Conference & SEEIF Going Beyond Infrastructure Michael Nielsen - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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SEETAC 3rd Ministerial Conference & SEEIF

Going Beyond Infrastructure

Michael Nielsen General Delegate

This is the IRU

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Evolution of IRU Membership

1948: eight founder countries 2012: 170 Members in 73 countries 2012: 170 Members in 73 countries 2012: 20 CRIPA Members

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Going beyond infrastructure - facilitate trade !

IRU Model Highway Initiative (MHI)

• 1. Institutional reforms - Join international conventions, facilitate

border crossings & tackle bribery, road building procedures…

• 2. Creation of support infrastructure – Border crossing

facilities, fuel stations, secure parking areas, warehousing, multimodal transfer facilities...

• 3. Implementation of best practices – TIR green lanes,

TIR-EPD, joint customs procedures, recognise International Weight Certificate, simplified multiple entry visas for drivers…

• 4. Establishment of a multilateral investment fund -

The development of trade and road transport needs a Multilateral Investment Fund !

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• Securing and facilitating trade and

international road transport using the TIR system

• Managed by the IRU since 1949
• Based on TIR Convention of 1975
• The best multilateral facilitation instrument for international

transport and trade

• Currently signed by 68 contracting parties, with the

possibility to be implemented globally and multi-modally (road-rail, road-maritime, road-air)

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Geographical scope of the TIR Convention

68 57 2 3 8

Contracting Party in Admission Process TIR Operational Countries In Negotiation Process Interested Parties Contracting Parties

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Benefits of the TIR System

Ensure the secure and sustainable development

• f international trade and road transport

(controlled access, traceability) Gives access to 57 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

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TIR in the EU

in parallel to the T System

• Reintroduce TIR in intra EU transports for goods

under customs control

• Facilitate growth through increased trade – Provide a

choice to the 600,000 truck operators that today is forced to use the T System

• Enhances competitiveness of SMEs – 85% of road

transport companies

• Increase security of transport chain – cargo is sealed
• Customs duty payments guaranteed
• Consistency for EU trade with 3rd countries – one world,
• ne system

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Creating support infrastructure & information

• Lack of parking areas, lack of information
• n the location of parking areas, lack of

secure parking areas…

• IRU answer: www.iru.org/transpark
• Ensure information on border waiting

times

• IRU answer: www.iru.org/index/bwt-app
• Doubling collective passenger transport

by bus and coach – administrative and infrastructure needs

• IRU answer: SMART Move

www.busandcoach.travel

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TRANSPark: the trucking industry’s

• nline one-stop shop
• Identify & assess secure and

convenient truck parking areas in +40 countries;

• Search by country, region, city or

along planned routes;

• Browse all facilities available at the

selected parking area;

• Enter parking information;
• And much more !

Locate secure parking areas to fight organised crime

• n roads!

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Authorities should make availabel to TRANSPark the location, security and confort information of the parking areas in their region or country!

IRU Border Waiting Times Observatory (BWTO)

Availability of data a large problem – dependent on frequent input from border controls/customs!

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Collection of border waiting times and availability of this information free of charge, anywhere in the world!

• Waiting times for trucks and

buses on both sides of the border;

• Search by country or region;

Coubling collective bus and coach passenger transport - The Smart Move

1. Political objective: To change the perception of buses and coaches in society, starting with decision and

• pinion-makers (favourable and

appropriate legislation) 2. Business objective : To double the use of buses and coaches in the next 10-15 years – changed infrastructure requirements and needs

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Ensuring efficient international collective passsenger transport - IRU proposal – UNECE OmniBUS Agreement

• Society’s interest to promote collective bus and coach transport – safe,

green, affordable, efficient

• > 3000 international regular lines in Europe and neighbouring countries
• Bilateral agreements create a complicated framework & a burden for

authorities and operators

• Non preferential treatment of coaches at borders & waiting times
• a multilateral OmniBUS agreement will facilitate these services

considerably:

• by creating a harmonised and fairer legal framework, control documents

and, ultimately, enforcement procedures across the board

• whilst at the same time reducing the administrative burden and costs for

both authorities and operators

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