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EU-RU dialogMain issues related to customs
LatvianLogisticsAssociation
Aivars TaurinsChairman of the board
Mob: +37129214869E-mail:[email protected]
Web: http://www.lla.lv
EU-RU, Important trading partners
:: Latvian Logistics Association: http://www.lla.lv
115 000 MEUR
65 000 MEUR
Schenker Russia 2009
Sea Ports serving Russian Market, 2009
No. Port/region Number of TEU
1 St. Petersburg 1344
2 Novorossiysk 426
3 Eastern Russian ports 396
4 Other Russian ports 372
5 Riga 121
6 Kotka 117
7 Kaliningrad 95
8 Tallinn 39
9 Hamina 35
10 Kraipeda 78
11 Helsinki 23
In thousands TEU 3046
Riga – first choice from non-Russian ports
:: Latvian Logistics Association: http://www.lla.lv
RU-EU Partnership and Cooperation agreement
• In force since1997
• Sub-Committee on Customs and Cross-Border Cooperation; Strategy to deal with congestion at common border: reducing number of agencies, prior notification of arrival, infrastructure development
• Modernization of Russia`s transit system, 3 MEUR. + Improving cooperation with Russian counterparts and reducing time for border-crossing, 5 MEUR
• Estonia-Latvia-Russia Cross-Border Cooperation program 2007-2013, objectives: Socio-economic development, common-challenges, people to people cooperation, 23 MEUR
• EU strategy for Baltic sea area (EUSBSR), Priority 6, to improve cooperation in the customs and tax area, Flagship project 6.6. Monitor border situation (“Laufzettel project” 2001, 2003, 2005, ?)
:: Latvian Logistics Association: http://www.lla.lv
New RU-EU agreement
• In negotiations since Khanty-Mansyisk Summit June 2008
• Strategic framework for trade facilitation while ensuring the security of the supply chain and the fight against fraud
• EU-Russia Free Trade agreement in connection to Russia`s membership in WTO
• Mutual recognition of the Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) arrangements
• Basic principles of intellectual property rights
• Early Warning Mechanism about changes in the legal environment
• Co-operation in transport sector, based on Partnership for Modernization programme (Kallas and Levitin, Nov2010)
:: Latvian Logistics Association: http://www.lla.lv
Thank you for attention!