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Project funded by the European Union

75th Session

• f the Global Forum for Road Traffic Safety

Geneva, 19-22 September 2017

The EU funded EuroMed Transport Support Project

Michalis Adamantiadis Team Leader, Road Transport Key Expert

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The Project

• In the context of ENPI: European Neighbourhood and

Partnership Initiative – South

• Duration: Jan 2017 to Dec 2020
• Project office: Brussels

Previous EuroMed RRU Project 2012-2016

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Morocco Algeria Tunisia Libya Egypt Israel Jordan Syria Lebanon Palestine

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Project Objectives

• Contribute to the creation of an integrated transport system in the

Mediterranean

• Support Southern Mediterranean Partner

Countries implement the regulatory aspects RTAP 2014-2020, on Actions:

• Action 8: Efficient land transport systems;
• Action 9: International land transport haulage;
• Action 10: Road safety;
• Action 11: Urban transport

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Sustainable results from Previous Project Phase

• Awareness on UN international Agreements and best practices
• Familiarization with the work of UNECE, EU, IRU
• Opening of the AETR Agreement to some EuroMed countries
• Road Maps AETR - ATP - ADR
• 20 ADR Trainers Internationally Certified (IRU ADR Instructors)
• Accreditation of the Tunisian Training Centre of Borj Centria by IRU
• Studies, study tours, analytical work, policy recommendations
• Changes in transport legislation in many EuroMed countries
• Liaison and joint event and efforts with UN SE on Road Safety
• New accessions to UN Agreements expected

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Main UN Road Transport Legal Instruments

13 most important out of total 58

• Road transport and road traffic safety (4

Agreements)

• Border crossing facilitation (4 Agreements)
• Transport of dangerous goods and perishable

foodstuffs (2 Agreements)

• Vehicle Regulations ( 3 Agreements)

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Efforts made under RRU Project

79 events under the road transport component, with 2,175 experts engaged such as, trainings on AETR, ADR, Vehicle Regulations as well as study tours, analytical work, UNECE WPs participation

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Accession status 1st January 2017 To UN Main Road Transport Agreements Less than 30%

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Highlights on activities implemented under the new Phase of the Project

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Support participation to 79th ITC and Ministerial Meeting, 21-24 Feb. 2017

• Six countries present (Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia)
• One Minister (Tunisia) - Four National Coordinators (Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Tunisia)

– EuroMed TSP KEs

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Ministerial Meeting, 21-24 Feb. 2017

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Lebanon Awareness Event

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Regional Awareness Raising Workshop on Main UN Road Transport Legal Instruments and on Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) Brussels, 4-5 July 2017

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Road Safety Data regional activity Setting up road safety reliable, harmonized and comparable data collection system and sharing at regional level

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Project funded by the European Union

Lebanon National Training Workshop on the European Agreement concerning the Work of Crews of Vehicles Engaged in International Road Transport (AETR) Gefinor Rotana Hotel Beirut, 12-13 September 2017

Ministry of Public Works and Transport, Lebanon

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Lebanon National Training Workshop on AETR, 12-13 Sept. 2017

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About 40 representatives of key stakeholders from the Public and Private Sectors attended along with experts from the Ministry of Transport of Palestine Among the distinguished speakers Mr. Robert Nowak, UNECE, and Dr. Yarob Badr, UNESCWA Lebanon interested in acceding and implementing the AETR to enhance road safety requested to opening of the Agreement for accession to it

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Road Safety related activities planned or being implemented

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Road Safety related activities

• National training events on AETR, ADR (Lebanon)
• TA + training to accede + implement AETR (Algeria, Israel, Morocco, and Tunisia)
• Support accession + impl. Veh. Regul. (Algeria, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia)
• TA + training to accede the Vienna Conventions (Jordan and Algeria)
• Setting up road safety reliable, harmonized and comparable data collection system (Algeria,

Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia)

• TA for regulatory changes in road transport of goods + set up LTRA (Egypt)
• Support training + professional drivers’ qualification – Diagn.+ Recom. (Alg. – Leb.)
• Support implementation of CPC and professional drivers qualification (Tunisia)
• TTT on ADR and CPC (Algeria and Israel)
• Road Safety and Vehicle Regulations focused study tours (Regional)
• Facilitate participation to UNECE bodies ITC, WP.1, WP.15, SC.1, WP.29, (Regional)
• Assist Partner countries develop Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) (Regional)

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Thank you !