REPUBLIC OF TURKEY MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT AND INFRASTRUCTURE BSEC - PDF document

Annex VI to BS/SC/FRTG/R(2018)1 REPUBLIC OF TURKEY MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT AND INFRASTRUCTURE BSEC Permit System & e-Permit 27th November 2018, Istanbul TURKISH ROAD TRANSPORT SECTOR Click to edit Master title style • Turkey situated on main trade and transport arteries between Asia, Europe and Africa. • International road transport operations to more than 70 countries, in 3 continents. • Bilateral Road Transport Agreements with 59 countries. • Bilateral/transit transport operations liberalized with 24 countries. 2 18

INTERNATIONAL ROAD TRANSPORT Click to edit Master title style MAIN POLICY Integrated and seamless international road transport system MAIN CHALLENGES High charges and fees  Road transport quotas  Visa for professional drivers  Long waiting times at border gates  Conflicts/instabilities in the region  Non-harmonized practices  3 Click to edit Master title style INTERNATIONAL ROAD TRANSPORT ROAD TRANSPORT PERMITS  Permits provided by Bilateral Agreements and exchanged with 43 countries.  Multilateral Permits (ECMT, BSEC, TRACECA) . 4 19

PERMITS Click to edit Master title style  Permits distributed by Turkish Chambers of Commerce and Commodity Exchange (TOBB) on behalf of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure.  Distribution is performed by 19 offices at border gates.  More than 1.000.000 permits are distributed annually. 5 BSEC PERMIT Click to edit Master title style  Started in 2010  500 permits for year 2018  Bilateral / transit / to/from third country operations 6 20

PERMITS Click to edit Master title style PROBLEMS WITH THE PHYSICALLY EXCHANGED PERMITS - Cost of the exchange procedure - Delays in delivery - Manipulation / damage / loss - Use of paper 7 BSEC E-Permit Click to edit Master title style  Introduction of the e-permit system besides the current BSEC Permit Project  Test run between 2 voluntary countries for bilateral transport operations  Set up an e-permit Working Group  Gradual replacement of conventional permits (transition period) 8 21

BSEC e-Permit Click to edit Master title style Serial numbers 1 sent by BSEC to countries electronically 8 Customs authorities check barcode OR get confirmation from BSEC either Platform directly or through the Ministry. for data exchange /confirmation 2 The Ministry sends serial numbers to TOBB 7 Driver presents e-permit (mobile phone/tablet ) at border gate of the partner country 6 Ministry sends the data to BSEC Application checked, 4 e-permit is allocated to haulier. TOBB informs the Ministry 5 A link (barcode, serial number, Haulier applies 3 (serial number-haulier) information) sent to haulier by TOBB. to TOBB for e-permit 9 BSEC e-Permit Click to edit Master title style WORKING GROUP / COMMITTEE  Form of the permit  Data to be included  e-signature  Data exchange/integration between MoT and Customs Authorities  ….. 10 22

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