Transcript application of the example authorization and agreement

REGIONAL TIR SEMINAR
Sofia, 11 and 12 May 2006
International Customs control measures
based on the International TIR Data Base
(ITDB) in Geneva
Economic Commission for Europe
TIR Executive Board (TIRExB)
UNECE TIR Secretariat
Regional TIR Seminar
(Sofia; 11 and 12 May 2006)
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Summary
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Background and objectives
What is the ITDB?
Flow charts
Data structure
Terminology
ITDB 2001
ITDB Online
ITDBonline+ project
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Background and objectives
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Monitor the controlled access of transport
operators to the TIR system.
 Collection of data on authorized transport
operators from all Customs authorities and
associations in a central secured database
(ITDB)
 Secured and limited consultation by TIR
Customs Focal Points for enquiry procedures
only (at present)
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What is the ITDB?
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International TIR Database
Database containing information on all
transport operators authorized to use the TIR
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Filled in by Customs authorities in
collaboration with transport associations
Consulted by Customs authorities
Contains ~40’000 companies
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Flow chart - data collection
Country X
Association
TIR
Executive
Board
(TIR
secretariat)
Customs authorities
Country Y
Association
Customs authorities
Authorization
Exclusion
Withdrawal
Permanent withdrawal
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Flow chart – data distribution
TIR
Executive
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TIR Customs
Focal Points
Information : ID, name, address, contact point, status (active/non active)
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Data structure
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ID Number (CCC / AAA / XXXXXXXXXX)
Name and address of person or enterprise
Contact point (Name, tel, fax and e-mail)
Commercial registration No.
Authorization information
– Authorization date
– Permanent / temporary withdrawal (dates, reason)
– Exclusion (Article 38) (dates, reason)
– End of Activity
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Terminology
– Withdrawal: revocation of authorization of a
transport operator in his country of residence during
a certain period.
– Permanent Withdrawal: permanent revocation of
authorization of a transport operator in his country
of residence
– Exclusion (Art. 38): revocation of authorization of a
transport operator in a country X different from his
country of residence during a certain period.
– End of activity: decision of the transport operator
to stop his activity or to use the TIR system.
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Consequences
– Withdrawal  NO TIR TRANSPORT FROM … TO…
– Permanent Withdrawal  NO MORE TIR
TRANSPORT
– Exclusion (Art. 38)  NO TIR TRANSPORT IN
COUNTRY X FROM … TO…
– End of activity  NO MORE TIR TRANSPORT
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Content of the ITDB
More than 40’000 records
 Updated daily
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– Customs authorities are requested to send weekly
updates
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And revised annually
– Associations are requested to prepare annually a
revised list of authorized transport operators (to be
checked and forwarded by Customs authorities)
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ITDB 2001
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Motivations
– Facilitate the national and international
management of data on authorized TIR
transport operators
– Accelerate and secure the exchange of
data
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Included features
– National data management (national
database)
– International data management of the
central ITDB
– Electronic and secured data exchange
– Security
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ITDB Online
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The ITDB online will provide
– Restricted access to the ITDB to TIR Customs
Focal Points
– ID, names and contact information of authorized
transport operators
– A secure platform to avoid unauthorized access or
possible modification of data
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ITDBonline functionalities
– Login (security)
– Selection of languages
– Query page
– Results page
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Login (security)
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User name
 Password
 Scrach list number
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SSL (Encryption)
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Selection of languages
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10 languages
available
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Query page
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Search by :
– Country
– TIR Carnet
holder ID
– Name
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Results page
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Navigation in the
set of results
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New query
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Log off
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ITDBonline administration
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Management of the ITDBonline users
– Add
– Remove
– Edit
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Management of the scratch lists for the
ITDBonline users
– Generate scratch list
– Print scratch list
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ITDBonline+ Project
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To allow direct input by Customs authorities in
the ITDB
 To enhance the timeliness of ITDB data
 To ensure a proper and uniform application of
Annex 9 Part II of the TIR Convention
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Actual ITDB system
TIR Customs
Focal
points
WEB
ITDB
online
MS SQL
Security (procedures
and infrastructure)
Consultation
Updating
REPLICATION
Access
Access
MS SQL
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Data provided are
subject to validation
by Customs
Intranet
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Updating
Consultation
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