TRIPARTITE -COMESA-EAC-SADC TRANSPORT AND TRANSIT FACILITATION PROGRAMME

TRIPARTITE VEHICLE LOAD MANAGMENT STRATEGY AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

The Strategic Plan, Where Are We Now And The Road Ahead

Presentation at EAC workshop on Development of Regulations to operationalise EAC VLC Act 2013, Kigali, Rwanda

Lovemore BingandadiProgramme Manager, Tripartite Transport and Transit Facilitation Programme

THE COMESA-EAC-SADC TRIPARTITE

THE ROAD TRAVELLED- TRIPARTITE VLMI milestones

1. SADC. Ministerial meeting, 2009, Swakopmund, NamibiaApproved the tripartite vehicle load management standards and policies [Nairobi VLM workshop resolutions]

2. COMESA Ministerial meeting in Djibouti, in 2009, Approved the Tripartite vehicle load management standards and policies. [Nairobi VLM workshop resolutions]

3. EAC. The EAC load control act was agreed upon by the council of ministers of partner states in February 2012 and subsequently debated and passed by the East Africa Legislative Assembly as The EAC Vehicle Load Control Act 2013. The bill now is awaiting the signature by all EAC partner states.

4. TRIPARTITE> VLM STRATEGY AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. Gaborone, Botswana 12 November 2014. adopted for recommendation to Ministers

Scope

1. Policy enabling framework2. Legislation3. Weighbridge Infrastructure and Equipment4. Weighbridge Operations and Management 5. Institutional Arrangements 6. Weighbridge Infrastructure and Equipment7. Weighbridge Operations and Management8. Human Resources and Training9. Public Awareness and Support10.Project Monitoring and Evaluation

TRIPARTITE VLM STRATEGY AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

 

1. Validate and sign Tripartite VLM MoU.2. Develop regulations3. Domestication of the Tripartite VML MoU. 4. Validate and implement Tripartite Regional Weighbridge

Location Plan 5. National Tripartite VML strategies and plans. 6. Capacity development at the level of the Member States

through strengthening the government agencies responsible for VLM,  

7. Develop legal/policy framework/guidelines to improve Member States’ implementation of VLM programmes and projects.

8. Technical assistance to support implementation9. Hardware and software procurement, installation and

commissioning

Strategies for Implementation of Tripartite VLM Strategy and Implementation Plan 2015-2020 Priorities

Tripartite VLM Current Activities EAC developing regulations for EAC VLC Act. Study on Tripartite Regional Weigh Bridge

Location Plan Study on defining Tripartite Transport Registers

and Information Platform and Systems [TRIPS] Design of Tripartite Program to be implemented

under 11th EDF to implement VLM Strategy

The overall strategic objective is to facilitate the development of a more competitive, integrated and liberalised regional road transport market in the Tripartite region.  The project purpose is to develop and implement harmonised road transport policies, laws, regulations and standards for efficient cross border road transport and transit networks, transport and logistics services, systems and procedures in the Tripartite region.  The expected Key Results are:  Result 1: Tripartite Vehicle Load Management Strategy Implemented. Result 2: Tripartite transport registers and information platform operationalResult 3: Harmonised Tripartite vehicle regulations and standards implementedResult 4: Efficiency of regional transport corridors improved

TRIPARTITE COMESA, EAC AND SADC TRANSPORT AND TRANSIT FACILITATION PROGRAM

Tripartite VLM Strategy Next StepsTripartite MoU Legal and Technical Validation 21-23

April 2015, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.Validation of Tripartite Regional Weighbridge

Location Plan (RWBLP)o April 21-23, Addis. Indicative RWBLPoMay tba? Detailed RWBLP on key corridors

Signing of Tripartite VLM MoUMinisterial approval of Tripartite VLM Strategy and

RWBLP [RECs and Tripartite] In country implementation across all 22 Tripartite mainland

states

• SUBSTANTIVE CONSENSUS AND AGREEMENT ON KEY TECHNICAL ISSUES BY ALL MEMBER STATES, RECs AND STAKEHOLDERS

• APPROVAL BY HIGHEST POLITICAL ORGANS IN COMESA, EAC AND SADC CONFIRMING THE REQUIRED POLITICAL WILL

• SOME MEMBERS STATES HAVE STARTED IMPLEMENTATION USING AGREED TRIPARTITE VLM REGIME AND STRATEGY

• SUPPORT FROM INTERNATIONAL COOPERATING PARTNERS

• SHIFT FROM CRIMINAL TO ADMINISTRATIVE SYSYTEM

• SENIOR OFFICIAL ADOPTED A COMMON STRATEGIC AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR APPROVAL BY MINISTERS.

• TRIPARTITE VLMI STRATEGIC PLAN WILL PROVIDE FRAMEWORK FOR COORDINATION AND SYNCHRONISATION OF NATIONAL ACTIONS

• SIGNING OF TRIPARTITE VLM MoU WILL LEGALLY BIND AND COMMIT MEMBER STATES TO COMMON POLICIES, STANDARDS, PLANS AND PROGRAMMES.

• FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION

WHY TRIPARTITE VEHICLE LOAD MANAGEMENT INTIATIVE MUST SUCCEED

OUTSTANDING ISSUES TO BE RECONCILED –EAC VLC ACT 2013 AND TRIPARTITE DRAFT VLM MoU

1. The Permissible maximum vehicle mass

2. Plating.

3. The adoption of an agreed % on tolerance on GVM/GCM [zero-2%-5%]

1. Regional Standard - Dimensions of Vehicles

2. Regional Standard - Vehicle Regulations: Equipment on Vehicles 

3. Regional Standard - Loads on Vehicles 

4. Regional Standard - Testing of Vehicles for Roadworthiness

5. Regional Standard - Conveyance of Abnormal Loads 

6. Regional Standard - The Transportation of Dangerous Goods Appendix A – Classification, Documentation and Procedures for Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road

Above documents downloadable from https://extranet.sadc.int/en/trips

TRIPARTITE DRAFT STANDARDS- VEHICLE DIMENSIONS AND REGULATIONS

(To be validated in May 2015 at a Tripartite workshop hosted by EAC)

Thank You

Lovemore BingandadiProgramme Manager, Tripartite Transport and Transit Facilitation ProgrammeBingconsult@gmail.comLbingandadi@sadc.intCell: +267 71828493Office: +395 1956

https://extranet.sadc.int/en/tvoc2014sep

https://extranet.sadc.int/en/trips