International Land Transport Convention
Category: Free Trade | Strength: Significant | Proposed by: Walenstein
DRAFT FIVE
The World Assembly,
Understanding the importance of commercial land-based transportation of freight to member states’ economies,
Aware that carriers operating in member states may wish to transport freight internationally on behalf of a customer,
Knowing that for freight to reach its final destination in a foreign member state, it may be required to pass through the jurisdiction of other member states,
Concerned that the lack of international cooperation in this matter could lead to unnecessary complications in transiting jurisdictions, such as the operator being forced to pay tariffs/duties at customs checkpoints for freight that is merely passing through, etc.,
Hereby,
- Defines, for the purpose of this resolution:
- A “Land-based Commercial Vehicle” as a vehicle designed to operate on land, such as a truck/trailer combination, locomotive and railway cars, or any other vehicle designed to operate on land that is carrying freight for the purpose of commercially transporting it between a point of origin and a point of destination.
- A “tariff” as a fee, tax or duty levied on a particular class of goods, for their importation or exportation from a member state.
- Establishes the International Land Transport Committee (ILTC),
- Tasks the ILTC with the issuance of “ILT Carnets” to operators of international land-based commercial vehicles:
- As a one-use document outlining the type of freight in transit and the freight’s value,
- If the freight falls into any hazardous goods categories,
- It’s origin and destination WA member states, and,
- Any other information on the freight deemed by the ILTC as necessary to help facilitate transit between jurisdictions, provided said information does not compromise the economic or national security of any member state,
- Prohibits member states from levying any tariffs on freight that is transiting their jurisdiction to another on operators of land-based commercial vehicles provided a valid ILT carnet is presented,
- Forbids member states from denying entry to a land-based commercial vehicle transiting their jurisdiction to another, provided:
- A valid ILT carnet is presented, and,
- The operator and vehicle meet all applicable customs, immigration, safety, and security standards as set by the member state in question and any applicable WA law,
- Clarifies that this resolution does not prohibit member states from inspecting freight that is being carried under the provisions of this resolution, compel them to accept a certain type of goods for transit through their jurisdiction if they are prohibited under national law, or to charge tolls to operators of land-based commercial vehicles for use of infrastructure,
- Further Clarifies that this resolution does not prohibit member states from rejecting freight with a final destination within the member state’s jurisdiction for any reason, or to charge tariffs on said freight.
OOC: Hello everyone! This is my second WA proposal! As I'm particularly new to the WA (not NS, this is a WA alt account), any feedback would be greatly appreciated! English is also not my first language, so expect some grammar mistakes, and if you find any, I'll fix them lol. Thanks for reading the proposal!
EDIT LOG:
DRAFT 2: Reformed the recommendation in Clause 7 to permit operators to put an ILT sticker on their vehicle in the place of an ILT plate, if they so wish.
DRAFT 3: Dropped clauses 6 & 7 altogether, redid the formatting of the proposal and fixed a few grammar mistakes.
DRAFT 4: Fixed a couple of grammar mistakes, clause 5b to include the ability for member nations to deny freight based on security reasons, and clause 3d to ensure the ILTC must respect the economic security of nations before releasing any additional information on the load,
DRAFT 5: Changed "Under the provisions of the ILT Convention" to "Under the provisions of this resolution" in Clause 8.