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ECO TIR related ActivitiesDr.Esmaeil Tekyehsadat
Director of Transport and Communication ECO Secretariat
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� major obstacles on implementation of TIR Convention include:1. Issuance of visa formalities,2. Border crossing points and infrastructure 3. Lack of harmonization of customs and border crossing
regulations,4. Duplication of controls on both sides of borders,5. Different requirements in terms of accompanying documents6. Lack of parking place,7. Standardization of highways, 8. Unofficial payments,9. Differences of price of fuel, 10.Manual processing of documents, 11.Limited working hours at the border crossing points and,12.Long waiting queues
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�ECO 11th summit mandated to initiate regular run of the Trucks under the framework of TTFA and implement TIR Convention.
�MOU with IRU and UNECE mandated us to initiate joint course of actions on transport facilities
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10 states, 7 of which are members since 1992. Population – over 416 mln. Total GDP -
$2,697,037
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� Progressive removal of trade barriers and promotion of intra- regional trade;
� Gradual integration of the economies of the Member States with the world economy;
� Development of transport and communications infrastructure linking the Member States with each other and with the outside world
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Real People Real Road Conditions
Data Which Reflects Real Problems
Real Results Which Help to Build Better
REALITY
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What is ERMT ?�Continuation of the ECO/IRU Silk Road Caravan
�Collecting and analysing data about actual road transport conditions faced
by professional truck drivers during commercial cargo deliveries
�Special Questionnaires developed in line with the World Bank directives
�The UNESCAP Time-Distance-Cost methodology for data analysis
Main Objectives�Promotion and facilitation of international road transport and trade in the ECO
Member States through monitoring physical and non-physical barriers for
transit transport
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�Customs Focal Points �Transport Focal Points
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� Afghan Chambers of Commerce and Industry
� Azerbaijan International Road Carriers Association
� Union of International Road Carriers of Kazakhstan
� Association of International Road Carriers of Kyrgyzstan
� Pakistan National Committee of the Int. Chamber of Commerce
� Tajik Association of Road Transport Operators
� International Transporters Association of Turkey
� Turkmen Association of International Road Carriers
� Association of International Road Carriers of Uzbekistan
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� June 1 2011 MoU’s signed with Project participating companies
� June-July 2011 Drivers begin to fill in the Project Questionnaires
and return them to IRU PDMER
� 29 June 2011 ERMT Project Launch Ceremony at the 8th ECO
Ministerial Meeting in Ashgabat,
Turkmenistan
� November 2011 Data Analysis by an independent research body
begins
� January 2012 ECO/IRU Report and recommendations for
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� The Conference requested all member states to take necessary measures for implementing TIR Convention
� The Conference appreciated IRU for promoting the EPD and Safe TIR. The Conference requested IRU to provide technical assistance for implementation of these projects in the ECO member states
� Afghanistan implement TIR Convention by the end of 2011
� Pakistan will access to TIR Convention shortly
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• Training and Capacity Building• Equipment of the relevant agencies.• Provide advisors and experts to provide guidelines
on various aspects of establishing the system.• Organizing workshops by TIR ExB
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�Thanks
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