Facilitation of International Road Transport in Asia 7 th IRU Euro-Asian Road Transport Conference Amman, Jordan, June 2013 Mr. Li Yuwei, Chief Transport Facilitation and Logistics Section Transport Division

Distance Time/ cost Transport to border Border crossing Transport to sea port Wait at sea port Sea transport UNESCAP Time/Cost-Distance Methodology Need to identify – isolate – address bottlenecks Methodology for international route analysis

Findings from Application in Central Asia Source: CAREC Corridor Performance Measurement and Monitoring Reports Selected Route2011Q Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Xinjiang (China) Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Xinjiang (China) Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Xinjiang (China) Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan Average time spent to clear a border crossing (in hour)

Promoting International Conventions (1)  UNESCAP Resolution 48/11  Adopted: April 1992  Recommend to accede to 7 core conventions:  Convention on road traffic  Convention on road signs & signals  TIR  Customs convention on temporary importation of commercial road vehicles  Customs convention on containers  Int’l convention on harmonization of frontier control of goods  CMR

Promoting International Conventions (2)  Regional/subregional/national seminars/workshops with ECE& IRU  In particular for TIR  Advisory services  Regional study  Integrated with subregional agreements  Promotion of TIR for inter-modal transport  Review of progress in inter-governmental meetings  Key modality in Regional Strategic Framework for Facilitation of International Road Transport  Through regional network of legal/technical experts

Regional Harmonization of Road Transport Permit  Target 1 in Regional Strategic Framework for Facilitation of International Road Transport  Road transport permits Target: Wider application of multiple-entry transport permit valid for one year and multiple routes or road networks issued to a carrier for any compliant vehicle in its fleet Wider application of multilateral transport permit Process: Gradually adopt when member countries formulate or renew their bilateral and multilateral agreements on international road transport or hold consultations on the implementation of the agreements Action: Implementation of RSF Regional network of legal/technical network Integrated in assistance for subregional agreements and transport facilitation projects

Professional Training for Managers and Drivers  Key modality in Regional Strategic Framework for Facilitation of International Road Transport Establish national training institutions for managers and drivers undertaking international road transport In South Asia and Southeast Asia, subregional training institutions focusing on courses on subregional operations In Central Asia and West Asia, with closer links to Europe, training for subregional operations in parallel with courses for inter-regional operations Assistance from UNESCAP: defining main subjects in curricula of training institutions to promote setting of common standards

Euro-Asia Transport Links (1) Subregion Intra- Subregional trade share 2010 (%) Intra- Subregional trade share 2011 (%) Overall trade recovery in 2010 to pre- crisis level Central & West Asia No East Asia Yes Southeast Asia Yes Source: UNESCAP Statistical Yearbook for Asia & the Pacific; Database of ADB Asian Regional Integration Centre.

Euro-Asia Transport Links (2)  Increase intra-subregional trade for Central Asian countries  Land-bridge between Europe and Asia Connect two major markets Connect Central Asia with two major markets  Enhance trade and economic relationship between Europe and Asia  Reduce transport cost to improve people’s welfare and attract more foreign investments

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