1 TRANSIT AS A TRANSNATIONAL EU BUSINESS CARD THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF EU TRANSIT SINCE MORE THAN TWO DECADES EU TRANSIT AT THE ERA OF COMPUTERISATION EU TRANSIT AT THE ERA OF INTERNET?

2 COMMUNITY TRANSIT AS THE AND IDENTITY OF EU CUSTOMS UNION SINCE THE SEVENTIES WITH 8 PURPOSES: +AN ANSWER TO GATT ART 5 STRATEGY REGARDING FREEDOM OF TRANSIT +INCREASED RAPIDITY OF ENTRY IN EU CUSTOMS TERRITORY +CROSSBORDER FACILITATION +CONTROL EFFICIENCY AT DESTINATION +COST SAVING +SUSPENSION OF DUTIES AND OTHER CHARGES +SUSPENSION OF COMMERCIAL POLICY MEASURES +CUSTOMS SUPERVISION ENSURING OBSERVANCE OF RULES

3 BASIC ELEMENTS OF FUNCTIONING =CUSTOMS SUPERVISION …FORMALITIES BASED ON SAD AND CONTROLS =SUPERVISION AT OFFICE OF DEPARTURE AND OFFICE OF DESTINATION = BASIC GUARANTEE SYSTEM …COMPREHENSIVE…FLAT RATE ….INDIVIDUAL =RELEASE OF OPERATION AND GUARANTEE AFTER RETURN OF COPY 5 OF SAD TO OFFICE OF DEPARTURE =END AND DISCHARGE OF PROCEDURE =IDENTIFICATION MEASURES … SUCH AS SEALING =OBLIGATIONS OF THE HOLDER

4 IN AN ENVIRONMENT OF 2O MILLION TRANSIT OPERATIONS TRANSIT PAPER BASED SYSTEM COLLAPSED AFTER 1993 ENLARGEMENT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT INQUIRY DETECTED ORIGIN OF HUGE FRAUDS AND PROPOSED SOLUTIONS COMMISSION ACTION PLAN FOR REVISION OF TRANSIT MAINLY BASED ON COMPUTERISATION OF TRANSIT START IN THE THIRD MILLENIUM OF NCTS NEW COMPUTERISED TRANSIT SYSTEM 2004 ROLL OUT PROGRAM AN ONGOING PROCESS

5 STATE OF THE PLAY THE NEW COMPUTERISED TRANSIT SYSTEM IS PART OF THE ACQUIS OF THE 1O FIRST OF MAY 2004 NEWCOMERS = 28 COUNTRIES ARE INVOLVED =4000 CUSTOMS OFFICES ARE CONNECTED =MORE THAN 10 MILLION MOVEMENTS A 2004 GOAL FUTURE COEXISTENCE PAPER BASED SYSTEM AND COMPUTERISED TRANSIT WILL BE BANNED… COUNCIL REGULATION NCTS= FIRST E_CUSTOMS IMPLEMENTATION AND BASIC IT SYSTEM FOR FUTURE ELECTRONIC CUSTOMS APPLICATIONS

6 A PREPARATION IN SEVERAL STAGES +DEFINITION OF BASIC PRINCIPLES +DEFINITION OF FUNCTIONAL TRANSIT SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS FTSS +PREPARATION OF THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK +TRANSLATION OF FTSS INTO TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS AND DDNTA DESIGNED DOCUMENTATION FOR NATIONAL TRANSIT APPLICATIONS

7 A CLEAR LEGAL SITUATION IN THE EU OF 28 COUNTRIES =OBLIGATORY FOR CUSTOMS IN REGULAR PROCEDURE =OBLIGATORY FOR AUTHORISED CONSIGNORS AND AUTHORISED CONSIGNEES =PART OF THE COMMUNITY ACQUIS

8 TWO APPROACHES… THE EU COMMISSION AND THE NATIONAL STRATEGY EU COMMISSION CENTRAL PROJECT TEAM =TO PROVIDE FOR SECURED NETWORK CCN…CSI =TO PROVIDE FOR CENTRAL REFERENCE DATA CS RD FOR THE CENTRAL HELPDESK … TEST TOOLS… =TO DEVELOP THE MINIMAL COMMON CORE MCC

9 MEMBER STATES REQUIRED =TO ESTABLISH NATIONAL PROJECT TEAM =TO DEVELOP NATIONAL IT APPLICATION =OR TO PREPARE INTEGRATION IN MCC IN NATIONAL CUSTOMS SYSTEM =TO MANAGE THE EXTERNAL DOMAIN …TRADER INTERFACE

10 PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES REQUIRED = TO SET UP NCTS INFRASTRUCTURE =TO MEET SPECIFIC NEED OF NCTS … LINK TO CCN AND CSI =TO TEST THE SYSTEM =TO SET UP AN HELPDESK =TO FORESEE TRAINING PROGRAM FOR BOTH OFFICIALS AND OPERATORS =TO SET UP NETWORK OF A NATIONAL TRANSIT COORDINATOR WITH REGIONAL CORRESPONDENTS

GAP BETWEEN EXPECTATIONS AND REALITY +NCTS IS IRREVERSIBLE +BUT ROLL_OUT IS GOING ON BUT SLOW +CONNECTION OF PRIVATE OPERATORS STILL AT INITIAL STAGE +ATTRACTIVENESS OF CONNECTION STILL A QUESTIONMARK +COST OF CONNECTION FOR PRIVATE OPERATORS DIFFERENT IN EACH COUNTRY +ABSENCE OF SINGLE EUROPEAN TRANSIT GUARANTEE +WAITING TIMES AT DEPARTURE +NON_STOP NCTS AVAILABILITY 24 HOURS AND 7 DAYS +THE FALLBACK PROCEDURE… MAY THE OCCASION ARISE OF COLLAPSE OF THE NCTS SYSTEM… OPTION RETURN TO OTS OLD PAPER BASED SYSTEM +NON RULING OF INTERNET CONNECTION AND REQUIREMENT OF DIGITAL SIGNATURE… IN SOME COUNTRIES IN OTHERS NOT ROLL_OUT A MATTER OF ATTRACTIVENESS FOR TRADE

12 NCTS Operations Status Report

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14 NCTS Operations: Departure 01/01/04 => 30/06/04

15 NCTS Operations: Departure 01/01/04 => 30/06/04

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17 NCTS Operations: Destination 01/01/04 => 30/06/04

18 NCTS Operations: Destination 01/01/04 => 18/06/04

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