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BBL Trade and Transportation Facilitation :
Learning from each other
A Review of
Recent Experience in
Southeast Europe
http://www.seerecon.org/ttfse.htm
By Gerald Ollivier
and Michel Audige
The TTFSE Program
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Regional Investment Program
US$120 million, WB $78 million
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8 countries/one project in each
implementation started in 2001 for first six
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Goals: (a) Reduce : (i) processing time
for legitimate traders/transporters, (ii)
‘facilitation’ payments, and (iii) corruption
related to international transport and trade;
(b) in parallel improve effectiveness of
controls and of anti-smuggling efforts.
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What made it possible?
*Committed countries:
-European integration prospects
-Strong donor support (SECI,Stability
Pact, US, Netherlands, Austria,
France)
-Peer pressure
-High cost of not acting (transport
cost/credibility as trading partners)
Components: TA for border agency
modernization (Customs), X-ray equip., IT
equipment (computers/network) and TA
(Single Elect. Window), border crossing
improvements, training to service
providers, website on all applicable
rules/procedures of border agencies
*High level support from ECAVP
-Willingness to go regional and add
projects to CAS
-Timely budget
Type of Benefits Expected
• Improved revenue collection by Customs Administration
• Reduced corruption and smuggling opportunities
• Cheaper import goods/inputs for consumer and industries
• More reliable business environment
• Time saving for goods and vehicle, reduced errors and lower
transaction cost when interacting with border agencies
• Regional integration
• Adoption of international standards and procedures
Customs Performance Indicators
Revenue Collected per Staff (US$)
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Pilot Site : a Valid Concept …
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Processing time at top performing sites : 02/01- 02/02
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Grude term.
Jankomir term.
Plovdiv term.
Stara Grad.
Stakeholders/Required Expertise
STAKEHOLDERS : a wide array
• Government side : Customs, Border Police, Veterinary and
Phyto-sanitary agencies, Ministry of Transport…
• Users: road transport association, freight forwarder
association, Chamber of commerce, large companies, NGO
focused on transport or corruption..
• International partners : IRU, FIATA, Donors, UNECE, WCO,
UNECEFACT
REQUIRED EXPERTISE :
• Integrator, Customs Specialist, Customs IT Specialist
• creating links across various ministries/donors
Main TTF Issues
• Raising awareness about the issue! …despite frequent changes
• Conflicting Objectives? - Revenue collection vs. facilitation
• Selective Processing and Automation (keeping it simple)
• Cooperation interagency/Coordination
• Cooperation across border
• Dialogue with the private sector
• Provision of clear information on procedures/requirements
Strong Government commitment is a must.
The TTFSE Response
• Memorandum of Understanding and Regional Steering
Committee
• Raising awareness : user survey, partnership with professional
associations and Chambers.
• Performance Measurement
• Top-down (strategy) and bottom up approach (pilot sites)
• Regional website (www.ttfse.org) to provide
procedures/requirements online
• Focus on change management
• Stimulate exchange of positive experience (advance
declarations, selective processing, opening hours, reducing
opportunities for bribes…
Measuring Performance and Setting Targets
www.seerecon.org/ttfse//RegionalInitiatives/TTFSE/TTFSE_Manual.pdf
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Customs efficiency indicators (MOF focus)
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6 measures of Customs performance
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Allow for comparison (evolution, regional)
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Close attention needed in collection
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Pilot site indicators (Trade Facilitation focus)
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National Customs collecting data regionally and measuring the overall
processing (from entry to exit)
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Three indicators linked to covenants : Percentage of vehicles cleared in less than 15
minutes; percentage of declarations inspected; trucks opened at border.
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Constant attention required to collect meaningful and comparable data while
staff rotates
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Target set based on initial data measurement (preferably independent)
TTFSE Scale and Timing
• Highly client- and context-dependent
• Project cost from US$ 11 m to US$27 million
• From 12 months to 24 months to prepare (identificationboard)
• From US$160 k to US$400 k to prepare, US$70 to 90k to
supervise per year (quite intense supervision)
• Regional economies of scale (surveys,..)
• One Program Team Leader, two TTL, one Sr. Customs
Specialist, one Institutional Specialist
Tools Available
• Global Facilitation Partnership-Facilitation Audit Toolkit at
http://wbln0018.worldbank.org/twu/gfp.nsf and related questionnaire
• Example of facilitation audit carried out in the Caucasus at
http://lnweb18.worldbank.org/eca/eca.nsf/d1e666886eb626e2852567d100165168/5dde058b18a92ca5852568f
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• User survey :
http://www.seerecon.org/RegionalInitiatives/TTFSE/ttfse-interim-
report.htm
• Performance Measurement Manual
• PRO-Committee definition and relation among participants
(www.seerecon.org/ttfse site)
• Sample tender documents at Transweblibraryeca
• Number of Distance learning programs to be available shortly
under the GFP-DLI (road transport, forwarding, supply chain management…)
Building Partnership with Private Sector
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Essential for sustainability
Raise awareness
Contribution (1st year $150k grant, $150k local contribution)
Draw on existing structure and initiative (local and
international) and support their strengthening
(institutionalized but flexible)
• Support public-private dialogue with direct private sector
contribution through professional associations/ Chamber
• NGO to organize debate/training/and structure available
information (see www.ttfse.org)
• Organize professional certification (IRU/FIATA)
Regional/National?
• Regional ties with individual country projects highly preferable
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Economies of scale
Generate increased cooperation/competition
Stronger potential support from donors
Joint training programs to give access to opportunities
Replication of successful experiences
But Regional is complex (frequent staff change, political instability)
and require some strong commitment at VP level.
• Opportunities to cooperate across VPU as well
Caucasus/Iran/Central Asia/Afghanistan
Link to Millennium Development Goals
• Target 16. In cooperation with developing countries, develop
and implement strategies for decent and productive work for
youth Economies of scale
• Giving access to new opportunities through TTF : market, jobs
• Facilitating cross border relationships and stability
Thank You