(b)b. Country of transit or transhipment

Transit environment in the landlocked States in Central Asia and their transit neighbours

55 181. Transit environment in the landlocked States in Central Asia and their transit developing neighbours

Transit environment in the landlocked States in Central Asia and their transit developing neighbours

51 168 Transit environment in the landlocked States in Central Asia and their transit developing neighbours

51 168. Transit environment in the landlocked States in Central Asia and their transit developing neighbours

Transit transportation in the territory of the transit State shall be subject to the relevant laws and regulations of the transit State.

A. Review of the progress in the development of transit systems in the land locked and

A. Review of the progress in the development of the transit systems

With regard to international transit legal instruments, the land locked and transit countries continue to show little enthusiasm for

Carriers and personnel engaged in transit traffic that enter the transit State shall abide by the laws and regulations of that State.

Report prepared by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development on the transit environment in the landlocked States of Central Asia and their transit neighbours

Guarantees for goods in transit shall be provided by the carrier in accordance with national legislation of the transit State.

i) Land locked and transit countries.

(i) Landlocked and transit countries and

Draft resolution on the transit environment in the landlocked States in Central Asia and their transit developing neighbours (A C.2 51 L.25)

Calls upon the land locked countries, their transit neighbours and donor counties to implement measures to strengthen further their cooperative and collaborative efforts in dealing with the transit problems in accordance with the Global Framework for Transit Transport Cooperation between Land locked and Transit Developing Countries and Donor Countries.

It was noted that future work with transit countries was envisaged regarding technical assistance on the implementation of transit arrangements and regarding a project on transit corridors.

Their reduction requires not only action between two trading nations but also depend heavily on improvements in transit facilities and procedures in transit countries.

Special attention should be paid to the improvement of transit arrangements for the landlocked and transit developing countries.

Landlocked Review of transit agreements

These are supplemented by more specific conventions like the convention regulating inter State road transportation (TRI), the convention relating to inter State road transit of goods (TRIE), the international convention to facilitate the crossing of frontiers for goods by rail (TIF) and TIPAC (Transit inter Etats des pays de l apos Afrique Centrale), which is a customs arrangement to facilitate inter State transit traffic.

Have you stopped any of the listed individuals at any of your border points or while transiting your territory?

Currently, resolution 1526 (2004) requires States to prevent the entry into or the transit through their territories of these individuals, provided that nothing in this paragraph shall oblige any State to deny entry into or require the departure from its territories of its own nationals and this paragraph shall not apply where entry or transit is necessary for the fulfilment of a judicial process or the Committee determines on a case by case basis only that entry or transit is justified .

Other reasons were that some transit countries imposed complex procedures in an attempt to safeguard their internal security partly resulting from the diversion of transit cargo to the domestic markets of transit countries.

Have you stopped any of the listed individuals at any of your border points or while transiting your territory?

Land locked and Transit Developing Countries and Representatives of

Land locked and Transit Developing Countries

Recognizing also that cooperation between transit countries and landlocked developing countries results in better transit transport systems,

Together, the land locked countries and their transit neighbours are committed to overcoming a range of transit transport problems.

Means of transport, goods, drivers and crew members engaged in transit traffic shall pass through border crossing points on the routes designated for transit traffic within the framework of this Agreement and are subject to inspection by the relevant authorities of the transit State.

201. Particular emphasis should be given to the cooperative and collaborative efforts of the landlocked and transit developing countries in dealing with the transit problems, inter alia, through improving the transit transport infrastructure facilities and concluding bilateral agreements to govern transit transport operations development of joint ventures in the area of transit transport and strengthening of institutions and human resources dealing with transit transport.

Several of the transit developing countries also outlined other measures undertaken to help improve transit transport efficiency including the liberalization of transit services.

Several donors have been providing technical assistance covering most land locked and transit countries in order to improve the quality of transit transport operations.

The status of transit States was also highly significant.

Harbin across border of China.

International assistance to States affected by the transit of illicit drugs

International assistance to the States affected by the transit of illicit drugs

The involvement of the private sector in transit transport operations was being encouraged by many land locked and transit developing countries.

Box 3. Some possible elements of a transit transport framework agreement between Central Asian countries and their transit transport neighbours

Means of transport engaged in transit traffic that enter the territory of the transit State shall follow the routes designated in annex and shall not deviate from these routes unless authorized by relevant authorities of the transit State.

3. Reaffirms the right of access of landlocked countries to and from the sea and freedom of transit through the territory of transit countries by all means of transport, in accordance with the applicable rules of international law

Yes, at the Lungi International Airport and other border crossing points.

There is a fundamental change under way in the orientation of both land locked and transit countries, as well as in the donor community, in addressing the transit problem.

Croatia was viewed as a transit country rather than a country of destination.