rd

SEETAC
Ministerial
Conference & SEEIF
Going Beyond Infrastructure

Michael Nielsen
General Delegate
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This is the IRU

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Evolution of IRU Membership

2012: 170 Members
in 73 countries
1948: eight
founder 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

Contracting
Parties

57

TIR Operational
Countries

Contracting Party in
Admission Process

In Negotiation
Process

Interested Parties
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Benefits of the TIR System

Secures and facilitates trade through the
implementation of harmonised controls & documents
Ensure the secure and sustainable development
of international trade and road transport
(controlled access, traceability)
Through mutual recognition of Customs Controls
and the guarantee, transport costs, formalities and
delays are reduced
Gives access to 57 TIR operational countries
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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,

one system
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Creating support infrastructure &

information
Lack of parking areas, lack of information
on 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 industrys

online one-stop shop
Locate secure parking areas to fight organised crime
on roads!
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 !

Authorities should make availabel to TRANSPark the

location, security and confort information of the parking
areas in their region or country!
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IRU Border Waiting Times Observatory

(BWTO)
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;

Availability of data a large problem dependent on frequent

input from border controls/customs!
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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
opinion-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

Societys 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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www.iru.org

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