NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON THE BENEFITS OF THE TIR CONVENTION TO FACILITATE GROWTH AND PROSPERITY IN THE ARAB WORLD WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE IDB-AULT-IRU JOINT PROJECT Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 12 November 2013

SESSION I – BORDER CROSSING FACILITATION AND TIR PRINCIPLES: 2. TIR contribution to border crossing facilitation and security Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 12 November 2013 Jean Acri Special TIRAdvisor Patrick Philipp Head IRU Training

Transports Internationaux Routiers Managed by the IRU since 1949 Securing and facilitating trade and international road transport Page 3 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

  Customs procedures: National guarantee Inspection of the goods and the vehicle Security checks etc……. Trade without a Transit System Page 4 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

Border crossing Country A Country C Country B Temporary import Export Temporary import Export National guarantee Trade without a Transit System Export Page 5 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

Objectives of International Transit Systems  To facilitate trade through… Simplified & harmonised Customs guarantee and procedures Border crossing facilitation for customs officers and trade operators Improved cost effectiveness Secure door to door transport of goods under Customs control Page 6 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

Border crossing Country A Country C Country B Temporary import Export Temporary import Export National guarantee Transport under TIR Export Page 7 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

What is the TIR System?  The best multilateral facilitation instrument for international transport and trade  Based on TIR Convention of 1975  Currently signed by 68 contracting parties, with the possibility to be implemented globally and multi- modally (road-rail, road-maritime, road-air) Page 8 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

TIR Convention  The TIR System is based on the TIR Convention  Created in 1959 under the auspices of the United Nations’ Economic Commission for Europe UNECE  Current TIR Convention came into force in 1975 Page 9 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

Geographical scope of the TIR Convention is expanding Page 10 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

International Convention on the Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention, 1975) TIR Convention: 68 Contracting Parties 8 LAS Contracting Parties, but only operational in: - -Morocco - -Tunisia - - Syria - - Lebanon - - Jordan Page 11 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

The six core principles of the TIR System to secure and facilitate trade Page 12 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

TIR: Securing and facilitating international trade Secure vehicle and containers Approved and selected TIR operators TIR Carnet: Secure transit Declaration and proof of guarantee Page 13 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

TIR: Securing and facilitating international trade Connecting Business and Customs to facilitate and secure international trade TIR-EPD TIR-EPD Online monitoring and traceability of all TIR transport Single window for electronic TIR Pre-Declarations Page 14 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

TIR Convention and WCO SAFE   Page 15 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

CUTE-Wise, RTS TIR: Risk Management, online Traceability & Security Customs Holder IRU dBase IRU Control Issuing Association Holder Driver Issuing Association TIR Carnet Life Cycle Electronic TIR data SafeTIR StorageIRU Archive TIR-EPD Customs systems : Pre-declaration data Access to Carnets status online Sending termination data AskTIR web Page 16 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

Mutual Recognition of Controls A key element of the TIR Convention is the Mutual Recognition of all Customs Controls Customs carefully control the vehicle, goods, and TIR Carnet at the Customs office of departure Page 17 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

TIR Green lanes: facilitate and secure port procedures: Tanger Med experience One hour with TIR to go through the Port Page 18 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

First TIR-EPD Green Lanes in Kapikule Page 19 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

We want to see this … Page 20 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

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