Documents on the development of international road transportation signed within the framework of the IGC TRACECA

One of the key decisions was the signing of the Agreement on Single Transit Permit (STP) of TRACECA the work on which had been carried out over several years. The document was signed by the heads of delegations of 5 countries – the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Ukraine and the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The introduction of the STP will make it possible to transition from the use of multiple paper permits to a single electronic permit. In accordance with the provisions of the Agreement, the TRACECA STP will be issued exclusively in electronic format through a single web portal with the assignment of a unique identification number and barcode. The introduction of the STP mechanism is expected to simplify administrative procedures, accelerate border crossing and enhance the transparency of the transportation process.

Speaking at the Meeting, the Secretary General of the Permanent Secretariat of the IGC TRACECA, Mr. Asset Assavbayev, noted that the Agreement on Single Transit Permit is a logical continuation of one of the fundamental objectives of the Basic Multilateral Agreement – the creation of conditions for free and unimpeded transit of goods along the routes of the TRACECA corridor.

The Meeting participants also emphasized the importance of further digitalization of transport processes, introduction of electronic documents and development of multilateral cooperation mechanisms in the field of international transportation.

Thus, during the ceremony, the signing of the Decision on making amendments to the Technical Document “TRACECA Multilateral Permit” User Manual was announced. The document was signed by 7 countries – the Republic of Armenia, Georgia, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Moldova, Romania, the Republic of Türkiye and Ukraine.

The TRACECA Multilateral Permit is a unified document that gives road carriers the legal right to carry out international bilateral and transit transportation, as well as the delivery of goods from third countries across the territories of the participating states of the Europe-the Caucasus-Asia corridor, without the need to obtain additional one-time bilateral permits.

The Parties acknowledged that the TRACECA Multilateral Permits System remains one of the practical mechanisms for the development of international road transit in the region.

The main objective of using this multilateral permit form is the fundamental simplification of administrative procedures for international road carriers when crossing multiple state borders.