The EU funded EuroMed Transport Support Project

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1 Project funded by the European Union 75 th Session of the Global Forum for Road Traffic Safety Geneva, September 2017 The EU funded EuroMed Transport Support Project Michalis Adamantiadis Team Leader, Road Transport Key Expert

2 The Project In the context of ENPI: European Neighbourhood and Partnership Initiative South Tunisia Lebanon Israel Jordan Syria Morocco Algeria Libya Egypt Palestine Duration: Jan 2017 to Dec 2020 Project office: Brussels Previous EuroMed RRU Project

3 Project Objectives Contribute to the creation of an integrated transport system in the Mediterranean Support Southern Mediterranean Partner Countries implement the regulatory aspects RTAP , on Actions: - Action 8: Efficient land transport systems; - Action 9: International land transport haulage; - Action 10: Road safety; - Action 11: Urban transport 3

4 Sustainable results from Previous Project Phase Awareness on UN international Agreements and best practices Familiarization with the work of UNECE, EU, IRU Opening of the AETR Agreement to some EuroMed countries Road Maps AETR - ATP - ADR 20 ADR Trainers Internationally Certified (IRU ADR Instructors) Accreditation of the Tunisian Training Centre of Borj Centria by IRU Studies, study tours, analytical work, policy recommendations Changes in transport legislation in many EuroMed countries Liaison and joint event and efforts with UN SE on Road Safety New accessions to UN Agreements expected 4

5 Main UN Road Transport Legal Instruments 13 most important out of total 58 Road transport and road traffic safety (4 Agreements) Border crossing facilitation (4 Agreements) Transport of dangerous goods and perishable foodstuffs (2 Agreements) Vehicle Regulations ( 3 Agreements) 5

6 Efforts made under RRU Project 79 events under the road transport component, with 2,175 experts engaged such as, trainings on AETR, ADR, Vehicle Regulations as well as study tours, analytical work, UNECE WPs participation 6

7 Accession status 1 st January 2017 To UN Main Road Transport Agreements Less than 30% 7

8 Highlights on activities implemented under the new Phase of the Project 8

9 Support participation to 79th ITC and Ministerial Meeting, Feb Six countries present (Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia) One Minister (Tunisia) - Four National Coordinators (Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Tunisia) EuroMed TSP KEs 9

10 Ministerial Meeting, Feb

11 Lebanon Awareness Event 11

12 Regional Awareness Raising Workshop on Main UN Road Transport Legal Instruments and on Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) Brussels, 4-5 July

13 Road Safety Data regional activity Setting up road safety reliable, harmonized and comparable data collection system and sharing at regional level 13

14 Lebanon National Training Workshop on the European Agreement concerning the Work of Crews of Vehicles Engaged in International Road Transport (AETR) Project funded by the European Union Ministry of Public Works and Transport, Lebanon Gefinor Rotana Hotel Beirut, September 2017

15 Lebanon National Training Workshop on AETR, Sept About 40 representatives of key stakeholders from the Public and Private Sectors attended along with experts from the Ministry of Transport of Palestine Among the distinguished speakers Mr. Robert Nowak, UNECE, and Dr. Yarob Badr, UNESCWA Lebanon interested in acceding and implementing the AETR to enhance road safety requested to opening of the Agreement for accession to it 15

16 Road Safety related activities planned or being implemented 16

17 Road Safety related activities National training events on AETR, ADR (Lebanon) TA + training to accede + implement AETR (Algeria, Israel, Morocco, and Tunisia) Support accession + impl. Veh. Regul. (Algeria, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia) TA + training to accede the Vienna Conventions (Jordan and Algeria) Setting up road safety reliable, harmonized and comparable data collection system (Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia) TA for regulatory changes in road transport of goods + set up LTRA (Egypt) Support training + professional drivers qualification Diagn.+ Recom. (Alg. Leb.) Support implementation of CPC and professional drivers qualification (Tunisia) TTT on ADR and CPC (Algeria and Israel) Road Safety and Vehicle Regulations focused study tours (Regional) Facilitate participation to UNECE bodies ITC, WP.1, WP.15, SC.1, WP.29, (Regional) Assist Partner countries develop Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) (Regional) 17

18 Thank you!