1. TIR System Structure, Merits and Accession
Asli GURATES
Customs Expert

2. Content UNECE TIR System Current issues Accession to the Convention
Principles
Merits
Administrative structure
Current issues
Accession to the Convention

3. UNECE Set up in 1947 by the UN ECOSOC
One of the five regional UN commissions
56 States Members
Facilitates greater economic integration and cooperation, promotes sustainable development and economic prosperity

4. UNECE Economic Cooperation and Integration Environmental Policy
Forestry and Timber
Housing and Land Management
Trade
Transport (road, rail, inland water, intermodal)
Statistics
Sustainable Energy

5. UNECE, Centre of UN Transport Conventions
58 conventions, 1742 Contracting Parties (2018)

6. 61 Operational Countries
Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention, 1975)
61 Operational Countries 73
Contracting Parties
33,500
Holders
1,200,000
TIR Carnets

7. Customs transit procedure
Country of departure
Country of transit
Country of destination

8. Sustainable transit system
TFA
Article 11 para. 14, 15,
Guarantee mechanism
Information technology
Harmonized procedures and documents
Mutual recognition
Customs cooperation
Availability of information
Secure transport units
TFA
Article 11 para. 9
TFA
Article 11 para. 11, 12, 13, 14
TFA
Article 11 para. 1, 6, 7, 8, 10, 15
TFA
Article 11 para. 16

9. Secure vehicles or containers International guarantee
Principles
5 Pillars
Secure vehicles or containers
TIR Carnet
Controlled access
Mutual recognition
of customs controls
International guarantee

11. Merits of the TIR System
Harmonized customs transit procedures
Standard and reliable documentation/electronic tools
Approved operators and vehicles
Exceptional physical inspection
International guarantee
A supervisory body (TIRExB)

12. TIR Management Structure
TIR Administrative Committee
UNECE
Working Party
WP.30
International
organization
(IRU)
TIR Executive Board
TIR Secretary
TIR secretariat
Country A Country B Country C
National association
National association
National association
Government
Government
Government
United Nations
TIR Convention
Private Sector

13. Current issues World-wide application of the TIR Convention
Intermodal use of TIR procedure
Computerization (eTIR Project)

14. Current issues

15. Accession All states members of the UN or members of
UN Treaty Handbook
Section 6
All states members of the UN or members of
specialized agencies etc.
Reservation only «Settlement of disputes via arbitration tribunal»
Instrument of accession to UN Secretary General
Entry into force
Operational
6 months

16. Accession Capacity building support UNECE TIR Secretariat
Contracting Parties
IRU

17. Website: unece.org/tir
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Website: unece.org/tir