Proposal for Council Regulation amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 2112/78 concerning the conclusion of the Customs Convention on the international transport of goods under cover of TIR carnets (TIR Convention) of 14 November 1975 at Geneva
Date: 2008-07-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: carriage of goods, customs cooperation, customs harmonisation, international convention, international road transport, transport document

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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 30.7.2008 
COM(2008) 497 final 

2008/0164 (ACC) 

Proposal for 

COUNCIL REGULATION 

amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 2112/78 concerning the conclusion of the 
Customs Convention on the international transport of goods under cover of TIR carnets 
(TIR Convention) of 14 November 1975 at Geneva 

(presented by the Commission) 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

1. 

CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL 

1.1. 

Grounds for and objectives of the proposal 

The Customs Convention on the international transport of goods under cover of TIR 
carnets  (TIR  Convention)  of  14  November  1975  was  approved  on  behalf  of  the 
European Economic Community by way of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2112/78. 
The Convention entered into force in the Community on 20 June 1983. 

Following its adoption it has been necessary to amend the TIR Convention in order 
to modernise  and  strengthen  the TIR  procedure, to define more precisely the rights 
and  obligations  of  all  parties  involved  in  the  TIR  system,  and  to  introduce  an 
electronic  system  that  rapidly  informs  the  international  organization  about  the 
presentation of TIR carnets at customs offices of destination. 

The  purpose  of  this  Regulation  is  for  the  Council  to  approve  all  amendments  that 
have  been  made  by  the  Contracting  Parties  to  the  TIR  Convention,  including  the 
European Community, but were not formally introduced into the Community's legal 
order. 

1.2. 

General context 

The  TIR  Convention,  which  is  administrated  by  the  United  Nations  Economic 
Commission for Europe (UNECE) based in Geneva, has established a customs transit 
procedure for the international  movement of goods by  road. There  are currently 68 
Contracting Parties to the Convention, including the Member States of the European 
Community and the European Community.  

The Convention enables goods, which are under customs and tax suspension, to cross 
international  borders  with  a  minimum  of  intervention  en  route  by  the  customs 
authorities.  By  easing  traditional  impediments  to  the  international  movement  of 
goods,  the  TIR  system  encourages  the  development  of  international  trade.  By 
reducing  delays  in  transit,  it  enables  significant  economies  to  be  made  in  transport 
costs.  The  most  important  advantage  of  the  system  is  the  fact  that  the  TIR 
Convention  provides,  through  its  international  guarantee  chain,  relatively  simple 
access to the required guarantees.  

The  TIR  Convention  was  amended  several  times  since  1975.  Some  of  the 
amendments are technical and concern vehicles or containers that can be considered 
as secure for transportation of goods under cover of the TIR carnet.  

The  layout  of  the  TIR  carnet  has  also  been  changed  several  times  since  its 
implementation  with  the  aim  of  making  the  carnet  easier  to  use  and  to  cover  all 
necessary data for a TIR transport.  

As  with  other  Customs  transit  regimes,  the  TIR  procedure  has  been  subject  to 
fraudulent activity. These problems have caused significant losses to the budgets of 
the  Contracting  Parties  and  represented  a  threat  to  European  business  and  trade.  It 
has  therefore  been  necessary  to  amend  the  TIR  Convention  in  order  to  make  its 
procedures and formalities more effective in the fight against fraud. While there have 
been a number of amendments made to the 1975 Convention, the majority of these 
have  concerned  highly  technical  matters  relating  to  matters  like  vehicle  design.  In 
recent  years,  and  in  the  light  of  the  problems  posed  by  fraudulent  activity,  the 

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revision  process  has  been  more  directed  to  the  rights  and  obligations  of  the  parties 
concerned. 

After the adoption of all amendments by the Administrative Committee for the TIR 
Convention  it  appears  appropriate  to  introduce  them  into  the  Community's  legal 
order by amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 2112/78. 

1.3. 

Existing provisions in the area of the proposal 

Council Regulation (EEC) No 2112/78 of 25 July 1978 concerning the conclusion of 
the Customs convention on the international transport of goods under cover of TIR 
carnets (TIR convention) of 14 November 1975 at Geneva. 

1.4. 

Consistency with the other policies and objectives of the Union 

The  proposed  Regulation  is  consistent  with  the  common  policy  in  trade  and 
transport.  The  TIR  system,  providing  facilitation  in  road  transport,  allows  goods  to 
travel across the territory of 68 Contracting Parties with a minimum of interference 
by  customs  administrations  and  provides,  through  an  international  guarantee  chain, 
relatively  simple  access  to  the  required  guarantees.  The  simplifications  achieved 
through the TIR Convention are in line with the revised Lisbon strategy. The formal 
adoption of the amendments is in line with the policy of better regulation.  

2. 

CONSULTATION OF INTERESTED PARTIES AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT 

2.1. 

Consultation of interested parties 

Consultation methods, main sectors targeted and general profile of respondents : 

Consultations  were  carried  out  with  the  International  Road  Transport  Union,  all 
guaranteeing associations, within the TIR Executive Board, and customs authorities 
from  the  Contracting  Parties  to  the  TIR  Convention.  Consultations  took  place  also 
within  the  Customs  Code  Committee  meetings,  sessions  of  the  Working  Party  on 
Customs  Questions  Affecting  Transport,  and  the  Administrative  Committee  for  the 
TIR Convention. 

Summary of responses and how they have been taken into account : 

All parties consulted felt it necessary that the Community introduces the amendments 
to  the  TIR  Convention  into  its  legal  order.  In  the  Customs  Code  Committee  the 
Member States expressed a preference for adoption by the Council of a consolidated 
version  of  the  TIR  Convention  rather  than  a  separate  adoption  of  its  almost  28 
amendments, given that some of them have been overtaken by later amendments and 
are therefore no longer relevant. 

2.2. 

Collection and use of expertise 

There was no need for external expertise. 

2.3. 

Impact assessment 

All  amendments  to  the  TIR  Convention  adopted  so  far  by  the  Administrative 
Committee  and  which  are  still  in  force  need  to  be  formally  adopted  by  the 
Community.  

Some of these amendments concern technical issues, such as the space between rings 
and eyelets on the sheet used for TIR vehicles, the possibility to use loading lists as 
annexes to the TIR carnet even when there would be enough space in the manifest to 
enter  information  on  all  goods  carried,  new  security  requirements  to  load 

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compartment floors for TIR vehicles, the way how to secure the ventilation aperture 
in TIR vehicles or the construction of certain types of road vehicles.  

Other  amendments  are  of  a  non  technical  nature,  such  as  the  requirement  that 
businesses  issuing  and  using  TIR  carnets  have  to  be  authorised  by  the  Customs 
authorities.  Furthermore,  the  TIR  Executive  Board  was  established,  which  is  an 
executive body comprising TIR experts who are charged with the task to supervise 
the application of the Convention. Finally, the roles and responsibilities of the major 
players involved in the TIR system have been clarified more precisely. 

In order to control more effectively and safeguard the present functioning of the TIR 
regime, an electronic system informing the international organization in charge of the 
organization  and  functioning  of  the  guarantee  chain  about  the  presentation  of  TIR 
carnets  at  customs  offices  of  destination  has  been  introduced.  The  new  Annex  10 
formally implements the SafeTIR system that monitors, to the benefit off all parties 
involved, the termination/partial termination of TIR operations. 

By  adopting  this  Regulation  the  Community  will  introduce  the  amended  TIR  
Convention  into  its  legal  order  for  the  benefit  of  the  customs  authorities  and  the 
transport industry. 

3. 

LEGAL ELEMENTS OF THE PROPOSAL 

3.1. 

Summary of the proposed action 

The proposed Regulation formally introduces all amendments of the TIR Convention 
which are still in force and amends the Council Regulation (EEC) No 2112/78 of 25 
July 1978 concerning the conclusion of the Customs convention on the international 
transport  of  goods  under  cover  of  TIR  carnets  (TIR  convention)  of  14  November 
1975 at Geneva.  

3.2. 

Legal basis 

Article 133 of the Treaty establishing the European Community. 

3.3. 

Subsidiarity principle 

The Community is a Contracting Party to the TIR Convention and therefore obliged 
to  apply  the  amendments  to  the  TIR  Convention.  The  proposal  falls  under  the 
exclusive  competence  of  the  Community.  The  subsidiarity  principle  therefore  does 
not apply. 

3.4. 

Proportionality principle 

The proposal is in conformity with the principle of proportionality. It implements the 
amendments  of  an  international  agreement  which  as  such  respects  the  principle  of 
proportionality.  All 
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Administrative  committee  for  the  TIR  Convention  and  are  already  applied  in  all 
Member States. 

these  amendments  have  already  been  adopted  by 

3.5. 

Choice of instruments 

Proposed instruments: Regulation. 

The  proposed  Regulation  amends  Regulation  (EEC)  2112/78  which  introduced  the 
TIR Convention into the Community's legal order. 

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4. 

BUDGETARY IMPLICATION 

The proposal has no implication for the Community budget. 

5. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 

5.1. 

Simplification 

The proposal provides for simplification of legislation. 

The  proposed  Regulation 
amendments of the TIR Convention which are still in force. 

introduces 

into 

the  Community's 

legal  order  all 

5.2. 

Amendment of existing legislation 

The adoption of the proposal will replace the annex to Council Regulation (EEC) No 
2112/78 of 25 July 1978 concerning the conclusion of the Customs convention on the 
international transport of goods under cover of TIR carnets (TIR convention) of 14 
November 1975 at Geneva. 

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2008/0164 (ACC) 

Proposal for 

COUNCIL REGULATION 

amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 2112/78 concerning the conclusion of the 
Customs Convention on the international transport of goods under cover of TIR carnets 
(TIR Convention) of 14 November 1975 at Geneva 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 
133 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal by the Commission1, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

(5) 

The Customs Convention on the international transport of goods under cover of TIR 
carnets  (TIR  Convention)  of  14  November  19752  was  approved  on  behalf  of  the 
European  Community  by  Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No  2112/783  and  entered  into 
force in the Community on 20 June 19834. 

The TIR system enables goods to be transported within an international transit regime 
with  a  minimum  of  interference  by  customs  administrations  en  route  and  provides, 
through  its  international  guarantee  chain,  relatively  simple  access  to  the  required 
guarantees. 

Several  amendments  of  the  TIR  Convention  have  been  adopted  in  different  phases 
since  1975  in  accordance  with  the  procedure  set  out  in  Articles  59  and  60  of  that 
Convention. The aim of these amendments which were made in different phases was 
to make the TIR procedure more secure and to adapt it to the changing transport and 
customs environment. 

The  amendments  made  in  the  first  phase  entered  into  force  in  February  1999  and 
introduced Annex 9 to the Convention. This Annex laid down minimum requirements 
and conditions for the access to the TIR procedure. These amendments give access to 
the  TIR  system  only  to  authorised  transport  operators  and  approved  national 
guaranteeing  associations.  This  provides  national  administrations  with  a  tool  to  fully 
control and monitor main users of the TIR system.  

At  the  same  time  the  TIR  Executive  Board  was  established.  This  body  which 
comprises  TIR  experts  is  charged  with  the  task  to  supervise  the  application  of  the 
Convention  and,  if  necessary,  to  facilitate  the  settlement  of  disputes  between 
Contracting Parties, associations, insurance companies and international organizations 
involved in the TIR system.  

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COM (2008)[..] 
OJ L 252, 14.9.1978, p. 2, 
OJ L 252, 14.9.1978, p. 2. 
OJ L 31, 2.2.1983, p. 13 

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(7) 

(8) 

The  amendments  made  in  the  second  phase  entered  into  force  in  May  2002  and 
strengthened the TIR procedure by defining more clearly the roles and responsibilities 
of  the  international  organization  responsible  for  the  functioning  and  organization  of 
the  TIR  system.  The  relationship  between  this  organization,  its  member  associations 
and also Administrative Committee for the TIR Convention was defined.  

In addition, new provisions on the construction of certain types of road vehicles were 
introduced under the second phase. These amendments were requested by the transport 
industry and give the possibility to use for TIR transports vehicles or containers with 
sliding sheets. 

In order to control more effectively the TIR system and to safeguard its functioning of 
the TIR regime provisions concerning an electronic system informing the international 
organization  in  charge  of  organization  and  functioning  of  the  guarantee  chain  about 
the presentation of TIR carnets at customs offices of destination was introduced. The 
SafeTIR system was introduced as Annex 10 to the TIR Convention and entered into 
force in August 2006. 

(9)  Whenever  such  need  was  identified  other  amendments  to  the  TIR  Convention  were 
introduced. In order to simplify the use of the TIR carnet and to fully cover all data 
that is required for the TIR transport, the layout of the TIR carnet was adjusted. Under 
certain  conditions  also  loading  lists  may  be  used  as  annexes  to  the  TIR  carnet  even 
when there would be enough space in the manifest to enter information on all goods 
carried. A procedure for cases in which a part of the TIR transport cannot be made by 
road or where this part is not covered by the TIR system was also introduced. 

(10)  Regulation (EEC) No 2112/78 should therefore be amended accordingly. 

(11) 

In  view  of  the  number  of  changes  to  be  made,  clarity  requires  that  the  Annex  to 
Regulation (EEC) No 2112/78 is replaced in its entirety. 

(12)  All amendments adopted in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 59 and 60 
of the Convention until the end of 2008 are included in the Annex to this Regulation. 
Therefore, the Regulation should enter into force on 1 January 2009. 

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2112/78 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to 
this Regulation. 

Article 1 

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2009. 

Article 2 

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 

Done at Brussels, […] 

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CONVENTION ON THE INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT OF GOODS 
UNDER COVER OF TIR CARNETS (TIR CONVENTION, 1975) 

ANNEX 

THE CONTRACTING PARTIES, 

DESIRING to facilitate the international carriage of goods by road vehicle, 

CONSIDERING  that  the  improvement  of  the  conditions  of  transport  constitutes  one  of  the 
factors essential to the development of co-operation among them, 

DECLARING themselves in favour of a simplification and a harmonization of administrative 
formalities in the field of international transport, in particular at frontiers, 

HAVE AGREED as follows: 

Chapter I 

General 

a) Definitions 

Article 1 

For the purposes of this Convention: 

a) 

b) 

c) 

d) 

e) 

f) 

The term "TIR transport" shall mean the transport of goods from a Customs office of 
departure  to  a  Customs  office  of  destination  under  the  procedure,  called  the  TIR 
procedure, laid down in this Convention; 

the term “TIR operation” shall mean the part of a TIR transport that is carried out in 
a  Contracting  Party  from  a  Customs  office  of  departure  or  entry  (en  route)  to  a 
Customs office of destination or exit (en route); 

the term “start of a TIR operation” shall mean that the road vehicle, the combination 
of  vehicles  or  the  container  have  been  presented  for  purposes  of  control  to  the 
Customs  office of  departure  or  entry  (en route) together with the load and the TIR 
Carnet  relating  thereto  and  that  the  TIR  Carnet  has  been  accepted  by  the  Customs 
office; 

the  term  “termination  of  a  TIR  operation”  shall  mean  that  the  road  vehicle,  the 
combination of vehicles or the container have been presented for purposes of control 
to the Customs office of destination or of exit (en route) together with the load and 
the TIR Carnet relating thereto; 

the  term  “discharge  of  a  TIR  operation”  shall  mean  the  recognition  by  Customs 
authorities  that  the  TIR  operation  has  been  terminated  correctly  in  a  Contracting 
Party. This is established by the Customs authorities on the basis of a comparison of 
the  data  or  information  available  at  the  Customs  office  of  destination  or  exit  (en 
route) and that available at the Customs office of departure or entry (en route); 

the term "import or export duties and taxes" shall mean Customs duties and all other 
duties,  taxes,  fees  and  other  charges  which  are  collected  on,  or  in  connection  with, 

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g) 

h) 

j) 

the import or export of goods, but not including fees and charges limited in amount 
to the approximate cost of services rendered; 

the term "road vehicle" shall mean not only any power-driven road vehicle but also 
any trailer or semi-trailer designed to be coupled thereto; 

the term "combination of vehicles" shall mean coupled vehicles which travel on the 
road as a unit; 

the term "container" shall mean an article of transport equipment (lift-van, movable 
tank or other similar structure): 

i) 

ii) 

iii) 

iv) 

fully or partially enclosed to constitute a compartment intended for containing 
goods, 

of  a  permanent  character  and  accordingly  strong  enough  to  be  suitable  for 
repeated use, 

specially designed to facilitate the transport of goods by one or more modes of 
transport without intermediate reloading, 

designed  for  ready  handling,  particularly  when  being  transferred  from  one 
mode of transport to another, 

v) 

designed to be easy to fill and to empty, and 

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having an internal volume of one cubic metre or more,  

"demountable bodies" are to be treated as containers; 

k) 

l) 

m) 

the  term  "Customs  office  of  departure"  shall  mean  any  Customs  office  of  a 
Contracting Party where the TIR transport of a load or part load of goods begins; 

the  term  "Customs  office  of  destination"  shall  mean  any  Customs  office  of  a 
Contracting Party where the TIR transport of a load or part load of goods ends; 

the term "Customs office en route" shall mean any Customs office of a Contracting 
Party  through  which  a  road  vehicle,  combination  of  vehicles  or  container  enters  or 
leaves this Contracting Party in the course of a TIR transport; 

n) 

the term "person" shall mean both natural and legal persons; 

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o) 

p) 

q) 

the term “holder” of a TIR Carnet shall mean the person to whom a TIR Carnet has 
been  issued  in  accordance  with  the  relevant  provisions  of  the  Convention  and  on 
whose  behalf  a  Customs  declaration  has  been  made  in  the  form  of  a  TIR  Carnet 
indicating a  wish  to  place goods  under the TIR procedure at the Customs office of 
departure.  He  shall  be  responsible  for  presentation  of  the  road  vehicle,  the 
combination of vehicles or the container together with the load and the TIR Carnet 
relating thereto at the Customs office of departure, the Customs office en route and 
the  Customs  office  of  destination  and  for  due  observance  of  the  other  relevant 
provisions of the Convention; 

the  term  "heavy  or  bulky  goods"  shall  mean  any  heavy  or  bulky  object  which 
because  of  its  weight,  size  or  nature  is  not  normally  carried  in  a  closed  vehicle  or 
closed container; 

the  term  "guaranteeing  association"  shall  mean  an  association  approved  by  the 
Customs authorities of a Contracting Party to act as surety for persons using the TIR 
procedure. 

b) Scope 

Article 2 

This Convention shall apply to the transport of goods without intermediate reloading, in road 
vehicles,  combinations  of  vehicles  or  in  containers,  across  one  or  more  frontiers  between  a 
Customs office of departure of one Contracting Party and a Customs office of destination of 
another or of the same Contracting Party, provided that some portion of the journey between 
the beginning and the end of the TIR transport is made by road. 

For the provisions of this Convention to become applicable: 

a) 

the transport operation must be performed 

Article 3 

i) 

ii) 

by  means  of  road  vehicles,  combinations  of  vehicles  or  containers  previously 
approved under the conditions set forth in Chapter III (a), or 

by  means  of  other  road  vehicles,  other  combinations  of  vehicles  or  other 
containers under the conditions set forth in Chapter III (c), or 

iii)  by road vehicles or special vehicles such as buses, cranes, sweepers, concrete-
laying  machines,  etc.  exported  and  therefore  themselves  considered  as  goods 
travelling by their own means from a Customs office of departure to a Customs 
office  of  destination  under  the  conditions  set  forth  in  Chapter  III  (c).  In  case 
such vehicles are carrying other goods, the conditions as referred to under (i) or 
(ii) above shall apply accordingly; 

b) 

the transport operations must be guaranteed by associations approved in accordance 
with the provisions of Article 6 and must be performed under cover of a TIR Carnet, 
which shall conform to the model reproduced in Annex 1 to this Convention. 

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c) Principles 

Article 4 

Goods  carried  under  the  TIR  procedure  shall  not  be  subjected  to  the  payment  or  deposit  of 
import or export duties and taxes at Customs offices en route. 

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Article 5 

Goods  carried  under  the  TIR  procedure  in  sealed  road  vehicles,  combinations  of 
vehicles  or  containers  shall  not  as  a  general  rule  be  subjected  to  examination  at 
Customs offices en route. 

However,  to  prevent  abuses,  Customs  authorities  may  in  exceptional  cases,  and 
particularly when irregularity is suspected, carry out an examination of the goods at 
such offices. 

Chapter II 

Issue of TIR Carnets 

Liability of guaranteeing associations 

Article 6 

Each  Contracting  Party  may  authorize  associations  to  issue  TIR  Carnets,  either 
directly  or  through  corresponding  associations,  and  to  act  as  guarantors,  as  long  as 
the  minimum  conditions  and  requirements,  as  laid  down  in  Annex 9,  Part  I,  are 
complied  with.  The  authorization  shall  be  revoked  if  the  minimum  conditions  and 
requirements contained in Annex 9, Part I are no longer fulfilled. 

An association shall not be approved in any country unless its guarantee also covers 
the  liabilities  incurred  in  that  country  in  connection  with  operations  under  cover  of 
TIR  Carnets  issued  by  foreign  associations  affiliated  to  the  same  international 
organization as that to which it is itself affiliated. 

2 bis.  An  international  organization,  as  referred  to  in  paragraph 2,  shall  be  authorized  by 
the Administrative Committee to take on responsibility for the effective organization 
and  functioning  of  an  international  guarantee  system  provided  that  it  accepts  this 
responsibility. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

An  association  shall  issue  TIR  Carnets  only  to  persons  whose  access  to  the  TIR 
procedure has not been refused by the competent authorities of Contracting Parties in 
which the person is resident or established. 

Authorization for access to the TIR procedure shall be granted only to persons who 
fulfil the minimum conditions and requirements laid down in Annex 9, Part II to this 
Convention. Without prejudice to Article 38, the authorization shall be revoked if the 
fulfilment of these criteria is no longer ensured. 

Authorization  for  access  to  the  TIR  procedure  shall  be  granted  according  to  the 
procedure laid down in Annex 9, Part II to this Convention. 

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TIR  Carnet  forms  sent  to  the  guaranteeing  associations  by  the  corresponding  foreign 
associations or by international organizations shall not be liable to import and export duties 
and taxes and shall be free of import and export prohibitions and restrictions. 

Article 7 

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2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

1. 

2. 

Article 8 

The guaranteeing association shall undertake to pay the import or export duties and 
taxes, together with any default interest, due under the Customs laws and regulations 
of  the  country  in  which  an  irregularity  has  been  noted  in  connection  with  a  TIR 
operation.  It  shall  be  liable,  jointly  and  severally  with  the  persons  from  whom  the 
sums mentioned above are due, for payment of such sums. 

In  cases  where  the  laws  and  regulations  of  a  Contracting  Party  do  not  provide  for 
payment of import or export duties and taxes as provided for in paragraph 1 above, 
the guaranteeing association shall undertake to pay, under the same conditions, a sum 
equal to the amount of the import or export duties and taxes and any default interest. 

Each  Contracting  Party  shall  determine  the  maximum  sum  per  TIR  Carnet,  which 
may be claimed from the guaranteeing association on the basis of the provisions of 
paragraphs 1 and 2 above. 

The liability of the guaranteeing association to the authorities of the country where 
the Customs office of departure is situated shall commence at the time when the TIR 
Carnet is accepted by the Customs office. In the succeeding countries through which 
goods are transported under the TIR procedure, this liability shall commence at the 
time  when  the  goods  enter  these  countries  or,  where  the  TIR  transport  has  been 
suspended under Article 26, paragraphs 1 and 2, at the time when the TIR Carnet is 
accepted by the Customs office where the TIR transport is resumed. 

The liability of the guaranteeing association shall cover not only the goods which are 
enumerated  in  the  TIR  Carnet  but  also  any  goods  which,  though  not  enumerated 
therein,  may  be  contained  in  the  sealed  section  of  the  road  vehicle  or  in  the  sealed 
container. It shall not extend to any other goods. 

For the purpose of determining the duties and taxes mentioned in paragraphs 1 and 2 
of this Article, the particulars of the goods as entered in the TIR Carnet shall, in the 
absence of evidence to the contrary, be assumed to be correct. 

When  payment  of  sums  mentioned  in  paragraphs 1  and  2  of  this  Article becomes 
due,  the  competent  authorities  shall  so  far  as  possible  require  payment  from  the 
person  or  persons  directly  liable  before  making  a  claim  against  the  guaranteeing 
association. 

Article 9 

The  guaranteeing  association  shall  fix  the  period  of  validity  of  the  TIR  Carnet  by 
specifying  a  final  date  of  validity  after  which  the  Carnet  may  not  be  presented  for 
acceptance at the Customs office of departure. 

Provided that it has been accepted by the Customs office of departure on or before 
the  final  date  of  validity,  as  provided  for  in  paragraph 1  of  this  Article,  the  Carnet 
shall remain valid until the termination of the TIR operation at the Customs office of 
destination. 

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1. 

2. 

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Article 10 

Discharge of a TIR operation has to take place without delay. 

When the Customs authorities of a country have discharged a TIR operation they can 
no longer claim from the guaranteeing association payment of the sums mentioned in 
Article 8,  paragraphs 1  and  2,  unless  the  certificate  of  termination  of  the  TIR 
operation  was  obtained  in  an  improper  or  fraudulent  manner  or  no  termination  has 
taken place. 

Article 11 

Where a TIR operation has not been discharged, the competent authorities shall not 
have the right to claim payment of the sums mentioned in Article 8, paragraphs 1 and 
2, from the guaranteeing association unless, within a period of one year from the date 
of  acceptance  of  the  TIR  Carnet  by  those  authorities,  they  have  notified  the 
association in writing of the non-discharge. The same provision shall apply where the 
certificate  of  termination  of  the  TIR  operation  was  obtained  in  an  improper  or 
fraudulent manner, save that the period shall be two years. 

The claim for payment of the sums referred to in Article 8, paragraphs 1 and 2 shall 
be made to the guaranteeing association at the earliest three months after the date on 
which  the  association  was  informed  that  the  operation  had  not  been  discharged  or 
that  the  certificate  of  termination  of  the  TIR  operation  had  been  obtained  in  an 
improper  or  fraudulent  manner  and  at  the  latest  not  more  than  two  years  after  that 
date.  However,  in  cases  which,  during  the  above-mentioned  period  of  two  years, 
become the subject of legal proceedings, any claim for payment shall be made within 
one year of the date on which the decision of the court becomes enforceable. 

The guaranteeing association shall have a period of three months, from the date when 
a claim for payment is made upon it, in which to pay the amounts claimed. The sums 
paid shall be reimbursed to the association if, within the two years following the date 
on which the claim for payment was made, it has been established to the satisfaction 
of the Customs authorities that no irregularity was committed in connection with the 
transport operation in question. 

Chapter III 

Transport of goods under TIR Carnet 

a) Approval of vehicles and containers 

Article 12 

In order to fall within the provisions of sections (a) and (b) of this Chapter, every road vehicle 
must as regards its construction and equipment fulfil the conditions set out in Annex 2 to this 
Convention and must have been approved according to the procedure laid down in Annex 3 to 
this  Convention.  The  Certificate  of  Approval  shall  conform  to  the  specimen  reproduced  in 
Annex 4. 

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Article 13 

To fall within the provisions of sections (a) and (b) of this Chapter, containers must 
be constructed in conformity with the conditions laid down in Part I of Annex 7 and 
must  have  been  approved  according  to  the  procedure  laid  down  in  Part II  of  that 
Annex. 

Containers  approved  for  the  transport  of  goods  under  Customs  seal  in  accordance 
with the Customs Convention on Containers, 1956, the agreements arising there from 
concluded  under  the  auspices  of  the  United  Nations,  the  Customs  Convention  on 
Containers, 1972 or any international instruments that may supersede or modify the 
latter  Convention,  shall  be  considered  as  complying  with  the  provisions  of 
paragraph 1  above  and  must  be  accepted  for  transport  under  the  TIR  procedure 
without further approval. 

Article 14 

Each  Contracting  Party  reserves  the  right  to  refuse  to  recognize  the  validity  of  the 
approval of road vehicles or containers which do not meet the conditions set forth in 
Articles  12  and  13  above.  Nevertheless,  Contracting  Parties  shall  avoid  delaying 
traffic when the defects found are of minor importance and do not involve any risk of 
smuggling. 

Before  it  is  used  again  for  the  transport  of  goods  under  Customs  seal,  any  road 
vehicle  or  container  which  no  longer  meets  the  conditions  which  justified  its 
approval, shall be either restored to its original state, or presented for re-approval. 

b) Procedure for transport under cover of a TIR Carnet 

Article 15 

No  special  Customs  documents  shall  be  required  in  respect  of  the  temporary 
importation  of  a  road  vehicle,  combination  of  vehicles  or  container  carrying  goods 
under cover of the TIR procedure. No guarantee shall be required for the road vehicle 
or combination of vehicles or container. 

The  provisions  of  paragraph 1  of  this  Article shall  not  prevent  a  Contracting  Party 
from requiring the fulfilment at the Customs office of destination of the formalities 
laid down by its national regulations to ensure that, once the TIR operation has been 
completed, the road vehicle, the combination of vehicles or the container will be re-
exported. 

Article 16 

When  a  road  vehicle  or  combination  of  vehicles  is  carrying  out  a  TIR  transport,  one 
rectangular plate bearing the inscription "TIR" and conforming to the specifications given in 
Annex 5 to this Convention, shall be affixed to the front and another to the rear of the road 
vehicle  or  combination  of  vehicles.  These  plates  shall  be  so  placed  as  to  be  clearly  visible. 
They  shall  be  removable  or  be  fitted  or  designed  in  such  a  way  that  these  plates  can  be 
reversed, covered, folded or indicate in any other manner that a TIR transport is not carried 
out. 

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Article 17 

1. 

2. 

A single TIR Carnet shall be made out in respect of each road vehicle or container. 
However,  a  single  TIR  Carnet  may  be  made  out  in  respect  of  a  combination  of 
vehicles  or  for  several  containers  loaded  on  to  a  single  road  vehicle  or  on  to  a 
combination of vehicles. In that case the TIR manifest of the goods covered by the 
TIR  Carnet  shall  list  separately  the  contents  of  each  vehicle  in  the  combination  of 
vehicles or of each container. 

The  TIR  Carnet  shall  be  valid  for  one  journey  only.  It  shall  contain  at  least  the 
number  of  detachable  vouchers  which  are  necessary  for  the  TIR  transport  in 
question. 

Article 18 

A  TIR  transport  may  involve  several  Customs  offices  of  departure  and  destination,  but  the 
total number of Customs offices of departure and destination shall not exceed four. The TIR 
Carnet  may  only  be  presented  to  Customs  offices  of  destination  if  all  Customs  offices  of 
departure have accepted the TIR Carnet. 

Article 19 

The  goods  and  the  road  vehicle,  the  combination  of  vehicles  or  the  container  shall  be 
produced with the TIR Carnet at the Customs office of departure. The Customs authorities of 
the country of departure shall take such measures as are necessary for satisfying themselves as 
to the accuracy of the goods manifest and either for affixing the Customs seals or for checking 
Customs  seals  affixed  under  the  responsibility  of  the  said  Customs  authorities  by  duly 
authorized persons. 

For journeys in the territory of their country, the Customs authorities may fix a time-limit and 
require the road vehicle, the combination of vehicles or the container to follow a prescribed 
route. 

Article 20 

At each Customs office en route and at Customs offices of destination, the road vehicle, the 
combination  of  vehicles  or  the  container  shall  be  produced  for  purposes  of  control  to  the 
Customs authorities together with the load and the TIR Carnet relating thereto. 

Article 21 

Article 22 

1. 

2. 

As  a  general  rule  and  except  when  they  examine  the  goods  in  accordance  with 
Article 5,  paragraph 2,  the  Customs  authorities  of  the  Customs  offices  en  route  of 
each of the Contracting Parties shall accept the Customs seals of other Contracting 
Parties, provided that they are intact. The said Customs authorities may, however, if 
control requirements make it necessary, add their own seals. 

The Customs seals thus accepted by a Contracting Party shall have in the territory of 
that Contracting Party the benefit of the same legal protection as is accorded to the 
national seals. 

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The Customs authorities shall not: 

Article 23 

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require  road  vehicles,  combinations  of  vehicles  or  containers  to  be  escorted  at  the 
carriers' expense on the territory of their country, 

require examination en route of road vehicles, combinations of vehicles or containers 
and their loads 

except in special cases. 

Article 24 

If the Customs authorities conduct an examination of the load of a road vehicle, combination 
of vehicles or the container in the course of the journey or at a Customs office en route, they 
shall  record  on  the  TIR  Carnet  vouchers  used  in  their  country,  on  the  corresponding 
counterfoils,  and  on  the  vouchers  remaining  in  the  TIR  Carnet,  particulars  of  the  new  seals 
affixed and of the controls carried out. 

Article 25 

If the Customs seals are broken en route otherwise than in the circumstances of Articles 24 
and  35,  or  if  any  goods  are  destroyed  or  damaged  without  breaking  of  such  seals,  the 
procedure  laid  down  in  Annex I  to  this  Convention  for  the  use  of  the  TIR  Carnet  shall, 
without  prejudice  to  the  possible  application  of  the  provisions  of  national  law,  be  followed 
and the certified report in the TIR Carnet shall be completed. 

Article 26 

1. 

2. 

3. 

When transport under cover of a TIR Carnet takes place in part in the territory of a 
State which is not a Contracting Party to this Convention, the TIR transport shall be 
suspended during that part of the journey. In that case, the Customs authorities of the 
Contracting  Party  on  whose  territory  the  journey  continues  shall  accept  the  TIR 
Carnet  for  the  resumption  of  the  TIR  transport,  provided  that  the  Customs  seals 
and/or  identifying  marks  have  remained  intact.  Where  the  Customs  seals  have  not 
remained intact, the customs authorities may accept the TIR Carnet for resumption of 
the TIR transport under the provisions of Article 25. 

The same shall apply where for a part of the journey the TIR Carnet is not used by 
the  holder  of  the  Carnet  in  the  territory  of  a  Contracting  Party  because  of  the 
existence of simpler Customs transit procedures or when the use of a Customs transit 
regime is not necessary. 

In such cases the Customs offices where the TIR transport is suspended or resumed 
shall be deemed to be Customs offices of exit en route and Customs offices of entry 
en route respectively. 

Subject to the provisions of this Convention and in particular of Article 18, another Customs 
office  of  destination  may  be  substituted  for  a  Customs  office  of  destination  originally 
indicated. 

Article 27 

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Article 28 

Termination of a TIR operation shall be certified by the Customs authorities without 
delay. Termination of a TIR operation may be certified without or with reservation: 
where  termination  is  certified  with  reservation  this  shall  be  on  account  of  facts 
connected with the TIR operation itself. These facts shall be clearly indicated in the 
TIR Carnet. 

In  cases  where  the  goods  are  placed  under  another  Customs  procedure  or  another 
system of Customs control, all irregularities that may be committed under that other 
Customs procedure or system of Customs control shall not be attributed to the TIR 
Carnet holder as such or any person acting on his behalf. 

c) Provisions concerning transport of heavy  
or bulky goods 

Article 29 

The provisions of this section apply only to the transport of heavy or bulky goods as 
defined in Article 1, subparagraph (p), of this Convention. 

Where  the  provisions  of  this  section  apply,  heavy  or  bulky  goods  may,  if  the 
authorities  at  the  Customs  office  of  departure  so  decide,  be  carried  by  means  of 
non-sealed vehicles or containers. 

The provisions of this section shall apply only if, in the opinion of the authorities at 
the  Customs  office  of  departure,  the  heavy  or  bulky  goods  carried  and  any 
accessories carried with them can be easily identified by reference to the description 
given,  or  can  be  provided  with  Customs  seals  and/or  identifying  marks  so  as  to 
prevent any substitution, or removal of the goods, without it being obvious. 

All  the  provisions  of  this  Convention,  save  those  to  which  the  special  provisions  of  this 
section make an exception, shall apply to the transport of heavy or bulky goods under the TIR 
procedure. 

Article 30 

The liability of the guaranteeing association shall cover not only the goods enumerated in the 
TIR Carnet, but also any goods which, though not enumerated in the Carnet, are on the load 
platform or among the goods enumerated in the TIR Carnet. 

Article 31 

The  cover  and  all  vouchers  of  the  TIR  Carnet  shall  bear  the  endorsement  "heavy  or  bulky 
goods" in bold letters in English or in French. 

Article 32 

The  authorities  at  the  Customs  office  of  departure  may  require  such  packing  lists, 
photographs, drawings, etc., as are necessary for the identification of the goods carried to be 
appended to the TIR Carnet. In this case they shall endorse these documents, one copy of the 

Article 33 

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said documents shall be attached to the inside of the cover page of the TIR Carnet, and all the 
manifests of the TIR Carnet shall include a reference to such documents. 

Article 34 

The authorities at the Customs offices en route of each of the Contracting Parties shall accept 
the  Customs  seals  and/or  identifying  marks  affixed  by  the  competent  authorities  of  other 
Contracting Parties. They may, however, affix additional seals and/or identifying marks; they 
shall record particulars of the new seals and/or identifying marks on the vouchers of the TIR 
Carnet used in their country, on the corresponding counterfoils and on the vouchers remaining 
in the TIR Carnet. 

Article 35 

If Customs authorities conducting an examination of the load at a Customs office en route or 
in the course of the journey are obliged to break seals and/or remove identifying marks, they 
shall record the new seals and/or identifying marks on the vouchers of the TIR Carnet used in 
their  country,  on  the  corresponding  counterfoils  and  on  the  vouchers  remaining  in  the  TIR 
Carnet. 

Chapter IV 

Irregularities 

Article 36 

Any  breach  of  the  provisions  of  this  Convention  shall  render  the  offender  liable,  in  the 
country  where  the  offence  was  committed,  to  the  penalties  prescribed  by  the  law  of  that 
country. 

When it is not possible to establish in which territory an irregularity was committed, it shall 
be  deemed  to  have  been  committed  in  the  territory  of  the  Contracting  Party  where  it  is 
detected. 

Article 37 

Article 38 

1. 

2. 

Each  of  the  Contracting  Parties  shall  have  the  right  to  exclude  temporarily  or 
permanently  from  the  operation  of  this  Convention  any  person  guilty  of  a  serious 
offence  against  the  Customs  laws  or  regulations  applicable  to  the  international 
transport of goods. 

This exclusion shall be notified within one week to the competent authorities of the 
Contracting Party on whose territory the person concerned is established or resident, 
to the association(s) in the country or Customs territory where the offence has been 
committed and to the TIR Executive Board. 

When TIR operations are accepted as being otherwise in order: 

Article 39 

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The  Contracting  Parties  shall  disregard  minor  discrepancies  in  the  observance  of 
time-limits or routes prescribed. 

Likewise,  discrepancies  between  the  particulars  on  the  goods  manifest  of  the  TIR 
Carnet and the actual contents of a road vehicle, combination of vehicles or container 
shall not be considered as infringements of the Convention by the holder of the TIR 
Carnet  when  evidence  is  produced  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  competent  authorities 
that these discrepancies were not due to  mistakes  committed  knowingly  or  through 
negligence  at  the  time  when  the  goods  were  loaded  or  dispatched  or  when  the 
manifest was made out. 

Article 40 

The  Customs  administrations  of  the  countries  of  departure  and  of  destination  shall  not 
consider  the  holder  of  the  TIR  Carnet  responsible  for  the  discrepancies  which  may  be 
discovered in those countries, when the discrepancies in fact relate to the Customs procedures 
which preceded or followed a TIR transport and in which the holder was not involved. 

Article 41 

When it is established to the  satisfaction of the Customs authorities that  goods specified  on 
the manifest of a TIR Carnet have been destroyed or have been irrecoverably lost by accident 
or  force  majeure  or  that  they  are  short  by  reason  of  their  nature,  payment  of  the  duties  and 
taxes normally due shall be waived. 

Article 42 

On receipt from a Contracting Party for a request giving the relevant reasons, the competent 
authorities  of  the  Contracting  Parties  concerned  in  a  TIR  transport  shall  furnish  that 
Contracting  Party  with  all  the  available  information  needed  for  implementation  of  the 
provisions of Articles 39, 40 and 41 above. 

Article 42 bis 

The competent authorities, in close cooperation with the associations, shall take all necessary 
measures to ensure the proper use of TIR Carnets. To this effect they may take appropriate 
national  and  international  control  measures.  National  control  measures  taken  in  this  context 
by the competent authorities shall be communicated immediately to the TIR Executive Board 
which  will  examine  their  conformity  with  the  provisions  of  the  Convention.  International 
control measures shall be adopted by the Administrative Committee. 

Article 42 ter 

The competent authorities of the Contracting Parties shall, as appropriate, provide authorized 
associations with information that they require to fulfill the undertaking given in accordance 
with Annex 9, part 1, Article 1 (f) (iii). 

Annex 10 set out the information to be provided in particular cases. 

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Explanatory Notes 

Article 43 

The Explanatory Notes set out in Annex 6 and Annex 7, Part III, interpret certain provisions 
of this Convention and its Annexes. They also describe certain recommended practices. 

Chapter VI 

Miscellaneous provisions 

Article 44 

Each Contracting Party shall provide the guaranteeing associations concerned with facilities 
for: 

a) 

b) 

the  transfer  of  the  currency  necessary  for  the  sums  claimed  by  the  authorities  of 
Contracting Parties by virtue of the provisions of Article 8 of this Convention; and 

the transfer of currency for payment for TIR Carnet forms sent to the guaranteeing 
associations  by  the  corresponding  foreign  associations  or  by  the  international 
organizations. 

Article 45 

Each  Contracting  Party  shall  cause  to  be  published  the  list  of  the  Customs  offices  of 
departure,  Customs  offices  en  route  and  Customs  offices  of  destination  approved  by  it  for 
accomplishing  TIR  operations.  The  Contracting  Parties  of  adjacent  territories  shall  consult 
each other to agree upon corresponding frontier offices and upon their opening hours. 

1. 

2. 

1. 

2. 

Article 46 

No  charge  shall  be  made  for  Customs  attendance  in  connection  with  the  Customs 
operations  mentioned  in  this  Convention,  save  where  it  is  provided  on  days  or  at 
times or places other than those normally appointed for such operations. 

Contracting Parties shall arrange to the fullest extent possible for Customs operations 
concerning perishable goods at Customs offices to be facilitated. 

Article 47 

The  provisions  of  this  Convention  shall  preclude  neither  the  application  of 
restrictions  and  controls  imposed  under  national  regulations  on  grounds  of  public 
morality,  public  security,  hygiene  or  public  health,  or  for  veterinary  or 
phytopathological  reasons,  nor  the  levy  of  dues  chargeable  by  virtue  of  such 
regulations. 

The  provisions  of  this  Convention  shall  not  preclude  the  application  of  other 
provisions either national or international governing transport. 

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Article 48 

Nothing  in  this  Convention  shall  prevent  Contracting  Parties  which  form  a  Customs  or 
Economic  Union  from  enacting  special  provisions  in  respect  of  transport  operations 
commencing  or  terminating,  or  passing  through,  their  territories,  provided  that  such 
provisions do not attenuate the facilities provided for by this Convention. 

Article 49 

This  Convention  shall  not  prevent  the  application  of  greater  facilities  which  Contracting 
Parties grant or may wish to grant either by unilateral provisions or by virtue of bilateral or 
multilateral  agreements  provided  that  such  facilities  do  not  impede  the  application  of  the 
provisions of this Convention, and in particular, TIR operations. 

The Contracting Parties shall communicate to one another, on request, information necessary 
for  implementing  the  provisions  of  this  Convention,  and  particularly  information  relating  to 
the approval of road vehicles or containers and to the technical characteristics of their design. 

Article 50 

The Annexes to this Convention form an integral part of the Convention. 

Article 51 

Chapter VII 

Final clauses 

Article 52 

1. 

2. 

3. 

Signature, ratification, acceptance, approval and accession 

All  States  Members  of  the  United  Nations  or  members  of  any  of  the  specialized 
agencies  or  of  the  International  Atomic  Energy  Agency  or  Parties  to  the  Statute  of 
the  International  Court  of  Justice,  and  any  other  State  invited  by  the  General 
Assembly  of  the  United  Nations,  may  become  Contracting  Parties  to  this 
Convention: 

a) 

b) 

by signing it without reservation of ratification, acceptance or approval; 

by depositing an instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval after signing 
it subject to ratification, acceptance or approval; or 

c) 

by depositing an instrument of accession. 

This Convention shall be open from 1 January 1976 until 1 December 1976 inclusive 
for signature at the Office of the United Nations at Geneva by the States referred to 
in paragraph 1 of this Article. Thereafter it shall be open for their accession. 

Customs  or  economic  unions  may,  together  with  all  their  member  States  or  at  any 
time  after  all  their  member  States  have  become  Contracting  Parties  to  this 
Convention, also become Contracting Parties to this Convention in accordance with 
the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article. However, these unions shall not 
have the right to vote. 

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1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

The instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession shall be deposited 
with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. 

Article 53 

Entry into force 

This Convention shall enter into force six months after the date on which five States 
referred  to  in  Article 52,  paragraph 1,  have  signed  it  without  reservation  of 
ratification,  acceptance  or  approval  or  have  deposited  their  instruments  of 
ratification, acceptance, approval or accession. 

After  five  States  referred  to  in  Article 52,  paragraph 1,  have  signed  it  without 
reservation  of  ratification,  acceptance  or  approval,  or  have  deposited  their 
instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, this Convention shall 
enter into force for further Contracting Parties six months after the date of the deposit 
of their instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession. 

Any instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession deposited after the 
entry into force of an amendment to this Convention shall be deemed to apply to this 
Convention as amended. 

Any such instrument deposited after an amendment has been accepted but before it 
has entered into force shall be deemed to apply to this Convention as amended on the 
date when the amendment enters into force. 

Article 54 

Denunciation 

Any  Contracting  Party  may  denounce  this  Convention  by  so  notifying  the 
Secretary-General of the United Nations. 

Denunciation  shall  take  effect  fifteen  months  after  the  date  of  receipt  by  the 
Secretary-General of the notification of denunciation. 

The validity of TIR Carnets accepted by the Customs office of departure before the 
date  when  the  denunciation  takes  effect  shall  not  be  affected  thereby  and  the 
guarantee  of  the  guaranteeing  association  shall  hold  good  in  accordance  with  the 
provisions of this Convention. 

Article 55 

Termination 

If, after the entry into force of this Convention, the number of States which are Contracting 
Parties  is  for  any  period  of  twelve  consecutive  months  reduced  to  less  than  five,  the 
Convention shall cease to have effect from the end of the twelve-month period. 

Article 56 

Termination of the operation of the TIR Convention, 1959 

1. 

Upon  its  entry  into  force,  this  Convention  shall  terminate  and  replace,  in  relations 
between the Contracting Parties to this Convention, the TIR Convention, 1959. 

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1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

Certificates  of  approval  issued  in  respect  of  road  vehicles  and  containers  under  the 
conditions of the TIR Convention, 1959, shall be accepted during the period of their 
validity  or  any  extension  thereof  for  the  transport  of  goods  under  Customs  seal  by 
Contracting  Parties  to  this  Convention,  provided  that  such  vehicles  and  containers 
continue to fulfil the conditions under which they were originally approved. 

Article 57 

Settlement of disputes 

Any dispute between two or more Contracting Parties concerning the interpretation 
or  application  of  this  Convention  shall,  so  far  as  possible  be  settled  by  negotiation 
between them or other means of settlement. 

Any dispute between two or more Contracting Parties concerning the interpretation 
or application of this Convention which cannot be settled by the means indicated in 
paragraph 1  of  this  Article shall,  at  the  request  of  one  of  them,  be  referred  to  an 
arbitration tribunal composed as follows: each Party to the dispute shall appoint an 
arbitrator  and  these  arbitrators  shall  appoint  another  arbitrator,  who  shall  be 
chairman. If, three months after receipt of a request, one of the Parties has failed to 
appoint an arbitrator or if the arbitrators have failed to elect the chairman, any of the 
Parties  may  request  the  Secretary-General  of  the  United  Nations  to  appoint  an 
arbitrator or the chairman of the arbitration tribunal. 

The  decision  of  the  arbitration  tribunal  established  under  the  provisions  of 
paragraph 2 shall be binding on the Parties to the dispute. 

The arbitration tribunal shall determine its own rules of procedure. 

Decisions of the arbitration tribunal shall be taken by majority vote. 

Any  controversy  which  may  arise  between  the  Parties  to  the  dispute  as  regards  the 
interpretation and execution of the award may be submitted by any of the Parties for 
judgment to the arbitration tribunal which made the award. 

Article 58 

Reservations 

Any  State  may,  at  the  time  of  signing,  ratifying  or  acceding  to  this  Convention, 
declare that it does not consider itself bound by Article 57, paragraphs 2 to 6, of this 
Convention.  Other  Contracting  Parties  shall  not  be  bound  by  these  paragraphs in 
respect of any Contracting Party which has entered such a reservation. 

Any Contracting Party having entered a reservation as provided for in paragraph 1 of 
this  Article may  at  any 
the 
Secretary-General of the United Nations. 

time  withdraw  such  reservation  by  notifying 

Apart  from  the  reservations  provided  for  in  paragraph 1  of  this  Article,  no 
reservation to this Convention shall be permitted. 

Article 58 bis 

Administrative Committee 

An Administrative Committee composed of all the Contracting Parties shall be established. Its 
composition, functions and rules of procedure are set out in Annex 8. 

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Article 58 ter 

TIR Executive Board 

The  Administrative  Committee  shall  establish  a  TIR  Executive  Board  as  a  subsidiary  body 
which  will,  on  its  behalf,  fulfil  the  tasks  entrusted  to  it  by  the  Convention  and  by  the 
Committee. Its composition, functions and rules of procedure are set out in Annex 8. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

1. 

2. 

Article 59 

Procedure for amending this Convention 

This  Convention,  including  its  Annexes,  may  be  amended  upon  the  proposal  of  a 
Contracting Party by the procedure specified in this Article. 

Any  proposed  amendment  to  this  Convention  shall  be  considered  by  the 
Administrative  Committee  composed  of  all  the  Contracting  Parties  in  accordance 
with the rules of procedure set out in Annex 8. Any such amendment considered or 
prepared during the meeting of the Administrative Committee and adopted by it by a 
two-thirds majority of the members present and voting shall be communicated by the 
Secretary-General  of  the  United  Nations  to  the  Contracting  Parties  for  their 
acceptance. 

Except as provided for under Article 60, any proposed amendment communicated in 
accordance  with  the  preceding  paragraph shall  come  into  force  with  respect  to  all 
Contracting  Parties  three  months  after  the  expiry  of  a  period  of  twelve  months 
following  the  date  of  communication  of  the  proposed  amendment  during  which 
period  no  objection  to  the  proposed  amendment  has  been  communicated  to  the 
Secretary-General of the United Nations by a State which is a Contracting Party. 

If  an  objection  to  the  proposed  amendment  has  been  communicated  in  accordance 
with  paragraph 3  of  this  Article,  the  amendment  shall  be  deemed  not  to  have  been 
accepted and shall have no effect whatsoever. 

Article 60 

Special procedure for amending Annexes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 

Any proposed amendment to Annexes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 considered in 
accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 59 shall come into force on a date to 
be determined by the Administrative Committee at the time of its adoption, unless by 
a prior date determined by the Administrative Committee at the same time, one-fifth 
or five of the States which are Contracting Parties, whichever number is less, notify 
the  Secretary-General  of  the  United  Nations  of  their  objection  to  the  amendment. 
Determination  by  the  Administrative  Committee  of  the  dates  referred  to  in  this 
paragraph shall be by a two-thirds majority of those present and voting. 

On entry into force, any amendment adopted in accordance with the procedures set 
out in paragraph 1 above shall for all Contracting Parties replace and supersede any 
previous provisions to which the amendment refers. 

Article 61 

Requests, communications and objections 

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The  Secretary-General  of  the  United  Nations  shall  inform  all  Contracting  Parties  and  all 
this  Convention  of  any  request, 
States  referred 
communication  or  objection  under  Articles  59  and  60  above  and  of  the  date  on  which  any 
amendment enters into force. 

in  Article 52,  paragraph 1,  of 

to 

Article 62 

Review Conference 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

Any State which is a Contracting Party may, by notification to the Secretary-General 
of  the  United  Nations,  request  that  a  conference  be  convened  for  the  purpose  of 
reviewing this Convention. 

A  review  conference  to  which  all  Contracting  Parties  and  all  States  referred  to  in 
Article 52, paragraph 1, shall be invited, shall be convened by the Secretary-General 
of  the  United  Nations  if,  within  a  period  of  six  months  following  the  date  of 
notification by the Secretary-General, not less than one-fourth of the States which are 
Contracting Parties notify him of their concurrence with the request. 

A  review  conference  to  which  all  Contracting  Parties  and  all  States  referred  to  in 
Article 52,  paragraph 1,  shall  be 
the 
Secretary-General  of  the  United  Nations  upon  notification  of  a  request  by  the 
Administrative  Committee.  The  Administrative  Committee  shall  make  a  request  if 
agreed to by a majority of those present and voting in the Committee. 

invited  shall  also  be  convened  by 

If  a  conference  is  convened  in  pursuance  of  paragraphs 1  or  3  of  this  Article,  the 
Secretary-General  of  the  United  Nations  shall  so  advise  all  the  Contracting  Parties 
and invite them to submit, within a period of three months, the proposals which they 
wish the conference to consider. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall 
circulate  to  all  Contracting  Parties  the  provisional  agenda  for  the  conference, 
together  with  the  texts  of  such  proposals,  at  least  three  months  before  the  date  on 
which the conference is to meet. 

Article 63 

Notifications 

In  addition  to  the  notifications  and  communications  provided  for  in  Articles  61  and 62,  the 
Secretary-General of the United Nations shall notify all the States referred to in Article 52 of 
the following: 

a) 

b) 

c) 

d) 

e) 

signatures, ratifications, acceptances, approvals and accessions under Article 52; 

the dates of entry into force of this Convention in accordance with Article 53; 

denunciations under Article 54; 

the termination of this Convention under Article 55; 

reservations under Article 58. 

Article 64 

Authentic text 

After  31  December  1976,  the  original  of  this  Convention  shall  be  deposited  with  the 
Secretary-General  of  the  United Nations,  who  shall  transmit  certified  true  copies  to  each  of 

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the Contracting Parties and to the States referred to in Article 52, paragraph 1, which are not 
Contracting Parties. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being duly authorized thereto, have signed this 
Convention.  

DONE at Geneva, this fourteenth day of November one thousand nine hundred and seventy-
five,  in  a  single  copy  in  the  English,  French  and  Russian  languages,  the  three  texts  being 
equally authentic. 

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2.2 

ANNEXES TO THE TIR CONVENTION OF 1975 (including explanatory notes 

and related comments) 

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Annex 1 

MODEL OF THE TIR CARNET 

Version 1 

1. 

2. 

3. 

The TIR Carnet is printed in French except for page 1 of the cover where the items 
are also printed in English. The "Rules regarding the Use of the TIR Carnet" given in 
French on page 2 of the cover are also printed in English on page 3 of the cover. The 
"Certified  Report"  may  also  appear,  on  its  reverse  side,  in  a  language  other  than 
French, as may be appropriate. 

Carnets used for TIR operations within a regional guarantee chain may be printed in 
any  other  official  language  of  the  United  Nations  except  for  page  1  of  the  cover 
where the items are also printed in English or French. The "Rules regarding the Use 
of the TIR Carnet" are printed on page 2 of the cover in the official language of the 
United Nations used and are also printed in English or French on page 3 of the cover. 

Version 2 

For  the  transport  of  tobacco  and  alcohol  for  which  an  increased  guarantee  may  be 
claimed  from  the  guaranteeing  association,  in  line  with  Annex 6,  Explanatory 
Note 0.8.3,  Customs  authorities  shall  request  TIR  Carnets  to  be  clearly  marked 
"TOBACCO/ALCOHOL"  and  "TABAC/ALCOOL"  on  the  cover  and  on  all 
vouchers.  In  addition,  these  Carnets  must  provide  details,  at  least  in  English  and 
French,  on  the  categories  of  tobacco  and  alcohol  guaranteed,  on  a  separate  sheet 
inserted into the Carnet following page 2 of the cover of the Carnet. 

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Model of the TIR Carnet: VERSION 1 

Page 1 of cover

[Annex 1 
page 3]

(Name of International Organization)

CARNET TIR*

.....vouchers No

1.  Valable pour prise en charge par le bureau de douane de départ jusqu'au 

Valid for the acceptance of goods by the Customs office of departure up to and including

inclus 

2.  Délivré par 
Issued by

3.   Titulaire 

Holder

(nom de l'association émettrice / name of issuing association)

4.  Signature du délégué de l'association 

5.  Signature du secrétaire 

(nom, adresse, pays / name, address, country)

émettrice 
et cachet de cette association: 
Signature of authorized official of the 
issuing association and stamp of that 
association:

de l'organisation internationale: 
Signature of the secretary of the international 
 organization:

(A remplir avant l'utilisation par le titulaire du carnet / To be completed before use by the holder of the carnet) 

6.  Pays de depart  

Country/Countries of departure (1)

7.  Pays de destination  

Country/Countries of destination (1)

8.   No(s) d'immatriculation du (des) véhicules(s) routiers(s) (1)

Registration No(s). of road vehicle(s) (1)

9.  Certificat(s) d'agrément du (des) véhicule(s) routier(s) (No et date) (1)

Certificate(s) of approval of road vehicle(s) (No. and date) (1)

10.  No(s) d'identification du (des) conteneur(s) (1) 

Identification No(s). of container(s) (1)

11.  Observations diverses 

Remarks

(1)  Biffer la mention inutile 

Strike out whichever does not apply

12.  Signature du titulaire du carnet: 
Signature of the carnet holder: 

* Voir annexe 1 de la Convention TIR, 1975, élaborée sous les auspices de la Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l'Europe. 
* See annex 1 of the TIR Convention, 1975, prepared under the auspices of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.

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Model of the TIR Carnet: VERSION 1 

RÈGLES RELATIVES A L’UTILISATION DU CARNET TIR

A. Généralités 

Page 2 of cover

[Annex 1 
page 4]

1.   Emission: Le carnet TIR sera émis dans le pays de départ ou dans le pays où le titulaire est établi ou domicilié. 

2.   Langue:  Le  carnet  TIR  est  imprimé  en  français,  à  l’exception  de  la  page  1  de  la  couverture  dont  les  rubriques  sont  imprimées
également en anglais; les «Règles relatives à l’utilisation du carnet TIR» sont reproduites en version anglaise à la page 3 de ladite
couverture.  Par  ailleurs,  des  feuillets  supplémentaires  donnant  une  traduction  en  d’autres  langues  du  texte  imprimé  peuvent  être
ajoutés. 
Les carnets utilisés pour les transports TIR dans le cadre d’une chaîne de garantie régionale peuvent être imprimés dans l’une des
langues officielles de l’Organisation des Nations Unies, à l’exception de la page 1 de la couverture, dont les rubriques sont également
imprimées en anglais ou en français. Les «règles relatives à l’utilisation du carnet TlR» sont reproduites à la page 2 de la couverture
dans  la  langue  officielle  de  l’Organisation  des  Nations  Unies  utilisée,  ainsi  qu’en  anglais  ou  en  français  à  la  page  placée  après  le
procès-verbal de constat. 

3.   Validité: Le carnet TlR demeure valable jusqu’à l’achèvement du transport TlR au bureau de douane de destination, pour autant qu’il
ait  été  pris  en  charge au  bureau  de  douane  de  départ  dans  le  délai  fixé  par  l’association  émettrice  (rubrique  1  de  la  page  1  de  la
couverture). 

4.   Nombre  de  carnets:  Il  pourra  être  établi  un seul  carnet  TIR  pour  un  ensemble  de véhicules  (véhicules  couplés)  ou pour  plusieurs

conteneurs chargés soit sur un seul véhicule soit sur un ensemble de véhicules (voir également la règle 10d) ci-dessous). 

5.   Nombre  de  bureaux  de  douane  de  départ  et  de  destination: Les  transports  effectués  sous  le  couvert  d’un  carnet  TIR  peuvent
comporter  plusieurs  bureaux de  douane  de  départ et  de  destination, mais  le  nombre  total  des bureaux  de  douane de  départ  et  de
destination  ne  pourra  dépasser quatre.  Le  carnet  TIR ne  peut  être présenté  aux  bureaux  de  douane  de  destination que si  tous  les
bureaux de douane de départ l’ont pris en charge. (Voir également la règle 10 e) ci-dessous). 

6.   Nombre de feuillets: Si le transport comporte un seul bureau de douane de départ et un seul bureau de douane de destination, le
carnet TIR devra comporter au moins 2 feuillets pour le pays de départ, 2 feuillets pour le pays de destination, puis 2 feuillets pour
chaque  autre  pays  dont  le  territoire  est  emprunté.  Pour  chaque  bureau  de  douane  de  départ  (ou  de  destination)  supplémentaire,
2 autres feuillets seront nécessaires. 

7.   Présentation  aux  bureaux  de  douane:  Le  carnet  TIR  sera  présenté  avec  le  véhicule  routier,  l’ensemble  de  véhicules,  le  ou  les
conteneurs  à  chacun  des  bureaux  de  douane  de  départ, de  passage  et de  destination.  Au  dernier  bureau  de douane  de  départ,  la
signature de l’agent et le timbre à date du bureau de douane doivent être apposés au bas du manifeste de tous les volets à utiliser
pour la suite du transport (rubrique 17). 

B. Manière de remplir le carnet TIR 

8.   Grattage, surcharge:  Le  carnet TIR  ne  comportera ni  grattage,  ni  surcharge.  Toute  rectification  devra  être  effectuée  en  biffant  les
indications erronées et en ajoutant, le cas échéant, les indications voulues. Toute modification devra être approuvée par son auteur et
visée par les autorités douanières. 

9.   Indication  relative  à  l’immatriculation:  Lorsque  les  dispositions  nationales  ne  prévoient  pas  l’immatriculation  des  remorques  et

semi-remorques, on indiquera, en lieu et place du No d’immatriculation, le No d’identification ou de fabrication. 

10.  Manifeste: 

a)   Le  manifeste  sera  rempli  dans  la  langue  du  pays  de  départ,  à  moins  que  les  autorités  douanières  n’autorisent  l’usage  d’une
autre  langue.  Les  autorités  douanières  des  autres  pays  empruntés  se  réservent  le  droit  d’en  exiger  une  traduction  dans  leur
langue.  En vue d’éviter  des  retards  qui  pourraient  résulter  de  cette exigence, il est  conseillé  au  transporteur de  se  munir  des
traductions nécessaires. 

b)   Les  indications  portées  sur  le  manifeste  devraient  être  dactylographiées  ou  polycopiées  de  manière  qu’elles  soient

nettement lisibles sur tous les feuillets. Les feuillets illisibles seront refusés par les autorités douanières. 

c)  Des feuilles annexes du même modèle que le manifeste ou des documents commerciaux comportant toutes les indications du  
  manifeste peuvent être attachés aux volets. Dans ce cas, tous les volets devront porter les indications suivantes:  

iii)  nombre de feuilles annexes (case 8);  
iv) nombre et nature des colis ou des objets ainsi que le poids brut total des marchandises énumérées sur ces feuilles annexes 

(cases 9 à 11). 

d)   Lorsque le carnet TIR couvre un ensemble de véhicules ou plusieurs conteneurs, le contenu de chaque véhicule ou de chaque
conteneur sera indiqué séparément sur le manifeste. Cette indication devra être précédée du No d’immatriculation du véhicule
ou du No d’identification du conteneur (rubrique 9 du manifeste). 

e)   De même, s’il y a plusieurs bureaux de douane de départ ou de destination, les inscriptions relatives aux marchandises prises

en charge ou destinées à chaque bureau de douane seront nettement séparées les unes des autres sur le manifeste. 

11.  Listes de colisage, photos, plans, etc: Lorsque, pour l’identification des marchandises pondéreuses ou volumineuses, les autorités
douanières exigeront que de tels documents soient annexés au carnet TIR, ces derniers seront visés par les autorités douanières et
attachés à la page 2 de la couverture. Au surplus, une mention de ces documents sera faite dans la case 8 de tous les volets. 

12.  Signature: Tous les volets (rubriques 14 et 15) seront datés et signés par le titulaire du carnet TIR ou par son représentant. 

C. Incidents ou accidents 

13.  S’il arrive en cours de route, pour une cause fortuite, qu’un scellement douanier soit rompu ou que des  marchandises périssent  ou
soient endommagées, le transporteur s’adressera immédiatement aux autorités douanières s’il s’en trouve à proximité ou, à défaut, à
d’autres  autorités  compétentes  du  pays  où  il  se  trouve.  Ces  dernières établiront dans  le plus  bref  délai  le procès-verbal  de  constat
figurant dans le carnet TIR. 

14.  En  cas  d’accident  nécessitant  le  transbordement  sur  un  autre  véhicule  ou  dans  un  autre  conteneur,  ce  transbordement  ne  peut
s’effectuer  qu’en  présence  de  l’une  des  autorités  désignées  à  la  règle  13  ci-dessus.  Ladite  autorité  établira  le  procès-verbal  de
constat.  A  moins  que  le  carnet  ne  porte  la  mention  «marchandises  pondéreuses ou  volumineuses»,  le  véhicule  ou  conteneur  de
substitution  devra  être  agréé  pour  le  transport  de  marchandises  sous  scellements  douaniers.  En  plus,  il  sera  scellé  et  le
scellement  apposé  sera  indiqué  dans  le  procès-verbal  de  constat.  Toutefois,  si  aucun  véhicule  ou  conteneur  agréé  n’est
disponible,  le  transbordement  pourra  être  effectué  sur  un  véhicule  ou  dans  un  conteneur  non  agréé,  pour  autant  qu’il  offre  des
garanties  suffisantes.  Dans  ce  dernier  cas,  les  autorités  douanières  des  pays  suivants  apprécieront  si  elles  peuvent,  elles
aussi, laisser continuer dans ce véhicule ou conteneur le transport sous le couvert du carnet TIR. 

15.  En  cas  de  péril  imminent  nécessitant  le  déchargement  immédiat,  partiel  ou  total,  le  transporteur  peut  prendre  des  mesures  de
son  propre  chef  sans  demander  ou  sans  attendre  l’intervention  des  autorités  visées  à  la  règle  13  ci-dessus.  Il  aura  alors  à
prouver  qu’il  a  dû  agir  ainsi  dans  l’intérêt  du  véhicule  ou  conteneur  ou  de  son  chargement  et,  aussitôt  après  avoir  pris  les
mesures  préventives  de  première  urgence,  avertira  une  des  autorités  visées  à  la  règle  13  ci-dessus  pour  faire  constater  les
faits, vérifier le chargement, sceller le véhicule ou conteneur et établir le procès-verbal de constat. 

16.  Le procès-verbal de constat restera joint au carnet TIR jusqu’au bureau de douane de destination. 

17.  Il  est  recommandé  aux  associations  de  fournir  aux  transporteurs,  outre  au  modèle  inséré  dans  le  carnet  TIR  lui-même,  un

certain nombre de formules de P.V. de constat rédigées dans la ou les langues des pays à traverser.  

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VOUCHER No 1

PAGE 1

2.  Customs office(s) of departure 

1.                                                   2. 

3.

For official use

1. TIR CARNET

No

3.  Name of the international organization

[Annex 1 
page 5 
(white)]

4.  Holder of the carnet (name, address and country)

5. 

Country/Countries of departure

6.

Country/Countries of destination 

7.  Registration No(s). of road vehicle(s)

8.

Documents attached to the manifest

GOODS MANIFEST

9. (a)  Load compartment(s) or 

10.  Number and type of packages or articles; description of goods

11.  Gross 

16.  Seals or

container(s) 

(b)  Marks and Nos. of 

packages or articles

weight  
in kg

identification   

marks 
applied,  

(number,  
 identification)

12.  Total number of packages entered 

on the manifest 
Destination:

1.  Customs office 

2.  Customs office 

3.  Customs office

Number

13. 

I declare the information in items
1-12 above to be correct  
and complete 

14.  Place and date 
15.  Signature of holder or agent

17.  Customs office of departure. Customs 
officer's signature and Customs office 
date stamp

18.  Certificate for goods taken under control (Customs office of 

departure or of entry en route)

19.  Seals or identification marks 

20.  Time-limit for transit

found to be intact

21.  Registered by the Customs office at

under No.

22.  Miscellaneous (itinerary stipulated, Customs office at which the

load must be produced, etc.)

23.  Customs officer's signature and Customs

office date stamp

COUNTERFOIL No 1     PAGE 1                  of TIR CARNET

No

1.  Accepted by the Customs office at 

2.  Under No. 

3.  Seals or identification marks applied 

4. 

           Seals or identification marks found to be intact 

5.  Miscellaneous (route prescribed, Customs office at which the load must be 

produced, etc.)

6.  Customs officer's signature and  
         Customs office date stamp

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[Annex 1 
page 6 
(green)]

VOUCHER No 2

PAGE 2

2.  Customs office(s) of departure 

1.                                                   2. 

3.

For official use

1.  TIR CARNET

No

3.  Name of the international organization

4.  Holder of the carnet (name, address and country)

5. 

Country/Countries of departure

6.

Country/Countries of destination

7.  Registration No(s). of road vehicle(s)

8.

Documents attached to the manifest

GOODS MANIFEST

9. (a)  Load compartment(s) or 

10.  Number and type of packages or articles; description of goods

11.  Gross 

16.  Seals or 

container(s) 

(b)  Marks and Nos. of 

packages or articles

weight  
in kg

identification 

marks 
applied, 

(number,  
identification) 

12.  Total number of packages entered 

on the manifest 
Destination:

1.  Customs office 

2.  Customs office 

3.  Customs office

Number

13. 

I declare the information in items
1-12 above to be correct  
and complete 

14.  Place and date 
15.  Signature of holder or agent

17.  Customs office of departure. Customs 
officer's signature and Customs office 
date stamp

18.  Certificate for goods taken under control (Customs office of 

24.  Certificate of termination of the TIR operation (Customs office  

departure or of entry en route)

of exit en route or of destination)

19.  Seals or identification marks 

20.  Time-limit for transit

25.  Seals or identification marks found to be intact

found to be intact

21.  Registered by the Customs office at

under No.

26.  Number of packages for which the termination of the TIR 

operation is certified

22.  Miscellaneous (itinerary stipulated, Customs office at which the

27.  Reservations

load must be produced, etc.)

23.  Customs officer's signature and Customs

office date stamp

28.  Customs officer's signature and 
Customs office date stamp

COUNTERFOIL No 2     PAGE 2                  of TIR CARNET

No

1.  Arrival certified by the Customs office at 

2. 

Seals or Identification marks found to be intact 

3.  Number of packages for which the termination of the TIR operation is certified (as 

specified in the manifest) 

4.  New seals affixed 

5.  Reservations

6.  Customs officer's signature and  
Customs office date stamp

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Certified report

Drawn up in accordance with article 25 of the TIR Convention 

(See also Rules 13 to 17 regarding the use of the TIR carnet) 

[Annex 1 
page 7 
(yellow)]

1.  Customs office(s) of departure 

4.  Registration No(s). of road vehicle(s) 

Identification No(s). of container(s)

2.  TIR CARNET

No

3.  Name of the international organization

5.  Holder of the carnet 

6. 

The Customs seal(s) is/are 

intact

not intact

8.  Remarks

7. 

The load compartment(s) or 
container(s) is/are

intact 

not intact 

9. 

No goods appeared to be missing

The goods indicated in items 10 to 13 are missing (M) or have been 
destroyed (D) as indicated in column 12

10. 

(a)  Load compartment(s) or 

11.  Number and type of packages or articles;

container(s) 

(b)  Marks and Nos. of 

packages or articles

description of goods

12. 
M or D

13.  Remarks (give particulars of 

quantities missing or destroyed)

14.  Date, place and circumstances of the accident

15.  Measures taken to enable the TIR operation to continue 

affixing of new seals:   number                                                                        description 
transfer of load (see item 16 below) 
other

16. 

If the goods have been transferred: description of road vehicle(s)/container(s) substituted 

Registration No. 

  Approved 
Yes         No 

No. of certificate       Number and particulars
   of approval                  of seals affixed 

(a) vehicle 

         (b) container

Identification No. 

/
/

/
/

17.  Authority which drew up this certified report

18.  Endorsement of next Customs office reached by the TIR transport

Place/Date/Stamp                                    Signature                                                Signature

Mark the appropriate boxes with a cross

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RULES REGARDING THE USE OF THE TIR CARNET

A. General 

Page 3 of cover

[Annex 1 
page 8]

1.   Issue: The TIR carnet may be issued either in the country of departure or in the country in which the holder is established or resident. 

2.   Language: The TIR carnet is printed in French, except for page 1 of the cover where the items are also printed in English; this page is
a translation of the « Rules regarding the use of the TIR carnet » given in French on page 2 of the cover. Additional sheets giving a
translation of the printed text may also be inserted.  
Carnets used for TIR transports within a regional guarantee chain may be printed in any other official language of the United Nations
except for page 1 of the cover where items are also printed in English or French. The "Rules regarding the use of the TIR Carnet" are
printed on page 2 of the cover in the official language of the United Nations used and are also printed in English or French on page 3 of
the cover. 

3.   Validity: The TIR carnet remains valid until the completion of the TIR transport at the Customs office of destination, provided that it has
been  taken  under  Customs  control  at  the  Customs  office  of  departure  within  the  time-limit  set  by  the  issuing  association    (item  1  of
page 1 of the cover). 

4.   Number of carnets: Only one TIR carnet need be required for a combination of vehicles (coupled vehicles) or for several containers

loaded either on a single vehicle or on a combination of vehicles (see also rule 10 d) below). 

5.   Number of Customs offices of departure and Customs offices of destination: Transport under cover of a TIR carnet may involve
several  Customs  offices  of  departure  and  destination  but  the  total  number  of  Customs  offices  of  departure  and  destination  shall  not
exceed four. The TlR carnet may only be presented to Customs offices of destination if all Customs offices of departure have accepted
the TlR carnet (see also rule 10 e) below). 

6.   Number of forms: Where there is only one Customs office of departure and one Customs office of destination, the TIR carnet must
contain at least 2 sheets for the country of departure, 2 sheets for the country of destination and 2 sheets for each country traversed.
For each additional Customs office of departure (or destination) 2 extra sheets shall be required. 

7.   Presentation at Customs offices: The TIR carnet shall be presented with the road vehicle, combination of vehicles, or container(s) at
each Customs office of departure, Customs office en route and Customs office of destination. At the last Customs office of departure,
the Customs Officer shall sign and date stamp item 17 below the manifest on all vouchers to be used on the remainder of the journey. 

B. How to fill in the TIR carnet 

8.   Erasures, over-writing: No erasures or over-writing shall be made on the TIR carnet. Any correction shall be made by crossing out the
incorrect  particulars  and  adding,  if  necessary,  the  required  particulars.  Any  change  shall  be  initialled  by  the  person  making  it  and
endorsed by the Customs authorities. 

9.   Information  concerning  registration:  When  national  legislation  does  not  provide  for  registration  of  trailers  and  semi-trailers,  the

identification or manufacturer’s no. shall be shown instead of the registration no. 

10.  The manifest: 

(a)  The  manifest  shall  be  completed  in  the  language  of  the  country  of  departure,  unless  the  Customs  authorities  allow  another
language to be used. The Customs authorities of the other countries traversed reserve the right to require its translation into their
own language. In order to avoid delays which might ensue from this requirement, carriers are advised to supply the driver of the
vehicle with the requisite translations. 

(b) The  information  on  the  manifest  should  be  typed  or  multicopied  in  such  a  way  as  to  be  clearly  legible  on  all  sheets.

Illegible sheets will not be accepted by the Customs authorities. 

(c)  Separate  sheets  of  the  same  model  as  the  manifest  or  commercial  documents  providing  all  the  information  required  by  the

manifest, may be attached to the vouchers. In such cases, all the vouchers must bear the following particulars:  
(i) 
(ii) 

the number of sheets attached (box 8); 
the  number  and  type  of  the  packages  or  articles  and  the  total  gross  weight  of  the  goods  listed  on  the  attached  sheets
(boxes 9 to 11). 

(d)  When the TIR carnet covers a combination of vehicles or several containers, the contents of each vehicle or each container shall
be  indicated  separately  on  the  manifest.  This  information  shall  be  preceded  by  the  registration  no.  of  the  vehicle  or  the
identification no. of the container (item 9 of the manifest). 

(e)  Likewise,  if  there  are  several  Customs  offices  of  departure  or  of  destination,  the  entries  concerning  the  goods  taken  under

Customs control at, or intended for, each Customs office shall be clearly separated from each other on the manifest. 

11.  Packing lists, photographs, plans, etc: When such documents are required by the Customs authorities for the identification of heavy
or  bulky goods,  they  shall  be  endorsed  by  the  Customs  authorities  and  attached  to  page 2  of  the  cover  of  the  carnet.  In  addition,  a
reference shall be made to these documents in box 8 of all vouchers. 

12.  Signature: All vouchers (items 14 and 15) must be dated and signed by the holder of the carnet or his agent. 

C. Incidents or accidents 

13.  In the event of Customs seals being broken or goods being destroyed or damaged by accident en route the carrier shall immediately
contact the Customs authorities, if there are any near at hand, or, if not, any other competent authorities of the country he is in. The
authorities concerned shall draw up with the minimum delay the certified report which is contained in the TIR carnet. 

14.  In the event of an accident necessitating transfer of the load to another vehicle or another container, this transfer may be carried out
only in the presence of one of the authorities mentioned in rule 13 above. The said authority shall draw up the certified report. Unless
the carnet carries the words « Heavy or bulky goods », the vehicle or container substituted must be one approved for the transport of
goods  under  Customs  seals.  Furthermore,  it  shall  be  sealed  and  details  of  the  seal  affixed  shall  be  indicated  in  the  certified  report.
However,  if  no  approved  vehicle  or  container  is  available,  the  goods  may  be  transferred  to  an  unapproved  vehicle  or  container,
provided it affords adequate safeguards. In the latter event, the Customs authorities of succeeding countries shall judge whether they,
too, can allow the transport under cover of the TIR carnet to continue in that vehicle or container. 

15.  In the event of imminent danger necessitating immediate unloading of the whole or of part of the load, the carrier may take action on his
own initiative, without requesting or waiting for action by the authorities mentioned in rule 13 above. It shall then be for him to furnish
proof that he was compelled to take such action in the interests of the vehicle or container or of the load and, as soon as he has taken
such preventive measures as the emergency may require, he shall notify one of the authorities mentioned in rule 13 above in order that
the facts may be verified, the load checked, the vehicle or container sealed and the certified report drawn up. 

16.  The certified report shall remain attached to the TIR carnet until the Customs office of destination is reached. 

17.  In addition to the model form inserted in the TIR carnet itself, associations are recommended to furnish carriers with a supply of certified

report forms in the language or languages of the countries of transit. 

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Page 1 of cover

[Annex 1 
page 9]

(Name of International Organization)

CARNET TIR*

.....vouchers No

1.  Valable pour prise en charge par le bureau de douane de départ jusqu'au 

Valid for the acceptance of goods by the Customs office of departure up to and including

inclus 

2.  Délivré par 
Issued by

3.   Titulaire 

Holder

(nom de l'association émettrice / name of issuing association)

4.  Signature du délégué de l'association 

5.  Signature du secrétaire 

(nom, adresse, pays / name, address, country)

émettrice 
et cachet de cette association: 
Signature of authorized official of the 
issuing association and stamp of that 
association:

de l'organisation internationale: 
Signature of the secretary of the international 
 organization:

(A remplir avant l'utilisation par le titulaire du carnet / To be completed before use by the holder of the carnet) 

6.  Pays de depart 

Country/Countries of departure (1)

7.  Pays de destination 

Country/Countries of destination (1)

8.   No(s) d'immatriculation du (des) véhicules(s) routiers(s) (1)

Registration No(s). of road vehicle(s) (1)

9.  Certificat(s) d'agrément du (des) véhicule(s) routier(s) (No et date) (1)

Certificate(s) of approval of road vehicle(s) (No. and date) (1)

10.  No(s) d'identification du (des) conteneur(s) (1) 

Identification No(s). of container(s) (1)

11.  Observations diverses 

Remarks

(1)  Biffer la mention inutile 

Strike out whichever does not apply

12.  Signature du titulaire du carnet: 
Signature of the carnet holder: 

* Voir annexe 1 de la Convention TIR, 1975, élaborée sous les auspices de la Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l'Europe. 
* See annex 1 of the TIR Convention, 1975, prepared under the auspices of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.

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RÈGLES RELATIVES A L’UTILISATION DU CARNET TIR

A. Généralités 

Page 2 of cover

[Annex 1 
page 10]

1.   Emission: Le carnet TIR sera émis dans le pays de départ ou dans le pays où le titulaire est établi ou domicilié. 

2.   Langue:  Le  carnet  TIR  est  imprimé  en  français,  à  l’exception  de  la  page  1  de  la  couverture  dont  les  rubriques  sont  imprimées
également en anglais; les «Règles relatives à l’utilisation du carnet TIR» sont reproduites en version anglaise à la page 3 de ladite
couverture.  Par  ailleurs,  des  feuillets  supplémentaires  donnant  une  traduction  en  d’autres  langues  du  texte  imprimé  peuvent  être
ajoutés.  
Les carnets utilisés pour les transports TIR dans le cadre d’une chaîne de garantie régionale peuvent être imprimés dans l’une des
langues officielles de l’Organisation des Nations Unies, à l’exception de la page 1 de la couverture, dont les rubriques sont également
imprimées en anglais ou en français. Les «règles relatives à l’utilisation du carnet TlR» sont reproduites à la page 2 de la couverture
dans  la  langue  officielle  de  l’Organisation  des  Nations  Unies  utilisée,  ainsi  qu’en  anglais  ou  en  français  à  la  page  placée  après  le
procès-verbal de constat. 

3.   Validité: Le carnet TlR demeure valable jusqu’à l’achèvement du transport TlR au bureau de douane de destination, pour autant qu’il
ait  été  pris  en  charge au  bureau  de  douane  de  départ  dans  le  délai  fixé  par  l’association  émettrice  (rubrique  1  de  la  page  1  de  la
couverture). 

4.   Nombre  de  carnets:  Il  pourra  être  établi  un seul  carnet  TIR  pour  un  ensemble  de véhicules (véhicules  couplés)  ou pour  plusieurs

conteneurs chargés soit sur un seul véhicule soit sur un ensemble de véhicules (voir également la règle 10d) ci-dessous). 

5.   Nombre  de  bureaux  de  douane  de  départ  et  de  destination:  Les  transports  effectués  sous  le  couvert  d’un  carnet  TIR  peuvent
comporter  plusieurs  bureaux de  douane  de  départ et  de  destination, mais  le  nombre  total  des bureaux  de  douane de  départ  et  de
destination  ne  pourra  dépasser quatre.  Le carnet  TIR ne  peut  être présenté  aux  bureaux  de  douane  de  destination que si  tous  les
bureaux de douane de départ l’ont pris en charge. (Voir également la règle 10 e) ci-dessous). 

6.   Nombre de feuillets: Si le transport comporte un seul bureau de douane de départ et un seul bureau de douane de destination, le
carnet TIR devra comporter au moins 2 feuillets pour le pays de départ, 2 feuillets pour le pays de destination, puis 2 feuillets pour
chaque  autre  pays  dont  le  territoire  est  emprunté.  Pour  chaque  bureau  de  douane  de  départ  (ou  de  destination)  supplémentaire,
2 autres feuillets seront nécessaires. 

7.   Présentation  aux  bureaux  de  douane:  Le  carnet  TIR  sera  présenté  avec  le  véhicule  routier,  l’ensemble  de  véhicules,  le  ou  les
conteneurs  à  chacun des  bureaux  de  douane  de départ, de  passage  et de  destination.  Au  dernier  bureau  de douane  de  départ,  la
signature de l’agent et le timbre à date du bureau de douane doivent être apposés au bas du manifeste de tous les volets à utiliser
pour la suite du transport (rubrique 17). 

B. Manière de remplir le carnet TIR 

8.   Grattage, surcharge:  Le  carnet TIR  ne  comportera ni  grattage,  ni  surcharge.  Toute  rectification  devra  être  effectuée  en  biffant  les
indications erronées et en ajoutant, le cas échéant, les indications voulues. Toute modification devra être approuvée par son auteur et
visée par les autorités douanières. 

9.   Indication  relative  à  l’immatriculation:  Lorsque  les  dispositions  nationales  ne  prévoient  pas  l’immatriculation  des  remorques  et

semi-remorques, on indiquera, en lieu et place du No d’immatriculation, le No d’identification ou de fabrication. 

10.  Manifeste: 

a)   Le  manifeste  sera  rempli  dans  la  langue  du  pays  de  départ,  à  moins  que  les  autorités  douanières  n’autorisent  l’usage  d’une
autre  langue.  Les  autorités  douanières  des  autres  pays  empruntés  se  réservent  le  droit  d’en  exiger  une  traduction  dans  leur
langue.  En vue d’éviter  des  retards  qui  pourraient  résulter  de  cette exigence, il est  conseillé  au  transporteur de  se  munir  des
traductions nécessaires. 

b)   Les  indications  portées  sur  le  manifeste  devraient  être  dactylographiées  ou  polycopiées  de  manière  qu’elles  soient

nettement lisibles sur tous les feuillets. Les feuillets illisibles seront refusés par les autorités douanières. 

c)  Des feuilles annexes du même modèle que le manifeste ou des documents commerciaux comportant toutes les indications du 
  manifeste peuvent être attachés aux volets. Dans ce cas, tous les volets devront porter les indications suivantes:  

i)  nombre de feuilles annexes (case 8);  
ii)  nombre et nature des colis ou des objets ainsi que le poids brut total des marchandises énumérées sur ces feuilles annexes 

(cases 9 à 11). 

d)   Lorsque le carnet TIR couvre un ensemble de véhicules ou plusieurs conteneurs, le contenu de chaque véhicule ou de chaque
conteneur sera indiqué séparément sur le manifeste. Cette indication devra être précédée du No d’immatriculation du véhicule
ou du No d’identification du conteneur (rubrique 9 du manifeste). 

e)   De même, s’il y a plusieurs bureaux de douane de départ ou de destination, les inscriptions relatives aux marchandises prises

en charge ou destinées à chaque bureau de douane seront nettement séparées les unes des autres sur le manifeste. 

11.  Listes de colisage, photos, plans, etc: Lorsque, pour l’identification des marchandises pondéreuses ou volumineuses, les autorités
douanières exigeront que de tels documents soient annexés au carnet TIR, ces derniers seront visés par les autorités douanières et
attachés à la page 2 de la couverture. Au surplus, une mention de ces documents sera faite dans la case 8 de tous les volets. 

12.  Signature: Tous les volets (rubriques 14 et 15) seront datés et signés par le titulaire du carnet TIR ou par son représentant. 

C. Incidents ou accidents 

13.  S’il arrive en cours de route, pour une cause fortuite, qu’un scellement douanier soit rompu ou que des  marchandises périssent  ou
soient endommagées, le transporteur s’adressera immédiatement aux autorités douanières s’il s’en trouve à proximité ou, à défaut, à
d’autres  autorités  compétentes  du  pays  où  il  se  trouve.  Ces  dernières établiront dans  le plus  bref  délai  le procès-verbal  de  constat
figurant dans le carnet TIR. 

14.  En  cas  d’accident  nécessitant  le  transbordement  sur  un  autre  véhicule  ou  dans  un  autre  conteneur,  ce  transbordement  ne  peut
s’effectuer  qu’en  présence  de  l’une  des  autorités  désignées  à  la  règle  13  ci-dessus.  Ladite  autorité  établira  le  procès-verbal  de
constat.  A  moins  que  le  carnet  ne  porte  la  mention  «marchandises  pondéreuses  ou  volumineuses»,  le  véhicule  ou  conteneur  de
substitution  devra  être  agréé  pour  le  transport  de  marchandises  sous  scellements  douaniers.  En  plus,  il  sera  scellé  et  le
scellement  apposé  sera  indiqué  dans  le  procès-verbal  de  constat.  Toutefois,  si  aucun  véhicule  ou  conteneur  agréé  n’est
disponible,  le  transbordement  pourra être  effectué  sur  un  véhicule  ou  dans  un  conteneur  non  agréé,  pour  autant  qu’il  offre  des
garanties  suffisantes.  Dans  ce  dernier  cas,  les  autorités  douanières  des  pays  suivants  apprécieront  si  elles  peuvent,  elles
aussi, laisser continuer dans ce véhicule ou conteneur le transport sous le couvert du carnet TIR. 

15.  En  cas  de  péril  imminent  nécessitant  le  déchargement  immédiat,  partiel  ou  total,  le  transporteur  peut  prendre  des  mesures  de
son  propre  chef  sans  demander  ou  sans  attendre  l’intervention  des  autorités  visées  à  la  règle  13  ci-dessus.  Il  aura  alors  à
prouver  qu’il  a  dû  agir  ainsi  dans  l’intérêt  du  véhicule  ou  conteneur  ou  de  son  chargement  et,  aussitôt  après  avoir  pris  les
mesures  préventives  de  première  urgence,  avertira  une  des  autorités  visées  à  la  règle  13  ci-dessus  pour  faire  constater  les
faits, vérifier le chargement, sceller le véhicule ou conteneur et établir le procès-verbal de constat. 

16.  Le procès-verbal de constat restera joint au carnet TIR jusqu’au bureau de douane de destination. 

17.  Il  est  recommandé  aux  associations  de  fournir  aux  transporteurs,  outre  au  modèle  inséré  dans  le  carnet  TIR  lui-même,  un

certain nombre de formules de P.V. de constat rédigées dans la ou les langues des pays à traverser.  

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[Annex 1 
page 11]

Liste des marchandises devant être 
impérativement transportées sous le couvert
de ce carnet TIR tabac/alcool

1)  Alcool  éthylique  non  dénaturé  d'un  titre  alcoométrique  volumique  de  80%  vol  ou

plus (code SH: 22.07.10) 

2)  Alcool éthylique non dénaturé d'un titre alcoométrique volumique de moins de 

80%;  eaux-de-vie,  liqueurs  et  autres  boissons  spiritueuses;  préparations  alcooliques
composées des types utilisés pour la fabrication des boissons (code SH: 22.08) 

3)  Cigares  (y  compris  ceux  à  bout  coupé)  et  cigarillos,  contenant  du  tabac  (code  SH:

24.02.10) 

4)  Cigarettes contenant du tabac (code SH: 24.02.20) 

5)  Tabac à fumer, même contenant des succédanés de tabac en toute proportion 

(code SH: 24.03.10)

List of goods which must be transported 
under cover of this 
tobacco/alcohol TIR carnet

(1)  Undenatured  ethyl  alcohol  of  an  alcoholic  strength  by  volume  of  80%  vol  or  higher

(HS code: 22.07.10) 

(2)  Undenatured  ethyl  alcohol  of  an  alcoholic  strength  by  volume  of  less  than  80%  vol;
spirits,  liqueurs  and  other  spirituous  beverages;  compound  alcoholic  preparations
of a kind used for the manufacture of beverages (HS code: 22.08) 

(3)  Cigars, cheroots and cigarillos, containing tobacco (HS code: 24.02.10) 

(4)  Cigarettes containing tobacco (HS code: 24.02.20) 

(5)   Smoking  tobacco,  whether  or  not  containing  tobacco  substitutes  in  any  proportion

(HS code: 24.03.10)

(cid:585)(cid:607)(cid:618)(cid:607)(cid:625)(cid:607)(cid:615)(cid:630) (cid:605)(cid:618)(cid:621)(cid:609)(cid:616)(cid:604), (cid:612)(cid:616)(cid:620)(cid:616)(cid:618)(cid:629)(cid:607) (cid:606)(cid:616)(cid:613)(cid:608)(cid:615)(cid:629)
(cid:617)(cid:607)(cid:618)(cid:607)(cid:604)(cid:616)(cid:609)(cid:610)(cid:620)(cid:630)(cid:619)(cid:633) (cid:619) (cid:617)(cid:618)(cid:610)(cid:614)(cid:607)(cid:615)(cid:607)(cid:615)(cid:610)(cid:607)(cid:614)
(cid:615)(cid:602)(cid:619)(cid:620)(cid:616)(cid:633)(cid:627)(cid:607)(cid:611) (cid:612)(cid:615)(cid:610)(cid:608)(cid:612)(cid:610) (cid:582)(cid:574)(cid:585)
''(cid:588)(cid:602)(cid:603)(cid:602)(cid:625)(cid:615)(cid:629)(cid:607) (cid:610)(cid:609)(cid:606)(cid:607)(cid:613)(cid:610)(cid:633)/(cid:570)(cid:613)(cid:612)(cid:616)(cid:605)(cid:616)(cid:613)(cid:630)(cid:615)(cid:629)(cid:607) (cid:615)(cid:602)(cid:617)(cid:610)(cid:620)(cid:612)(cid:610)''

1)  (cid:583)(cid:607)(cid:606)(cid:607)(cid:615)(cid:602)(cid:620)(cid:621)(cid:618)(cid:610)(cid:618)(cid:616)(cid:604)(cid:602)(cid:615)(cid:615)(cid:629)(cid:611) (cid:631)(cid:620)(cid:610)(cid:613)(cid:616)(cid:604)(cid:629)(cid:611) (cid:619)(cid:617)(cid:610)(cid:618)(cid:620), (cid:619)(cid:616)(cid:606)(cid:607)(cid:618)(cid:608)(cid:602)(cid:627)(cid:610)(cid:611) (cid:617)(cid:616) (cid:616)(cid:603)(cid:628)(cid:607)(cid:614)(cid:621) (cid:615)(cid:607) (cid:614)(cid:607)(cid:615)(cid:607)(cid:607) 80% 

(cid:625)(cid:610)(cid:619)(cid:620)(cid:616)(cid:605)(cid:616) (cid:619)(cid:617)(cid:610)(cid:618)(cid:620)(cid:602) ((cid:612)(cid:616)(cid:606) (cid:587)(cid:587): 22.07.10) 

2)  (cid:583)(cid:607)(cid:606)(cid:607)(cid:615)(cid:602)(cid:620)(cid:621)(cid:618)(cid:610)(cid:618)(cid:616)(cid:604)(cid:602)(cid:615)(cid:615)(cid:629)(cid:611) (cid:631)(cid:620)(cid:610)(cid:613)(cid:616)(cid:604)(cid:629)(cid:611) (cid:619)(cid:617)(cid:610)(cid:618)(cid:620), (cid:619)(cid:616)(cid:606)(cid:607)(cid:618)(cid:608)(cid:602)(cid:627)(cid:610)(cid:611) (cid:617)(cid:616) (cid:616)(cid:603)(cid:628)(cid:607)(cid:614)(cid:621) (cid:614)(cid:607)(cid:615)(cid:607)(cid:607) 80% 

(cid:625)(cid:610)(cid:619)(cid:620)(cid:616)(cid:605)(cid:616) (cid:619)(cid:617)(cid:610)(cid:618)(cid:620)(cid:602); (cid:619)(cid:617)(cid:610)(cid:618)(cid:620)(cid:629), (cid:613)(cid:610)(cid:612)(cid:607)(cid:618)(cid:629) (cid:610) (cid:606)(cid:618)(cid:621)(cid:605)(cid:610)(cid:607) (cid:619)(cid:617)(cid:610)(cid:618)(cid:620)(cid:615)(cid:629)(cid:607) (cid:615)(cid:602)(cid:617)(cid:610)(cid:620)(cid:612)(cid:610); (cid:619)(cid:616)(cid:607)(cid:606)(cid:610)(cid:615)(cid:607)(cid:615)(cid:610)(cid:633) (cid:615)(cid:602)
(cid:619)(cid:617)(cid:610)(cid:618)(cid:620)(cid:616)(cid:604)(cid:616)(cid:611) (cid:616)(cid:619)(cid:615)(cid:616)(cid:604)(cid:607), (cid:610)(cid:619)(cid:617)(cid:616)(cid:613)(cid:630)(cid:609)(cid:621)(cid:607)(cid:614)(cid:629)(cid:607) (cid:606)(cid:613)(cid:633) (cid:610)(cid:609)(cid:605)(cid:616)(cid:620)(cid:616)(cid:604)(cid:613)(cid:607)(cid:615)(cid:610)(cid:633) (cid:615)(cid:602)(cid:617)(cid:610)(cid:620)(cid:612)(cid:616)(cid:604) ((cid:612)(cid:616)(cid:606) (cid:587)(cid:587): 22.08) 

3)  (cid:587)(cid:610)(cid:605)(cid:602)(cid:618)(cid:629), (cid:614)(cid:602)(cid:615)(cid:610)(cid:613)(cid:630)(cid:619)(cid:612)(cid:610)(cid:607) (cid:619)(cid:610)(cid:605)(cid:602)(cid:618)(cid:629) (cid:610) (cid:619)(cid:610)(cid:605)(cid:602)(cid:618)(cid:629) (cid:620)(cid:610)(cid:617)(cid:602) ''(cid:619)(cid:610)(cid:605)(cid:602)(cid:618)(cid:610)(cid:613)(cid:630)(cid:616)’’, (cid:619)(cid:616)(cid:606)(cid:607)(cid:618)(cid:608)(cid:602)(cid:627)(cid:610)(cid:607) (cid:620)(cid:602)(cid:603)(cid:602)(cid:612)

((cid:612)(cid:616)(cid:606) (cid:587)(cid:587): 24.02.10) 

4)  (cid:587)(cid:610)(cid:605)(cid:602)(cid:618)(cid:607)(cid:620)(cid:629), (cid:619)(cid:616)(cid:606)(cid:607)(cid:618)(cid:608)(cid:602)(cid:627)(cid:610)(cid:607) (cid:620)(cid:602)(cid:603)(cid:602)(cid:612) ((cid:612)(cid:616)(cid:606) (cid:587)(cid:587): 24.02.20) 

5)  (cid:580)(cid:621)(cid:618)(cid:610)(cid:620)(cid:607)(cid:613)(cid:630)(cid:615)(cid:629)(cid:611) (cid:620)(cid:602)(cid:603)(cid:602)(cid:612), (cid:619)(cid:616)(cid:606)(cid:607)(cid:618)(cid:608)(cid:602)(cid:627)(cid:610)(cid:611) (cid:609)(cid:602)(cid:614)(cid:607)(cid:615)(cid:610)(cid:620)(cid:607)(cid:613)(cid:610) (cid:620)(cid:602)(cid:603)(cid:602)(cid:612)(cid:602) (cid:604) (cid:613)(cid:632)(cid:603)(cid:616)(cid:611) (cid:617)(cid:618)(cid:616)(cid:617)(cid:616)(cid:618)(cid:624)(cid:610)(cid:610) (cid:610)(cid:613)(cid:610)

(cid:615)(cid:607) (cid:619)(cid:616)(cid:606)(cid:607)(cid:618)(cid:608)(cid:602)(cid:627)(cid:610)(cid:611) (cid:610)(cid:623) ((cid:612)(cid:616)(cid:606) (cid:587)(cid:587): 24.03.10) 

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Model of the TIR Carnet: VERSION 2 

VOUCHER No 1

PAGE 1

2.  Customs office(s) of departure 

1.                                                   2. 

3.

For official use

1. TIR CARNET

No

3.  Name of the international organization

[Annex 1 
page 12 
(white)]

4.  Holder of the carnet (name, address and country)

5. 

Country/Countries of departure

6. 

Country/Countries of destination 

7.  Registration No(s). of road vehicle(s)

8.

Documents attached to the manifest

GOODS MANIFEST

9. (a)  Load compartment(s) or 

10.  Number and type of packages or articles; description of goods

container(s) 

(b)  Marks and Nos. of 

packages or articles

11.  Gross 
weight  
in kg

16.  Seals or

identification   

marks 

applied,  
(number,  
          identification)

12.  Total number of packages entered 

on the manifest 
Destination:

1.  Customs office 

2.  Customs office 

3.  Customs office

Number

13. 

I declare the information in items
1-12 above to be correct  
and complete 

14.  Place and date 
15.  Signature of holder or agent

17.  Customs office of departure. Customs 
officer's signature and Customs office 
date stamp

18.  Certificate for goods taken under control (Customs office of 

departure or of entry en route)

19.  Seals or identification marks 

20.  Time-limit for transit

found to be intact

21.  Registered by the Customs office at

under No.

22.  Miscellaneous (itinerary stipulated, Customs office at which the

load must be produced, etc.)

23.  Customs officer's signature and Customs

office date stamp

COUNTERFOIL No 1     PAGE 1                  of TIR CARNET

No

1.  Accepted by the Customs office at 

2.  Under No. 

3.  Seals or identification marks applied 

4. 

           Seals or identification marks found to be intact 

5.  Miscellaneous (route prescribed, Customs office at which the load must be 
         produced, etc.)

6.  Customs officer's signature and  
         Customs office date stamp

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Model of the TIR Carnet: VERSION 2 

[Annex 1 
page 13 
(green)]

VOUCHER No 2

PAGE 2

2.  Customs office(s) of departure 

1.                                                   2. 

3.

For official use

1.  TIR CARNET

No

3.  Name of the international organization

4.  Holder of the carnet (name, address and country)

5. 

Country/Countries of departure

6.

Country/Countries of destination

7.  Registration No(s). of road vehicle(s)

8.

Documents attached to the manifest

GOODS MANIFEST

9. (a)  Load compartment(s) or 

10.  Number and type of packages or articles; description of goods

11.  Gross 

17.  Seals or 

container(s) 

(b)  Marks and Nos. of 

packages or articles

weight  
in kg

identification 

marks 
applied, 

(number,  
identification) 

12.  Total number of packages entered 

on the manifest 
Destination:

1.  Customs office 

2.  Customs office 

3.  Customs office

Number

13. 

I declare the information in items
1-12 above to be correct  
and complete 

14.  Place and date 
15.  Signature of holder or agent

17.  Customs office at departure. Customs 
officer's signature and Customs office 
date stamp

18.  Certificate for goods taken under control (Customs office of 

24.  Certificate of termination of the TIR operation (Customs office 

departure or of entry en route)

of exit en route or of destination)

19.  Seals or identification marks 

20.  Time-limit for transit

25.  Seals or identification marks found to be intact

found to be intact

21.  Registered by the Customs office at

under No.

26.  Number of packages for which the termination of the TIR 

operation is certified

22.  Miscellaneous (itinerary stipulated, Customs office at which the

27.  Reservations

load must be produced, etc.)

23.  Customs officer's signature and Customs

office date stamp

28.  Customs officer's signature and 
Customs office date stamp

COUNTERFOIL No 2     PAGE 2                  of TIR CARNET

No

1.  Arrival certified by the Customs office at 

2. 

Seals or Identification marks found to be intact 

3.  Number of packages for which the termination of the TIR operation is certified (as 

specified in the manifest) 

4.  New seals affixed 

5.  Reservations

6.  Customs officer's signature and  
Customs office date stamp

o
N

T
E
N
R
A
C
R
T

I

2
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G
A
P

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Model of the TIR Carnet: VERSION 2 

Certified report

Drawn up in accordance with article 25 of the TIR Convention 

(See also Rules 13 to 17 regarding the use of the TIR carnet) 

[Annex 1 
page 14 
(yellow)]

1.  Customs office(s) of departure 

4.  Registration No(s). of road vehicle(s) 

Identification No(s). of container(s)

2.  TIR CARNET

No

3.  Name of the international organization

5.  Holder of the carnet 

6. 

The Customs seal(s) is/are 

intact

not intact

8.  Remarks

7. 

The load compartment(s) or 
container(s) is/are

intact 

not intact 

9. 

No goods appeared to be missing

The goods indicated in items 10 to 13 are missing (M) or have been 
destroyed (D) as indicated in column 12

10. 

(a)  Load compartment(s) or 

11.  Number and type of packages or articles;

container(s) 

(b)  Marks and Nos. of 

packages or articles

description of goods

12. 
M or D

13.  Remarks (give particulars of 

quantities missing or destroyed)

14.  Date, place and circumstances of the accident

15.  Measures taken to enable the TIR operation to continue 

affixing of new seals:   number                                                                        description 
transfer of load (see item 16 below) 
other

16. 

If the goods have been transferred: description of road vehicle(s)/container(s) substituted 

RegistrationNo. 

  Approved 
Yes         No 

No.of certificate       Number and particulars 
   of approval                  of seals affixed 

(a) vehicle 

         (b) container

Identification No. 

/
/

/
/

17.  Authority which drew up this certified report

18.  Endorsement of next Customs office reached by the TIR transport

Place/Date/Stamp                                    Signature                                                Signature

Mark the appropriate boxes with a cross

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Model of the TIR Carnet: VERSION 2 

RULES REGARDING THE USE OF THE TIR CARNET

A. General 

Page 3 of cover

[Annex 1 
page 15]

1.   Issue: The TIR carnet may be issued either in the country of departure or in the country in which the holder is established or resident.

2.   Language: The TIR carnet is printed in French, except for page 1 of the cover where the items are also printed in English; this page is
a translation of the « Rules regarding the use of the TIR carnet » given in French on page 2 of the cover. Additional sheets giving a
translation of the printed text may also be inserted.  
Carnets used for TIR transports within a regional guarantee chain may be printed in any other official language of the United Nations
except for page 1 of the cover where items are also printed in English or French. The "Rules regarding the use of the TIR Carnet" are
printed on page 2 of the cover in the official language of the United Nations used and are also printed in English or French on page 3 of
the cover. 

3.   Validity: The TIR carnet remains valid until the completion of the TIR transport at the Customs office of destination, provided that it has
been  taken  under  Customs  control  at  the  Customs  office  of  departure  within  the  time-limit  set  by  the  issuing  association    (item  1  of
page 1 of the cover). 

4.   Number of carnets: Only one TIR carnet need be required for a combination of vehicles (coupled vehicles) or for several containers

loaded either on a single vehicle or on a combination of vehicles (see also rule 10 d) below). 

5.   Number of Customs offices of departure and Customs offices of destination: Transport under cover of a TIR carnet may involve
several  Customs  offices  of  departure  and destination  but  the  total  number  of  Customs  offices  of  departure  and  destination  shall  not
exceed four. The TlR carnet may only be presented to Customs offices of destination if all Customs offices of departure have accepted
the TlR carnet (see also rule 10 e) below). 

6.   Number of forms: Where there is only one Customs office of departure and one Customs office of destination, the TIR carnet  must
contain at least 2 sheets for the country of departure, 2 sheets for the country of destination and 2 sheets for each country traversed.
For each additional Customs office of departure (or destination) 2 extra sheets shall be required. 

7.   Presentation at Customs offices: The TIR carnet shall be presented with the road vehicle, combination of vehicles, or container(s) at
each Customs office of departure, Customs office en route and Customs office of destination. At the last Customs office of departure,
the Customs Officer shall sign and date stamp item 17 below the manifest on all vouchers to be used on the remainder of the journey. 

B. How to fill in the TIR carnet 

8.   Erasures, over-writing: No erasures or over-writing shall be made on the TIR carnet. Any correction shall be made by crossing out the
incorrect  particulars  and  adding,  if  necessary,  the  required  particulars.  Any  change  shall  be  initialled  by  the  person  making  it  and
endorsed by the Customs authorities. 

9.   Information  concerning  registration:  When  national  legislation  does  not  provide  for  registration  of  trailers  and  semi-trailers,  the

identification or manufacturer’s no. shall be shown instead of the registration no. 

10.  The manifest: 

(a)  The  manifest  shall  be  completed  in  the  language  of  the  country  of  departure,  unless  the  Customs  authorities  allow  another
language to be used. The Customs authorities of the other countries traversed reserve the right to require its translation into their
own language. In order to avoid delays which might ensue from this requirement, carriers are advised to supply the driver of the
vehicle with the requisite translations. 

(b) The  information  on  the  manifest  should  be  typed  or  multicopied  in  such  a  way  as  to  be  clearly  legible  on  all  sheets.

Illegible sheets will not be accepted by the Customs authorities. 

(c)  Separate  sheets  of  the  same  model  as  the  manifest  or  commercial  documents  providing  all  the  information  required  by  the

manifest, may be attached to the vouchers. In such cases, all the vouchers must bear the following particulars:  
(i) 
(ii) 

the number of sheets attached (box 8); 
the  number  and  type  of  the  packages  or  articles  and  the  total  gross  weight  of  the  goods  listed  on  the  attached  sheets
(boxes 9 to 11). 

(d)  When the TIR carnet covers a combination of vehicles or several containers, the contents of each vehicle or each container shall
be  indicated  separately  on  the  manifest.  This  information  shall  be  preceded  by  the  registration  no.  of  the  vehicle  or  the
identification no. of the container (item 9 of the manifest). 

(e)  Likewise,  if  there  are  several  Customs  offices  of  departure  or  of  destination,  the  entries  concerning  the  goods  taken  under

Customs control at, or intended for, each Customs office shall be clearly separated from each other on the manifest. 

11.  Packing lists, photographs, plans, etc: When such documents are required by the Customs authorities for the identification of heavy
or  bulky  goods,  they  shall  be  endorsed  by  the  Customs  authorities  and  attached  to  page 2  of  the  cover  of  the  carnet.  In  addition,  a
reference shall be made to these documents in box 8 of all vouchers. 

12.  Signature: All vouchers (items 14 and 15) must be dated and signed by the holder of the carnet or his agent. 

C. Incidents or accidents 

13.  In the event of Customs seals being broken or goods being destroyed or damaged by accident en route the carrier shall immediately
contact the Customs authorities, if there are any near at hand, or, if not, any other competent authorities of the country he is in. The
authorities concerned shall draw up with the minimum delay the certified report which is contained in the TIR carnet. 

14.  In the event of an accident necessitating transfer of the load to another vehicle or another container, this transfer may be carried out
only in the presence of one of the authorities mentioned in rule 13 above. The said authority shall draw up the certified report. Unless
the carnet carries the words « Heavy or bulky goods », the vehicle or container substituted must be one approved for the transport of
goods  under  Customs  seals.  Furthermore,  it  shall  be  sealed  and  details  of  the  seal  affixed  shall  be  indicated  in  the  certified  report.
However,  if  no  approved  vehicle  or  container  is  available,  the  goods  may  be transferred  to  an  unapproved  vehicle  or  container,
provided it affords adequate safeguards. In the latter event, the Customs authorities of succeeding countries shall judge whether they,
too, can allow the transport under cover of the TIR carnet to continue in that vehicle or container. 

15.  In the event of imminent danger necessitating immediate unloading of the whole or of part of the load, the carrier may take action on his
own initiative, without requesting or waiting for action by the authorities mentioned in rule 13 above. It shall then be for him to furnish
proof that he was compelled to take such action in the interests of the vehicle or container or of the load and, as soon as he has taken
such preventive measures as the emergency may require, he shall notify one of the authorities mentioned in rule 13 above in order that
the facts may be verified, the load checked, the vehicle or container sealed and the certified report drawn up. 

16.  The certified report shall remain attached to the TIR carnet until the Customs office of destination is reached. 

17.  In addition to the model form inserted in the TIR carnet itself, associations are recommended to furnish carriers with a supply of certified

report forms in the language or languages of the countries of transit. 

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REGULATIONS ON TECHNICAL CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO ROAD VEHICLES 
WHICH MAY BE ACCEPTED FOR INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT UNDER 
CUSTOMS SEAL 

Annex 2 

Article 1 

Basic principles 

Approval for the international transport of goods under Customs seal may be granted only to 
vehicles, the load compartments of which are constructed and equipped in such a manner that: 

a) 

b) 

c) 

d) 

no  goods  can  be  removed  from  or  introduced  into,  the  sealed  part  of  the  vehicle 
without leaving obvious traces of tampering or without breaking the Customs seal; 

Customs seals can be simply and effectively affixed to them; 

they contain no concealed spaces where goods may be hidden; 

all spaces capable of holding goods are readily accessible for Customs inspection. 

Article 2 

Structure of load compartments 

1. 

To meet the requirements of Article 1 of these Regulations: 

a) 

b) 

c) 

the  constituent  parts  of  the  load  compartment  (sides,  floor,  doors,  roof, 
uprights,  frames,  cross-pieces,  etc.)  shall  be  assembled  either  by  means  of 
devices  which  cannot  be  removed  and  replaced  from  the  outside  without 
leaving  obvious  traces  or  by  such  methods  as  will  produce  a  structure  which 
cannot  be  modified  without  leaving  obvious  traces.  When  the  sides,  floor, 
doors and roof are made up of various components, these shall meet the same 
requirements and be of sufficient strength; 

doors  and  all  other  closing  systems  (including  stopcocks,  manhole-covers, 
flanges etc.) shall be fitted with a device on which Customs seals can be fixed. 
This  device  must  be  such  that  it  cannot  be  removed  and  replaced  from  the 
outside  without  leaving  obvious  traces,  or  the  door  or  fastening  be  opened 
without  breaking  the  Customs  seals.  The  latter  shall  be  adequately  protected. 
Opening roofs shall be permitted; 

apertures  for  ventilation  and  drainage  shall  be  provided  with  a  device 
preventing access to the interior of the load compartment. This device must be 
such that it cannot be removed and replaced from the outside without leaving 
obvious traces. 

2. 

Notwithstanding  the  provisions  of  Article 1  (c)  of  these  Regulations,  constituent 
parts  of  the  load  compartment  which,  for  practical  reasons,  have  to  include  empty 
spaces (for example, between the partitions of a double wall) shall be permitted. In 
order that the said spaces cannot be used to conceal goods: 

i) 

where it covers the full height from floor to roof, or, in other cases, where the 
space between it and the outer wall is completely enclosed, the lining inside the 
load  compartment  shall  be  so  fitted  that  it  cannot  be  removed  and  replaced 
without leaving obvious traces; and 

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ii)  where a lining is of less than full height and the spaces between the lining and 
the outer wall are not completely enclosed, and in all other cases where spaces 
occur  in  the  construction  of  a  load  compartment,  the  number  of  such  spaces 
shall  be  kept  to  a  minimum  and  these  spaces  shall  be  readily  accessible  for 
Customs inspection. 

Windows  shall  be  allowed  provided  that  they  are  made  of  materials  of  sufficient 
strength  and  that  they  cannot  be  removed  and  replaced  from  the  outside  without 
leaving obvious traces. Glass may nevertheless be permitted, but if glass other than 
safety  glass  is  used,  the  windows  shall  be  fitted  with  a  fixed  metal  grille  which 
cannot be removed from the outside; the mesh of the grille shall not exceed 10 mm. 

Openings made in the floor for technical purposes, such as lubrication, maintenance 
and  filling  of  the  sand-box,  shall  be  allowed  only  on  condition  that  they  are  fitted 
with a cover capable of being fixed in such a way as to render the load compartment 
inaccessible from the outside. 

Article 3 

Sheeted vehicles 

Where applicable, the provisions of Articles 1 and 2 of these Regulations shall apply 
to sheeted vehicles. In addition, these vehicles shall conform to the provisions of this 
Article. 

The sheet shall be either of strong canvas or of plastic-covered or rubberized cloth, 
which shall be of sufficient strength and unstretchable. It shall be in good condition 
and  made  up  in  such  a  way  that  once  the  closing  device  has  been  secured,  it  is 
impossible to gain access to the load compartment without leaving obvious traces. 

If the sheet is made up of several pieces, their edges shall be folded into one another 
and sewn together with two seams at least 15 mm apart. These seams shall be made 
as shown in sketch No. 1 appended to these Regulations; however, where in the case 
of certain parts of the sheet (such as flaps and reinforced corners) it is not possible to 
assemble  the  pieces  in  that  way,  it  shall  be  sufficient  to  fold  the  edge  of  the  top 
section and make the seams as shown in sketches Nos. 2 or 2(a) appended to these 
Regulations. One of the seams shall be visible only from the inside and the colour of 
the thread used for that seam shall be clearly different from the colour of the sheet 
itself and from the colour of the thread used for the other seam. All seams shall be 
machine-sewn. 

If the sheet is of plastic-covered cloth, and is made up of several pieces, the pieces 
may alternatively be welded together in the manner shown in sketch No. 3 appended 
to these Regulations. The edges of the pieces shall overlap by at least 15 mm. The 
pieces shall be fused together over the whole width of the overlap. The edge of the 
outer  sheet  shall  be  covered  with  a  band  of  plastic  material  at  least  7  mm  wide, 
affixed by the same welding process. The plastic band and the sheet on each side of it 
for  a  width  of  at  least  3  mm  shall  have  a  clearly-defined  uniform  relief  pattern 
stamped  on  them.  The  pieces  shall  be  welded  in  such  a  way  that  they  cannot  be 
separated and rejoined without leaving obvious traces. 

Repairs  shall  be  made  in  accordance  with  the  method  described  in  sketch  No.  4 
appended to these Regulations; the edges shall be folded into one another and sewn 
together with two visible seams at least 15 mm apart; the colour of the thread visible 
from the inside shall be different from that of the thread visible from the outside and 

3. 

4. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

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from that of the sheet itself; all seams shall be machine-sewn. When a sheet which 
has  been  damaged  near  the  edges  is  repaired  by  replacing  the  damaged  part  by  a 
patch, the seam can also be made in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 3 of 
this  Article and  sketch  No.  1  appended 
these  Regulations.  Sheets  of 
plastic-covered  cloth  may  alternatively  be  repaired  in  accordance  with  the  method 
described  in  paragraph 4  of  this  Article,  but  in  that  case  the  plastic  band  must  be 
affixed to both sides of the sheet, the patch being fitted on the inside of the sheet. 

to 

6. 

The  sheet  shall  be  fixed  to  the  vehicle  in  strict  compliance  with  the  conditions  set 
forth in Article 1(a) and (b) of these Regulations. The following systems can be used: 

a) 

The sheet can be secured by: 

i)  metal rings fixed to the vehicles, 

ii) 

iii) 

eyelets let into the edge of the sheet, and 

a fastening passing through the rings above the sheet and visible from the 
outside for its entire length. 

The sheet shall overlap solid parts of the vehicle by at least 250 mm, measured 
from the centre of the securing rings, unless the system of construction of the 
vehicle in itself prevents all access to the load compartment. 

b)  When  any  edge  of  a  sheet  is  to  be  permanently  secured  to  a  vehicle,  the  two 
surfaces shall be joined together without a break and shall be held in place by 
strong devices. 

c)  When a sheet locking system is used it shall in locked position join the sheet 
tightly to the outside of the load compartment (as an example see sketch No.6). 

The sheet shall be supported by an adequate superstructure (uprights, sides, arches, 
slats, etc.). 

The  spaces  between  the  rings  and  the  spaces  between  the  eyelets  shall  not  exceed 
200 mm. The spaces may however be greater but shall not exceed 300 mm between 
rings and eyelets on either side of the upright if the construction of the vehicle and 
the sheet is such as to prevent all access to the load compartment. The eyelets shall 
be reinforced. 

7. 

8. 

9. 

The following fastenings shall be used: 

a) 

b) 

c) 

d) 

steel wire ropes of at least 3 mm diameter; or 

ropes  of  hemp  or  sisal  of  at  least  8  mm  diameter  encased  in  a  transparent 
sheath of unstretchable plastic; or 

ropes  consisting  of  batches  of  fibre-optic  lines  inside  a  spirally  wound  steel 
housing encased in a transparent sheath of unstretchchable plastic; or 

ropes  comprising  a  textile  cord  surrounded  by  at  least  four  strands  consisting 
solely of steel wire and completely covering the core, under the condition that 
the  roper  (without  taking  into  account  the  transparent  sheath,  if  any)  are  not 
less than 3 mm in diameter. 

Ropes in accordance with paragraph 9 (a) or (d) of this Article may have a transparent sheath 
of unstretchable plastic. 

In  cases  where  the  sheet  has  to  be  fixed  to  the  frame  in  a  system  of  construction  which 
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as fastening (an example of such a system of construction is given in sketch No.7 appended to 
this Annex). The thong has to comply with the requirements stipulated in paragraph 11 (a)(iii) 
with regard to material, dimensions and shape. 

10. 

Each rope shall be in one piece and have a hard metal end-piece at each end. Each 
metal  end-piece  shall  allow  the  introduction  of  the  thread  or  strap  of  the  Customs 
seal. The fastener of each metal end-piece of ropes in accordance with the provisions 
of  paragraph  9  (a),  (b)  and  (d)  of  this  Article  shall  include  a  hollow  rivet  passing 
through the rope so as to allow the introduction of the thread or strap of the Customs 
seal.  The  rope  shall  remain  visible  on  either  side  of  the  hollow  rivet  so  that  it  is 
possible to ensure that the rope is in one piece (see sketch No. 5 appended to these 
Regulations). 

11. 

At the openings in the sheet, used for loading and unloading, the two surfaces shall 
be joined together. The following systems can be used: 

a) 

The two edges of the sheet shall have an adequate overlap. They shall also be 
fastened by: 

i) 

ii) 

iii) 

a  flap  sewn  or  welded  in  accordance  with  paragraphs 3  and  4  of  this 
Article, 

rings  and  eyelets  meeting  the  conditions  of  paragraph 8  of  this  Article, 
the rings shall be manufactured of metal, and 

a thong made of appropriate material, in one piece and unstretchable, at 
least 20 mm wide and 3 mm thick, passing through the rings and holding 
together  the  two  edges  of  the  sheet  and  the  flap;  the  thong  shall  be 
secured inside the sheet and fitted either with: 

– 

– 

an eyelet to take the rope mentioned in paragraph 9 of this Article, 
or, 

an  eyelet  which  can  be  attached  to  a  metal  ring  mentioned  in 
paragraph 6 of this Article and be secured by the rope mentioned in 
paragraph 9 of this Article. 

A flap shall not be required if a special device, such as a baffle plate, is fitted, 
which prevents access to the load compartment without leaving obvious traces. 
Neither shall a flap be required for vehicles with sliding sheets. 

b)  A special locking system holding the edges of the sheets tightly locked when 
the load compartment is closed and sealed. The system shall be provided with 
an  opening  through  which  a  metal  ring  mentioned  in  paragraph 6  of  this 
Article can  pass  and  be  secured  by  the  rope  mentioned  in  paragraph 9  of  this 
Article. Such a system is described in sketch No. 8 appended to this Annex. 

Article 4 

Vehicles with sliding sheets 

1. 

2. 

Where  applicable,  the  provisions  of  Articles  1,  2  and  3  of  these  Regulations  shall 
apply to vehicles with sliding sheets. In addition, these vehicles shall conform to the 
provisions of this Article. 

The  sliding  sheets,  floor,  doors  and  all  other  constituent  parts  of  the  load 
compartment shall fulfil either the requirements in Article 3, paragraphs 6, 8, 9 and 
11 of these Regulations or the requirements set out in (i) to (vi) below. 

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i) 

ii) 

The  sliding  sheets,  floor,  doors  and  all  other  constituent  parts  of  the  load 
compartment shall be assembled in such a way that they cannot be opened or 
closed without leaving obvious traces. 

The sheet shall overlap the solid parts at the top of the vehicle by at least 1/4 of 
the  actual  distance  between  the  tensioning  straps.  The  sheet  shall  overlap  the 
solid  parts  at  the  bottom  of  the  vehicle  by  at  least  50  mm.  The  horizontal 
opening between the sheet and the solid parts of the load compartment may not 
exceed 10 mm measured perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle at 
any  place  when  the  load  compartment  is  secured  and  sealed  for  Customs 
purposes. 

iii)  The sliding sheet guidance and other movable parts shall be assembled in such 
a way that closed and Customs sealed doors and other movable parts cannot be 
opened or closed from the outside without leaving obvious traces. The sliding 
sheet guidance and other movable parts shall be assembled in such a way that it 
is impossible to gain access to the load compartment without leaving obvious 
traces. The system is described in sketch No. 9 appended to these Regulations. 

iv)  The horizontal distance between the rings, used for Customs purposes, on the 
solid parts of the vehicle shall not exceed 200 mm. The space may, however, 
be greater but shall not exceed 300 mm between the rings on either side of the 
upright if the construction of the vehicle and the sheets is such as preventing all 
access  to  the  load  compartment.  In  any  case,  the  conditions  laid  down  in  (ii) 
above shall be complied with. 

v) 

The distance between the tensioning straps shall not exceed 600 mm. 

vi)  The fastenings used to secure the sheets to the solid parts of the vehicle shall 

fulfil the requirements in Article 3, paragraph 9 of these Regulations. 

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Sketch No. 1 

SHEET MADE OF SEVERAL PIECES SEWN TOGETHER 

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Sketch No. 2 

SHEET MADE OF SEVERAL PIECES SEWN TOGETHER 

*This  sketch  shows  the  top  folded  section  of  the  sheet  according  to  Annex  2,  Article  3, 
paragraph 3 

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Sketch No. 2 (a) 

SHEET MADE OF SEVERAL PIECES SEWN TOGETHER 

*This  sketch  shows  the  top  folded  section  of  the  sheet  according  to  Annex  2,  Article  3, 
paragraph3

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Sketch No. 3 

SHEET MADE OF SEVERAL PIECES WELDED TOGETHER 

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Sketch No. 4 

REPAIR OF THE SHEET 

*Threads visible from the inside shall have a colour different from that of the threads visible 
sheet.
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the 

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Sketch No. 5 

EXAMPLE OF END-PIECE 

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Sketch No. 6 

EXAMPLE OF SHEET LOCKING SYSTEM 

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Sketch No. 7 

EXAMPLE OF SHEETS FIXED TO SPECIAL-SHAPED FRAME 

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Sketch No. 8 

SHEET LOCKING SYSTEM AT OPENINGS FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING 

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Description 

In  this  locking  system  the  two  edges  at  the  openings  in  the  sheet  used  for  loading  and 
unloading are united by means of an aluminium locking rod. The sheet openings are provided 
with  a  hem  over  its  entire  length  enclosing  a  rope  (see  sketch  No.  8.1).  This  makes  it 
impossible to pull the sheet out of the locking rod's profile. The hem shall be on the outside 
and be welded in accordance with Annex 2, Article 3, paragraph 4 of the Convention. 

The edges are to be passed into the open profiles on the aluminium locking rod and slid into 
two  parallel  longitudinal  channels  which  should  be  closed  at  their  lower  end.  When  the 
locking rod is in its upper position the edges of the sheet are united. 

At the upper end of the opening the locking rod is stopped by a transparent plastic cap fixed 
by riveting to the sheet (see sketch No. 8.2). The locking rod consists of two sections, joined 
by a riveted hinge, to allow folding for easy fitting and removal. This hinge must be designed 
in such a way so as not to allow the removal of the swivel pin once the system is locked (see 
sketch No. 8.3). 

At the lower part of the locking rod is an opening through which the ring passes. The opening 
is oval and of a size just sufficient to allow the ring to pass through it (see sketch No. 8.4). 
The TIR fastening rope will be pulled through this ring to secure the locking rod. 

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EXAMPLE OF A CONSTRUCTION OF A VEHICLE WITH SLIDING SHEETS 

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Annex 3 

PROCEDURE FOR THE APPROVAL OF ROAD VEHICLES COMPLYING WITH THE 
TECHNICAL CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THE REGULATIONS CONTAINED IN 
ANNEX 2 

1. 

Road vehicles may be approved by one of the following procedures: 

GENERAL 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

a) 

b) 

individually; or, 

by design type (series of road vehicles). 

An Approval Certificate conforming to the standard form of Annex 4 shall be issued 
for approved vehicles. This Certificate shall be printed in the language of the country 
of issue and in French or English. When the authority which has granted the approval 
deems it necessary, photographs or diagrams authenticated by that authority shall be 
attached to the Certificate. The number of those documents shall then be inserted by 
that authority under item No. 6 of the Approval Certificate. 

The Approval Certificate shall be kept on the road vehicle. 

Road vehicles shall be produced every two years, for the purposes of inspection and 
of renewal of approval where appropriate, to the competent authorities of the country 
in  which  the  vehicle  is  registered  or,  in  the  case  of  unregistered  vehicles,  of  the 
country in which the owner or user is resident. 

If a road vehicle no longer complies with the technical conditions prescribed for its 
approval, it shall, before it can be used for the transport of goods under cover of TIR 
Carnets, be restored to the condition which had justified its approval so as to comply 
again with the said technical conditions. 

If the essential characteristics of a road vehicle are changed, the vehicle shall cease to 
be  covered  by  the  approval  and  shall  be  re-approved  by  the  competent  authority 
before it can be used for the transport of goods under cover of TIR Carnets. 

The competent authorities of the country of registration of the vehicle, or, in the case 
of  vehicles  for  which  registration  is  not  required,  the  competent  authorities  of  the 
country where the owner or user of the vehicle is established may, as the case may 
be, withdraw or renew the Approval Certificate or issue a new Approval Certificate 
in the circumstances set out in Article 14 of this Convention and in paragraphs 4, 5 
and 6 of this Annex. 

PROCEDURE FOR INDIVIDUAL APPROVAL 

The owner, the operator or the representative of either shall apply to the competent 
authority  for  individual  approval.  The  competent  authority  shall  inspect  the  road 
vehicle produced in accordance with the general rules laid down in paragraph s 1 to 7 
above and shall satisfy itself that the vehicle complies with the technical conditions 
prescribed in Annex 2, and after approval shall issue a certificate conforming to the 
model in Annex 4. 

PROCEDURE FOR APPROVAL BY DESIGN TYPE (SERIES OF ROAD VEHICLES) 

9. 

Where road vehicles are manufactured by type series, the manufacturer may apply to 
the competent authority of the country of manufacture for approval by design-type. 

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10. 

11. 

The  manufacturer  shall  state  in  his  application  the  identification  numbers  or  letters 
which  he  assigns  to  the  type  of  road  vehicle  to  which  his  application  for  approval 
relates. 

The  application  shall  be  accompanied  by  drawings  and  a  detailed  design 
specification of the type of road vehicle to be approved. 

12. 

The manufacturer shall give an undertaking in writing that he will: 

a) 

b) 

c) 

produce to the competent authority such vehicles of the type concerned as that 
authority may wish to examine; 

permit the competent authority to examine further units at any time during the 
production of the type series concerned; 

advise the competent authority of any change, however small, in the design or 
specification before proceeding with such change; 

d)  mark  the  road  vehicles  in  a  visible  place  with  the  identification  numbers  of 
letters of the design-type and the serial number of the vehicle in the type series 
(manufacturer's number); 

e) 

keep a record of vehicles manufactured to the approved design-type. 

The  competent  authority  shall  state  what  changes,  if  any,  must  be  made  to  the 
proposed design-type in order that approval may be granted. 

No  approval  by  design-type  shall  be  granted  unless  the  competent  authority  has 
satisfied  itself  by  examination  of  one  or  more  vehicles  manufactured  to  the 
design-type concerned that vehicles of that type comply with the technical condition 
prescribed in Annex 2. 

The  competent  authority  shall  notify  the  manufacturer  in  writing  of  its  decision  to 
grant  approval  by  design-type.  This  decision  shall  be  dated  and  numbered.  The 
authority which took the decision shall be clearly designated. 

The  competent  authority  shall  take  the  necessary  steps  to  issue  an  Approval 
Certificate, which it has duly signed, in respect of every vehicle built in conformity 
with an approved design-type. 

The holder of the Approval Certificate shall, before using the vehicle for the carriage 
of  goods  under  the  cover  of  a  TIR  Carnet,  fill  in,  as  may  be  required,  on  the 
Approval Certificate: 

– 

– 

the registration number given to the vehicle (item No.1); or 

in the case of a vehicle not subject to registration, particulars of his name and 
business address (item No. 8). 

When  a  vehicle  which  has  been  approved  by  design-type  is  exported  to  another 
country  which  is  a  Contracting  Party  to  this  Convention,  no  further  approval 
procedure shall be required in that country on account of its importation. 

PROCEDURE FOR ENDORSEMENT OF THE CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL 

When an approved vehicle, carrying goods under cover of a TIR Carnet, is found to 
have  major  defects,  the  competent  authorities  of  Contracting  Parties  may  either 
refuse to allow the vehicle to continue its journey under a TIR Carnet, or allow the 
vehicle  to  continue  its  journey  under  a  TIR  Carnet  on  its  territory  while  taking  the 
necessary  security  precautions.  The  approved  vehicle  must  be  restored  to  a 

13. 

14. 

15. 

16. 

17. 

18. 

19. 

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20. 

21. 

22. 

satisfactory state as rapidly as possible, and in any case before it is again used for the 
transport of goods under cover of a TIR Carnet. 

In  each  of  these  cases  the  Customs  authorities  shall  make  an  appropriate 
endorsement in item No. 10 of the Certificate of Approval of the vehicle. When the 
vehicle has been restored to a condition which justifies approval, it shall be presented 
to  the  competent  authorities  of  a  Contracting  Party  who  shall  revalidate  the 
Certificate  by  adding  an  endorsement  to  item  No.  11  cancelling  the  earlier 
observations. No vehicle, the Certificate of which has been endorsed at item No. 10 
under the provisions of the preceding paragraph , may again be used for the transport 
of goods under a TIR Carnet until it has been restored to a satisfactory condition and 
until the endorsement in item No. 10 has been cancelled as stated above. 

Each  endorsement  made  on  the  Certificate  shall  be  dated  and  authenticated  by  the 
competent authorities. 

When a vehicle is found to have defects which the Customs authorities consider to be 
of  minor  importance  and  not  involving  the  risk  of  smuggling,  the  continued  use  of 
the vehicle for the transport of goods under cover of a TIR Carnet can be authorized. 
The  holder  of  the  Approval  Certificate  shall  be  notified  of  the  defects  and  shall 
time.
restore  his  vehicle 

state  within  a 

satisfactory 

reasonable 

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MODEL CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL OF A ROAD VEHICLE 

Model certificate of approval of a road vehicle  

Annex 4 

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Annex 5 

TIR PLATES 

1. 

2. 

The dimensions of the plates shall be 250 mm by 400 mm. 

The letters TIR in capital Latin characters shall be 200 mm high and their strokes at 
shall  be  white  on  a  blue  ground.
least  20  mm  wide.  The 

letters 

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Annex 6 

EXPLANATORY NOTES 

Introduction to Explanatory Notes 

i) 

ii) 

iii) 

iv) 

0 

0.1 

In accordance with the provisions of Article 43 of this Convention, the Explanatory 
Notes interpret certain provisions of this Convention and of its Annexes. They also 
describe certain recommended practices, 

The  Explanatory  Notes  do  not  modify  the  provisions  of  this  Convention  or  of  its 
Annexes but merely make their contents, meaning and scope more precise, 

In particular, having regard to the provisions of Article 12 of this Convention and of 
Annex 2  relating  to  the  technical  conditions  for  the  approval  of  road  vehicles  for 
transport under Customs seal, the Explanatory Notes specify, where appropriate, the 
construction techniques to be accepted by the Contracting Parties as complying with 
those  provisions.  The  Explanatory  Notes  also  specify,  where  appropriate,  which 
construction techniques do not comply with those provisions, 

The  Explanatory  Notes  provide  a  means  of  applying  the  provisions  of  this 
Convention  and  of  its  Annexes  so  as  to  take  into  account  the  development  of 
technology and economic requirements. 

MAIN TEXT OF THE CONVENTION 

Article 1 

0.1 b)  Article 1 (b) implies that, where  several Customs office  of  departure or destination 
are located in one or several countries, there may be more than one TIR operation in 
a  Contracting  Party.  Under  these  circumstances  the  national  leg  of  a  TIR  transport 
carried out between two successive Customs offices, regardless of whether they are 
offices of departure, destination or en route, can be considered as a TIR operation. 

0.1 f)  The  fees  and  charges  excepted  in  Article 1,  subparagraph (f)  mean  all  sums,  other 
than  import  or  export  duties  and  taxes,  levied  by  Contracting  Parties  on  or  in 
connection with importation or exportation. These sums shall be limited in amount to 
the  approximate  cost  of  the  services  rendered  and  shall  not  represent  an  indirect 
protection  to  domestic  products  or  a  tax  on  imports  or  exports  for  fiscal  purposes. 
Such fees and charges include inter alia payments relating to:  

– 

– 

– 

– 

certificates of origin if they are required for transit, 

analyses carried out by Customs laboratories for control purposes, 

Customs inspections and other clearance operations carried out outside normal 
working hours or away from Customs offices, 

inspections for sanitary, veterinary or phytopathological reasons. 

0.1 j)  The  term  "demountable  body"  means  a  load  compartment  which  has  no  means  of 
locomotion and which is designed in particular to be transported upon a road vehicle, 
the  chassis  of  which,  together  with  the  under-framing  of  the  body,  is  especially 
adapted  for  this  purpose.  It  covers  also  a  swap-body  which  is  a  load  compartment 
designed especially for combined road and rail transport. 

0.1 j) i)  The term "partially enclosed", as applied to equipment in Article 1, subparagraph (j) 
(i), relates to equipment generally consisting of a floor and a superstructure marking 
off  a  loading  space  equivalent  to  that  of  a  closed  container.  The  superstructure  is 
generally made up of metal members forming the frame of a container. Containers of 

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this type may also comprise one or more lateral or frontal walls. In some cases there 
is  only  a  roof  attached  to  the  floor  by  uprights.  This  type  of  container  is  used  in 
particular for the transport of bulky goods (motor cars, for example). 

0.2 

Article 2 

0.2-l  Article 2 provides that a transport operation under cover of a TIR Carnet may begin 
and  end  in  the  same  country  on  condition  that  part  of  the  journey  is  performed  in 
foreign territory. In such cases there is nothing to prevent the Customs authorities of 
the  country  of  departure  from  requiring,  in  addition  to  the  TIR  Carnet,  a  national 
document, intended to ensure duty-free reimportation of the goods. It is nevertheless 
recommended  that  Customs  authorities  should  not  insist  on  the  use  of  such  a 
document but accept instead an appropriate endorsement on the TIR Carnet. 

0.2-2  The provisions of this Article allow goods to be carried under cover of a TIR Carnet 
when only part of the journey is made by road. They do not specify what part of the 
journey  has  to  be  made  by  road  and  it  is  sufficient  that  this  should  occur  at  some 
point  between  the  beginning  and  the  end  of  the  TIR  transport.  However,  it  may 
happen that, for unforeseen reasons of a commercial or accidental nature, no part of 
the journey can be made by road, despite the intentions of the sender at the start of 
the  journey.  In  these  exceptional  cases  the  Contracting  Parties  shall  nevertheless 
accept the TIR Carnet and the liability of the guaranteeing associations shall remain 
in force. 

0.5 

Article 5 

This  Article does  not  exclude  the  right  to  carry  out  spot  checks  on  the  goods  but 
stresses  that  these  checks  should  be  very  limited  in  number.  The  international  TIR 
Carnet  procedure,  in  fact,  provides  protection  greater  than  that  given  by  national 
procedures. Firstly the particulars on the TIR Carnet relating to the goods must agree 
with the particulars given on the Customs documents which may be required in the 
country  of  departure.  In  addition  the  countries  of  transit  and  destination  are  given 
protection by the controls which are carried out at departure and which are certified 
by  the  Customs  authorities  at  the  office  of  departure  (see  Explanatory  Note  to 
Article 19). 

0.6 

Article 6 

0.6.2 

Paragraph 2 

Under  the  provisions  of  this  paragraph,  the  Customs  authorities  of  a  country  may 
approve  more  than  one  association,  each  of  which  may  incur  liability  arising  from 
the  operations  undertaken  under  cover  of  the  Carnets  issued  by  it  or  by  its 
corresponding associations. 

0.6.2 bis-1 

The relationship between an international organization and its member associations 
shall  be  defined  in  written  agreements  on  the  functioning  of  the  international 
guarantee system. 

0.6.2 bis-2 

The  authorization  granted  in  accordance  with  Article  6.2  bis  shall  be  reflected  in  a 
written  Agreement  between  the  UNECE  and  the  International  Organization.  The 
Agreement shall stipulate that the International Organization shall fulfil the relevant 
provisions  of  the  Convention,  shall  respect  the  competences  of  the  Contracting 

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Parties to the Convention and shall comply with the decisions of the Administrative 
Committee and the requests of the TIR Executive Board. By signing the Agreement, 
the  International  Organization  confirms  that  it  accepts  the  responsibilities  imposed 
by  the  authorization.  The  Agreement  shall  also  apply  to  the  responsibilities  of  the 
International Organization set out in Annex 8, Article 10 (b), in case the centralized 
printing  and  distribution  of  TIR  Carnets  is  performed  by  the  above-mentioned 
international  organization.  The  Agreement  shall  be  adopted  by  the  Administrative 
Committee. 

0.8 

Article 8  

0.8.2 

Paragraph 2 

The provisions of this paragraph shall be applicable where, in case of irregularities of 
the type covered in Article  

8,  paragraph 1,  the  laws  and  regulations  of  a  Contracting  Party  provide  for  the  payment  of 
sums  other  than  import  or  export  duties  and  taxes,  such  as  administrative  fines  or 
other pecuniary sanctions. However, the sum to be paid shall not exceed the amount 
of  import  or  export  duties  and  taxes  which  would  have  been  due  if  the  goods  had 
been imported or exported in accordance with the relevant Customs provisions, this 
amount being increased by any default interests. 

0.8.3 

Paragraph 3 

Customs authorities are recommended to limit to a sum equal to $US 50,000 per TIR 
Carnet  the  maximum  amount  which  may  be  claimed  from  the  guaranteeing 
association.  In  the  case  of  transport  of  alcohol  and  tobacco,  details  of  which  are 
given below, and which exceed the threshold levels provided further below, Customs 
authorities  are  recommended  to  increase  the  maximum  amount  which  may  be 
claimed from the guaranteeing associations to a sum equal to $US 200,000: 

1)  Undenatured  ethyl  alcohol  of  an  alcoholic  strength  by  volume  of  80%  vol  or 

higher (HS code: 22.07.10) 

2)  Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80% 
vol;  spirits,  liqueurs  and  other  spirituous  beverages;  compound  alcoholic 
preparations of a kind used for the manufacture of beverages (HS code 22.08) 

3)  Cigars, cheroots and cigarillos, containing tobacco (HS code 24.02.10) 

4)  Cigarettes containing tobacco (HS code: 24.02.20) 

5) 

Smoking  tobacco,  whether  or  not  containing  tobacco  substitutes  in  any 
proportion (HS code: 24.03.10). 

The  maximum  amount  which  may  be  claimed  from  guaranteeing  associations  is 
recommended to be limited to a sum equal to $US 50,000, if the following quantities 
are not exceeded for the above tobacco and alcohol categories: 

1) 

2) 

3) 

4) 

5) 

300 litres 

500 litres 

40 000 pieces 

70 000 pieces 

100 kilograms. 

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The exact quantities (litres, pieces, kilograms) of the above categories of tobacco and 
alcohol must be inscribed into the goods manifest of the TIR Carnet. 

0.8.5 

Paragraph 5 

If  the  guarantee  is  questioned  for  goods  not  listed  in  the  TIR  Carnet,  the 
administration concerned should indicate the facts on which it based its opinion that 
the  goods  were  contained  in  the  sealed  section  of  the  road  vehicle  or  the  sealed 
container. 

0.8.6 

Paragraph 6 

1. 

2. 

In  the  absence  in  the  TIR  Carnet  of  particulars  detailed  enough  to  enable 
charges  on  the  goods  to  be  determined,  the  Parties  concerned  may  produce 
evidence of their precise nature. 

If no evidence is furnished, duties and taxes will be charged, not at a flat rate 
unrelated  to  the  nature  of  the  goods,  but  at  the  highest  rate  applicable  to  the 
kind of goods covered by the particulars in the TIR Carnet. 

0.8.7 

Paragraph 7 

Measures to be taken by the competent authorities in order to require payment from 
the  person  or  persons  directly  liable  shall  include  at  least  notification  of  the  non-
discharge of the TIR operation and/or transmission of the claim for payment to the 
TIR Carnet holder. 

0.10 

Article 10 

The certificate of termination of the TIR operation shall be regarded as having been 
obtained  in  an  improper  or  fraudulent  manner  when  the  TIR  operation  has  been 
carried  out  by  means  of  load  compartments  or  containers  adapted  for  fraudulent 
purposes, or when such malpractice as the use of false or inaccurate documents, the 
substitution of goods, tampering with Customs seals, etc., have been discovered, or 
when the certificate has been obtained by other illicit means. 

0.11 

Article 11 

0.11-1  Paragraph 1 

In  addition  to  the  notification  to  the  guaranteeing  association,  Customs  authorities 
should also notify the TIR Carnet holder as soon as possible when a TIR operation 
has not been discharged. This could be done at the same time as the notification to 
the guaranteeing association. 

0.11-2  Paragraph 2 

In  deciding  whether  or  not  to  release  the  goods  or  vehicle,  Customs  authorities 
should not, when they have other means in law of protecting the interests for which 
they  are  responsible,  be  influenced  by  the  fact  that  the  guaranteeing  association  is 
liable for the payment of duties, taxes and default interest payable by the holder of 
the Carnet. 

0.11-3  Paragraph 3 

If  a  guaranteeing  association  is  asked,  in  accordance  with  the  procedure  set  out  in 
Article 11, to pay the sums referred to in Article 8, paragraphs 1 and 2, and fails to 
do  so  within  the  time-limit  of  three  months  prescribed  by  the  Convention,  the 
competent  authorities  may  rely  on  national  regulations  in  requiring  payment  of  the 

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sums  in  question  because  what  is  involved  in  such  cases  is  a  failure  to  carry  out  a 
contract of guarantee entered into by the guaranteeing association under national law. 

0.15 

Article 15 

Certain difficulties may arise in the case of vehicles not subject to registration, such 
as  in  some  countries  trailers  or  semi-trailers,  when  Customs  documents  are  not 
required for temporary admission. In that case, the provisions of Article 15 may be 
observed,  while  assuring  adequate  protection  for  the  Customs  authorities,  by 
recording  particulars  of  these  vehicles  (make  and  numbers)  on  vouchers  No.  1  and 
No. 2 of the TIR Carnet used by the countries concerned and on the corresponding 
counterfoils. 

0.17 

Article 17 

0.17-1  Paragraph 1 

The provision that the manifest of the goods covered by the TIR Carnet shall show 
separately  the  contents  of  each  vehicle  or  a  combination  of  vehicles,  or  of  each 
container,  is  only  intended  to  simplify  Customs  inspection  of  the  contents  of  each 
vehicle or container. This provision shall not therefore be interpreted so rigidly that 
each variation between the actual contents of a vehicle or container and the contents 
of that vehicle or container as shown on the manifest is considered a breach of the 
provisions of the Convention. 

If  the  carrier  can  satisfy  the  relevant  authorities  that,  notwithstanding  such  a 
variation, all the goods shown on the manifest agree with the total of goods loaded in 
the combination of vehicles or in all the containers covered by the TIR Carnet, this 
shall not normally be considered a breach of Customs requirements. 

0.17-2  Paragraph 2 

In  the  case  of  household  removals,  the  procedure  laid  down  in  paragraph 10 (c)  of 
the Rules for the use of the TIR Carnet can be applied, the list of articles concerned 
being reasonably condensed. 

0.18 

Article 18 

0.18-1 

It  is  essential  for  the  smooth  operation  of  the  TIR  procedure  that  the  Customs 
authorities  of  one  country  should  refuse  to  designate  a  Customs  office  of  exit  as  a 
Customs  office  of  destination  for  a  transport  operation  which  is  going  on  to  a 
neighbouring  country  when  that  country  is  also  a  Contracting  Party  to  this 
Convention, unless there are some special circumstances to justify the request. 

0.18-2  1.  Goods  should  be  so  loaded  that  the  consignment  to  be  unloaded  at  the  first 
unloading point can be taken out of the vehicle or the container without it being 
necessary to unload the other consignment or consignments of goods due to be 
unloaded at the other unloading points. 

2.  Where  a  transport  operation  involves  unloading  at  more  than  one  office  it  is 
necessary that, after a partial unloading, a record of it should be made in box 
12  on  all  the  remaining  manifests  of  the  TIR  Carnet,  and  at  the  same  time 
another  record  should  be  made  on  the  remaining  vouchers  and  the 
corresponding counterfoils to the effect that new seals have been affixed. 

0.19 

Article 19 

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The requirement that the Customs office of departure should check the accuracy of 
the goods manifest implies the need to verify at least that the particulars in the goods 
manifest  tally  with  those  in  the  export  documents  and  in  the  transport  or  other 
commercial  documents  relating  to  the  goods;  the  Customs  office  of  departure  may 
also have to examine the goods. The Customs office of departure must also, before 
affixing seals, check the condition of the road vehicle or container and, in the case of 
sheeted  vehicles  or  containers,  the  condition  of  the  sheets  and  sheet  fastenings,  as 
this equipment is not included in the Certificate of Approval. 

0.20 

Article 20 

When  fixing  time-limits  for  the  transport  of  goods  within  their  territory,  Customs 
authorities must likewise take into account inter alia any special regulations to which 
carriers  are  subject,  particularly  regulations  concerning  working  hours  and 
mandatory  rest  periods  for  drivers  of  road  vehicles.  It  is  recommended  that  these 
authorities should exercise their right to prescribe a route only when they consider it 
essential. 

0.21 

Article 21 

0.21-1  The  provisions  of  this  Article do  not  restrict  the  right  of  Customs  authorities  to 

examine all parts of a vehicle in addition to the sealed load compartment.  

0.21-2  The Customs office of entry may turn back the carrier to the Customs office of exit 
of the adjacent country if it finds that no clearance has been given by that office or 
that clearance has not been given in due form. In such cases the Customs office of 
entry inserts a note in the TIR Carnet for the Customs office of exit concerned. 

0.21-3 

If  in  the  course  of  an  examination,  Customs  authorities  draw  samples  of  goods,  a 
note recording full particulars of the goods taken must be made by those authorities 
on the goods manifest of the TIR Carnet. 

0.28 

Article 28 

The use of the TIR Carnet must be restricted to the function which it was intended to 
cover, namely the transit operation. The TIR Carnet must not, for example, be used 
to cover the storage of goods under Customs control at destination. 

0.29 

Article 29 

No  certificate  of  approval  is  required  for  road  vehicles  or  containers  transporting 
heavy or bulky goods. It is, nevertheless, the responsibility of the Customs office of 
departure to make sure that the other conditions laid down in this Article for this type 
of  transport  operation  are  met.  Customs  offices  of  other  Contracting  Parties  shall 
accept  the  decision  of  the  Customs  office  of  departure  unless  in  their  opinion  it  is 
clearly in conflict with the provisions of Article 29. 

0.39 

Article 39 

The expression "mistakes committed through negligence" is to be taken to mean acts 
which,  although  not  committed  deliberately  and  in  full  knowledge  of  the  facts,  are 
due to a failure to take reasonable and necessary steps to ensure the accuracy of the 
facts in any particular case. 

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Article 45 

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Contracting  Parties  are  recommended  to  make  the  largest  possible  number  of 
Customs  offices,  both  inland  and  at  the  frontier,  available  for  dealing  with  TIR 
operations. 

1 

ANNEX 1 

1.10 c)  Rules regarding the Use of the TIR Carnet 

Loading lists annexed to the goods manifest 

No. 10 (c) of the Rules regarding the Use of the TIR Carnet permits the use of loading lists as 
Annex to the TIR Carnet even when there would otherwise be enough space in the manifest to 
enter all the goods carried. However, this is permissible only if the loading lists contain all the 
particulars  required  by  the  goods  manifest  in  legible  and  recognizable  form  and  all  other 
provisions of Rule 10 (c) are complied with. 

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2.2 

ANNEX 2 

Article 2 

2.2.1 a)  Paragraph 1 a) - Assembly of constituent parts 

a)  Where joining devices (rivets, screws, bolts and nuts, etc.) are used, a sufficient 
number of such devices shall be inserted from outside, traverse the assembled 
constituent  parts,  protrude  inside  and  there  be  firmly  secured  (e.g.  riveted, 
welded,  bushed  or  bolted  and  swaged  or  welded  on  the  nut).  However, 
conventional rivets (i.e. rivets whose placing requires handling from both sides 
of the assembly of constituent parts) may also be inserted from the inside; 

b) 

c) 

d) 

Notwithstanding the above, load compartment floors may be secured by means 
of  self-tapping  screws,  self-drilling  rivets  or  rivets  inserted  by  means  of  an 
explosive charge or pins inserted pneumatically, when placed from inside and 
passing  at  right-angles  through  the  floor  and  the  metallic  cross-pieces 
underneath, on condition, except in the case of self-tapping screws, that some 
of their ends be flush with the level of the outside part of the cross-piece or be 
welded on to it. 

The competent authority shall determine what joining devices, and how many 
of  them,  must  fulfil  the  requirements  of  subparagraph (a)  of  this  note;  they 
shall  do  so  by  making  sure  that  the  constituent  parts  so  assembled  cannot  be 
displaced and replaced without leaving obvious traces. The choice and placing 
of other joining devices are not subject to any restriction; 

Joining  devices  which  can  be  removed  and  replaced  from  one  side  without 
leaving  obvious  traces,  i.e.  without  requiring  handling  from  both  sides  of  the 
constituent parts to be assembled, shall not be allowed under subparagraph (a) 
of this note. Examples of such devices are expansion rivets, blind rivets and the 
like; 

The  assembly  methods  described  above  shall  apply  to  special  vehicles,  for 
example to insulated vehicles, refrigerated vehicles and tank-vehicles in so far 
as  they  are  not  incompatible  with  the  technical  requirements  which  such 
vehicles must fulfil having regard to their use. Where, due to technical reasons, 
it is not practicable to secure parts in the manner described in subparagraph (a) 
of  this  note,  the  constituent  parts  may  be  joined  by  means  of  the  devices 
mentioned  in  subparagraph (c)  of  this  note  provided  that  the  devices  used  on 
the inner face of the wall are not accessible from the outside. 

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2.2.1 b)  Paragraph 1 b) - Doors and other closing systems 

a) 

The device on which Customs seals can be fixed must: 

i) 

ii) 

be  secured  by  welding,  or  by  not  less  than  two  joining  devices 
conforming to subparagraph (a) of Explanatory Note 2.2.1 (a); or 

be  so  designed  that  when  the  load  compartment  has  been  closed  and 
sealed the device cannot be removed without leaving obvious traces, 

It must also: 

iii) 

incorporate holes of not less than 11 mm in diameter or slots of at least 
11 mm in length by 3 mm in width, and 

iv) 

afford equal security whatever type of seal is used; 

like  must  be  secured 

b)  Butt hinges, strap hinges, hinge-pins and other devices for hanging doors and 
the 
the  requirements  of 
subparagraphs (a) (i) and (ii) of this note. Moreover, the various components of 
such  devices  (e.g.  hinge-plates,  pins  or  swivels),  provided  that  they  are 
necessary to guarantee Customs security of the load compartment, shall be so 
fitted that they cannot be removed or dismantled when the load compartment is 
closed and sealed without leaving obvious traces5; 

in  conformity  with 

However, where such a device is not accessible from outside it will suffice if, 
when  the  door  or  the  like  has  been  closed  and  sealed,  it  cannot  be  detached 
from the hinge or similar device without leaving obvious traces. Where a door 
or closure-device has more than two hinges, only those two hinges nearest to 
the  extremities  of  the  door  need  to  be  fixed  in  conformity  with  the 
requirements of subparagraph (a) (i) and (ii) above. 

c) 

Exceptionally, in the case of vehicles having insulated load compartments, the 
Customs  sealing  device,  the  hinges  and  any  fittings,  the  removal  of  which 
would give access to the interior of the load compartment or to spaces in which 
goods  could  be  concealed,  may  be  fixed  to  the  doors  of  such  load 
compartments by means of the following systems: 

i) 

Set bolts or set screws which are inserted from the outside but which do 
not  otherwise  meet  the  requirements  of  Explanatory  Note  2.2.1  (a), 
subparagraph (a) above, on condition that: 

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– 

– 

the tails of the set bolts or set screws are fixed into a tapping plate 
or similar device fitted behind the outer layer or layers of the door 
structure, and 

the heads of the appropriate number of set bolts or set screws are so 
welded  to  the  Customs  sealing  device,  hinges  etc.,  that  they  are 
completely deformed and  

that the set bolts or set screws cannot be removed without leaving 
visible signs of tampering;6 

ii)  A fastening device which is inserted from the inside of the insulated door 

construction on condition that: 

5 
6 

See sketch No 1a appended to this Annex 
See sketch No 1 appended to this Annex 

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– 

– 

the fastening pin and securing collar of the device are assembled by 
pneumatic or hydraulic tooling and fixed behind a plate or similar 
device fitted between the outer layer of the door structure and the 
insulation; and 

the head of the fastening pin is not accessible from the inside of the 
load compartment; and 

a  sufficient  number  of  securing  collars  and  fastening  pins  are 
welded  together  and  the  devices  cannot  be  removed  without 
leaving visible signs of tampering.7  

The  term  "insulated  load  compartment"  is  to  be  taken  to  include  refrigerated 
and isothermic load compartments. 

d)  Vehicles  comprising  a  large  number  of  such  closures  as  valves,  stopcocks, 
manhole  covers,  flanges  and  the  like  must  be  designed  so  as  to  keep  the 
number  of  Customs  seals  to  a  minimum.  To  this  end,  neighbouring  closures 
must be interconnected by a common device requiring only one Customs seal, 
or must be provided with a cover meeting the same purpose; 

e)  Vehicles with opening roofs must be constructed in such a manner as to permit 

sealing with a minimum number of Customs seals. 

f) 

In  cases  where  a  large  number  of  Customs  seals  are  required  for  Customs 
secure sealing, the number of such seals should be indicated in the Certificate 
of  Approval  under  point  5  (Annex 4  to  the  TIR  Convention,  1975).  A  sketch 
should be attached to the Certificate of Approval showing the exact location of 
the Customs seals. 

2.2.1 c)  Paragraph 1 c)-1  Ventilation apertures 

a) 

Their greatest dimension must, in principle, not exceed 400 mm. 

b)  Apertures  permitting  direct  access  to  the  load  compartment  must  be 

obstructed 

by  means  of  wire  gauze  or  perforated  metal  screens  (maximum  dimension  of 
holes:  3  mm  in  both  cases)  and  protected  by  welded  metal  lattice-work 
(maximum dimension of holes: 10 mm); or 

by means of a single perforated metal screen of sufficient strength (maximum 
dimension of holes: 3 mm; thickness of the screen: at least 1 mm). 

c)  Apertures  not  permitting  direct  access  to  the  load  compartment  (e.g. 
because of elbow or baffle-plate systems) must be provided with devices 
referred to in subparagraph (b), in which, however, the dimensions of the 
holes may be as much as 10 mm (for the wire gauze or metal screen) and 
20 mm (for the metal lattice-work). 

d)  Where  openings  are  made  in  sheets,  the  devices  referred  to  in 
subparagraph (b)  of  this  note  must  in principle  be  prescribed. However, 
blocking devices in the form of a perforated metal screen fitted outside, 
and wire or other gauze fitted inside, will be allowed. 

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e) 

f) 

Identical  non-metal  devices  may  be  allowed  provided  that  the  holes  are 
of  the  requisite  dimensions  and  the  material  used  is  strong  enough  to 
prevent  the  holes  from  being  substantially  enlarged  without  visible 
damage.  In  addition,  it  must  be  impossible  to  replace  the  ventilation 
device by working from one side of the sheet only. 

The ventilation aperture may be provided with a protective device. This 
shall  be  secured  to  the  sheet  in  such  a  way  as  to  permit  Customs 
inspection of the aperture. This protective device shall be secured to the 
sheet at a distance of not less than 5 cm from the screen of the ventilation 
aperture. 

2.2.1 c)-2 

Drainage apertures 

a) 

Their greatest dimension must, in principle not exceed 35 mm; 

b)  Apertures  permitting  direct  access  to  the  load  compartment  must  be 
provided  with  the  devices  described  in  subparagraph (b)  of  Explanatory 
Note 2.2.1 (c)-1 for ventilation apertures; 

c)  When  drainage  apertures  do  not  permit  direct  access  to  the  load 
compartment, the devices referred to in subparagraph (b) of this note will 
not  be  prescribed,  on  condition  that  the  apertures  are  provided  with  a 
reliable  baffle  system  readily  accessible  from 
load 
compartment. 

inside 

the 

2.2.3 

Paragraph 3 - Safety glass 

Glass shall be considered as safety glass if there is no risk of it being destroyed as a 
result of any factor ordinarily occurring in the normal conditions of use of a vehicle. 
The glass shall bear a mark which characterizes it as safety glass. 

2.3 

Article 32.3.3 

Paragraph 3 - Sheets made up of several pieces 

a) 

The  several  pieces  constituting  one  sheet  may  be  made  of  different  materials 
conforming to the provisions of Annex 2, Article 3, paragraph 2; 

b)  Any  arrangement  of  the  pieces  which  adequately  guarantees  security  will  be 
allowed in making up the sheet, on condition that the pieces are assembled in 
conformity with the requirements of Annex 2, Article 3. 

2.3.6 a)  Paragraph 6 a)2.3.6 a)-1  Vehicle with sliding rings 

Metal securing rings sliding on metal bars fixed to the vehicles are acceptable 
for the purpose of this paragraph8 provided that: 

a) 

b) 

c) 

the bars are affixed to the vehicle at maximum spacings of 60 cm and in 
such a manner that they cannot be removed and replaced without leaving 
obvious traces; 

the rings are made with a double hoop or equipped with a central bar and 
made in one piece without the use of welding; and 

the sheet is fixed to the vehicle in strict compliance with the conditions 
set forth in Annex 2, Article 1(a) of this Convention. 

2.3.6 a)-2 

Vehicles with swivel rings 

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Metal swivel rings, each of which rotates in a metal bracket fixed to the vehicle 
are acceptable for the purpose of this paragraph9 provided that: 

a) 

b) 

each bracket is affixed to the vehicle in such a manner that it cannot be 
removed and replaced without leaving obvious traces; and 

the  spring  under  each  bracket  is  completely  enclosed  by  a  bell-shaped 
metal cover. 

2.3.6 b)  Paragraph 6 (b) 

Permanently-secured sheets 

Where one or  more  edges of the sheet are permanently attached to the body of  the 
vehicle,  the  sheet  shall  be  held  in  place  by  one  or  more  strips  of  metal  or  other 
suitable  material  secured  to  the  body  of  the  vehicle  by  joining  devices  meeting  the 
requirements of subparagraph (a) of Explanatory Note 2.2.1(a) of Annex 6. 

2.3.8 

Paragraph 8 – Spaces between the rings and the eyelets 

Spaces  exceeding  200  mm  but  not  exceeding  300  mm  are  acceptable  over  the 
uprights if the rings are recessed in the side-boards and the eyelets are oval and so 
small that they can just pass over the rings. 

2.3.11 a) Paragraph 11(a) 

2.3.11 a)-1 

Sheet tension flaps 

The sheets of many vehicles are provided on the outside with a horizontal flap 
pierced  by  eyelets  running  along  the  length  of  the  side  of  the  vehicle.  Such 
flaps, known as tension flaps, are used to tauten the sheet by means of tension 
cords or similar devices. Such flaps have been used to conceal horizontal slits 
made in the sheets giving improper access to the goods carried in the vehicle. It 
is  therefore  recommended  that  the  use  of  flaps  of  this  type  should  not  be 
allowed. The following devices may be used instead: 

a) 

b) 

tension flaps of similar design fixed on the inside of the sheet; or 

small individual flaps each pierced by one eyelet secured to the outside 
surface  of  the  sheets  and  spaced  at  such  distances  as  will  permit  an 
adequate tension of the sheet. 

Alternatively,  it  may  be  possible  in  certain  cases  to  avoid  the  use  of  tension 
flaps on sheets. 

2.3.11 a)-2 

Sheet thongs 

The following materials are regarded as suitable for making thongs: 

a) 

b) 

leather; 

non-tensile  materials  including  plastic-covered  or  rubberized  cloth, 
provided  that  such  materials  cannot  after  severance  be  welded  or 
reconstituted  without  leaving  obvious  traces.  Furthermore,  the  plastic 
material used to cover thongs shall be transparent and smooth-surfaced. 

2.3.11 a)-3 

The  device  shown  in  sketch  No.310  meets  the  requirements  of  the  last  part  of 
Annex 2,  Article 3,  paragraph 11  (a).  It  also  meets  the  requirements  of 
Annex 2, Article 3, paragraphs 6 (a) and 6 (b). 

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ANNEX 3 

3.0.17  Paragraph 17 - Approval procedure 

1.  Annex 3  provides  that  the  competent  authorities  of  a  Contracting  Party  may 
issue  a  Certificate  of  Approval  in  respect  of  a  vehicle  constructed  within  its 
territory and that no additional approval procedures shall be applied in respect 
of such a vehicle in the country where it is registered or, as the case may be, 
where the owner is resident. 

2. 

These  provisions  are  not  intended  to  restrict  the  right  of  the  competent 
authorities of the Contracting Party where the vehicle is registered or where the 
owner  is  resident  to  require  the  production  of  such  a  Certificate  of  Approval 
either  at  importation  or  subsequently  for  purposes  connected  with  the 
registration or control of the vehicle or with similar legal requirements. 

3.0.20  Paragraph 20 - Procedure for endorsement of the Certificate of Approval 

When  an  endorsement  concerning  defects  is  to  be  cancelled  after  the  vehicle  has 
been  restored  to  a  satisfactory  state,  it  is  sufficient  to  state,  under  item  No.  11 
provided  for  the  purpose,  "Defects  rectified"  followed  by  the  name,  signature  and 
stamp of the competent authority concerned. 

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ANNEX 8 

8.10 

Article 10 

8.10 (b)  The Agreement mentioned in the Explanatory Note to Article 6.2bis shall also apply 
to the responsibilities of the International Organization set out in (b)of this Article, in 
case  the  centralized  printing  and  distribution  of  TIR  Carnets  is  performed  by  the 
above-mentioned international organization. 

8.13.  Article 13 

8.13.1-1 Paragraph 1 - Financial arrangements 

Following  an  initial  period  of  two  years, the  Contracting  Parties  to  the  Convention 
envisage  the  operation  of  the  TIR  Executive  Board  and  the  TIR  secretariat  to  be 
financed through the Regular Budget of the United Nations. This does not preclude a 
prolongation  of  the  initial  financing  arrangement  should  financing  from  the  United 
Nations or alternative sources not be forthcoming. 

8.13.1-2 Paragraph 1 - Operation of the TIR Executive Board 

The  work  of  the  members  of  the  TIR  Executive  Board  will  be  financed  by  their 
respective Governments. 

8.13. 1-3 Paragraph 1 – Amount 

The amount referred to in paragraph 1 shall be based on (a) the budget and cost plan 
of the TIR Executive Board and TIR Secretariat as approved by the Administrative 
Committee  and  (b)  the  forecast  of  the  number  of  TIR  carnets  to  be  distributed  as 
established by the international organization. 

8.13.2. Paragraph 2 

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Following  consultation  with  the  international  organization  as  referred  in  Article  6, 
the procedure referred to in paragraph 2 shall be reflected in the agreement between 
the UNECE, as mandated by and acting on behalf of the Contracting Parties, and the 
international  organization  as  referred  to  in  Article  6.  The  agreement  shall  be 
approved by the Administrative Committee 

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9.I 

ANNEX 9 

Part I 9.I.1 a) Paragraph 1(a) - Established association 

The  provisions  in  Annex 9,  Part  I,  paragraph  1  (a)  cover  organizations  involved  in 
the international trade of goods, including chambers of commerce. 

9.II 

Part II 

9.II.3 

Paragraph 3 - Authorization Committee 

It  is  recommended  to  establish  national  authorization  committees  comprising 
representatives  of  the  competent  authorities,  national  associations  and  other 
organizations concerned. 

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Sketch No. 1 

EXAMPLE  OF  A  HINGE  AND  CUSTOMS  SEALING  DEVICE  ON  DOORS 
OF VEHICLES HAVING INSULATED LOAD COMPARTMENTS 

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Sketch No 1a 

EXAMPLE  OF  A  HINGE  NOT  REQUIRING  SPECIAL  PROTECTION  FOR  THE 
HINGE-PIN 

The  hinge  illustrated  below  complies  with  the  requirements  of  Explanatory  Note  2.2.1(b), 
paragraph (b), second sentence. The design of the strap and the hinge-plate make any special 
protection of the pin unnecessary, since the shoulders of the strap extend behind the edges of 
the  hinge-plate.  These  shoulders  therefore  prevent  the  Customs-sealed  door  from  being 
opened at the hinged side without leaving obvious traces, even if the unprotected pin has been 
removed. 

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SHEETED VEHICLE WITH SLIDING RINGS 

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EXAMPLE OF A SWIVEL RING ("D" RING) 

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EXAMPLE OF A DEVICE FOR FASTENING VEHICLE SHEETS 

The  device  illustrated  below  meets  the  requirements  of  the  last  part  of  paragraph  11  (a)  of 
Annex 2, Article 3. It also meets the requirements of Annex 2, Article 3, paragraph s (a) and 6 
(b). 

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DEVICE FOR FASTENING SHEETS 

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Sketch No 5 

EXAMPLE  OF  A  FASTENING  DEVICE  INSERTED  FROM  THE  INSIDE  OF 
INSULATED DOOR CONSTRUCTION 

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Annex 7 

REGARDING APPROVAL OF CONTAINERS 

Part I 

REGULATIONS ON TECHNICAL CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO CONTAINERS 
WHICH MAY BE ACCEPTED FOR INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT UNDER 
CUSTOMS SEAL 

Article 1 

Basic principles 

Approval for the international transport of goods under Customs seal may be granted only to 
containers constructed and equipped in such a manner that: 

a) 

b) 

c) 

d) 

no  goods  can be removed from, or introduced into, the sealed part of the container 
without leaving visible traces of tampering or without breaking the Customs seal; 

Customs seals can be simply and effectively affixed to them; 

they contain no concealed spaces where goods may be hidden; 

all spaces capable of holding goods are readily accessible for Customs inspection. 

Article 2 

Structure of containers 

1. 

To meet the requirements of Article 1 of these Regulations: 

a) 

b) 

c) 

the constituent parts of the container (sides, floor, doors, roof, uprights, frames, 
cross-pieces, etc.) shall be assembled either by means of devices which cannot 
be removed and replaced from the outside without leaving visible traces or by 
such  methods  as  will  produce  a  structure  which  cannot  be  modified  without 
leaving  visible  traces.  When  the  sides,  floor,  doors  and  roof  are  made  up  of 
various  components,  these  shall  meet  the  same  requirements  and  be  of 
sufficient strength; 

doors  and  all  other  closing  systems  (including  stopcocks,  manhole-covers, 
flanges, etc.) shall be fitted with a device on which Customs seals can be fixed. 
This device must be such that it cannot be removed and replaced from outside 
the container without leaving visible traces, or the door or fastening be opened 
without  breaking  the  Customs  seals.  The  latter  shall  be  adequately  protected. 
Opening roofs shall be permitted; 

apertures  for  ventilation  and  drainage  shall  be  provided  with  a  device 
preventing access to the interior of the container. This device must be such that 
it cannot be removed and replaced from outside the container without leaving 
visible traces. 

2. 

Notwithstanding  the  provisions  of  Article  1  (c)  of  these  Regulations,  constituent 
parts of the container which, for practical reasons, have to include empty spaces (for 
example, between the partitions of a double wall) shall be permitted. In order that the 
said spaces cannot be used to conceal goods: 

i) 

where it covers the full height from floor to roof, or, in other cases, where the 
space between it and the outer wall is completely enclosed, the lining inside the 

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container  shall  be  so  fitted  that  it  cannot  be  removed  and  replaced  without 
leaving obvious traces, and 

ii)  where a lining is of less than full height and the spaces between the lining and 
the outer wall are not completely enclosed, and in all other cases where spaces 
occur  in  the  construction  of  a  container,  the  number  of  such  spaces  shall  be 
kept  to  a  minimum  and  these  spaces  shall  be  readily  accessible  for  Customs 
inspection. 

Windows  shall  be  allowed  in  demountable  bodies  as  defined  in  Annex 6, 
Explanatory Note 0.1 (j) of the Convention, provided that they are made of materials 
of sufficient strength and that they cannot be removed and replaced from the outside 
without  leaving  obvious  traces.  Glass  may  nevertheless  be  permitted,  but  if  glass 
other than safety glass is used, the windows shall be fitted with a fixed metal grille 
which cannot be removed from the outside; the mesh of the grille shall not exceed 10 
mm.  Windows  shall  not  be  allowed  in  containers  as  defined  in  Article  1  (j)  of  the 
Convention  other  than  in  demountable  bodies  as  defined  in  Annex 6,  Explanatory 
Note 0.1(j) of the Convention. 

Article 3 

Containers capable of being folded or dismantled 

Containers capable of being folded or dismantled shall be subject to the provisions of Articles 
1  and  2  of  these  Regulations;  in  addition,  they  shall  be  fitted  with  a  bolting  system  which 
locks the various parts together once the container has been erected. This bolting system must 
be  capable  of  being  sealed  by  the  Customs  if  it  is  on  the  outside  of  the  container  when  the 
latter has been erected. 

Article 4 

Sheeted containers 

1. 

2. 

3. 

Where  applicable,  the  provisions  of  Articles  1,  2  and  3  of  these  Regulations  shall 
apply  to  sheeted  containers.  In  addition,  these  containers  shall  conform  to  the 
provisions of this Article. 

The sheet shall be either of strong canvas or of plastic-covered or rubberized cloth, 
which shall be of sufficient strength and unstretchable. It shall be in good condition 
and  made  up  in  such  a  way  that  once  the  closing  device  has  been  secured,  it  is 
impossible to gain access to the load without leaving visible traces. 

If the sheet is made up of several pieces, their edges shall be folded into one another 
and sewn together with two seams at least 15 mm apart. These seams shall be made 
as shown in sketch No. 1 appended to these Regulations; however, where in the case 
of certain parts of the sheet (such as flaps and reinforced corners) it is not possible to 
assemble  the  pieces  in  that  way,  it  shall  be  sufficient  to  fold  the  edge  of  the  top 
section and make the seams as shown in sketch No. 2 appended to these Regulations. 
One of the seams shall be visible only from the inside and the colour of the thread 
used  for  that  seam  shall  be  clearly  different  from  the  colour  of  the  sheet  itself  and 
from  the  colour  of  the  thread  used  for  the  other  seam.  All  seams  shall  be 
machine-sewn. 

4. 

If the sheet is of plastic-covered cloth, and is made up of several pieces, the pieces 
may alternatively be welded together in the manner shown in sketch No. 3 appended 

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to these Regulations. The edges of the pieces shall overlap by at least 15 mm. The 
pieces shall be fused together over the whole width of the overlap. The edge of the 
outer  sheet  shall  be  covered  with  a  band  of  plastic  material  at  least  7  mm  wide, 
affixed by the same welding process. The plastic band and a width of at least 3 mm 
on each side shall have a well-marked uniform relief stamped on it. The pieces shall 
be welded in such a way that they cannot be separated and rejoined without leaving 
visible traces. 

Repairs  shall  be  made  in  accordance  with  the  method  described  in  sketch  No.  4 
appended to these Regulations; the edges shall be folded into one another and sewn 
together with two visible seams at least 15 mm apart; the colour of the thread visible 
from the inside shall be different from that of the thread visible from the outside and 
from that of the sheet itself; all seams shall be machine-sewn. When a sheet which 
has  been  damaged  near  the  edges  is  repaired  by  replacing  the  damaged  part  by  a 
patch, the seam can also be made in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 3 of 
this  Article  and  sketch  No.  1  appended 
these  Regulations.  Sheets  of 
plastic-covered  cloth  may  alternatively  be  repaired  in  accordance  with  the  method 
described  in  paragraph  4  of  this  Article,  but  in  that  case  the  plastic  band  must  be 
affixed to both sides of the sheet, the patch being fitted on the inside of the sheet. 

to 

6. 

The sheet shall be fixed to the container in strict compliance with the conditions set 
forth  in  Article  1  (a)  and  (b)  of  these  Regulations.  The  following  systems  can  be 
used: 

a) 

The sheet can be secured by: 

i)  metal rings fixed to the containers, 

ii) 

iii) 

eyelets let into the edge of the sheet, and 

a  fastening  passing  through  the  rings  above  the  sheet  and  visible  from  the 
outside for its entire length. 

The  sheet  shall  overlap  solid  parts  of  the  container  by  at  least  250  mm, 
measured  from  the  centre  of  the  securing  rings,  unless  the  system  of 
construction of the container by itself prevents all access to the goods. 

b)  When any edge of a sheet is to be permanently secured to a container, the two 
surfaces shall be joined together without a break and shall be held in place by 
strong devices. 

c)  When a sheet locking system is used, it shall in locked position join the sheet 
tightly  to  the  outside  of  the  container  (as  an  example,  see  sketch  No.  6 
appended to these Regulations). 

The sheet shall be supported by an adequate superstructure (uprights, sides, arches, 
slats, etc.). 

The  spaces  between  the  rings  and  the  spaces  between  the  eyelets  shall  not  exceed 
200 mm. The spaces may however be greater but shall not exceed 300 mm between 
rings and eyelets on either side of the upright if the construction of the container and 
the sheet is such as to prevent all access to the interior of the container. The eyelets 
shall be reinforced. 

7. 

8. 

9. 

The following fastenings shall be used: 

a) 

steel wire rope of at least 3 mm diameter; or 

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b) 

c) 

d) 

ropes  of  hemp  or  sisal  of  at  least  8  mm  diameter  encased  in  a  transparent 
sheath unstretchable plastic; or 

ropes  consisting  of  batches  of  fibre-optic  lines  inside  a  spirally  wound  steel 
housing encased in a transparent sheath of unstretchable plastic; or 

ropes  comprising  a  textile  cord  surrounded  by  at  least  four  strands  consisting 
solely of steel wire and completely covering the core, under the condition that 
the  ropes  (without  taking  into  account  the  transparent  sheath,  if  any)  are  not 
less than 3 mm in diameter. 

Ropes  in  accordance  with  paragraph  9  (a)  or  (d)  of  this  Article  may  have  a 
transparent sheath of unstretchable plastic. 

In cases where the sheet has to be fixed to the frame in a system of construction 
which otherwise complies with the provisions of paragraph 6 (a) of this Article, 
a thong can be used as fastening (an example of such a system of construction 
is  given  in  sketch  No.  7  appended  to  this  Annex).  The  thong  has  to  comply 
with  the  requirements  stipulated  in  paragraph 11  (a)  (iii)  with  regard  to 
material, dimensions and shape. 

10. 

Each rope shall be in one piece and have a hard metal end-piece at each end. Each 
metal  end-piece  shall  allow  the  introduction  of  the  thread  or  strap  of  the  Customs 
seal. The fastener of each metal end-piece of ropes in accordance with the provisions 
of  paragraph  9  (a),  (b)  and  (d)  of  this  Article  shall  include  a  hollow  rivet  passing 
through the rope so as to allow the introduction of the thread or strap of the Customs 
seal.  The  rope  shall  remain  visible  on  either  side  of  the  hollow  rivet  so  that  it  is 
possible to ensure that the rope is in one piece (see sketch No. 5 appended to these 
Regulations). 

11 

At the openings in the sheet, used for loading and unloading, the two surfaces shall 
be joined together. The following systems can be used: 

a) 

i) 

ii) 

iii) 

– 

– 

The two edges of the sheet shall have an adequate overlap. They shall also be 
fastened by: 

a flap sewn or welded in accordance with paragraphs 3 and 4 of this Article, 

rings  and  eyelets  meeting  the  conditions  of  paragraph  8  of  this  Article,  the 
rings shall be manufactured of metal, and 

a thong made of appropriate material, in one piece and  unstretchable, at least 
20  mm wide and 3 mm thick,  passing through the rings and holding together 
the two  edges of the  sheet  and the flap;  the thong shall  be  secured  inside the 
sheet and fitted either with: 

an eyelet to take the rope mentioned in paragraph 9 of this Article; or, 

an  eyelet  which  can  be  attached  to  a  metal  ring  mentioned  in  paragraph  6  of 
this  Article  and  be  secured  by  the  rope  mentioned  in  paragraph  9  of  this 
Article. 

A flap shall not be required if a special device, such as a baffle plate, is fitted, 
which prevents access to the container without leaving obvious traces. Neither 
shall a flap be required for containers with sliding sheets. 

b)  A special locking system holding the edges of the sheet tightly locked when the 
container is closed and sealed. The system shall be provided with an opening 

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through which a metal ring mentioned in paragraph 6 of this Article can pass 
and  be  secured  by  the  rope  mentioned  in  paragraph  9  of  this  Article.  Such  a 
system is described in sketch No. 8 appended to this Annex. 

12. 

The identification marks, which must appear on the container, and the approval plate 
provided  for  in  Part  II  of  this  Annex,  shall  in  no  circumstances  be  covered  by  the 
sheet. 

1. 

2. 

Article 5 

Containers with sliding sheets 

Where applicable, the provisions of Articles 1, 2, 3 and 4 of these Regulations shall 
apply to containers with sliding sheets. In addition, these containers shall conform to 
the provisions of this Article. 

The sliding sheets, floor, doors and all other constituent parts of the container shall 
fulfil  either  the  requirements  in  Article  4,  paragraphs  6,  8,  9  and  11  of  these 
Regulations or the requirements set out in (i) to (vi) below. 

i) 

ii) 

The sliding sheets, floor, doors and all other constituent parts of the container 
shall be assembled in such a way that they cannot be opened or closed without 
leaving obvious traces. 

The sheet shall overlap the solid parts at the top of the container by at least 1/4 
of the actual distance between the tensioning straps. The sheet shall overlap the 
solid  parts  at  the  bottom  of  the  container  by  at  least  50  mm.  The  horizontal 
opening between the sheet and the solid parts of the container may not exceed 
10 mm measured perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the container at any 
place when the container is secured and sealed for Customs purposes. 

iii)  The sliding sheet guidance and other movable parts shall be assembled in such 
a way that closed and Customs sealed doors and other movable parts cannot be 
opened or closed from the outside without leaving obvious traces. The sliding 
sheet guidance and other movable parts shall be assembled in such a way that it 
is  impossible  to  gain  access  to  the  container  without  leaving  obvious  traces. 
The system is described in sketch No. 9 appended to these Regulations. 

iv)  The horizontal distance between the rings, used for Customs purposes, on the 
solid parts of the container shall not exceed 200 mm. The space may, however, 
be greater but shall not exceed 300 mm between the rings on either side of the 
upright if the construction of the container and the sheets is such as preventing 
all access to the container. In any case, the conditions laid down in (ii) above 
shall be complied with. 

v) 

The distance between the tensioning straps shall not exceed 600 mm. 

vi)  The fastenings used to secure the sheets to the solid parts of the container shall 

fulfil the requirements in Article 4, paragraph 9 of these Regulations. 

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Sketch No. 1 

SHEET MADE OF SEVERAL PIECES SEWN TOGETHER 

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Sketch No. 2 

SHEET MADE OF SEVERAL PIECES SEWN TOGETHER 

*This  sketch  shows  the  top  folded  section  of  the  sheet  according  to  Annex  2,  Article  3, 
paragraph 3. 

N.B.Corner seams made according to the method shown in sketch No 2a) of Annex 2 to 
this Convention are also acceptable. 

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SHEET MADE OF SEVERAL PIECES WELDED TOGETHER 

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Sketch No. 4 

REPAIR OF THE SHEET 

*Threads visible from the inside shall have a colour different from that of the threads visible 
sheet.
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EXAMPLE OF END-PIECE 

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Sketch No. 6 

EXAMPLE OF SHEET LOCKING SYSTEM 

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Sketch No. 7 

EXAMPLE OF SHEETS FIXED TO SPECIAL-SHAPED FRAME 

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Sketch No. 8 

SHEET LOCKING SYSTEM AT OPENINGS FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING 

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Description 

In  this  locking  system  the  two  edges  at  the  openings  in  the  sheet  used  for  loading  and 
unloading are united by means of an aluminium locking rod. The sheet openings are provided 
with  a  hem  over  its  entire  length  enclosing  a  rope  (see  sketch  No.  8.1).  This  makes  it 
impossible to pull the sheet out of the locking rod's profile. The hem shall be on the outside 
and be welded in accordance with Annex 2, Article 3, paragraph 4 of the Convention. 

The edges are to be passed into the open profiles on the aluminium locking rod and slid into 
two  parallel  longitudinal  channels  which  should  be  closed  at  their  lower  end.  When  the 
locking rod is in its upper position the edges of the sheet are united. 

At the upper end of the opening the locking rod is stopped by a transparent plastic cap fixed 
by riveting to the sheet (see sketch No. 8.2). The locking rod consists of two sections, joined 
by a riveted hinge, to allow folding for easy fitting and removal. This hinge must be designed 
in such a way so as not to allow the removal of the swivel pin once the system is locked (see 
sketch No. 8.3). 

At the lower part of the locking rod is an opening through which the ring passes. The opening 
is oval and of a size just sufficient to allow the ring to pass through it (see sketch No. 8.4). 
The TIR fastening rope will be pulled through this ring to secure the locking rod. 

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Annex 7 

Part II 

PROCEDURES FOR THE APPROVAL OF CONTAINERS COMPLYING WITH 
THE TECHNICAL CONDITIONS PRESCRIBED IN PART I 

General 

1. 

Containers  may  be  approved  for  the  transport  of  goods  under  Customs  seal 
either: 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

a) 

b) 

at the manufacturing stage, by design type (procedure for approval at the 
manufacturing stage); or 

at a stage subsequent to manufacture, either individually or in respect of a 
specified number of containers of the same type (procedure for approval 
at a stage subsequent to manufacture). 

Provisions common to both approval procedures 

The  competent  authority  responsible  for  granting  approval  shall  issue  to  the 
applicant, after approval, a Certificate of Approval valid, as the case may be, 
either  for  an  unlimited  series  of  containers  of  the  approved  type  or  for  a 
specified number of containers. 

The  beneficiary  of  approval  shall  affix  an  approval  plate  to  the  approved 
container  or  containers  before  their  use  for  the  transport  of  goods  under 
Customs seal. 

The approval plate shall be affixed permanently and in a clearly visible place 
adjacent to any other approval plate issued for official purposes. 

The  approval  plate,  conforming  to  model  No.  I  reproduced  in  Appendix  1  to 
this Part, shall take the form of a metal plate measuring not less than 20 cm by 
10  cm.  The  following  particulars  shall  be  stamped  into  or  embossed  on  the 
plate or indicated on its surface in any other permanent and legible way, in at 
least the English or the French language: 

a) 

b) 

c) 

d) 

the words "Approved for transport under Customs seal"; 

an  indication  of  the  country  in  which  approval  was  granted  either  by 
name or by means of the distinguishing sign used to indicate the country 
of  registration  of  motor  vehicles  in  international  road  traffic,  and  the 
number (figures, letters, etc.) of the Certificate of Approval and the year 
(e.g.  "NL/26/73"  means  "Netherlands,  Certificate  of  Approval  No.  26, 
issued in 1973"); 

the  serial  number  assigned  to  the  container  by  the  manufacturer 
(manufacturer's number); 

if the container has been approved by type, the identification numbers or 
letters of the type of container. 

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7. 

8. 

9. 

If a container no longer complies with the technical conditions prescribed for 
its  approval,  it  shall,  before  it  can  be  used  for  the  transport  of  goods  under 
Customs seal, be restored to the condition which had justified its approval, so 
as to comply again with the said technical conditions. 

If  the  essential  characteristics  of  a  container  are  changed,  the  container  shall 
cease to be covered by the approval and shall be re-approved by the competent 
authority before it can be used for the transport of goods under Customs seal. 

Special provisions for approval by design type at the manufacturing stage 

Where  the  containers  are  manufactured  by  type  series,  the  manufacturer  may 
apply to the competent authority of the country of manufacture for approval by 
design type. 

The  manufacturer  shall  state  in  his  application  the  identification  numbers  or 
letters  which  he  assigns  to  the  type  of  container  to  which  his  application  for 
approval relates. 

10. 

The  application  shall  be  accompanied  by  drawings  and  a  detailed  design 
specification of the container type to be approved. 

11. 

The manufacturer shall give an undertaking in writing that he will: 

a) 

b) 

c) 

produce to the competent authority such containers of the type concerned 
as that authority may wish to examine; 

permit  the  competent  authority  to  examine  further  units  at  any  time 
during the production of the type series concerned; 

advise the competent authorities of any change, of whatever magnitude, 
in the design or specification before proceeding with such change; 

d)  mark  the  containers  in  a  visible  place  with,  in  addition  to  the  markings 
required on the approval plate, the identification numbers or letters of the 
design  type  and  the  serial  number  of  the  container  in  the  type  series 
(manufacturer's number); 

e) 

keep a record of containers manufactured to the approved design type. 

The competent authority shall state what changes, if any, must be made to the 
proposed design type so that approval may be granted. 

No  type-approval  by  design  type  shall  be  granted  unless  the  competent 
authority  has  satisfied  itself  by  examination  of  one  or  more  containers 
manufactured to the design type concerned that containers of that type comply 
with the technical conditions prescribed in Part I. 

When  a  container  type  is  approved  there  shall  be  issued  to  the  applicant  a 
single  Certificate  of  Approval  conforming  to  model  No.  II  reproduced  in 
appendix 2 to this Part and valid for all containers manufactured in conformity 
with  the  specifications  of  the  type  so  approved.  Such  Certificate  shall  entitle 

12. 

13. 

14. 

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16. 

17. 

the manufacturer to affix to every container of the type series an approval plate 
in the form prescribed in paragraph 5 of this Part. 

Special provisions for approval at a stage subsequent to manufacture 

If approval has not been applied for at the manufacturing stage, the owner, the 
operator,  or  the  representative  of  either,  may  apply  for  approval  to  the 
competent authority to which he is able to produce the container or containers 
and for which he seeks approval. 

An  application  for  approval  submitted  under  paragraph  15  of  this  Part  shall 
state  the  serial  number  (manufacturer's  number)  placed  on  each  container  by 
the manufacturer. 

When the competent authority has ascertained that the container or containers 
comply with the technical conditions prescribed in Part I, by examination of as 
many  containers  as  it  considers  necessary,  it  shall  issue  a  Certificate  of 
Approval conforming to model No. III reproduced in Appendix 3 to this Part 
and valid solely for the number of containers approved. Such Certificate, which 
shall  bear  the  manufacturer's  serial  number  or  numbers  assigned  to  the 
container or containers to which it relates, shall entitle the applicant to affix to 
each container so approved the approval plate prescribed in paragraph 5 of this 
Part. 

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Appendix 1 

Model No. I 

Approval plate 

(English version) 

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Appendix 1 

Model No I 

Approval plate 

(French 
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Model No. II 

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IMPORTANT NOTICE 

(Annex 7, Part II, paragraphs 6 and 7 to the Customs Convention 
on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets, 1975) 

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Model No. III 

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IMPORTANT NOTICE 

(Annex 7, Part II, paragraphs 6 and 7, to the Customs Convention 
on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets, 1975) 

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Annex 7 

Part III 

EXPLANATORY NOTES 

The Explanatory Notes to Annex 2 set out in Annex 6 to this Convention apply mutatis 
mutandis  to  containers  approved  for  transport  under  Customs  seal  in  accordance  with 
this Convention. 

7.I.4.6a) Part I, Article 4, paragraph 6(a) 

Example  of  a  system  of  affixing  sheets  around  containers'  corner-castings,  acceptable 
from Customs point of view, is given in the sketch appended to Annex 7, Part III. 

7.II.5d)  Part II – paragraph 5(d) 

If two sheeted containers, approved for transport under Customs seals have been joined 
together  in  such  a  way  that  they  form  one  container,  covered  by  a  single  sheet  and 
fulfilling  the  conditions  for  transport  under  Customs  seal,  a  separate  Certificate  of 
Approval, or approval plate, shall not be required for the combination. 

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Annex 8 

COMPOSITION, FUNCTIONS AND RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE 
ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE AND THE TIR EXECUTIVE BOARD 

COMPOSITION, FUNCTIONS AND RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE 
ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE 

i) 

ii) 

1. 

2. 

3. 

Article 1 

The Contracting Parties shall be members of the Administrative Committee. 

The Committee may decide that the competent administrations of States referred to 
in  Article  52,  paragraph  1  of  this  Convention  which  are  not  Contracting  Parties  or 
representatives of international organizations may, for questions which interest them, 
attend the sessions of the Committee as observers. 

Article 1 bis 

The  Committee  shall  consider  any  proposed  amendment  to  the  Convention  in 
accordance with Article 59, paragraphs 1 and 2. 

The  Committee  shall  monitor  the  application  of  the  Convention  and  shall  examine 
any  measure 
international 
taken  by  Contracting  Parties,  associations  and 
organizations under the Convention and their conformity therewith. 

The  Committee,  through  the  TIR  Executive  Board,  shall  supervise  and  provide 
support in the application of the Convention at the national and international levels. 

The  Secretary-General  of  the  United  Nations  shall  provide  the  Committee  with  secretariat 
services. 

Article 2 

The Committee shall, at its first session each year, elect a chairman and a vice-chairman. 

Article 3 

The  Secretary-General  of  the  United  Nations  shall  convene  under  the  auspices  of  the 
Economic  Commission  for  Europe  the  Committee  annually  and  also  at  the  request  of  the 
competent administrations of at least five States which are Contracting Parties. 

Article 4 

Article 5 

Proposals shall be put to the vote. Each State which is a Contracting Party represented at the 
session  shall  have  one  vote.  Proposals  other  than  amendments  to  this  Convention  shall  be 
adopted  by  the  Committee  by  a  majority  of  those  present  and  voting.  Amendments  to  this 
Convention  and  the  decisions  referred  to  in  Articles  59  and  60  of  this  Convention  shall  be 
adopted by a two-thirds majority of those present and voting. 

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A quorum consisting of not less than one third of the States which are Contracting Parties is 
required for the purposes of taking decisions. 

Article 6 

Before the closure of its session, the Committee shall adopt its report. 

Article 7 

Article 8 

In the absence of relevant provisions in this Annex, the Rules of Procedure of the Economic 
Commission for Europe shall be applicable unless the Committee decides otherwise. 

COMPOSITION, FUNCTIONS AND RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE TIR 
EXECUTIVE BOARD 

Article 9 

1. 

2. 

The  TIR  Executive  Board  established  by  the  Administrative  Committee  in 
accordance  with  Article  58  ter,  shall  be  composed  of  nine  members,  each  from 
different  Contracting  Parties  to  the  Convention.  The  TIR  Secretary  will  attend  the 
sessions of the Board. 

The  members  of  the  TIR  Executive  Board  shall  be  elected  by  the  Administrative 
Committee  by  a  majority  of  those  present  and  voting.  The  term  of  office  of  each 
member  of  the  TIR  Executive  Board  shall  be  two  years.  The  members  of  the  TIR 
Executive Board may be re-elected. The Terms of Reference for the TIR Executive 
Board shall be established by the Administrative Committee. 

The TIR Executive Board shall: 

Article 10 

a) 

b) 

c) 

d) 

e) 

f) 

g) 

supervise the application of the Convention, including the operation of the guarantee 
system, and fulfil the functions entrusted to it by the Administrative Committee; 

supervise the centralized printing and distribution to the associations of TIR Carnets 
which  may  be  performed  by  an  agreed  international  organization  as  referred  to  in 
Article 6; 

coordinate  and  foster  the  exchange  of  intelligence  and  other  information  among 
competent authorities of Contracting Parties; 

coordinate and foster the exchange of information between competent authorities of 
Contracting Parties, associations and international organizations; 

facilitate  the  settlement  of  disputes  between  Contracting  Parties,  associations, 
insurance companies and international organizations without prejudice to Article 57 
on the settlement of disputes; 

support the training of personnel of Customs authorities and other interested parties 
concerned with the TIR procedure; 

maintain a central record for the dissemination to Contracting Parties of information 
to  be  provided  by  the  international  organizations  as  referred  to  in  Article  6,  on  all 

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rules and procedures prescribed for the issue of TIR Carnets by associations, as far as 
they relate to the minimum conditions and requirements laid down in Annex 9; 

h) 

monitor the price of TIR Carnets. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

Article 11 

A session of the Board shall be convened by the TIR Secretary at the request of the 
Administrative Committee or by at least three members of the Board. 

The  Board  shall  strive  to  take  decisions  by  consensus.  If  no  consensus  can  be 
reached,  decisions  shall  be  put  to  vote  and  shall  be  taken  by  a  majority  of  those 
present and voting. A quorum of five members is required for the purposes of taking 
decisions. The TIR Secretary shall have no vote. 

The Board shall elect a Chairman and shall adopt any additional rules of procedure. 

The Board shall report on its activities, including the submission of audited accounts, 
to  the  Administrative  Committee  at  least  once  a  year  or  at  the  request  of  the 
Administrative  Committee.  The  Board  will  be  represented  in  the  Administrative 
Committee by its Chairman. 

The  Board  shall  consider  any  information  and  queries  transmitted  to  it  by  the 
Administrative  Committee,  Contracting  Parties, 
the  TIR  Secretary,  national 
associations  and  international  organizations  referred  to  in  Article  6  of  the 
Convention.  These  international  organizations  shall  have  the  right  to  attend  the 
sessions  of  the  TIR  Executive  Board  as  observers  unless  its  Chairman  decides 
otherwise. If necessary, any other organization may attend the sessions of the Board 
as observer at the invitation of the Chairman. 

Article 12 

The  TIR  Secretary  shall  be  a  member  of  the  secretariat  of  the  United  Nations  Economic 
Commission  for  Europe  and  shall  execute  the  decisions  of  the  TIR  Executive  Board  within 
the Terms of Reference of the Board. The TIR Secretary will be assisted by a TIR secretariat, 
the size of which shall be determined by the Administrative Committee. 

Article 13 

1. 

The operation of the TIR Executive Board and the TIR Secretariat shall be financed, 
until such time as alternative sources of funding are obtained, through an amount per 
TIR  carnet  distributed  by  the  international  organization  as  referred  to  in  Article  6. 
This amount shall be approved by the Administrative Committee. 

2. 

The procedure to implement the financing of the operation of the TIR Executive 
Board and the TIR Secretariat shall be approved by the Administrative Committee. 

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Annex 9 

ACCESS TO THE TIR PROCEDURE 

Part I 

AUTHORIZATION FOR ASSOCIATIONS TO ISSUE TIR CARNETS 

Minimum conditions and requirements 

1. 

The  minimum  conditions  and  requirements  to  be  complied  with  by  associations  in 
order  to  be  authorized  by  Contracting  Parties  to  issue  TIR  Carnets  and  act  as 
guarantor in accordance with Article 6 of the Convention are: 

a) 

b) 

Proven existence for at least one year as an established association representing 
the interests of the transport sector. 

Proof of sound financial standing and organizational capabilities enabling it to 
fulfil its obligations under the Convention. 

c) 

Proven knowledge of its staff in the proper application of the Convention. 

d)  Absence of serious or repeated offences against Customs or tax legislation. 

e) 

Establishment of a written agreement or any other legal instrument between the 
association and the competent authorities of the Contracting Party in which it is 
established.  A  certified  copy  of  the  written  agreement  or  any  other  legal 
instrument  together,  if  necessary,  with  a  certified  translation  into  English, 
French  or  Russian,  shall  be  deposited  with  the  TIR  Executive  Board.  Any 
changes  to  the  written  agreement  or  any  other  legal  instrument  shall  be 
immediately brought to the attention of the TIR Executive Board. 

f) 

An  undertaking  in  the  written  agreement  or  any  other  legal  instrument  under 
(e), that the association: 

i) 

ii) 

iii) 

iv) 

v) 

shall  comply  with  the  obligations  laid  down  in  Article  8  of  the 
Convention; 

shall  accept  the  maximum  sum  per  TIR  Carnet  determined  by  the 
Contracting  Party  which  may  be  claimed  from  the  association  in 
accordance with Article 8, paragraph 3 of the Convention; 

requesting 
shall  verify  continuously  and, 
authorization  for  access  of  persons  to  the  TIR  procedure,  the  fulfilment 
of  the  minimum  conditions  and  requirements  by  such  persons  as  laid 
down in Part II of this annex; 

in  particular,  before 

shall  provide  its  guarantee  for  all  liabilities  incurred  in  the  country  in 
which it is established in connection with operations under cover of TIR 
Carnets issued by itself and by foreign associations affiliated to the same 
international organization as that to which it is itself affiliated; 

shall cover its liabilities to the satisfaction of the competent authorities of 
the  Contracting  Parties  in  which  it  is  established  with  an  insurance 
company,  pool  of  insurers  or  financial  institution.  The  insurance  or 
financial guarantee contract(s) shall cover the totality of its liabilities in 
connection  with  operations  under  cover  of  TIR  Carnets  issued  by  itself 
international 
and  by  foreign  associations  affiliated 
organization as that to which it is itself affiliated. 

the  same 

to 

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The  time  to  give  notice  for  the  termination  of  the  insurance  or  financial 
guarantee  contract(s)  shall  be  not  less  than  the  time  to  give  notice  for  the 
termination of the written agreement or any other legal instrument under (e). A 
certified copy of the insurance or financial guarantee contract(s) as well as all 
subsequent  modifications  thereto  shall  be  deposited  with  the  TIR  Executive 
Board,  including  a  certified  translation,  if  necessary,  into  English,  French  or 
Russian. 

vi) 

shall  allow  the  competent  authorities  to  verify  all  records  and  accounts 
kept relating to the administration of the TIR procedure; 

vii)  shall accept a procedure for settling efficiently disputes arising from the 

improper or fraudulent use of TIR Carnets; 

viii)  shall agree that any serious or repeated non-compliance with the present 
minimum  conditions  and  requirements  shall  lead  to  the  authorization  to 
issue TIR Carnets being revoked; 

ix) 

x) 

shall  comply  strictly  with  the  decisions  of  the  competent  authorities  of 
the Contracting Party in which it is established concerning the exclusion 
of  persons  in  line  with  article  38  of  the  Convention  and  Part  II  of  this 
annex; 

shall  agree  to  implement  faithfully  all  decisions  adopted  by  the 
Administrative  Committee  and  the  TIR  Executive  Board  in  as  much  as 
the competent authorities of Contracting Parties in which the association 
is established have accepted them. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

Contracting  Parties  in  which  the  association  is  established  shall  revoke  the 
authorization  to  issue  TIR  Carnets  in  case  of  serious  or  repeated  non-compliance 
with these minimum conditions and requirements. 

Authorization  of  an  association  under  the  terms  set  out  above  shall  be  without 
prejudice to that association's responsibilities and liabilities under the Convention. 

The minimum conditions and requirements laid down above are without prejudice to 
additional conditions and requirements Contracting Parties may wish to prescribe. 

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Part II 

AUTHORIZATION FOR NATURAL AND LEGAL PERSONS TO UTILIZE TIR 
CARNETS 

Minimum conditions and requirements 

1. 

The minimum conditions and requirements to be complied with by persons wishing 
to have access to the TIR procedure are: 

a) 

b) 

c) 

Proven  experience  or,  at  least,  capability  to  engage  in  regular  international 
transport (holder of a licence for carrying out international transport, etc.). 

Sound financial standing. 

Proven knowledge in the application of the TIR Convention. 

d)  Absence of serious or repeated offences against Customs or tax legislation. 

e)  An undertaking in a written declaration of commitment to the association that 

the person: 

i) 

will comply with all Customs formalities required under the Convention 
at the Customs offices of departure, en route and of destination; 

ii)  will pay the sums due, mentioned in Article 8, paragraphs 1 and 2 of the 
Convention,  if  requested  to  do  so  by  the  competent  authorities  in  line 
with Article 8, paragraph 7 of the Convention; 

iii)  will,  as  far  as  national  legislation  permits,  allow  associations  to  verify 

information on the above minimum conditions and requirements. 

2. 

Additional  and  more  restrictive  conditions  and  requirements  for  access  to  the  TIR 
procedure may be introduced by the competent authorities of Contracting Parties and 
by the associations themselves unless the competent authorities decide otherwise. 

Procedure 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

Contracting Parties will decide, in line with national legislation, the procedures to be 
followed for access to the TIR procedure on the basis of the minimum conditions and 
requirements set forth in paragraphs 1 and 2. 

The  competent  authorities  shall  transmit  within  one  week  from  the  date  of 
authorization  or  withdrawal  of  authorization  to  use  TIR  Carnets,  the  particulars  of 
each  person  to  the  TIR  Executive  Board  in  conformity  with  the  specimen 
authorization attached (MAF). 

The  association  shall  transmit  annually  an  updated  list  as  per  31  December  of  all 
authorized  persons  as  well  as  of  persons  whose  authorization  has  been  withdrawn. 
This list shall be transmitted one week following the 31 December to the competent 
authorities.  The  competent  authorities  shall  forward  a  copy  thereof  to  the  TIR 
Executive Board. 

The authorization for access to the TIR procedure does not constitute in itself a right 
to obtain TIR Carnets from the associations. 

Authorization of a person to utilize TIR Carnets under the minimum conditions and 
requirements set out above, shall be without prejudice to that person's responsibilities 
and liabilities under the Convention. 

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MODEL AUTHORIZATION FORM (MAF) 

Country: ………………………………………. 

Name of association: ………………………………………… 

Competent authority: ………………………………………………. 

To be completed by national associations and/or competent authorities 

ID-number 

Name of 
person(s)/ 
enterprise 

Busines
s 
address 

Business 
registration 
or licence 
number, etc. 
*/ 

Contact 
point and 
access 
number (Tel, 
fax and 
e-mail 
number) 

Earlier 
withdrawal of 
authorization 
**/ 

Date of 
authoriza-
tion** 

Stamp/ 
signature 

Date of 
withdrawal 
of 
authorization 
**/ 

... 

... 

... 

∗/ if available. 
∗∗/ if appropriate. 

For  each  person  for  which  a  request  for  authorization  is  transmitted  by  the  approved 
association, the following information shall, at least, be provided to the competent authorities: 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

Individual  and  unique  identification  (ID)  number  assigned  to  the  person  by  the 
guaranteeing association (in cooperation with the international organization to which 
it is affiliated) in accordance with a harmonized format. The format of an ID-number 
shall be determined by the Administrative Committee. 

Name(s)  and  address(es)  of  the  person(s)  or  enterprise  (in  case  of  a  business 
association, also the names of responsible managers). 

Contact point (natural person authorized to provide information on the TIR operation 
to  Customs  authorities  and  associations)  with  complete  telephone,  fax  and  e-mail 
numbers). 

Commercial  registration  No.  or  international  transport  licence  No.  or  other  (if 
available). 

(if applicable) Earlier withdrawal of authorization, including dates, length and nature 
of withdrawal of authorization. 

Annex 10 

INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED BY CONTRACTING PARTIES TO AUTHORIZED 
ASSOCIATIONS (UNDER ARTICLE 43 TER) AND AN INTERNATIONAL 
ORGANIZATION (UNDER ARTICLE 6.2 BIS) 

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By  virtue  of  Article  6,  paragraph  1  and  Annex  9,  Part  I,  paragraph  1  (f)  (iii)  of  this 
Convention, authorized associations are required to give an undertaking that they shall verify 
continuously that persons authorized to have access to the TIR procedure fulfill the minimum 
conditions and requirements as laid down in Annex 9, Part II of the Convention. 

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On  behalf  of  its  member  associations  and  in  fulfilment  of  its  responsibilities  as  an 
international  organization  authorized  under  Article  6,  paragraph  2  bis,  an  international 
organization  shall  establish  a  control  system  for  TIR  Carnets  to  hold  data,  transmitted  by 
Customs  authorities  and  accessible  by  the  associations  and  Customs  administrations,  about 
the termination of TIR operations at offices of destination. To enable the associations to fulfil 
their  undertaking  effectively,  Contracting  Parties  shall  provide  information  to  the  control 
system in accordance with the following procedure: 

(1) 

Customs authorities shall transmit to an international organization or to the national 
guaranteeing  associations,  if  possible  via  central  or  regional  offices,  by  the  fastest 
available  means  of  communication  (fax,  electronic  mail,  etc.)  and  if  possible  on  a 
daily basis, at least the following information in a standard format in respect of all 
TIR Carnets presented at Customs offices of destination, as defined in Article 1 (l) of 
the Convention: 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

(e) 

(f) 

(g) 

(h) 

TIR Carnet reference number; 

Date and record number in the Customs ledger; 

Name or number of Customs office of destination; 

Date and reference number indicated in the certificate of termination of the TIR 
operation (boxes 24-28 of voucher No. 2) at the Customs office of destination 
(if different from (b)); 

Partial or final termination; 

Termination  of  the  TIR  operation  certified  with  or  without  reservation  at  the 
Customs  office  of  destination  without  prejudice  to  Articles  8  and  11  of  the 
Convention; 

Other information or documents (optional); 

Page number. 

(2) 

The Model Reconciliation Form (MRF) contained in the Appendix may be addressed 
to Customs authorities by national associations or by an international organization 

(i) 

(j) 

(k) 

in case of discrepancies between the data transmitted and those on the 

(a) 
counterfoils in the used TIR Carnet; or 

in case no data have been transmitted whereas the used TIR Carnet has 

(b) 
been returned to the national association. 

Customs  authorities  shall  reply  to  the  reconciliation  requests  if  possible  by 
returning the duly filled-in MRF as soon as possible.  

(3) 

(4) 

Customs  authorities  and  national  guaranteeing  associations  shall  conclude  an 
agreement, in line with national law, covering the above data exchange.  

An international organization shall give Customs authorities access to the database of 
terminated TIR Carnets and to the database of invalidated TIR Carnets.” 

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Annex 

Model Reconciliation Form (MRF)

To be filled-in by the initiator of the request for reconciliation

Destination:
Regional Customs office (optional):  

Customs office of destination:  

Name: 

Date: 

Stamp 

Received on: 

Name:

Date: 

Stamp 

Received on: 

Data source: 

TIR 
Carnet 
Reference 
Number 

Name or 
number of 
Customs office 
of destination* 

Data to be confirmed 

(cid:31)  TIR Carnet

(cid:31)  Control system data

Reference number 
indicated in the 
certificate of termination 
of the TIR operation 
(boxes 24-28 of voucher 
No. 2) at the Customs 
office of destination* 

Date indicated in the 
certificate of 
termination of the 
TIR operation at the 
Customs office of 
destination* 

Page 
number 

Partial  /  final
termination 

Termination of the 
TIR operation 
certified with or 
without reservation 
at the Customs office 
of destination 

Number 
of 
packages 
(optional) 

Attachments: 

(cid:31) Copy of TIR Carnet counterfoils 

Other: _______________ 

Response from Customs office of destination 

(cid:31) Confirmation 

(cid:31) Correction 

(cid:31) No reference found 

TIR 
Carnet 
Reference 
Number 

Name or 
number of 
Customs office 
of destination* 

Reference number 
indicated in the 
certificate of termination 
of the TIR operation 
(boxes 24-28 of voucher 
No. 2) at the Customs 
office of destination* 

Date indicated in the 
certificate of 
termination of the 
TIR operation at the 
Customs office of 
destination* 

Page 
number 

Partial / final 
termination 

Termination of the 
TIR operation 
certified with or 
without reservation 
at the Customs office 
of destination 

Number of 
packages 
(optional) 

Comments: 

Date: 

Comments: 

Stamp and signature 

of Customs office 

Central Customs office (optional) 

Date: 

Stamp and/or signature 

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