement deposited with the UN Secretary General (Article 17)
Amendments considered by the ECE’s Working Party on Road Transport (Articles 7, 8 and 9)
SC.1 meets typically once a year
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Need to periodically describe and monitor the AGR network
E-road census
Process:
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United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
E-road censuses
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A system/network approach
Need to develop/apply complementary – to road infrastructure - legal instruments
1968 Conventions on Road Traffic and on Road Signs and Signals
Harmonization Convention/TIR – border crossing facilitation; ADR – transport of dangerous goods; CMR – legal liability; Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations; Periodic Inspections
Road infrastructure agreement alone is not enough:
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Source: http://live.unece.org/transport/resources/publications.html
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Borders are important in inter’l transport
Declaration (1950)
AGR (1975)
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The unpredictability at borders and/or waiting for goods to be released/cleared may be very costly
Source: NELTI Final Report, www.iru.org
Bishkek – Warsaw route
Min. border time: 0.4 day
Max. border time: 4.5 daysMin.: 5
Avg.: 11 Max.: 26 hrs
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Inefficient borders may nullify investment in road infrastructure
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AGR (1975) Agreement - benefits?
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Road:
High and early interest in integrating and standardizing
The 1950 Declaration; substantive revision in 1975 (AGR Agreement)
High standards: comprehensive and technically demanding
Complemented by other “operational” legal instruments (road traffic, signs and signals, transport of dangerous goods, vehicle harmonization, border crossing facilitation)
Complemented by the legal liability regime (CMR Agreement)
Ongoing interest and amendments (road safety audits)
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Road:
Dominant and highly competitive transport mode in Europe (80-90% share in passenger/goods transport)
Dominant and growing share
Interest in Euro-Asian transport; est. 50% trips > 500km
New vehicle fleets; EURO environmental standards
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Rail:
AGC developed in 1985; “feasible” standardsRail infrastructure and operations set up on a national basisGauge width, vehicle loading gauge, electric current differencesDifferent infrastructure, operational/performance and legal standardsTwo legal (liability) regimes Recently, infrastructure and operations separated
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Conclusions:
E-road network a successful and highly integrated international system - rail transport still fragmented, integration costly and challenging
Be ambitious and forward looking – do not set the lowest common denominator standards
To assist, avoid deadlines for implementation
Start early – the “window of opportunity” may not be available for long
Public and private sectors – excellent co-operation when working towards a common objective
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