FIATA E-Flash No. 121 - 4 MArch 2016
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ASSOCIATIONS' AFFAIRS
1.
Registration To The Addis Ababa 2016 RAME Field Meeting May
19-22 Now Open
The Ethiopian Freight Forwarders and Shipping Agents
(EFFSA) invites all delegates to this impactful conference to celebrate and
network. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia-the Capital City of Africa and gateway to
southern, central and western African regions from the Middle East is the host
of this year's RAME.
This conference shall be a forum filled with
interesting topics and discussions that shall present the challenges and
opportunities of doing business in the region and in our country in particular.
To register and find more information please visit: http://www.rame2016.org/rame2016-registration
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
2.
South Africa Accepts Protocol Amending The TRIPS Agreement
South Africa deposited its instrument of acceptance
for the 2005 protocol amending the WTO's Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of
Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) on 23 February 2016, becoming the fourth
WTO member to do so in 2016.
Thailand (on 28 January), Mali (on 20 January) and
Lesotho (on 4 January) are the other three members that have accepted the
amendment this year. To red more please visit: https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news16_e/trip_23feb16_e.htm
3.
Iran And UNCTAD Cooperate In Trade-Related Issues Including WTO
Accession
At the invitation of the Ministry of Industry, Mine
and Trade, Mr. Joakim Reiter, Deputy Secretary General of UNCTAD, undertook an
advisory mission to Tehran on 27 February 2016. The purpose of the visit was to
discuss possible technical assistance and capacity building that UNCTAD could
provide in the context of Iran's trade-related reforms in particular accession
to the WTO.
The parties discussed and agreed to deepen collaboration through
devising a road map and a task force on trade and trade-related matters. To
read more please visit: http://unctad.org/en/pages/newsdetails.aspx?OriginalVersionID=1204&Sitemap_x0020_Taxonomy=UNCTAD%20Home;#14;#OSG;#1533;#Trade
Negotiations and Commercial Diplomacy
4.
Germany To Finance UNCTAD Project On Transparent Trade In West
Africa
UNCTAD's work with West African countries gains
momentum thanks to German support for a new capacity-building project for
Nigeria, Mali and Benin. In November 2015, UNCTAD and the German Federal
Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), represented by
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, signed an Agreement
whereby Germany will provide EUR 950,000 for the project "Transparent
Trade Procedures in the region of the Economic Community Of West African
States"
To read
more please visit: http://unctad.org/en/pages/newsdetails.aspx?OriginalVersionID=1201&Sitemap_x0020_Taxonomy=UNCTAD%20Home;#510;#Trade
Facilitation;#1921;#Transport Infrastructure and
Services;#1721;#Transport
5.
CFTA Negotiators Establish Their Launch Pad
The first meeting of the Continental Free Trade Area
Negotiating Forum (CFTA-NF) laid the groundwork for upcoming substantive
negotiations on Africa's largest free trade area. Negotiators are reported to
have built the procedural foundation on which the CFTA negotiations will be
conducted until the CFTA's 2017 deadline during a five-day meeting that took
place in Addis-Adaba, Ethiopia last week.
During the first meeting, experts discussed
post-launch preparatory issues, essential process issues, and technical
documents that will enable the procedure of negotiations. Studies conducted on
the establishment of the CFTA were considered within the context of capacity
needs and technical issues for the CFTA negotiations. To read more please
visit: http://www.ictsd.org/bridges-news/bridges-africa/news/cfta-negotiators-establish-their-launch-pad
6.
APEC Meets Business And Invites Private Sector Input
Within an open and competitive market framework, the
concepts of quality growth and human development support the continuity,
sustainability and legitimacy of APEC's core work, and help drive the next
frontier of growth in the Asia-Pacific region, said the Chair of the APEC
Senior Officials during a dialogue with the private sector in San Francisco.
To read more please visit: http://www.apec.org/News/News-Releases/2016/0228_ABAC.aspx
AIRFREIGHT
7.
ICAO Council Prohibits Lithium-Ion Cargo Shipments On Passenger
Aircraft
The ICAO Governing Council recently adopted a new
aviation safety measure which prohibits, on an interim basis, all shipments of
Lithium-ion batteries as cargo on passenger aircraft.
The Council's decision will be effective 1 April,
2016. This interim prohibition will continue to be in force as separate work
continues through ICAO on a new lithium battery packaging performance standard,
currently expected by 2018. It pertains only to Lithium-ion
batteries shipped as cargo on passenger aircraft, and not to those contained in
personal electronic devices carried by passengers or crew.
To read more please visit: http://www.icao.int/Newsroom/Pages/ICAO-Council-Prohibits-Lithium-Ion-Cargo-Shipments-on-Passenger-Aircraft.aspx
8.
ICAO
Technical Instructions For The Safe Transport Of Dangerous Goods By Air
We
wish to remind Members that the International Civil Aviation Organization
(ICAO) has published their third addendum to the 2015-2016 Edition of the
Technical Instructions: See this web link http://www.icao.int/safety/dangerousgoods/pages/technical-instructions.aspx
The
document dated 15 January 2016 introduces some new provisions that were deemed
as safety-critical and are applicable immediately. The changes include the
assignment of special provision A210 (forbidden for carriage by air) against
catecholborane and 1,3,2-benzodioxaborole, further changes to the restrictions
on the carriage of lithium batteries, and a clarification on lithium batteries
in overpacks.
The
International Air Transport Association (IATA) has posted on 16 January an
addendum to their Dangerous Goods Regulations 57th Edition effective for the
year 2016. The addendum that consists of some new operator and state variations
is available here: http://www.iata.org/whatwedo/cargo/dgr/Documents/dgr57-addendum1-en-20160116.pdf
9.
EU Launches New Aviation Partnership With China
On Thursday, the EU and China have formally launched
the EU-China Aviation Partnership Project (APP),
a cooperation programme in the field of civil aviation. It will be jointly
implemented by the European
Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the Civil Aviation
Administration of China (CAAC) http://www.caac.gov.cn/en/SY/
With a €10 million budget from the EU Partnership Instrument,
this five year programme will serve to increase cooperation and mutual
understanding on areas such as safety and environmental protection; and to
allow for better exchange of best practices and standards. For more
information: http://ec.europa.eu/transport/modes/air/news/2016-02-24-aviation-partnership-china_en.htm
SUSTAINABLE LOGISTICS & CONNECTIVITY
10. UNECE: Now Is
The Time For More And Smarter Infrastructure Investment
According to UNECE, road and railways, communication
lines and power grids, ports and dams. these are the building blocks that bind
countries and citizens together, contribute to economic cohesion and open for
new economic activities. Good infrastructure is a key requirement for a
dynamic economy, as shown in their new Sustainable Development Brief.
But infrastructure investments are also necessary to
meet social needs and environmental challenges. For example, addressing climate
change will require an additional 5
per cent on top of the almost $90 trillion infrastructure
investment needed just to maintain current growth to 2030. To read more
please visit: http://www.unece.org/info/media/blog/previous-blogs/now-is-the-time-for-more-and-smarter-infrastructure-investment.html
11. New
UN Study Points To Ways To Create Sustainable Inland Transport
Europe has managed to decouple the increase in
motorization and death on roads in the last several decades, due to the strong
embrace of road safety measures and their enforcement, coupled with uniform
high safety regulations for cars and systematic education of drivers, according
to a new study from the United Nations.
The study "Transport for Sustainable
Development - The case of Inland Transport" was
developed by the five Regional Commission of the UN in cooperation with key
inland transport stakeholders and spearheaded by UNECE. To read more
please visit: http://www.unece.org/info/media/presscurrent-press-h/transport/2016/new-un-study-points-to-ways-to-create-sustainable-inland-transport/doc.html
12. De-Carbonising
Transport: ITF Launches Major New Project
According to the ITF, transport has generated over 23%
of global CO2 emissions from fuel combustion in 2013. This share is set to grow
as transport demand increases. Transport urgently needs to find a pathway
towards providing carbon-neutral mobility. Technological progress is important
but not enough.
The ITF Decarbonising Transport project will be
officially inaugurated on 19 May at ITF's 2016 Summit in Leipzig, Germany. For
more details please visit: http://us11.campaign-archive1.com/?u=07ce419bce4a45060201f0565&id=f8f4e5cf6c&e=01e1b76596
For the record, FIATA is co-organising a side event in
Leipzig on May 20th in cooperation with CLECAT, the Smart Freight Centre, the
ESC and IRU. More information on this event will be sent by circular letter in
due course.
13. New
Laws Of The Ministry Of Transport In China To Come Into Effect In 2016
The Chinese Ministry of Transport announced a plan
requiring ships to use fuel with sulphur content below or equal to 0.5% when
calling key ports in Yangtze River Delta. China MSA also issued a notice on
Enhancing Supervision and Administration of Emissions Controlled Areas (ECA) to
specify requirements for ships when calling to ports. Eleven key ports within
the designated areas are allowed to apply the same requirement to ships at
berth as of January 1st 2016. From January 1st 2017, the requirement will become
mandatory for all ports. Starting from May 1st 2016, Provisions on the
Administration of Ship Surveys (the 'Provision') will come into effect.
To read more into the details of this regulation
please visit the FIATA circular published on the FIATA Members' section of the
FDDS.
14. Railway
Brings Trade, Tourism And Development To Yunnan
In 2003, to reduce the province's isolation and
promote development, the West Yunnan Railway Company together with the Ministry
of Railways and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) began construction of 167
kilometres of railways to connect the cities of Dali and Lijiang with a view to
enhancing the transport connectivity of the area.
To read
more please visit: https://adb.exposure.co/railway-brings-trade-tourism-and-development-to-yunnan