SUB-REGIONAL TIR SEMINAR
Beijing
- China
22 - 23 September 2005 |
Sub-regional
TIR Seminar in Beijing on 22 and 23 September 2005
The Seminar is organized by the United
Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), in close
co-operation and the Ministry of Communications of the Peoples Republic
of China.
The Seminar will provide detailed information
on the functioning of the TIR Customs transit regime, its advantages for
Customs authorities and international transport and trade in the region.
The Seminar will also inform about the status of transit transport in
the participating countries. The Seminar will inform participants on the
roles and responsibilities of the various actors involved in TIR Customs
transit operations (Governments, transport operators, national associations,
insurance companies, the International Road Transport Union (IRU), the
TIR Administrative Committee and the TIRExB). The major part of the Seminar
will be dedicated to an open discussion and exchange of views on the present
situation with regard to Customs transit in the region and on the application
of the TIR procedure in particular.
The Seminar will be addressed by officials
and experts from the UNESCAP, the UNECE TIR secretariat and the International
Road Transport Union (IRU).
Chinese, English and Russian will be
the working languages of the Seminar. Full simultaneous interpretation
into/from these languages will be provided.
Participation
Participation at the Seminar is free of charge for accepted
participants. The Seminar is intended for the Government officials and the private sector
from China, India, Islamic Republic of Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan,
Russian Federation, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. The Seminar is also open to representatives of
the neighbouring countries of the afore-mentioned countries. Please complete the attached
nomination form if you are interested in participating in the Seminar.
Programme
Attached please find a Tentative
programme of the Seminar. Each participant will receive
a free copy of the latest edition of the TIR Handbook. At the end of the
Seminar, certificates of attendance will be distributed to all participants.
Chinese, English and Russian will be the working languages. Full simultaneous
interpretation into/from these languages will be provided.
Seminar
Registration
Participation in the Seminar is free
of charge for registered participants. Participants are however expected
to cover their own travel costs, accommodation and other personal expenses.
Each participant at the Seminar must register with the UNESCAP prior
to the Seminar using a copy of the attached Seminar
Nomination Form. Participants are advised to return
this form as soon as possible.
Date
and Venue
The Seminar will be held on 22 and 23 September 2005 at the
Jianguo Garden Hotel in Beijing, China. Seminar registration should be made using the attached
Seminar registration form. With regard to hotel facilities, participants can consult the following
web site: http://www.jianguogardenhotel.com.
Visa
Support
Participants who need visas to enter into China are invited to
provide their passport particulars to the Transport and Tourism Division, UNESCAP, Bangkok,
Thailand, Fax: 662-2806042; email: liy@un.org.
Information
The details of the Seminar can be obtained from the Internet
(http://www.unescap.org/ttdw/, or
http://tir.unece.org). Further information
on the TIR Convention and the TIR Customs transit procedure are available on the Internet
(http://tir.unece.org) or can be obtained
by contacting the UNECE TIR secretariat. A limited number of hard and electronic (CD-ROM) copies of the TIR Handbook
in Chinese, English and Russian will be distributed free of charge to participants at the Seminar.
For more information please contact:
Transport and Tourism Division, UNESCAP
UN Building, Rajadamnern Avenue
Bangkok 10200, Thailand
Fax: +66-2-280 6042
Email: liy@un.org
Internet: http://www.unescap.org
UNECE TIR secretariat
Palais des Nations, Office 410
CH 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Fax: +41-22-917 0614/0039
E-mail: tirexb@unece.org
Internet: http://tir.unece.org
Mr. Li Yuwei (English, Chinese) Tel: +66-2-288 1375
Mr. Artur Bouten (English, French) Tel: +41-22-917.2433
Mr. Konstantin Glukhenkiy (English, Russian) Tel: +41-22-917.1531