JOINT ASEAN, BIMP-EAGA & IMT-GTLAND TRANSPORT

CONSULTATION MEETING

Surabaya, Indonesia24 April 2015

Presentation Objectives

• Introduce key EU road transport facilitation initiatives

• Their role in supporting regional economic integration in Europe

• Relevance for ASEAN, BIMP-EAGA and IMT-GT • Experience of EU sub-regional approaches• Lessons learned

EU Transport Initiatives - Main Categories

• Carriage Of Goods• Carriage Of Passengers• Employment And Working Conditions• Road Safety• Sustainability and Environmental Issues• Co-operation with non-EU Members• Co-operation with international organisations

Main Categories

EU-International Transport Agreements• European Economic Area (EEA)• European Free Trade Association (EFTA)• Bi-lateral transport agreement with Switzerland

Main Categories

EU-International Transport Agreements• Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus Asia• South East European Transport Observatory• Northern Dimension Partnership on Transport

and Logistics• Africa and Europe– strengthening transport cooperation– Infrastructure partnership

Key Road Transport Institutions

European Commission & Council of Transport MinistersIn Co-operation with:• UN Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE)• International Road Transport Association (IRU)• Organisation for Economic Cooperation and

Development (OECD)• International Transport Forum (ITF) – 54

members (previously European Conference of Ministers of Transport ECMT)

Key Road Transport Institutions

European Commission & Council of Transport Ministers, European Economic and Social CommitteeIn Co-operation with:• World Customs Organisation (WCO)• World Trade Organisation (WTO)• World Bank (WB)• International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)

Key Legal Texts

• Treaty on the European Union• Treaty on the Functioning of the EU (TFEU)– Implementing Treaty

• EU road transport-related acquis– Regulations– Directives– Decisions– Recommendations and opinions– Resolutions

Key Legal Texts

• Community Transit (CT)• Common Transit Convention (1987)• Identical rules, procedures electronic messages & documents• Common Transit Convention - Contracting Parties

– EU– Iceland– Switzerland– Norway– Turkey

• New Computerised Transit System (NCTS)• TIR (International Road Transport)

Key Legal Texts

• Article V of the GATT (1994, Freedom of Transit)• provides for freedom of transit of goods, vessels

and other means of transport • across the territory of WTO members • via the routes most convenient for international

transit.

Key Legal Texts

• The UNECE has established 57 transport agreements and conventions

• Negotiated by government representatives• Become legally binding for countries which ratify

or accede to them

Key Legal Texts

Market Access Rules For International Road Transport -Objective:• To facilitate the development of international

road freight transport• To increase the level of harmonisation and create

a level playing field for competition between international road haulage operators established in EU member countries

Key Legal Texts

Market Access to Passenger TransportObjective:• To liberalise occasional passenger transport while

increasing traffic safety and environmental protection

Key Legal Texts

Technical Environmental and Security Standards:

• Exhaust emissions – Euro VI standards – buses & trucks

• Noise emission• Braking system• Tyres• Tachograph• Roadworthiness Test• Tyres – minimum tread

Key Legal Texts

• Consolidated Resolution on Facilitating Road Transport

• Rules to be applied for international freight transport by road

• The Resolution on Occasional International Transport of Passengers by buses and coaches

Key Legal Texts

• Resolution on the simplification of procedures of issuing visas for professional drivers

• Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area:– Single European Transport Area– Innovation and efficiency– Modern infrastructure– Emissions reduction– External dimension

Key Legal Texts

CMR Convention• Convention on the Contract for the International

Carriage of Goods by Road (UN)• The provisions of the CMR Consignment Note

govern the terms of the contract and the acceptance of the goods by the carrier

Additional Issues

• WCO – Time Release Studies• WCO standard electronic messages• UN Layout key• SAFE Framework of Standards– Pre-lodgement– Security of supply chain– Authorised Economic Operators

Main Transport Legal Texts - Europe

• International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods (1982 – UN/ECE)

• For goods in transit contacting parties agree to implement:– simple and speedy treatment– by limiting their inspections to cases where these are

warranted – by the actual circumstances or risks

Main Transport Legal Texts - Europe

UN/ECE AETR agreement• European Agreement Concerning the Work of Crews

of Vehicles Engaged in International Road Transport (AETR) of 1970

• Driving and rest times in international road transport• Uniform conditions to be fulfilled by drivers • Non-AETR countries invited to apply equivalent

procedures; • EC Directive regarding the frequency of controls

established as a common reference

Main Transport Legal Texts - Europe

• ADR - Dangerous Goods• CVR - Protocol to the Convention on the Contract for

the International Carriage of Passengers and Luggage by Road

• Road signs, signals & road markings• Customs Container Convention 1972• Perishable foodstuffs• Construction of Vehicles• Environmental Issues

Role in Supporting Economic Integration

• Key Issues• Harmonisation:– Internally within EU– With partner regions

• Facilitation:– Procedural– Infrastructure

• Leading to enhanced economic activity

Relevance for ASEAN, BIMP-EAGA and IMT-GT

• Need for Harmonisation• International Standards• Convergence– Regulatory– Procedural– Documentary– Infrastructure– Environmental

Post Script

• How the EU reduces inequalities.• EU member states contribute about 1% of their total

wealth to the EU budget.• The wealthiest countries make the biggest

contributions.• Over a third of the budget is then spent on regional

aid for less developed countries and regions. • As they become better off, the wealthier parts of the

EU will benefit too.

Post Script

There are three types of regional aid: 1. The European development fund to improve investment and infrastructure 2. The social fund to pay for education, training and job creation 3. Cohesion fund, to improve the environment, transport and renewable energy.

Thank You

ASEAN Regional Integration Support from the EU

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