UNITED

NATIONS

Distr.

GENERAL

TRANS/1999/2

1 December 1998

Original: ENGLISH

ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE

INLAND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE

(Sixty-first session, 8-11 February 1999,

agenda item 8)

ACTIVITIES OF OTHER ECE PRINCIPAL SUBSIDIARY BODIES AND

OF OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS DEALING WITH

PROBLEMS OF INTEREST TO THE COMMITTEE

Note by the secretariat

This note provides information on those activities contained in the Programme of Work of the other Principal Subsidiary Bodies of the ECE and the Executive Body for the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution which are of relevance to the work of the Inland Transport Committee.

Those members of the Committee interested in receiving more information concerning these activities may wish to contact the Division concerned.

The information is presented according to the programme activities of the Committee, as appearing in its Programme of Work for 1998-2002 adopted at the sixtieth session of the Committee (ECE/TRANS/125/Add.1).

It is to be noted that the description and numbering of Programme of Work elements are those valid at the time of preparation of this document.

GE.98-

02.1	TRANSPORT TRENDS AND ECONOMICS

Economic analysis (Programme element No. 63 according to the Plan of Action)

With effect from 1998 there will be 3 issues of the Economic Survey of Europe, appearing approximately in April, July and November.

Environment

01.2.	Environmental performance reviews

01.3.5	Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution

Human settlements

10.1.1	Human settlements situation and related trends and policies

Trade

07.2.2	Analysis of recent and prospective trade trends, policies and problems

02.2	ROAD TRANSPORT *

Standardization

08(D).2.3	Measures to facilitate the implementation of standards and technical regulations

Trade

04.2	International trade procedures and documentation

07.2.2	Analysis of recent and prospective trade trends policies and problems

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* It should be noted that the information reproduced under programme element 02.2 may also be of importance for programme elements 02.4 (Rail Transport) and 02.5 (Inland Water Transport)

Energy issues

06.2.6.3	Use of gaseous fuels in motor vehicles

06.5.4.2	Developments in gas availabilities and consumption

02.3	CONSTRUCTION OF VEHICLES

02.4	RAIL TRANSPORT

02.5	INLAND WATER TRANSPORT

01.3.3	Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary

Watercourses and International Lakes

02.6	TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOODS

Environment

01.3.4	Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents

08(B)2.2	Comparative Databank on Chemical Legislation in the Countries of

the ECE Region

02.7	ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND ENERGY SAVING IN TRANSPORT

Environment

01.4	Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a

Transboundary Context

01.5	Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes

Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution

03.3.1	Activities of the Executive Body for the Convention on

Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution

1. *	Strategies and policies

1.2 *	Preparation of a Protocol to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides and related substances

4 *	Technologies for emission control

4.3 *	Control options and technologies for emissions from stationary and mobile sources

Human Settlements

10.1.2	Improvement of environmental performance

Statistics

02.8	COMBINED TRANSPORT

02.9	CUSTOMS QUESTIONS AFFECTING TRANSPORT

02.10	TRANSPORT OF PERISHABLE FOODSTUFFS

Agriculture

09(A)3.	Standardization of perishable produce and quality development

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* Numbering of the Work Plan of the Executive Body.

02.11	TRANSPORT STATISTICS AND INFORMATION

Trade

07.1.3	Information relevant to business operators

Statistics

03.1.3	Promotion and coordination of international statistical work

03.3.4	Transport Statistics

03.4.11	Demographic statistics (including projections, migration and fertility)

03.6.2	Other statistically-related activities of the ECE secretariat

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