7/27/2006

Simpler Procedures in Freight Transport Ukraine - Poland- Germany

Starting from 1 September 2006 in rail freight transport between Ukraine, Poland and Germany an unified freight bill will be in use. It will also serve as a customs document. It will enable to shorten the customs procedures. The first train using an unified freight bill (CIM/SMGS) from Ukraine to Germany via Poland took of on Tuesday.

For more tyhan 55 years there have been two different legal regimes in Europe, which made East-West transports highly comlicated. The two regimes formulated different rights for the shipper and the reciver, also the scope of responibility for the passenger or the load was different. The carrier was forces to change between CIM and SMGS freight bills.

Source: Railway Market magazine



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