1. NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON THE BENEFITS OF THE TIR CONVENTION TO FACILITATE GROWTH AND PROSPERITY IN THE ARAB WORLD WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE IDB-AULT-IRU JOINT PROJECT Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 12 November 2013

2. SESSION I – BORDER CROSSING FACILITATION AND TIR PRINCIPLES: 3. TIR basic principles, and multimodal applicability Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 12 November 2013 Jean Acri Special TIRAdvisor Patrick Philipp Head IRU Training

3. Transports Internationaux Routiers Managed by the IRU since 1949 Securing and facilitating trade and international road transport Page 3 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

4. What is the TIR System?  The best multilateral facilitation instrument for international transport and trade  Based on TIR Convention of 1975  Currently signed by 68 contracting parties, with the possibility to be implemented globally and multi- modally (road-rail, road-maritime, road-air) Page 4 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

5. Goods not allowed under TIR Currently NO Alcohol (HS 220710, 2208xx) or tobacco (HS 240210, 240220, 240310) (Except for beer & wine or raw tobacco) Page 5 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

6. The six core elements of the TIR System: Facilitation and security Page 6 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

7. Secure vehicles and containers Vehicles with secure load compartments need to meet strict technical standards – Annex 2, Annex 7 X  Page 7 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

8. Secure vehicles and containers Each vehicle needs to have a valid certificate of approval delivered by national competent authorities (Annex 3) Approval Certificate – Basic Principles (Annex 3) Standard format – Annex 4Standard format – Annex 4 Page 8 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

9. International Chain of Guarantee Customs duties and taxes at risk are covered through the “Deed of Guarantee” with a national TIR Guaranteeing Association The Guaranteeing Association is the national partner to the Customs authorities for resolving an irregularity caused by any TIR Holder Goods transported under the TIR procedure are not subjected to the payment or deposit of import or export duties and taxes at Customs offices en route (Article 4) Page 9 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

10. National Financial Institution International Chain of Guarantee - Coverage ASSOCIATION Holder International Financial Institution GLOBAL CONTRACT International Financial Institution GLOBAL CONTRACT IRU Holder Page 10 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

11. TIR Carnet - Benefits Proof of: GuaranteeGuarantee Controlled AccessControlled Access Mutual Recognition of Customs ControlsMutual Recognition of Customs Controls TIR = Secure Trade Facilitation Page 11 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

12. TIR Carnet – Security elements  TIR CARNET Visual security elements Technical security elements Page 12 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

13. Security Elements Page 13 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

14. Mutual Recognition of Controls A key element of the TIR Convention is the Mutual Recognition of all Customs Controls Customs carefully control the vehicle, goods, and TIR Carnet at the Customs office of departure Page 14 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

15. Controlled Access National TIR Associations – to issue and guarantee TIR CarnetsNational TIR Associations – to issue and guarantee TIR Carnets Transport operators (Natural and legal persons) – to use TIR CarnetsTransport operators (Natural and legal persons) – to use TIR Carnets Customs authorise access to the TIR procedure for: Annex 9 Part I and II Information on all transport operators authorised as TIR Holders are stored by the UNECE in the International TIR Data Bank (ITDB) Page 15 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

16. SafeTIR – Annex 10 Direct data transmission by Customs on each termination of a TIR operation if goods are unloaded or pass to a different Customs regime Database, computer network Dedicated software to permit on-line control of the status of each TIR Carnet SafeTIR is a Risk Management System for TIR Carnets composed of: Page 16 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

17. TIR-EPD Portal for TIR Carnet holders 11001101001101011100110100110101 10110110010101011011011001010101 1101011010 1010110101 1101111011 0010100101 1101111011 1110111101 1101011010 1101111011 0101101011 1101111011 1010110101 1100111001 0010100101 1100111001 1110111101 1101011010 11001101001101011100110100110101 10110110010101011011011001010101 1101011010 1010110101 11011110010101011101111001010101 00101110010101010010111001010101 1101111011 11101110010101011110111001010101 11010110010101011101011001010101 1100110100110111001101001101 101101100101010101101100101010 11010 1101011010 11010 1010010100 1101011010 110100100111010110100100111010 0010001011101000100010111010 1101011010 1110011100 1101111011 1101211012 11001101001101100110100110 101101100101010101101100101010 11010 1101011010 11010 1010010100 1101011010 11010 0101011010 01010 00100 1010100100 10101 11010 0010111010 00101 11100 1101011100 11010 101101100101010101101100101010 11001101001101100110100110 1100110100110111001101001101 101101100101010101101100101010 11010 1101011010 11010 1010010100 1101011010 110100100111010110100100111010 0010001011101000100010111010 11010 1110111010 11101 11100 1010111100 10101 1101111011 0011100111 1101111011 1101011010 TIR Electronic Pre- Declaration Connecting Business and Customs for facilitating and securing international trade Page 17 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

18.   Article 2 : “This Convention shall apply to the transport of goods … across one or more frontiers... provided that some portion of the journey between the beginning and the end of the TIR transport is made by road …“   Explanatory Note to Article 2 “…this Article allow goods to be carried under cover of a TIR Carnet when only one part of the journey is made by road … at some point between the beginning and the end of the TIR transport…” TIR and Multimodality Page 18 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

19. TIR and Multimodality   Other modes of transport for non-road leg   Multimodal TIR transports today RO/RO transports (ferry services): Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Caspian Sea, Baltic States, Persian Gulf Block trains: ECO region Page 19 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

20. Example: Turkey - France by Ferry Capacity: 220 trucks Loading/unloading time: 10 to 12 hours TIR Carnets with driver by plane and processed 1 day before ferry arrival Page 20 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

21. Example: Tanger Med 1 hour to go through Port with TIR Carnet ! Page 21 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

22. Opportunities  More goods transport with various modes of transport  Road transport always at beginning, end or in between  TIR = driving seat for multimodal development ROAD SEA / RAIL / AIR ROAD Page 22 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

23. Multimodality: Challenges  TIR Carnet hand over to successive carriers  Subcontracting scheme as per IRU rules  Security and Safety of the TIR System  Traceability of each TIR Carnet transmission Page 23 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

24. TIR and Block Trains Volet/Voucher 1 Page 1 Volet/Voucher 1 Page 3 Volet/Voucher 2 Page 2 Volet/Voucher 2 Page 4 Volet/Voucher 1 Page 5 Volet/Voucher 2 Page 6 Volet/Voucher 1 Page 7 Volet/Voucher 2 Page 8 SafeTIR confirmation sent Volet/Voucher 1 Page 9 Volet/Voucher 2 Page 10 IRIR TMTM UZUZ KZKZ TRTR Page 24 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

25. Multimodal Opportunities Page 25 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

26. Benefits of the TIR System Ensure the secure and sustainable development of international trade and road transport (controlled access, traceability) Gives access to 58 TIR operational countries Through mutual recognition of Customs Controls and the guarantee, transport costs, formalities and delays are reduced Secures and facilitates trade through the implementation of harmonised controls & documents Page 26 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

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