1. Economic Commission for Europe TIR Executive Board (TIRExB) UNECE TIR Secretariat (Moscow; 2 and 3 October 2003) UNITED NATIONS Regional TIR Seminar TIR Convention as a tool for both transport and Customs Agenda Item 1 Poul Hansen TIR Secretary, UNECE

2. UNITEDNATIONSECE Regional TIR seminar - Moscow - Agenda item 1 2 TIR Convention Customs Authorities Efficient Customs procedures for transit traffic Provision of an international guarantee Transport Sector Simplification and harmonization of Customs formalities Reduced transport costs OBJECTIVES

3. UNITEDNATIONSECE Regional TIR seminar - Moscow - Agenda item 1 3 TIR Convention For Customs Authorities No physical inspection of goods in transit (in principle) No national system of individual guarantees No additional national Customs documentation Elaborated regulations on Customs secure vehicles and containers Cooperation with Customs authorities of other countries Access to ITDB and SafeTIR ADVANTAGES

4. UNITEDNATIONSECE Regional TIR seminar - Moscow - Agenda item 1 4 TIR Convention For Transport/Trade Minimum of procedures at border crossings Significant reduction of transport costs (reduced export and import costs) No restriction in the modes of transport used ADVANTAGES

5. UNITEDNATIONSECE Regional TIR seminar - Moscow - Agenda item 1 5 TIR Convention Identification of goods: Physical inspection Customs sealing Customs document (transit declaration) Financial guarantee and its proof Possibility of additional control measures as Customs escorts MAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR CUSTOMS TRANSIT

6. UNITEDNATIONSECE Regional TIR seminar - Moscow - Agenda item 1 6 TIR Convention Identification of goods: Physical inspection is performed at the Customs office of departure Vehicles and containers to comply with the standards set out in the TIR Convention Customs sealing PARTICULAR CASE OF TIR PROCEDURE

7. UNITEDNATIONSECE Regional TIR seminar - Moscow - Agenda item 1 7 TIR Convention Customs document (transit declaration): TIR Carnet with sets of vouchers No.1 and No.2 to be used in the course of a TIR transport Financial guarantee and its proof: Flat-rate (US$ 50,000) TIR guarantee is provided by the national guaranteeing association(s) TIR Carnet is a proof of the TIR guarantee PARTICULAR CASE OF TIR PROCEDURE

8. UNITEDNATIONSECE Regional TIR seminar - Moscow - Agenda item 1 8 TIR Convention Possibility of additional control measures: Prescribing an itinerary Fixing a time-limit for transit Customs escorts (in exceptional cases) Spot checks (in exceptional cases) PARTICULAR CASE OF TIR PROCEDURE

9. UNITEDNATIONSECE Regional TIR seminar - Moscow - Agenda item 1 9 TIR Convention Authorized access to the TIR procedure for transport operators (Annex 9, partII) Cooperation between Customs authorities, mutual recognition of Customs controls Centralized guarantee system SPECIFIC FEATURES OF TIR PROCEDURE COMPARED TO OTHER NATIONAL TRANSIT SYSTEMS

10. UNITEDNATIONSECE Regional TIR seminar - Moscow - Agenda item 1 10 The five pillars of the TIR system