Strengthening Transport Connectivity and Trade Facilitation in South-West Asia, Lahore(Pakistan) 9-10 December 2013 (P

1. In The Name Of GOD OrganizationRoad Maintenance and Transportation Islamic Republic of IranMinistry of Road & Urban Development Strengthening Transport Connectivity and Trade Facilitation in South-West Asia, Lahore(Pakistan) 9-10 December 2013 (Progress and Challenges) By : M.Mokhber Road maintenance & Transportation Organization

4. I.R.IRAN Road Network Total kilometers of roadway network about 210/000 Km • and total kilometers of national roads and under jurisdiction of ministry of road and transportation is 81661 km which will be following classification: 2185 kmFreeway 12969 kmHighway 21234 kmMajor Road 44454 kmMinor Road • 819 kmUrban Road • 129074 km Rural Road • --------------------------------------------- 23232 km Transit Roads (64 ROUTES) 33601 KM Arterial Roads

5. General status of transportation in Iran - 2012 The share of road is about 95% in movement of freight & passenger

6. Poldasht Bazargan Aslandooz jolfa Bilehsavar and Border Terminals and Ports Razi Nourdoz Astara Lotf Abad Sero Bajgiran Incheh Boroun Tamarchin Sarakhs Kile Sardasht Bashmagh Siran Doqaroun Khosravi Parvizkhan Yazdan Mehran Mil 78 Chazzabeh Milak Shalamcheh Mirjaveh

7. Name Of Border With Iraq 1- Shalamcheh 2- Chazabeh 3- Mehran) 4- KhosraviMehran 5- BashmaghMehran 6- Kiledasht (Sardasht) Mehran 7- Tamarchin 8- Parvizkhan Name Of Border With Turkey 1- Sero 2- Bazargan 3- Razi Name Of Border With Azerbaijan 1- Jolfa 2- Bile Savar 3- Astara 4- Aslandooz Name Of Border With Nakhjavan 1- Jolfa 2-Poldasht Name Of Border With Armenia 1- Nourdoz • Common Border in West of Iran

8. Common Border in East of Iran • Name Of Border With Turkmenistan • 1- Pol • 2- Bajgiran • 3- LotfAbad • 4- Sarakhs • Name Of Border With Afghanistan • 1- Dogharoun • 2- Yazdan • 3- Mil78 • 4- Milak • Name Of Border With Pakistan • 1- Mijaveh

9. Value of Goods Import and Export from I.R.IRAN Border Terminals In 2012 Ton Thousand Export :Petroleum Product, Cement, Fruit, Iron , Steel , Nuts , etc . Import : Rice , Service Machinery , Accessories of Automobile Fruit , Agric Product , Petrochemical , Plywood , etc.

10. Goods Import and Export in I.R.IRAN Border Terminals In 2012

11. Goods Import and Export Base on Truck Nationality In 2012

12. Enter and Exit of Passenger From Each Border Terminal In 2012

13. The Physical Position Of The Organizations Settled As Well As The Concerned And Required Units Located On The Road Exits Of The Country Safeguard Inspection Part Frontier guard- Human Quarantine - Passport Regulate Inspection Part Customs, Animal Quarantine, Plant Quarantine, Islamic Guidance Transport Organization, Post Service Part Bank, Post, Transport Companies, Insurance and welfare Services (Restaurant, Store and …)

14. General Physical Position of Frontiers Terminals Exit and Entrance Door Frontier Line Passenger Complex Commercial Complex Administration Complex Temporary Warehouse Exit and Entrance Door

15. Structure and Physical Position Of The Organizations Settled In The Passenger Formalities Saloon Transit Saloon Deposit Parcel Fund Passport - Nahad Entrance Customs Saloon Human-Animal-Plant Quarantine Customs Passenger Entrance Parking Vehicle Luggage Warehouse Entrance Customs Saloon Parking for Exit Vehicle Guidance Representation Passenger Entrance Route Melli Bank Busses Entrance Route Buffet Guide Waiting Saloon Waiting Saloon Praying Room Passenger Exit Route Communication Sanitary Service Terminal Office Busses Exit Route

16. Commercial Complex Passport – Presidential Organ Melli Bank Commercial Customs And Related Units Insurance Plant Quarantine Animal Quarantine Representative of Road Maintenance and Transportation Organization Standard Institution Parking for Vehicles Carrying Exit Goods Parking for Vehicles Carrying Exit Goods Telecommunication Warehouses Office Praying Room Sanitary Service

17. Accession to International Conventions: Islamic Republic of Iran has acceded to the following international road and customs conventions: • TIR Convention in 1984 (Customs Convention on the International Transportation of goods ) • CMR Convention in 1998 (Accession to E-CMR is being done) • Green Card Convention in 1977 (Convention of International system of Third party liability Insurance ) • Convention on Road signs and Signals in 1975 • Convention on Road Traffic in1975 • International Convention on coordinate for goods Border Control • Convention on Temporary Entry of Private Vehicle (ATA) • Carnet De Passages Also Iran has being acceded to ADR .

18. Islamic Republic of Iran has acceded to the following rail conventions: • Agreement on International carriage of Goods ( SMGS) • Rules of Use of Wagons in International Traffic (PPW) • Regulations concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous goods by rail (RID) • Trans- Asian Railway (TAR) • Regulations concerning the International carriage by cargo wagons (RIV) • Regulations concerning the International carriage by coaches (RIC)

19. Bilateral & Multilateral Agreements I.R.Iran has concluded inter road transport agreement with over 50 states which including West , East , European , Central Asian and Cacasus .

20. Transport Transit Frame Agreement (concluded among Eco States) North - South Corridor Agreement Europe- Caucasus- Asia Transport Corridor (TRACCECA) Ashgabat Agreement (On the Establishment of an International Transport and Transit Corridor between the Goverment of the I.R.Iran , Oman , Turkmenistan & Uzbekistan Corridor ) Asian Highways& TAR Network Dry port Agreement signed in last month. Multilateral Agreements

24. THE IMPORTANT CORRIDORS IN I.R.IRAN

25. Corridors passing through Iran

26. Renovation of road Transport fleet of the country Promotion and completion of national road network of the country upon the demand Increasing of Transport security and providing safety in road transport of the country Adoption of new technology and IT systems, including GPS and intelligent cards and speed control cameras Development and compellation of border crossing terminals, welfare service complexes and TIR- PARKS Development of regional and international transport cooperation Increasing the share of cargo movement in transit and in North- South Transport Corridor. There is no any Tax on Transit cargo Road Sector Measures

27. Acceleration in accession to international organizations and conventions Expansion of bilateral and multilateral agreements (such as ADR , …) Information and experience exchanges and adoption of modern technology Reduce time and costs of cargo transit by adopting effective measures Simplification and harmonization of laws and provisions and standardization of procedures Simplification, smoothness and increasing border crossing facilities and reducing formalities and inspection operations on entrance and exit basis of the countries Providing visa facilities for international professional drivers and international companies Increasing transit fleet of the country that most of them are equipped with GPS. Fundamental measures to remove transit barriers Islamic Republic of Iran has taken many measures to handle fast and economic transit of cargo and passenger in road transport sector including:

28. Codification of rules and regulation on transit of goods through territory of I.R.Iran , also codification of new laws of customs affairs. Membership to TIR, CMR, Carnet de Passage, Green Card Convention Equipment of custom to ASYCUDA system Equipment of custom to Single Window system Simplification and unification of documents Rendering border facilitation Increasing of working time of border customs offices Implementation of International Standards frames Elimination of border obstacles and barriers I.R.Iran Custom Measures

29. Status of Visa issuance, transportation permit and regulations in the Islamic Republic of Iran In line of facilitation of road transportation, Islamic Republic of Iran has made very effective co-operations especially with its neighboring countries as follows: • According bilateral agreement the Free-Permit-Regime is included with some countries (Afghanistan , Turkey ,…) • Multiple visa nearly for all drivers of fleet of these countries applies cancellation of visa with some of them. • Many countries don't need transportation permit for entering Islamic Republic of Iran. • Islamic Republic of Iran has expressed its readiness for mutual cancellation of transportation permit quotas with all countries.

30. New Technology Using modern control methods such as : • Methods of electronic exchange of manifest information, • Possibility of pre- declaration and e- payment of funds, • Observing some articles of KYOTO convention on simplification and harmonization of customs procedures, • Using methods like risk management, regular or random inspections, • Using modern control equipment and methods, • Audit-based methods in goods control, • Possibility of audit after clearance and implementation of single border management by customs have been emphasized .

31. Time and Cost of transit is still high in region The International border barriers is still exist Multimodal transport still is not very used Visa issue and cost for Drivers are lengthy & high Paper works & formality are still more No return cargo for container More of borders don’t have Truck X-Ray & Drugs Traffic X-Ray Deficiency of Human-Animal-Plant Quarantine The problem of security in some of borders and roads of Region . Challenges

32. Reduce time and costs of cargo transit by adopting effective measures Simplification and harmonization of laws and provisions and standardization of procedures Simplification, smoothness and increasing border crossing facilities and reducing formalities and Inspection operations on entrance and exit basis of the countries Providing visa facilities for international professional drivers and international companies Equipment of custom to Single Window system To develop transit collaborations in the region, the following proposals are provided:

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