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IFC Western Balkans Trade Logistics Project
TRADE FACILITATION ON DANUBE AND SAVA RIVERS
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE
COUNTRIES OF OPERATION
OBJECTIVES
PARTNERS
February 2012 to June 2014
Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo*, FYR Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia
Reduction of administrative and regulatory bottlenecks (documentation requirements and checks), harmonization of border clearance procedures
Improving the competitiveness of local firms through more efficient (and lower cost) access to markets
Promoting regional integration by facilitating trade in the Western Balkans
Project implemented with EU funding Counterparts: Customs, food, veterinary, (phyto)sanitary, and other authorities involved
in the clearance of goods Close cooperation with private sector (traders, FFs, etc.) Close cooperation with CEFTA, Danube and Sava Commissions, SEETO, SEED
Project Basic Facts
The Relevance of Streamlined Clearance Procedures
Findings related to Danube trade facilitation
Focus - Assistance with simplification of clearance procedures for imports and transit cargo on Danube and other regional inland waterways
Findings:
♦ Intensive inspections and revisionary checks (for composite barges involve multiple trips)
♦ Documents 6 – 10 are required for transit/import/export shipments♦ Risk management is not utilized♦ Poor communication and coordination between country agencies, no
regional cooperation ♦ River information service (RIS) is installed on 80% of vessels that
operate on the Danube in Serbia; ♦ RIS is not utilized at all as a trade facilitation tool – pre arrival
information for customs, agencies, ports, transport and logistics companies.
♦ Provision of data input to RIS is currently optional - new RIS legislation since January 1, 2014 and ERI - January 1, 2015.
Map of the import/transit procedure
Recommendations
♦ Abolishing one revision (e.g. on entry)– for imports revision in the port of
destination– for transit revision while exiting Serbia– bilateral agreements for each BCP
♦ Reduce the number of documents for river trading
♦ Support further development of Mohacs BCP♦ Support the initiative for common entry point
(e.g. in Prahovo for Serbia, Bulgaria and Romania)
♦ Support for RIS
Contact
Nenad Popadic
Consultant
IFC-Western Balkans Trade Logistics Project
Belgrade, Serbia
Tel: +381-11-330-8946 Cell: +381-63-633-906