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Role of the Road Transport Industry in Role of the Road Transport Industry in Overcoming Border Crossing ObstaclesOvercoming Border Crossing ObstaclesRole of the Road Transport Industry in Role of the Road Transport Industry in

Overcoming Border Crossing ObstaclesOvercoming Border Crossing Obstacles

Peter KrauszPeter Krausz

Head – Goods Transport and Facilitation, IRUHead – Goods Transport and Facilitation, IRU

UNECE Seminar on the Implementation of Annex 8 UNECE Seminar on the Implementation of Annex 8

Geneva, 18 June 2009Geneva, 18 June 2009

Peter KrauszPeter Krausz

Head – Goods Transport and Facilitation, IRUHead – Goods Transport and Facilitation, IRU

UNECE Seminar on the Implementation of Annex 8 UNECE Seminar on the Implementation of Annex 8

Geneva, 18 June 2009Geneva, 18 June 2009

© International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2009 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2009 Page 3

Evolution of IRU MembershipEvolution of IRU MembershipEvolution of IRU MembershipEvolution of IRU Membership

CreatedCreated

19481948

Associations in 8 Associations in 8 countries:countries:

CreatedCreated

19481948

Associations in 8 Associations in 8 countries:countries:

BelgiumBelgium DenmarkDenmark FranceFrance NetherlandsNetherlands

NorwayNorway SwedenSweden UKUK SwitzerlandSwitzerland

20092009

180 Members180 Members in 74 Countries in 74 Countries

20092009

180 Members180 Members in 74 Countries in 74 Countries


ContentsContentsContentsContents

Barriers Barriers

PMISPMIS and Annex 8 and Annex 8

Industry Tools: Industry Tools:

• BWTOBWTO

• TIRTIR

• EPDEPD

• Real-time e-monitoringReal-time e-monitoring

• Surveys, Information, Policy RecommendationsSurveys, Information, Policy Recommendations

• Training and Associative / Company EffortsTraining and Associative / Company Efforts

Future?Future?

Barriers Barriers

PMISPMIS and Annex 8 and Annex 8

Industry Tools: Industry Tools:

• BWTOBWTO

• TIRTIR

• EPDEPD

• Real-time e-monitoringReal-time e-monitoring

• Surveys, Information, Policy RecommendationsSurveys, Information, Policy Recommendations

• Training and Associative / Company EffortsTraining and Associative / Company Efforts

Future?Future?

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Obstacles at BordersObstacles at Borders Transport quotas and licences Transport quotas and licences Non compliance with MFN treatmentNon compliance with MFN treatment Requirements for transhipment Requirements for transhipment Mandatory convoys Mandatory convoys Illegal immigrationIllegal immigration Mandatory use of certain commercial services Mandatory use of certain commercial services Problems in obtaining visas for professional Problems in obtaining visas for professional

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Obstacles at BordersObstacles at Borders Transport quotas and licences Transport quotas and licences Non compliance with MFN treatmentNon compliance with MFN treatment Requirements for transhipment Requirements for transhipment Mandatory convoys Mandatory convoys Illegal immigrationIllegal immigration Mandatory use of certain commercial services Mandatory use of certain commercial services Problems in obtaining visas for professional Problems in obtaining visas for professional

driversdrivers

Types of BarriersTypes of BarriersTypes of BarriersTypes of Barriers


Obstacles at BordersObstacles at Borders Transit or quasi transit fees Transit or quasi transit fees Quasi securityQuasi security measures measures Measures without prior or with short noticeMeasures without prior or with short notice Non accession to conventions and non-harmonised Non accession to conventions and non-harmonised

or improper applicationor improper application Regional transport and transit agreementsRegional transport and transit agreements Non-harmonised transport documentsNon-harmonised transport documents Deadlines too short to appeal Deadlines too short to appeal

Obstacles at BordersObstacles at Borders Transit or quasi transit fees Transit or quasi transit fees Quasi securityQuasi security measures measures Measures without prior or with short noticeMeasures without prior or with short notice Non accession to conventions and non-harmonised Non accession to conventions and non-harmonised

or improper applicationor improper application Regional transport and transit agreementsRegional transport and transit agreements Non-harmonised transport documentsNon-harmonised transport documents Deadlines too short to appeal Deadlines too short to appeal

Types of BarriersTypes of BarriersTypes of BarriersTypes of Barriers


Improve Border Crossing: Apply PMIS Improve Procedures as per international standards

Change stakeholders’ Mindset

Invest in physical Infrastructure where needed

Systemic approach

Improve Border Crossing: Apply PMIS Improve Procedures as per international standards

Change stakeholders’ Mindset

Invest in physical Infrastructure where needed

Systemic approach

Types of SolutionsTypes of SolutionsTypes of SolutionsTypes of Solutions


Concept of Annex 8: Concept of Annex 8: PMIS ApproachPMIS Approach

Concept of Annex 8: Concept of Annex 8: PMIS ApproachPMIS Approach

IRU and Transfrigoroute = initiatorsIRU and Transfrigoroute = initiators

Parts of the system and Annex 8 Parts of the system and Annex 8 provisions:provisions:

• Driver – Art. 2Driver – Art. 2

• Control procedure – Art. 3Control procedure – Art. 3

• Vehicle – Art. 4 & 5Vehicle – Art. 4 & 5

• Infrastructure – Art. 6Infrastructure – Art. 6

MonitoringMonitoring

IRU and Transfrigoroute = initiatorsIRU and Transfrigoroute = initiators

Parts of the system and Annex 8 Parts of the system and Annex 8 provisions:provisions:

• Driver – Art. 2Driver – Art. 2

• Control procedure – Art. 3Control procedure – Art. 3

• Vehicle – Art. 4 & 5Vehicle – Art. 4 & 5

• Infrastructure – Art. 6Infrastructure – Art. 6

MonitoringMonitoring


Annex 8 – Main Focuses Annex 8 – Main Focuses Annex 8 – Main Focuses Annex 8 – Main Focuses

Driver Procedure Vehicle

Infrastructure

Monitoring


Appeal to GovernmentsAppeal to GovernmentsAppeal to GovernmentsAppeal to Governments

Convention sets necessary legal environment to Convention sets necessary legal environment to improve border crossing conditions in its almost improve border crossing conditions in its almost 50 CP-s50 CP-s

New Annex 8 entered into force on 20 May 2008New Annex 8 entered into force on 20 May 2008

Rapid and efficient application of this AnnexRapid and efficient application of this Annex neededneeded• first step: PUBLICATION (?)first step: PUBLICATION (?)• second step: IMPLEMENTATION (?)second step: IMPLEMENTATION (?)• third step: MONITORING (?)third step: MONITORING (?)

Convention sets necessary legal environment to Convention sets necessary legal environment to improve border crossing conditions in its almost improve border crossing conditions in its almost 50 CP-s50 CP-s

New Annex 8 entered into force on 20 May 2008New Annex 8 entered into force on 20 May 2008

Rapid and efficient application of this AnnexRapid and efficient application of this Annex neededneeded• first step: PUBLICATION (?)first step: PUBLICATION (?)• second step: IMPLEMENTATION (?)second step: IMPLEMENTATION (?)• third step: MONITORING (?)third step: MONITORING (?)


Friendly application

for Data Providers

and Users

Industry Tools: Industry Tools: PProcedures rocedures Border Waiting Times ObservatoryBorder Waiting Times Observatory





Access to In

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Access to In

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Regular Data Supply!

Regular Data Supply!


TIR SystemTIR SystemTIR SystemTIR System

Managed by the IRU and Members Managed by the IRU and Members in PPP with CP-s since 1949in PPP with CP-s since 1949

Industry Tools: Industry Tools: PProcedures rocedures The TIR System in PPPThe TIR System in PPP


Industry Tools: Industry Tools: PProcedures rocedures The TIR System in PPPThe TIR System in PPP

Tangible benefitsTangible benefits::

Ideally: No stops at border >>> time economy >>> time is Ideally: No stops at border >>> time economy >>> time is moneymoney

Realistically: Quicker treatment at borders >>> time economy Realistically: Quicker treatment at borders >>> time economy >>> time is money>>> time is money

TIR guarantee is “cheaper” than any bank or many other [e.g. TIR guarantee is “cheaper” than any bank or many other [e.g. national] customs deposit >>> savings in financial means to national] customs deposit >>> savings in financial means to run the businessrun the business

TIR system helps holder to observe other requirements TIR system helps holder to observe other requirements (general security, AEO, EPD, EORI, …) >>> direct and indirect (general security, AEO, EPD, EORI, …) >>> direct and indirect economic benefits, including gains in imageeconomic benefits, including gains in image

Tangible benefitsTangible benefits::

Ideally: No stops at border >>> time economy >>> time is Ideally: No stops at border >>> time economy >>> time is moneymoney

Realistically: Quicker treatment at borders >>> time economy Realistically: Quicker treatment at borders >>> time economy >>> time is money>>> time is money

TIR guarantee is “cheaper” than any bank or many other [e.g. TIR guarantee is “cheaper” than any bank or many other [e.g. national] customs deposit >>> savings in financial means to national] customs deposit >>> savings in financial means to run the businessrun the business

TIR system helps holder to observe other requirements TIR system helps holder to observe other requirements (general security, AEO, EPD, EORI, …) >>> direct and indirect (general security, AEO, EPD, EORI, …) >>> direct and indirect economic benefits, including gains in imageeconomic benefits, including gains in image


Improve Border CrossingsImprove Border CrossingsValue of Lost*Value of Lost*

Improve Border CrossingsImprove Border CrossingsValue of Lost*Value of Lost*

IndicatorIndicator ValueValueAverage number of TIR carnets issued per Average number of TIR carnets issued per yearyear 2’923’4812’923’481

Minimum number of border crossings in the Minimum number of border crossings in the TIR system per yearTIR system per year 8’770’4438’770’443

Total waiting time, hour per year, for TIR Total waiting time, hour per year, for TIR traffictraffic 8’770’4438’770’443

Value of an hour lost per truck, USD per hourValue of an hour lost per truck, USD per hour 5050

Total lost value per Total lost value per yearyear, TIR traffic, USD, TIR traffic, USD 438’522’188438’522’188

Total lost value**Total lost value**1998-2005, TIR traffic, USD 1998-2005, TIR traffic, USD 3’508’177’5003’508’177’500

* * EU25 External, EU4, CIS & Balkan Borders, EU25 External, EU4, CIS & Balkan Borders, 1998-20051998-2005 **Direct costs can double through losses to producers and traders, including lost opportunities due to **Direct costs can double through losses to producers and traders, including lost opportunities due to longer and unreliable transport time, thus: longer and unreliable transport time, thus: totaltotal USD 7.0 billionUSD 7.0 billion..

Source: IRU 2006Source: IRU 2006


Industry Tools: Industry Tools: PProcedures rocedures IRU TIR Electronic Pre-DeclarationIRU TIR Electronic Pre-Declaration


Scope:Scope:

- Interface in 12 languagesInterface in 12 languages

- 6 Countries: Czech Republic, Estonia,6 Countries: Czech Republic, Estonia,

Finland, Hungary, Poland, SlovakiaFinland, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia

- Under preparation for Bulgaria, France, Under preparation for Bulgaria, France,

Latvia, Lithuania, SloveniaLatvia, Lithuania, Slovenia

- Next: Belarus, Turkey, Ukraine …Next: Belarus, Turkey, Ukraine …

EnablesEnables: :

- Risk Assessment by Customs authoritiesRisk Assessment by Customs authorities

- Acceleration of border crossing proceduresAcceleration of border crossing procedures

- Security in international tradeSecurity in international trade

Scope:Scope:

- Interface in 12 languagesInterface in 12 languages

- 6 Countries: Czech Republic, Estonia,6 Countries: Czech Republic, Estonia,

Finland, Hungary, Poland, SlovakiaFinland, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia

- Under preparation for Bulgaria, France, Under preparation for Bulgaria, France,

Latvia, Lithuania, SloveniaLatvia, Lithuania, Slovenia

- Next: Belarus, Turkey, Ukraine …Next: Belarus, Turkey, Ukraine …

EnablesEnables: :

- Risk Assessment by Customs authoritiesRisk Assessment by Customs authorities

- Acceleration of border crossing proceduresAcceleration of border crossing procedures

- Security in international tradeSecurity in international trade

CustomsCustomsCustomsCustoms

IE15Data

IE15Data

Validation: OKValidation: OKValidation: OKValidation: OK

TIR Customs TIR Customs DeclarationDeclaration

TIR Customs TIR Customs DeclarationDeclaration

Goods Released for TransitGoods Released for TransitGoods Released for TransitGoods Released for Transit

HolderHolder


Ensure:Ensure:

Non-discrimination on nationality, language and Non-discrimination on nationality, language and residence residence

No additional costs in international tradeNo additional costs in international trade

Transparency and harmonisation through Transparency and harmonisation through compliance with demands of international trade and compliance with demands of international trade and border crossing facilitation toolsborder crossing facilitation tools

Ensure:Ensure:

Non-discrimination on nationality, language and Non-discrimination on nationality, language and residence residence

No additional costs in international tradeNo additional costs in international trade

Transparency and harmonisation through Transparency and harmonisation through compliance with demands of international trade and compliance with demands of international trade and border crossing facilitation toolsborder crossing facilitation tools



A tool to accomplish the goalsof TIR and Annex 8 of Harmonisation Convention

A tool to accomplish the goalsof TIR and Annex 8 of Harmonisation Convention


CUTE-Wise

Industry Tools: Industry Tools: PProceduresrocedures Life Cycle of TIR Carnets Life Cycle of TIR Carnets

Risk Management & TraceabilityRisk Management & Traceability

Industry Tools: Industry Tools: PProceduresrocedures Life Cycle of TIR Carnets Life Cycle of TIR Carnets

Risk Management & TraceabilityRisk Management & Traceability

Customs

Holder

IRU

TIR CarnetLife Cycle

ElectronicTIR data

IssuingAssociation

Holder

Driver

IssuingAssociation

SafeTIRSafeTIRReal-TimeReal-Time

StorageIRU Archive

Driver

IRU Control

TIR

-EPD

TIR

-EPD

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GNIVTs GNIVTs MoscowMoscow

IRU IRU GenevaGeneva

SafeTIR dataSafeTIR data

Real-Time SafeTIR project:Real-Time SafeTIR project:

• The association can issue in securityThe association can issue in security

• Customs can accept the TIR Carnet in security knowing that the association has issued it in Customs can accept the TIR Carnet in security knowing that the association has issued it in securitysecurity

What is the status of the What is the status of the TIR Carnet ?TIR Carnet ?

The status of the TIR Carnet is: The status of the TIR Carnet is: • Valid (with the following details: Valid (with the following details:

Holder ID, validity date, Issuing Holder ID, validity date, Issuing Association name)Association name)

• InvalidInvalid• Not issued/False/other situationsNot issued/False/other situations

Industry Tools: Industry Tools: PProcedures rocedures The example of IRU–RF FCS The example of IRU–RF FCS

RReal-Timeeal-Time SafeTIR SafeTIR

Industry Tools: Industry Tools: PProcedures rocedures The example of IRU–RF FCS The example of IRU–RF FCS

RReal-Timeeal-Time SafeTIR SafeTIR


Industry Tools: Industry Tools: PProcedures, rocedures, MMindset, indset, IInfra nfra Surveys and Policy RecommendationsSurveys and Policy Recommendations

Industry Tools: Industry Tools: PProcedures, rocedures, MMindset, indset, IInfra nfra Surveys and Policy RecommendationsSurveys and Policy Recommendations


Industry Tools: Industry Tools: PProcedures, rocedures, MMindset, indset, IInfra nfra Parking Areas InformationParking Areas Information

Industry Tools: Industry Tools: PProcedures, rocedures, MMindset, indset, IInfra nfra Parking Areas InformationParking Areas Information

Lack of parking areas also at borders – Governments to Lack of parking areas also at borders – Governments to act act

Joint ITF-IRU IT development initiative – objective: Joint ITF-IRU IT development initiative – objective: Security,Security, Safety, Social rules, Business, ComfortSafety, Social rules, Business, Comfort

Truck and bus & coachTruck and bus & coach modules modules Printed version Printed version Internet application in 2009 Internet application in 2009

• SearchableSearchable by all criteria; by all criteria; information information on-screenon-screen, user-friendly , user-friendly

printprint function, function, mapsmaps, also for , also for mobilemobile devices devices

• Easy to update with interface for external Easy to update with interface for external data submittersdata submitters

Lack of parking areas also at borders – Governments to Lack of parking areas also at borders – Governments to act act

Joint ITF-IRU IT development initiative – objective: Joint ITF-IRU IT development initiative – objective: Security,Security, Safety, Social rules, Business, ComfortSafety, Social rules, Business, Comfort

Truck and bus & coachTruck and bus & coach modules modules Printed version Printed version Internet application in 2009 Internet application in 2009

• SearchableSearchable by all criteria; by all criteria; information information on-screenon-screen, user-friendly , user-friendly

printprint function, function, mapsmaps, also for , also for mobilemobile devices devices

• Easy to update with interface for external Easy to update with interface for external data submittersdata submitters


CPC MANAGER PROGRAMMECPC MANAGER PROGRAMME

“IRU ACADEMY ONLINEIRU ACADEMY ONLINE“ INTERNET INTERNET APPLICATIONAPPLICATIONIRU ACADEMY MEETINGS & RELATED IRU ACADEMY MEETINGS & RELATED

EVENTSEVENTS

TACHOGRAPH PROGRAMME & TACHOGRAPH PROGRAMME & DRIVING & REST TIME RULESDRIVING & REST TIME RULES

CPC DRIVER PROGRAMMECPC DRIVER PROGRAMME

TRIPARTITE HIV/AIDS TRIPARTITE HIV/AIDS PROJECTPROJECT

DANGEROUS GOODS (ADR) PROGRAMMEDANGEROUS GOODS (ADR) PROGRAMME

Industry Tools: Industry Tools: MMindsetindsetTrainingTraining

Industry Tools: Industry Tools: MMindsetindsetTrainingTraining


Use and feed of information (e.g. BWTO, national Use and feed of information (e.g. BWTO, national law, IRU and member databanks, etc)law, IRU and member databanks, etc)

Route planningRoute planning

Full transport documentationFull transport documentation

Vehicles properly maintained and up to standardsVehicles properly maintained and up to standards

Use of modern IT Use of modern IT

Driver recruitment and carrier pathDriver recruitment and carrier path

Use and feed of information (e.g. BWTO, national Use and feed of information (e.g. BWTO, national law, IRU and member databanks, etc)law, IRU and member databanks, etc)

Route planningRoute planning

Full transport documentationFull transport documentation

Vehicles properly maintained and up to standardsVehicles properly maintained and up to standards

Use of modern IT Use of modern IT

Driver recruitment and carrier pathDriver recruitment and carrier path

Industry Tools: Industry Tools: MMindsetindsetAssociative and Company EffortsAssociative and Company Efforts

Industry Tools: Industry Tools: MMindsetindsetAssociative and Company EffortsAssociative and Company Efforts


Future?Future?Future?Future?

Coherent application of PMIS:Coherent application of PMIS:

More integral application of UN ConventionsMore integral application of UN Conventions

More use of trade Conventions: GATT and More use of trade Conventions: GATT and GATSGATS

More customs unions and less borders?More customs unions and less borders?

More automation of processes and more More automation of processes and more intensive use of IT; Single Window.intensive use of IT; Single Window.

More joint border controls!More joint border controls!

More facilitated access to vital information!More facilitated access to vital information!

Coherent application of PMIS:Coherent application of PMIS:

More integral application of UN ConventionsMore integral application of UN Conventions

More use of trade Conventions: GATT and More use of trade Conventions: GATT and GATSGATS

More customs unions and less borders?More customs unions and less borders?

More automation of processes and more More automation of processes and more intensive use of IT; Single Window.intensive use of IT; Single Window.

More joint border controls!More joint border controls!

More facilitated access to vital information!More facilitated access to vital information!

Yes, we can!

Yes, we can!

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