Cross-Border Transport Agreement

Part II: Facilitation of Border Crossing Formalities

Article 4: Facilitation of Border Crossing Formalities

The Contracting Parties shall gradually adopt the following measures in order to simplify and expedite border formalities, in accordance with Annex 4:

1. Single-window inspection: The different inspections and controls of People (passport/visa, driving license, foreign exchange, customs, health/epidemiological), Vehicles (registration, roadworthiness, insurance), and goods (customs, quality, phytosanitary/plant protection, veterinary) shall be carried out jointly and simultaneously by the respective Competent Authorities involved (e.g., customs, police, immigration, trade, agriculture, health department).
2. Single-stop inspection: The officials of the country pairs shall assist one another to the extent possible in the performance of their duties. The two adjacent national authorities will carry out their inspections jointly and simultaneously. Where the local configuration does not allow the installation of physically adjacent back-to-back frontier control posts, the control officials from one Contracting Party shall be allowed to perform their duties on the territory of the other Contracting Party.
3. Coordination of hours of operation: The Contracting Parties will coordinate the hours of operation of their adjacent frontier crossing control authorities.
4. Advance exchange of information and clearance: The Contracting Parties will work together to allow for advance exchange of information and clearance of goods and People.

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