1. State of play of the modernization of transport facilitation Conventions
Seminar on International trade and transport facilitation through digitalization
5 September 2018
Baku (Azerbaijan)
André Sceia

2. 10 UNECE transit facilitation conventions
Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention), of 14 November 1975
International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods, 21 October 1982
Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR), of 19 May 1956
Protocol to the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR), of 5 July 1978
Additional Protocol to the CMR concerning the electronic consignment note (e-CMR)
Customs Convention on Containers, of 2 December 1972
Agreement on the International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs and on the Special Equipment to be Used for such Carriage (ATP), of 1 September 1970
European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR), of 30 September 1957
Convention on Road Traffic, of 8 November 1968
Convention on Road Signs and Signals, of 8 November 1968

3. Accession to 10 key convention by 11 countries present
(countries of speakers)

4. Number of ratifications to UNECE managed UN Transport Conventions and Agreements per country
(source: unece.org)

5. Computerization of international legal instruments
Based on the current (and future) requirements of governments and the private sector
Public-private consultation and collaboration (UNECE working parties and Administrative Committees)
Computerization status of selected conventions:
Legal
Technical
TIR
In process (optional Annex 11)
Successful and ongoing pilots (centralized)
CMR
OK (eCMR protocol – 17/55 CP)
Ongoing pilots (decentralized)
AETR OK
OK (digital tachograph)
ATA
OK (ATA and Istanbul Convention)
In progress (centralized/blockchain?)

6. Considerations for the future …
Ratifying UNECE managed UN transport conventions
Working constructively toward the full computerization of all legal instruments (including TIR and CMR)
using international standards (when available)
prioritization and step-by-step implementation (agile methodology)
preparing and adopting the required amendments to the legal text (e.g. Annex 11 of the TIR Convention)

7. Thank you André Sceia PhD UNECE TIR SECRETARIAT Transport Division
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