B.I.C. at the United NationsLe B.I.C. aux Nations-Unies

Jean-Luc M. RENAUX Advisor to the Board for International & Corporate Events

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Mission’s relevance in respect of Capacity Building in Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea

Challenges and perspectives

Get to know B.I.C.

• Statute: not for profit organization

• Origin: International Chamber of Commerce, Paris, 1933

• Role: trade facilitator

• Mission: contribute to the expansion of containerization and intermodal transport

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• General Secretariat: Paris, France

• Board: volunteer members, experts in the field

• National Registration Organizations: global reach

• Permanent representation at the World Customs Organization, Brussels, Belgium

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• General Secretary and staff responsible for registration, maintenance and publishing of the:

- ISO 6346, four character Owner Identification Code (Container Prefix)- ISO 9897 CEDEX communication codes- ISO 9897 CEDEX party identification and location codes

• Working relationships with international organizations

• CONTAINERS, the quarterly BIC magazine

• Trade shows, events, and educational conferences

Get to know B.I.C.Intermodal transportation

Los Angeles, Southern Pacific rail terminal

Get to know B.I.C.Intermodal transportation

Malta, CMA-CGM Med Hub

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Example of BIC Code

National Registration Organisations• Australia

• Austria

• Belgium

• Canada

• China

• Denmark

• Finland

• Germany

• Hong Kong

• Iceland

• Italy

• Japan

• Korea

• Mexico

• Luxembourg

• Netherlands

• New Zealand

• Norway

• Russia

• Spain

• Sweden

• Taiwan

• Turkey

• United Kingdom

• USA

Working relationships• ISO International Organisation for Standardisation

• WCO World Customs Organisation

• IMO International Maritime Organisation

• EU DGTREN Directorate General for Transport and Energy

• COA Container Owners Association

• IRU International Road transport Union

• UIC Union Internationale des Chemins de fer

• IANA Intermodal Association of North America

• UNECE United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

Mission’s relevance in respect of Capacity Building in Ocean Affairs and

the Law of the Sea1972 Customs Convention on Containers, revised July 28, 2008

Annex 1, refers to ISO 6346 “Marking of containers”, thus making

registration with B.I.C. mandatory

Abiding by this standard:facilitates trade,increases safety,promotes a greener transportation system

Mission’s relevance in respect of Capacity Building in Ocean Affairs and

the Law of the Sea

Trade facilitated

• Free circulation of containers

• Temporary admission (90 days)

• By design a container protects the shipment

Mission’s relevance in respect of Capacity Building in Ocean Affairs and

the Law of the SeaSafety increase

• Containers no code compliant may be stopped by Customs,

• 19 millions units worldwide

• 2000 owner codes registered

- Customs administrations have the discretion to designate containers for which incomplete numbers have been reported as “high risk” that ultimately, and where warranted, may result in inspection or other preventive measures.

Mission’s relevance in respect of Capacity Building in Ocean Affairs and

the Law of the SeaPromotion of a greener transportation system

• Sustainable development,

• Leveraging efficiencies in the logistics chain,

• Connecting new regions to trade:– Inland China (New Silk Road)– India– Kenya-Uganda container services

Challenges and perspectives

Raising awareness

Reinforcing compliance

Second hand containers

Challenges and perspectives

Raising awareness

• As container fleet becomes more geographically diverse,

• B.I.C. answers through education, dissemination, and outreach

Challenges and perspectives

Raising awareness

• Ambitious plan approved by the Board in 2008

• Trade shows and special events:– Sao-Paulo, Intermodal Brazil

– Shanghai, Intermodal China

– Dubai

– Munich

– USA

Challenges and perspectives

Reinforcing compliance

• Cooperation with WCO

• Cooperation with IMO

Challenges and perspectives

Second hand containers

• Life expectancy: 15-20 years

• Issue: demarking after property transfer

PerspectivesB.I.C will pursue outreach and education thus

contributing to capacity building

in cooperation with all stakeholders:

International Organizations,

Governmental Agencies,

Industry Representatives.

THANK YOU

MERCI

Development of ISO 6346 - Owner Codes 2001 - 2008

Year Number of codes

2001 1599

2002 1669

2003 1770

2004 1826

2005 1946

2006 2054

2007 2144

2008 2065

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2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Number of codes

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION - END 2008

EUROPA 52%

ASIA 18%

NTH AMERICA11%

RUSSIA& Ex-USSR9%

MIDDLE-EAST 5%

STH AMERICA2%

AFRICA 2% OCEANIA

1%

2008Regions Codes

EUROPA 1071ASIA 372NTH AMERICA 237RUSSIA& Ex-USSR 178MIDDLE-EAST 97STH AMERICA 43AFRICA 41OCEANIA 26TOTAL 2065