1. Sustainability & Development of the TIR System
DG TAXUD – TIR Seminar
30 October 2003
Standard starting slide – themes are risk management & cooperation

2. TIR SYSTEM
TIR System is an international transit system for goods carried by road
The only transit system with a world-wide coverage
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3. TIR = Trade Facilitation
Goods move across international frontiers with minimum interference
Delays & costs of transit are reduced
Simplification of documentation
No need for guarantee deposit at transit borders
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4. TIR = Trade Facilitation
Encourages the development of international trade
Reduces transport costs by reducing formalities & delays in transit
Facilitates transit movements by the application of standardised controls & documentation
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5. Principles of the TIR system
TIR CONVENTION
Secure Vehicles or Containers
International Chain of guarantee
TIR Carnet
Mutual Recognition of Customs Controls
Controlled Access
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6. Why Sustainability of TIR?
Recent crisis situations
Non-harmonised interpretation of TIR Convention in some Contracting Parties
Non-application of TIR Convention in some Contracting Parties
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7. To ensure sustainability of TIR system:
Proper application of the rules (TIR Convention, IRU instructions, national legislation
Enhanced cooperation within Private - Public Partnership
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8. Sustainability of TIR Concrete Needs
Proper application of TIR Convention through:
Harmonised & uniform interpretation of the TIR Convention’s provisions
Clear definition of roles & responsibilities of all actors involved
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9. Sustainability of TIR Concrete Needs
Clear definition of roles & responsibilities of all actors involved
UNECE – IRU Agreement
Roles & responsibilities of the TIR Convention Bodies & Contracting Parties
Revision of TIR Convention
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10. Sustainability of TIR Concrete Needs
Preventing and fighting fraud
Full SafeTIR implementation in real time
Guidelines to harmonise the implementation of the rules: Annex 9 Part II, Article 8.7, Article 38 and Article 11.2
Accompanying measures
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11. Sustainability of TIR Concrete Needs
Guidelines to harmonise the implementation of the rules:
Annex 9 Part II
Proper implementation => controlled access to the TIR procedure
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12. Sustainability of TIR Concrete Needs
Guidelines to harmonise the implementation of the rules: Article Liable persons:
Importing or exporting company/person
Company/person responsible for transport and customs clearance
Company/person owning or disposing of the goods
Holder of the TIR carnet
Guaranteeing Association acting as surety for persons using the TIR procedure
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13. Sustainability of TIR Concrete Needs
Guidelines to harmonise the implementation of the rules:
Article 38
Contracting Parties must exercise their right to exclude temporarily or permanently from the TIR system any person guilty of serious offences
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14. Sustainability of TIR Concrete Needs
Guidelines to harmonise the implementation of the rules:
Article 11.2
The claim for payment shall be made to the Guaranteeing Association within prescribed time-limits without exception
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15. Sustainability of TIR Concrete Needs
Accompanying measures
Implementation of a harmonised Guarantee Agreement
Designation of TIR Focal Points in the 10 new EU members
Updating of the Customs offices authorised for TIR operations
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16. Sustainability of TIR Concrete Needs
Clear practical procedures for the circulation of TIR Carnet voucher 2 => proper termination
Clarifiying through administrative arrangements some EU provisions on notification procedures & requests for payment
Accompanying measures
Lunch
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17. 8 Founder States: B, CH, DK, F, GB, N, NL, S
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8 Founder States: B, CH, DK, F, GB, N, NL, S
Full list of contracting parties in your delegate pack
SAUDI ARABIA & UAE have expressed their interest in joining the TIR system
CHINA: initial contacts have been made
See differences between contracting parties and countries with which a TIR operation can be established

18. Development of TIR
Computerisation of TIR procedure (Contracting Parties to determine their policy in this respect)
Increased, beneficial application of the TIR Convention to multimodal transport
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19. Development of TIR
Geographical openings (Tajikistan, Mongolia, Middle East)
During the last 10 years:
26 new TIR Contracting Parties
25 new TIR operational countries
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