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2024

New TIR guaranteeing and issuing association appointed in North Macedonia (31 January 2024)

2023

UNECE releases eTIR Customs and eTIR Holders mobile apps on Google Play and Apple store (14 April 2023)
Nominations for candidates of two vacant posts in the TIR Executive Board 2023-2024 (30 March 2023)
Accession of Iraq to the TIR Convention, 1975 (28 March 2023)
New composition of the TIR Executive Board elected (9 February 2023)

2022

Nominations for candidates TIR Executive Board 2023-2024 (14 December 2022)
Important information on how to obtain your badge (30 August 2022)
Electronic submission of data to ITDB becomes mandatory (4 April 2022)

2021

Electronic submission of data to ITDB becomes mandatory (16 November 2021)
Entry into force of corrections to the text of new Annex 11 to the TIR Convention, 1975 (9 September 2021)
Activation of the TIR system in Qatar (6 June 2021)
Entry into force of Annex 11 to the TIR Convention as well as corrections to the text (4 June 2021)
Proposal of amendments to Article 18 and Annexes 1 and 6 of the TIR Convention (26 March 2021)
Entry into force of Explanatory Note 0.49, introducing authorized consignor in the TIR Convention (10 March 2021)
New composition of the TIR Executive Board elected (11 February 2021)

2020

Accession of Egypt to the TIR Convention, 1975 (23 December 2020)
Nominations for candidates TIR Executive Board 2021-2022 (16 December 2020)
TIRExB: Call for candidates (12 November 2020)
Various amendment proposals to the TIR Convention (5 November 2020)
Activation of the TIR system in Oman (25 August 2020)
June session of WP.30 postponed (14 April 2020)
New example agreement between customs administrations and national associations now available (4 March 2020)
Submission of various amendment proposals to the TIR Convention, 1975 and introducing new Annex 11 (26 February 2020)
Activation of the TIR system in Saudi Arabia (24 January 2020)

2019

TIR Convention accommodates subcontracting (12 December 2019)
Full implementation of the TIR system in China (12 June 2019)
New composition of the TIRExB elected (7 February 2019)

2018

Nomination of candidates for TIRExB 2019-2020 (17 December 2018)
Accession of Oman to the TIR Convention, 1975 (7 December 2018)
Various amendment proposals to the Convention (12 November 2018)
TIRExB: call for candidates (7 November 2018)
Accession of Argentina to the TIR Convention, 1975 (1 November 2018)
Activation of the TIR system in India (31 July 2018)
Accession of Saudi Arabia to the TIR Convention, 1975 (18 May 2018)
Activation of TIR system in China (16 May 2018)
UNECE participates in the inauguration workshop for the activation of the TIR system in Qatar (13 April 2018)
Activation of TIR system in Pakistan (10 April 2018)
Entry into force of Amendments to Annexes 6, 8 and 9 (10 April 2018)
Accession of Qatar to the TIR Convention, 1975 (26 January 2018)
Accession of the States of Palestine to the TIR Convention, 1975 (3 January 2018)

2017

Activation of TIR system in the United Arab Emirates (23 November 2017)
Various amendment proposals to the TIR Convention (6 November 2017)
Example of an intermodal TIR transport (16 October 2017)
UNECE promotes the TIR Convention at the WCO global transit conference (13 July 2017)
Accession of India to the TIR Convention, 1975 (16 June 2017)
The TIR Convention at the UN-OHRLLS High-level meeting in Hanoi (21 March 2017)
New composition of the TIRExB elected (16 February 2017)

2016

Clarification by the secretariat about the list of candidates TIRExB 2017-2018 (20 December 2016)
Nomination of candidates for TIRExB 2017-2018, Addendum (19 December 2016)
Nomination of candidates TIRExB 2017-2018 (16 December 2016)
TIRExB: call for candidates (25 October 2016)
Entry into force of Amendments to Annexes 2, 6 and 7 (10 October 2016)
eTIR: Towards Paperless Cross-border Trade (27 July 2016)
Accession of China to the TIR Convention, 1975 (18 July 2016)
Amendment proposals to the TIR Convention - C.N.124.2016.TREATIES-XI.A.16 (6 April 2016)
A new protocol for the Georgia-Turkey eTIR Pilot Project (28 January 2016)
List of Russian border crossing points open for TIR transports (28 January 2016)

2015

President Obama welcomes the accession of Pakistan to the TIR Convention (23 October 2015)
TIR at the seventh UNESCAP Asia-Pacific trade facilitation forum (23 October 2015)
Accession of Pakistan to the TIR Convention, 1975 (24 July 2015)
New Recommendation on the implementation of Annex 3 of the TIR Convention (17 June 2015)
Change of colour of the front cover page of new TIR Carnets (4 May 2015)
Guaranteeing agreement between FCS and ASMAP prolonged until 30 June 2015 (3 March 2015)
New composition of the TIRExB elected (9 February 2015)
Excerpt from the report of the TIR Executive Board at its 61st session of 3-4 December 2014. Assessment by the TIR Executive Board (3 February 2015)
TIRExB: list of nominated candidates with update (7 February 2015)

2014

TIRExB: list of nominated candidates (18 December 2014)
Guaranteeing agreement between FCS and ASMAP prolonged until 28 February 2015 (27 November 2014)
TIRExB: call for candidates (12 November 2014)
TIR Carnets issued by the Association of International Road Carriers (ASMAP) of the Russian Federation no longer accepted in Ukraine (17 October 2014)
Entry into force of amendments to the TIR Convention, 1975 (8 October 2014)
TIRExB statement on the functioning of the TIR Convention in the Russian Federation after 1 July 2014 (1 July 2014)
Amendment proposals to the TIR Convention - C.N.426.2014 (26 June 2014)
Election of TIRExB member (12 June 2014)
Election of two TIRExB replacement members (16 April 2014)
Election of two replacement members of the TIR Executive Board (13 March 2014)
TIR Handbook: New 10th revised edition available (23 January 2014)

2013

TIRExB statement on the functioning of the TIR Convention in the Russian Federation after 1 December 2013 (4 December 2013)
TIR guarantee continues to be valid in Russia after 1 December 2013 (2 December 2013)
Requirement to provide additional guarantee for TIR transports in the Russian Federation (13 September 2013)
TIRExB discussed the decision by the Russian Customs (28 August 2013)
Entry into force of amendments to the TIR Convention, 1975 (18 July 2013)
TIR Carnets with the signature of the new IRU Secretary General (3 June 2013)
TIR intermodal survey: last chance to give your opinion! (27 February 2013)
New composition of the TIRExB elected (8 February 2013)
Survey on intermodal aspects of the TIR procedure (EN/FR/RU) (21 January 2013)

2012

Serbian-Bulgarian border crossing - Green lanes for TIR trucks (20 December 2012)
TIRExB: list of nominated candidates (17 December 2012)
In Memoriam Mr. L. Kuhnen (12 November 2012)
TIRExB: call for candidates (7 November 2012)
New TIR guaranteeing and issuing association appointed in the Kyrgyz Republic (2 October 2012)
Amendment proposals to the TIR Convention, 1975 - C.N.358.2012 (6 August 2012)
Entry into force of amendments to the TIR Convention, 1975 (19 June 2012)
ITDBonline+ now fully operational (6 June 2012)
Amendment proposals to the TIR Convention, 1975 - C.N.264.2012 (1 June 2012)
Election of TIRExB member (10 February 2012)
TIR guarantee level raised in the Republic of Moldova and Serbia (20 January 2012)
Election of one TIRExB replacement member (9 January 2012)

2011

Election of one TIRExB replacement member (1 December 2011)
Entry into force of amendments to the TIR Convention, 1975 (7 October 2011)
Amendment proposals to the TIR Convention - CN.321.2001 (8 August 2011)
Amendment proposals to the TIR Convention - CN.326.2001 (4 August 2011)
TIR study now available (31 May 2011)
New composition of the TIRExB elected (4 February 2011)

2010

Introduction of Euro in Estonia (29 December 2010)
TIRExB: list of nominated candidates (13 December 2010)
Change of the global insurer of the TIR system from 1 January 2011 (25 November 2010)
UNECE-IRU agreement signed for the years 2011-2013 (19 November 2010)
TIRExB: call for candidates (29 October 2010)
TIR guarantee level raised in Ukraine and Kazakhstan (1 July 2010)
eTIR website (1 July 2010)
New recommended practice on the implementation of Annex 10 of the TIR Convention (27 May 2010)
TIR Handbook: new 2010 edition available (18 May 2010)
TIR Carnet Goods Manifest in English or Persian in order to enter the Islamic Republic of Iran (25 January 2010)

2009

TIR transit operations can be established with Bosnia and Herzegovina (21 December 2009)
Proposal of amendment to Annex 6, Explanatory Note 0.8.3 of the TIR Convention, 1975 (reissued) (13 November 2009)
Proposal of amendment to Annex 6, Explanatory Note 0.8.3 of the TIR Convention, 1975 (26 October 2009)
Entry into force of amendments to the TIR Convention, 1975 (3 August 2009)
EU Safety and Security Initiative (continued) (26 June 2009)
Information on EU Safety and Security Initiative (8 June 2009)
TIR study (21 July 2009)
Regional TIR Seminar in Tunis on 3 and 4 June 2009 (23 April 2009)
Amendments to the TIR Convention, 1975 (14 April 2009)
EU Customs Code: Transitional period for electronic advance declarations until 31 December 2010 (3 April 2009)
New composition of the TIRExB elected (5 February 2009)
Amendments to the TIR Convention, 1975 (3 February 2009)
TIR guarantee level raised in Belarus and Russian Federation (19 January 2009)

2008

TIRExB: list of nominated candidates (11 December 2008)
Electronic lodging of TIR Carnet data in the European Community (9 December 2008)
Vacancy in the TIR secretariat (25 November 2008)
TIRExB: call for candidates (30 October 2008)
Entry into force of amendments to the TIR Convention, 1975 and corrections to their French wording (3 October 2008)
Amendments to the TIR Convention, 1975 (10 June 2008)
Holders are now recommended to indicate HS codes on TIR Carnets (1 May 2008)
Mistakes in the filling-in of TIR Carnets (14 January 2008)

2007

TIR transit operations can be established with Montenegro (18 December 2007)
Re-introduction of the TIR guarantee in the European Union (EU) for some sensitive goods as of 1 January 2008 (5 November 2007)
The computerization of TIR and the security declaration in the European Union. A presentation by the European Commission /1 October 2007)
Information on exclusions under Article 38 of the Convention now available in the ITDBonline (1 September 2007)
Training Seminar on the Approval and Control of TIR Vehicles (14 July 2007)
Accession of the United Arab Emirates to the TIR Convention, 1975 (24 April 2007)
New ISO codes for Serbia and Montenegro (16 March 2007)
New composition of the TIRExB elected (2 February 2007)
Succession of Montenegro to UNECE Conventions in the field of Border Crossing Facilitation (16 January 2007)
Application of the TIR system after the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (9 January 2007)

2006

TIRExB: list of nominated candidates (11 December 2006)
National TIR Seminar in Belgrade on 13 December 2006 (4 December 2006)
TIRExB: call for candidates (1 November 2006)
Countries Commit To TIR Public-Private Partnership (6 October 2006)
New Customs stamps Denmark as of 1 June 2006 (8 August 2006)
ID-numbers of Romanian TIR Carnet holders (23 June 2006)
Printing of TIR Carnets with the new layout started (8 June 2006)
Entry into force of amendments to the TIR Conventions (19 May 2006)
In Memoriam of Mr. J. Byrgesen (18 April 2006)
Regional TIR Seminar in Sofia on 11 and 12 May 2006 (12 April 2006)
Entry into force of amendments to the TIR Convention New lay-out of the TIR Carnet (12 April 2006)
Amendments to the TIR Convention (7 February 2006)
Amendments to the TIR Convention (16 January 2006)

2005

Convocation: Fifth session of the Ad hoc Expert Group on Phase III of the TIR revision process (Geneva, 10-11 November 2005) (11 October 2005)
Amendments to the TIR Convention (6 October 2005)
Sub-regional TIR Seminar in Beijing - China 22 - 23 September 2005 (30 July 2005)
Amendments to the TIR Convention (25 July 2005)
New list of Customs offices approved for TIR operations in Moldova (12 July 2005)
Amendments to the TIR Convention (10 June 2005)
Amendments to the TIR Convention (12 April 2005)
Convocation: Third session of the Ad hoc Expert Group on Phase III of the TIR revision process (Geneva, 19 and 20 May 2005) (22 February 2005)
New composition of TIRExB elected (8 February 2005)

2004

TIRExB: list of nominated candidates (20 December 2004)
TIRExB: call for candidates (8 November 2004)
List of EU sensitive goods to shorten as of 1 August (17 July 2004)
Entry into force of amendments to the TIR Convention (2 July 2004)
TIR transit operations can be established with Malta (23 April 2004)
EU Enlargement - amended text, 20 April 2004 (20 April 2004)
Presentation on eTIR Project 2004 (5 March 2004)
Example of a TIR Carnet duly filled-in for the inclusion into the TIR Handbook (18 February 2004)
Guaranteeing Association in France (12 January 2004)

2003

TIR transit operations can be established with Mongolia, 24 November 2003 (24 November 2003)
Moscow Seminar - main conclusions, 15 October 2003 (15 October 2003)
Regional TIR Seminar in Moscow - Russia 2 - 3 October 2003 (23 August 2003)
РЕГИОНАЛЬНЫЙ СЕМИНАР МДП Москва, 2-3 октября 2003 г (23 August 2003)
Access to web pages restricted for TIR Focal Points (21 August 2003)
Entry into force of amendments to the TIR Convention (15 August 2003)
Customs seals used in Greece (31 July 2003)
TIR transit operations can be established with Tajikistan (24 July 2003)
Amendments to the TIR Convention (27 June 2003)
"Red" and "blue TIR Carnets" (5 June 2003)
Modified procedures in the Russian Federation (26 May 2003)
Important notice for access to the Border Crossing Facilitation and TIR web sites (16 April 2003)
Issuance of so-called "red" and "blue" TIR Carnets terminated (25 March 2003)
In Memoriam Mr. I. Parts (19 March 2003)

2002

TIR coverage maintained in the Russian Federation (19 December 2002)
Suspension of the TIR coverage in the Russian Federation (11 December 2002)
Mongolia acceeding to the TIR Convention (11 December 2002)
Russian Federation introduced new control measures with regard to goods in transit (18 October 2002)
Introduction of a modified version of the TIR Carnet (19 September 2002)
Regional TIR Seminar in Riga on 3 and 4 October 2002 (13 September 2002)
Региональный семинар МДП в Риге 3 и 4 октября 2002 г. (13 September 2002)
New alias for TIR and Border Crossing Facilitation section web sites (1 August 2002)
New TIR Handbook and new ITDB software available at next session of WP.30 (23 July 2002)
Distribution of new TIR Carnets by the IRU as of 13 May 2002 (7 June 2002)
Amendments to the TIR Convention came into force on 12 May 2002 (23 May 2002)
Proceedings of the TIR Contact Group (Athens, 22 - 23 April 2002) (13 May 2002)
TIR Handbook - 2002 edition (30 April 2002)
REMINDER - TIR Contact Group - Deadline for registration and reservations (26 April 2002)
Revitalisation of the TIR system in Morocco as of 1 May 2002 (23 July 2002)
UNECE issues consolidated documents on amendments to the TIR Convention that will come into force on 12 May 2002 (26 March 2002)
22 and 23 April 2002, TIR Contact Group, 7th session, Athens (Greece) (22 March 2002)
Approval of lorries and containers with sliding sheets (curtain sided vehicles) (11 March 2002)
Amendments to the TIR Convention come into force on 12 May 2002 TIR Contact Group meeting (Athens, 22 and 23 April 2002) (28 February 2002)
Updated TIR Handbook (19 February 2002)
Russian Federation (8 February 2002)
Amendments to the TIR Convention (30 January 2002)
Yugoslavia (3 January 2002)

2001

The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia back in the TIR Customs transit system (13 December 2001)
Yugoslavia to apply the TIR procedure as of 1 December 2001 (9 November 2001)
Revitalisation of the TIR system in Jordan (9 November 2001)
Amendments to the TIR Convention, 1975 Correction to amended text have been accepted (8 November 2001)
Regional TIR Seminar held in Baku (5 October 2001)
Introduction of a modified version of the TIR Carnet (8 October 2001)
Re-establishment of the TIR Customs transit system in Yugoslavia (1 October 2001)
Turkmenistan (24 August 2001)
Amendments to the TIR Convention, 1975 Correction to amended text (31 July 2001)
TIR Transport operators may request Customs to check presence of clandestines (9 July 2001)
Access to the International TIR Data Bank (ITDB) possible as of 1 July 2001 (4 July 2001)
Validity of certificates of approval issued for road vehicles without load compartments (12 June 2001)
Yugoslavia plans to be ready for TIR operations by 1 October 2001 (1 June 2001)
Vehicles with sliding sheets acceptable under the TIR procedure Relevant amendments to the TIR Convention, 1975 come into force (28 May 2001)
Yugoslavia (26 April 2001)
Yugoslavia is back in the TIR Convention (9 April 2001)
Russian Federation (21 March 2001)
Amendments to the TIR Convention, 1975 Entry into force (8 March 2001)
ID Number of TIR Carnet holder (7 March 2001)