It agreed that the computerization of transit procedures could significantly contribute to speeding up the procedures and reducing their cost, for the benefit of trade, while enhancing the efficiency of Customs controls and cargo tracking.

The system handles manifests and customs declarations, accounting procedures and transit procedures.

Development of the transport infrastructure and simplification of procedures for the movement of goods, services and people across State borders

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

Re usable transponders, readers and data exchange via the Internet are used to speed up the processing of trucks at borders.

With regard to the former, there are still serious problems of implementation, and cumbersome cross border procedures continue to lead to significant delays.

The basic documentation and procedures to be applied for transit traffic in accordance with this Agreement are specified in annex .

Furthermore, landlocked LDCs required transit solutions that included the simplification of administrative procedures causing increased costs and delays.

Further measures to facilitate road transit traffic that have recently been undertaken in the various regions include agreements on streamlined customs documentation and procedures and harmonization of transit charges.

In the case of importing articles in quantities beyond a reasonable level or self used level, the articles will be taken as imported goods and related formalities shall be followed.

The Contracting Parties acknowledge that documentation and procedures represent important cost and time cost elements affecting the efficiency of transit operations.

Efficient customs formalities contribute in an important way to the expedient processing and clearance of goods in transit.

This would involve the simplification of administrative procedures, including the reduction of time taken for issuing a visa issuing multiple entry visas on a wider basis extending the length of the visa validity and the permitted period of stay adoption of transparent criteria for issuing visas and streamlining border processing.

3.1 A number of experts expressed concern at the slow and cumbersome procedures which continued to cause considerable delays in moving transit cargo out of the port and across national boundaries.

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

1. The Expert Meeting recalled that, despite the rapid progress in information technology, customs transit continues to be largely based on procedures involving the transmission of paper documents.

Permits for dumping were granted after a long process which involved the participation of different departments.

Among the tools and instruments available to improve transit trade were transit transport regimes, customs systems and cargo tracking schemes.

Road transit The focus being placed on road maintenance should continue.

(c) To bring about simplification and harmonization of Customs and other relevant documentation and procedures relating to transit traffic through the territories of their States, in accordance with international standards recognized and accepted by the Contracting Parties.

The Almaty Programme of Action (para. 11) called for landlocked and transit developing countries to review and revise their regulatory frameworks, where necessary, to allow greater participation of the private sector to increase transparency of transit and border regulations to establish streamlined administrative procedures and to further simplify border control and procedures.

Proposing strategies and methodological tools for education and communication on environmental education matters with a view to the sustainable management of the Sahelian environment

Those numbers are expected to increase as Rafah moves towards 24 hour operation.

The related work will be implemented under the framework of the aforementioned Plan of Action for Sustainable Tourism Development in the Asian and Pacific Region (second phase 2006 2012).

The West African Economic and Monetary Union reported that hidden charges, complex and cumbersome inspection procedures, and a plethora of checkpoints hamper the free flow of transit traffic.

Those States responsible for greenhouse gas emissions could not sit idly by and allow circumstances to continue to deteriorate.

C. Implementing sustainability in tourism through multilateral environmental agreements

International action could take place through the United Nations Environment Programme, the Commission on Sustainable Development and through the Conference of States Parties to the various international environment conventions.

The Government of Germany has advised that immigration formalities will be facilitated at its embassies or consulates.

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In East Africa, the Northern Corridor Transit Agreement (NCTA) The Agreement, whose signatories are Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and Zaire, was renewed in October 1996 for another 10 years. continues to be an important vehicle for promoting various cooperative transit transport arrangements referred to above.

The only solution for countries in special situations, particularly landlocked developing countries with economies dependent on a single source of income, was to establish partnerships with their neighbours for the development of effective transit systems and reduction of transit costs by streamlining transit operations across international borders.

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The secretariat has continued to support the development of transit transport related arrangements.

The Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) has developed a framework for intergovernmental cooperation and a set of international instruments aimed at the facilitation and development of international transport through simplified and harmonized border crossing procedures.

The project aims to speed clearance through the introduction of streamlined procedures and computerization.

It was noted that, in a paper based environment, authentication and certification formalities and requirements were not needed in a number of transactions.

The Sofa crossing, the entry point for construction materials into the Gaza Strip, was fully closed for two days and partially closed for 259 days.

Additional costs to UNRWA due to port operations and Karni crossing fees, for the period between October 2000 and the end of December 2004 alone, are almost 8 million.4

Agenda 21, adopted at that Conference, had established criteria for addressing issues relating to environment and development, and the Commission of Sustainable Development had dealt with the relevant follow up.

Construction and maintenance of physical infrastructure and transit facilities fall under the responsibility of one or more ministries. Visa formalities may be carried out by yet another ministry and the ministry of foreign affairs also has a role to play.

Landlocked and transit developing countries continued to benefit from the Automated System for Customs Data (ASYCUDA) programme of UNCTAD designed to speed up customs procedures through the use of information technology.

(b) Development and application of management tools to enhance transport system efficiency particularly through extension of scope and regional coverage of ACIS and application of ACIS tools to specific transit environment

The Board assists in the export of craft objects by providing information pertaining to potential importers, tariff, customs procedures, etc.

(b)b. Country of transit or transhipment