Accession to the TIR Convention by a Country: how to proceed? Karachi, 18 August 2014

Nazife Bulut, TIR Insurance and Legal Affairs

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A State willing to accede to the TIR Convention must:

Undertake the national legal procedure to be able to join an international Treaty

Deposit the instrument of accession to the UN Secretary General in New York

First official steps to accede to the TIR Convention

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Model of letter of deposit of instrument of accession to the TIR Convention

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Practical steps to be undertaken to implement the

TIR procedure in Pakistan by

The Government of Pakistan (Ministry of Transport / Ministry of Commerce and Industry / Customs Authority)

The authorised future guarantor and issuer of TIR Carnets in Pakistan, i.e. PNC-ICC

The IRU

Practical steps to accede to the TIR Convention

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Practical steps to accede to the TIR Convention

•Ministry of Transport / Ministry of Commerce and Industry / Customs Authority1. Designation of Competent

Authorities responsible for the TIR Convention

•Ministry of Transport / Ministry of Commerce and Industry / Customs Authority2. Designation of the Pakistani

Authorities responsible for the approval of road vehicles (Article 12 of the TIR Convention)

•Ministry of Commerce and Industry

3. PNC-ICC authorised by the Competent Authorities to be the national issuing and guaranteeing association of TIR Carnets in Pakistan (Article 6 and Annex 9 Part I of the TIR Convention)

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Practical steps to accede to the TIR Convention

•PNC-ICC & Pakistani Customs Authorities4. Signature by PNC-ICC of

the Deed of Guarantee with the Pakistani national Customs Authorities

•PNC-ICC & IRU5. Signature by PNC-ICC of all IRU’s contractual documents

•Ministry of Transport / Ministry of Commerce and Industry / Customs Authority6. Establishment of a

National Autorisation Committee to select transport companies authorised to use TIR Carnets

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Practical steps to accede to the TIR Convention

•Pakistani Customs Authorities

7. Publication of a list of Customs offices approved for performing TIR operations (Article 45 of TIR Convention)

•IRU, Pakistani Customs Authorities & PNC-ICC8. Awareness campaign for

Customs officials in the functioning of the TIR System

•Ministry of Transport / Ministry of Commerce and Industry / Customs Authority

9. Implementation of IRU IT risk management tools (RTS / TIR-EPD)

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Practical steps to accede to the TIR Convention

•IRU & PNC-ICC10. TIR training for PNC-ICC staff

•PNC-ICC & National Autorisation Committee11. Selection and admission of TIR

Carnets Holders to the TIR System (Annex 9, Part II of the TIR Convention)

•PNC-ICC & National Autorisation Committee

12. TIR training for PNC-ICC, TIR Holders and Customs officials

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Practical steps to accede to the TIR Convention

•IRU13. Certificate of insurance and authorisation letter

•PNC-ICC & National Autorisation Committee

14. Order by PNC-ICC to be delivered with TIR Carnets

PNC-ICC starts its TIR activities, Pakistani transport operators benefit from the TIR System advantages and Pakistani Customs Authorities start to accept TIR transports/carnets

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1. Accession instrument to the TIR Convention to be deposited to the UN Secretary General by the Government of Pakistan

2. IRU to meet with all competent Authorities in Pakistan to provide with a detailed action plan containing all steps to be undertaken by all stakeholders for implementation of the TIR System in Pakistan

3. IRU to assist involved stakeholders throughout the whole implementation process

SUMMARY – NEXT STEPS