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TIR extension
by CM reporter THE EEC COMMISSION is taking a comprehensively hard line of transport policy. Not only is it opposing Britain's request for a deferment of the 8hr driving day (CM, October 24), but it is insisting on the ending of the TIR regulations at the end of this year. January I, 1976, is the date when TIR is due to be replaced for journeys within the nine member countries by a Community Transit Scheme.
Because of the difficulties which would result from an early end to the TIR system— by which vehicles are allowed to move between countries without Customs interference —the International Road Transport Union (IRU) has asked for a delay in the change. This attitude is supported by the Freight Transport Association which also sees problems in dropping TIR. In particular it feels that the expertise available within the TIR system would be lost.
While discussions on the future of TIR within the EEC go on, more than 200 Government representatives began a two-week conference in Geneva on modifications to the TIR Convention. Though much of the debate will concern detail amendments to the Convention, which has been in operation without modification for 15 years, it seems likely that some significant changes will emerge. A simpler TIR carnet is a certainty and the opportunity will also be taken to make less difficult the proof required for minor accidents and thefts. At present considerable evidence is required before such losses can be accepted.
Many interested parties— including both' the IRU and the FTA—would like to see the TIR system retained on an optional basis after December 31 this year within the EEC. This, they claim, would make the switch to the new system more smooth. The Community Transit Scheme will be administered by the EEC. TIR will, of course, continue to be necessary for journeys involving countries outside the EEC.
Since the TIR Convention became effective in 1960 it is fair to say that international road transport has been through a revolution. To prove the point the IRU has revealed that it has more than lm TIR carnets on file. They have to be retained for two years after use for possible Customs examination.