4 th IRU-LAS-AULT SEMINAR SESSION III – BALANCING SECURITY AND FACILITATION IN THE LAS REGION: CONTRIBUTION OF THE KEY UN TRADE AND ROAD TRANSPORT FACILITATION CONVENTIONS Alexandria, 4 November 2012 (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

Streamlining and securing Customs procedures through the UN International Convention on the Harmonisation of Frontier Controls of Goods (21 October 1982) Alexandria, 4 November 2012 Haydar Özkan IRU General Delegate to the Middle East and Region Page 2(c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

International Convention on the Harmonisation of Frontier Controls of Goods, 21 October 1982, and its Annex 8 (Harmonisation Convention ) Page 3(c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

 Overall objective to facilitate border crossings thanks to:  National coordination of controls,  International harmonisation,  Transparency for stakeholders International Convention on the Harmonisation of Frontier Controls of Goods, 21 October 1982, and its Annex 8 (Harmonisation Convention ) Faster border crossing procedures Less formalities and less controls of the goods at border Page 4(c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

International Convention on the Harmonisation of Frontier Controls of Goods, 21 October 1982, and its Annex 8 (Harmonisation Convention ) 1)Transfer of the Customs control procedures to the places of departure and destination (Annex 8, Art. 3.2) 2)Harmonisation of the procedures and controls 3)Reducing and coordination of the controls at border Single window / joint controlsSingle window / joint controls Page 5(c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

4)Mutual recognition of the controls: International Vehicle Weight Certificate International Convention on the Harmonisation of Frontier Controls of Goods, 21 October 1982, and its Annex 8 (Harmonisation Convention ) Page 6(c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

International Convention on the Harmonisation of Frontier Controls of Goods, 21 October 1982, and its Annex 8 (Harmonisation Convention ) Page 7(c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

International Convention on the Harmonisation of Frontier Controls of Goods, 21 October 1982, and its Annex 8 (Harmonisation Convention ) Page 8(c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

International Convention on the Harmonisation of Frontier Controls of Goods, 21 October 1982, and its Annex 8 (Harmonisation Convention ) Mutual recognition of the controls: International Technical Vehicle Inspection Certificate Page 9(c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

International Convention on the Harmonisation of Frontier Controls of Goods, 21 October 1982, and its Annex 8 (Harmonisation Convention ) 5)Facilitation of visa procedures for professional drivers (Annex 8, Art. 2)  Simplified and harmonised procedures  Multiple entries visas  Role of national road transport associations in the visa issuing process Page 10(c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

6) Facilitated border crossing procedures for goods transport, in particular for urgent or fragile consignments, such as live animals or perishable foodstuffs (ATP) International Convention on the Harmonisation of Frontier Controls of Goods, 21 October 1982, and its Annex 8 (Harmonisation Convention ) Page 11(c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

7)Harmonised and coordinated information to interested stakeholders, in particular:  Special requirements (documents, working hours, …)  Current situation at border (waiting times) International Convention on the Harmonisation of Frontier Controls of Goods, 21 October 1982, and its Annex 8 (Harmonisation Convention ) Page 12(c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

IRU Border Waiting Times Observatory (BWTO) Report on border waiting times, free of charge, anywhere in the world! Page 13(c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

International Convention on the Harmonisation of Frontier Controls of Goods, 21 October 1982, and its Annex 8 (Harmonisation Convention ) Harmonisation Convention: 56 Contracting Parties 2 LAS Contracting Parties: -Tunisia - Jordan Page 14(c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

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