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Geneva, 25 September 2008Geneva, 25 September 2008

Eva MolnarTransport Division

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

Trade and Transport Trade and Transport FacilitationFacilitation

WTO Public ForumWTO Public Forum

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You can accelerate TTF improvements

Continue the current path

• Instruments in place• Investment plans in

place• Progressive

improvement

Big Bang change• Seamless border

crossings, efficient transit

• Real-time procedures thanks to e-docs

• High quality services in logistics centers along the whole route

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The basis we can build on: • Customs transit regimes

– TIR

– e-TIR

• Regulatory framework for transport service contracts– CMR

– e-CMR

• Harmonization Convention – simplified frontier controls, plus

• Measuring the B/C performance

• And other tools

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Transit value of Land-locked Countries will diminish if TTF improvements are delayed,

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… as new routes open up!

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Conclusion

1. UNECEUNECE leads the wayleads the way in TTF – To simplified procedures,

– To optimized electronic environment,

– To strengthened cooperation among countries and ngo-s

2. UNECEUNECE in strategic partnerstrategic partnership with WTO and with You All!