Opening address Geneva, 17 September 2007 IRU Road Freight Transport Security Seminar How to Achieve Security in Road Transport Opening address Geneva, 17 September 2007 Martin MARMY IRU Secretary General © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2007

Scope and Coverage of the IRU Seminar To Seek and Spotlight the Best Instrument to maintain Trade and Road Transport Facilitation by implementing: the WCO SAFE Framework and WCO AEO Guidelines to obtain AEO Status © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2007

New Security Measures need to be Balanced European Union Economic and Social Committee report on “Security of Transports” of March 2003: “If security procedures become too stringent the business of transporting goods could grind almost to a halt, which would give terrorists the success they were seeking. New security measures should be balanced.” © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2007

WCO SAFE Framework and AEO Guidelines to obtain AEO status The WCO Framework of security standards and AEO guidelines are to secure and facilitate global trade by providing: Customs to Customs relations and Customs to Business relations Comprehensive package of security requirements Accreditation criteria to obtain AEO status © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2007

Implementation of WCO SAFE Framework WCO SAFE Framework is an instrument : to establish international standards to secure trade for all modes of transport to strengthen the cooperation between Customs administrations to strengthen Private Public Partnership (PPP) But it is not a binding legal instrument! © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2007

Consequences of WCO SAFE Framework INDIA EU EACH WCO MEMBER COUNTRY WILL HAVE TO SIGN A BILATERAL AGREEMENT WITH ALL ITS TRADING PARTNERS CHINA WCO SAFE Framework EFTA USA BRAZIL Russian Federation © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2007

TIR Convention can provide: The TIR Convention is the best solution to implement the WCO Security Requirements TIR Convention can provide: Mutual recognition between Customs of the new WCO security requirements Advance Cargo Information (ACI) Effective communications platform Efficient risk management tools to secure road transport transport of multimodal container movements True and effective facilitation for trade and road transport operations TIR CONVENTION IS THE BEST GLOBAL MULTILATERAL LEGAL INSTRUMENT TO IMPLEMENT THE WCO SAFE FRAMEWORK AND THE AEO GUIDELINES © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2007

The TIR System Worldwide Requirement fulfilled by  Contracting Parties 67 TIR Operational Countries 57 Contracting Parties in admission process 3 In negotiation process 2 Interested 5 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2007

TIR CONVENTION ALREADY IMPLEMENTS THE SAFE REQUIREMENTS Road Freight Transport Security Comparison - TIR Convention with the WCO AEO Guidelines WCO AEO GUIDELINES TIR CONVENTION ALREADY IMPLEMENTS THE SAFE REQUIREMENTS TIR CONVENTION CAN ALLOW THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SAFE REQUIREMENTS THROUGH AMENDMENTS TO THE TIR CONVENTION 1. Demonstrated compliance with Customs requirements √ 2. Satisfactory system for the management of commercial records   3. Financial viability 4. Consultation, cooperation and awareness 5. Education, training and awareness 6. Information exchange, access and confidentiality 7. Cargo security 8. Conveyance security 9. Premises security 10. Personnel Security 11. Trading partner security 12. Crisis management and incident recovery 13. Measurement analysis and improvement © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2007

CONCLUSION This is why I count on your support! The implementation of the WCO SAFE Framework, including the WCO AEO guidelines, through the TIR Convention is the best solution to effectively secure trade and facilitate road transport This is why I count on your support! © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2007

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