Overcoming Border Crossing Obstacles |
Joint ITF/UNECE/World Bank Seminar
5-6 March 2009, Paris |
The Seminar reviewed and analysed problems for transport in
crossing borders for all modes of transport, as well as for maritime ports and airports across
the globe. It examined good practices and recent developments which can be replicated elsewhere
and identified areas where further actions need to be taken to facilitate easier crossing of borders. |
Final Programme
Seminar Summary and Conclusions
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Session 1. Obstacles at Border Crossings - What Are
They and How Much Do They Cost? |
- Findings of the ITF
2009 Survey on Border Crossing Obstacles in the Member Countries
-- Slides
Peter RANGER, Consultant
- Crossing Borders
Lessons from Experience
Jean-François ARVIS, World Bank, International Trade Department
- Findings of the
OECD study on The Costs and Benefits of Trade Facilitation
Evdokia MÖISE, OECD
- Global
Enabling Trade Report 2008: Benchmarking the ease of getting goods across borders
Margareta DRZENIEK, World Economic Forum
- Costs of Waiting
at Borders - The Road Transport Industry's Point of View
Peter KRAUSZ, IRU
- Are border obstacles
and lack of interoperability hindering development of competitive rail services?
Victor ZHUKOV, RZD / OSJD
Also available in Russian
- Commission Survey on
Agreements on Cross-Border Rail Traffic in Europe
Frank JOST, European Commission
- Cross-Border
Management Challenges and Solutions: The Airport perspective
Vlad OLTEANU, ACI Europe
- Border crossing
impediments - how they affect a country?
Maris PEKALIS, Latvia
- Border Crossing
Issues: Finland - Russia
Jouko ALALUUSUA, Ministry of Transport and Communications, Finland
- Border Crossing
Issues: Mexico
Presentation prepared by the Ministry of Communications and Transport, Mexico
- Forging Efficient
and Economic Transport Logistics: Case Study India-Bangladesh
K.L. THAPAR, Asian Institute of Transport Development, India
- Extension of the
TEN-T to the Neighbouring Countries and Regions. Horizontal Measures
Svetlana GLIGOROVSKA, European Commission DG TREN
- Corridor VIII: Border
Crossing Issues and Transnational Cooperation in the Transport Sector --
Slides
Michele GRIMALDI, Corridor VIII Secretariat
- Activity Report on
Cross Border Issues and Results of the Cross Border Surveys
Technical Secretariat of the Steering Committee for Pan-European Corridor X
- An Outline of the Current
Activities of the ILO on Road Transport Border Crossing
Marios MELETIOU, International Labour Organization
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Session 2. Good Practice Solutions - Positive Achievements |
- A Future
Perspective of Border Management
Tom DOYLE, World Bank
- Transit systems,
including TIR, and strategic directions of their development
Artur BOUTEN, UNECE
- Customs responses
for facilitating the cross-border movement of goods and conveyances
Thierry PIRAUX, WCO
- Challenges in
facilitating trade and transport
Neil MANN, Australian Customs Service
- Time Release Study 2007
Neil MANN,
Australian Customs and Border Protection Service
- Eurasia Business
Platform Initiative
Eric STEWART, US Chamber of Commerce
- Security, Risk
Perception and Cost-Benefit Analysis. Round Table Conclusions
Stephen PERKINS, ITF/OECD Joint Transport Research Centre
- TIR electronic
pre-declaration (TIR-EPD): How it works in reality
Jean ACRI
- Potential of integrated
rail border crossings and administrative and operational interoperability
Paul GUITINK, CER
- Reducing Bottlenecks
at Borders: an Infrastructure Managers Viewpoint
Michael ROBSON, EIM
- Best Practices -
Canada-U.S. Land Border Management
Robert MCDOUGALL, Permanent Delegation of Canada to the OECD
- How does the WCO
help its Customs Administrations to overcome corruption? --
Slides
Patricia REVESZ, WCO
- Fighting corruption
through better border management
Tom DOYLE, World Bank
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Session 3. Policy Challenges - How To Move Forward? |
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Reference Documents |
- Policy Responses
to Congestion: Better System Management. The implication of border crossing obstacles for congestion
and impacts on trade
Ministerial Meeting, Sofia, 2007, CEMT/ITF(2007)8/FINAL
- Removal of Obstacles
at Border Crossings. Policy Note and Recommendations
ECMT Council of Ministers, Ljubljana, 2004, CEMT/CM(2004)7
- Removal of Obstacles
at Border Crossings. Report
ECMT Council of Ministers, Ljubljana, 2004, CEMT/CM(2004)23
- Reduce Border Waiting
Times!
Abstract from latest IRU Working Papers on Road Border Crossing Improvements,
February 2009
- Integrated International
Transport and Logistics System for the North-East Asia
Sungwon LEE, Korea Transport Institute
- Improving Efficiency in
the Logistics Sector for Sustainable Transport Development in the Republic of Korea
Sungwon LEE, Korea Transport Institute
- WTO Negotiations on Trade
Facilitation: Compilation of Members' Textual Proposals
WTO, Geneva, February 2009
Also available in French
- UIC Input: Preparatory
Work for the next International Transport Forum (Leipzig, 26-29 May 2009)
- ILO Report on the replies
to the Questionnaire on the issuance of visas to international road transport drivers
- IQ-C Action plan
2006-2008-2012 for rail freight corridor Rotterdam-Genoa
Contribution from the Netherlands
-
Rail Freight Corridor NL - CZ
NEA, Netherlands and SUDOP PRAHA, Czech Republic (Contribution from the Netherlands)
- Terminal Study on
the Freight Corridor. Final Report
NEA, Netherlands
- IQ-C International
Group for Improving the Quality of Rail Transport in the North-South Corridor. 3rd Progress
Report, July 2008
Contribution from the Netherlands
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Economic Impacts of Border Wait Times at the San Diego-Baja California Border Region
San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG)
- Estimating Economic
Impacts of Border Wait Times in the San Diego-Baja California Region
(US Contribution)
- Economic Impacts of
Wait Times at the San Diego-Baja California Border. Final Report
(US Contribution)
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End to end journey analysis
(UK Contribution - Department for Transport)
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Overcoming Border Bottlenecks. The Costs and Benefits of Trade Facilitation
OECD Trade Policy Studies, OECD, February 2009, €35
- Corridor VIII:
Pre-feasibility Study on the Development of the Railways Axis. Final Report
Pan-European Corridor VIII Secretariat, September 2007
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Study on Administrative and Regulatory Barriers in the field of
Inland Waterway Transport - Part A. Final Report
NEA, September 2008 (Contribution from EBU)
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World Economic Forum's The Global Enabling Trade Report 2008
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Balancing Security and Trade Facilitation in the 21st Century Global Chain: A Study
Evaluating International Agreements to Implement the SAFE Framework of Standards
U.S. Chamber of Commerce, April 2008
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Land Transport Options Between Europe and Asia: Commercial Feasibility Study
U.S. Chamber of Commerce, July 2006
- Transport,
Transit and Transactions: Easing Trading Bottlenecks in Landlocked States
OSCE Magazine, June-July 2007
Also available in French and
Russian
- MC Decision
No. 11/06 on Future Transport Dialogue in the OSCE
OSCE, Brussels, December 2006
Also available in French and
Russian
- Border Security
and Management Concept: Framework for Co-operation by the OSCE Participating States
OSCE, Ljubljana, December 2005
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