Green lane for empty trucks and those transporting perishable goods between Romania and Moldova
Authorities in Romania and Moldova have decided to create a green lane at the border crossings for empty trucks and those carrying perishable goods, aiming to streamline freight traffic between the two states, according to a press release . on Saturday by the Territorial Inspectorate of the Border Police (ITPF) Iaşi.
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According to the quoted source, the creation of the additional control artery, in parallel with the supplementation of the number of border guards and customs officers, was decided during the meeting between the Romanian and Moldovan authorities to streamline traffic at the common border, according to Agerpres.
ITPF presents the head of the Romanian Border Police had a working meeting with the representatives of the responsible authorities of the Republic of Moldova, “in order to operationalize efficient solutions for the fastest processing of self-loading flows and reduce the waiting time for border crossing points. at the common border ”.
The meeting was attended by representatives of the other authorities responsible for conducting checks on the traffic of goods between the two states – customs, sanitary-veterinary, phytosanitary and road infrastructure management in both states. the solutions identified for traffic optimization should be in accordance with the responsibilities of each institution, and the control should be carried out in compliance with European regulations, given that the border with the Republic of Moldova is the external border of the European Union.
“Immediate stability measures in the working group on optimizing border traffic were aimed at: streamlining traffic by creating a green lane (additional control artery) for empty lorries and those carrying perishable goods; supplementing the staff of the Romanian Border Police, for the control of documents. , with border guards on each duty shift, as of June 10, 2022 and the addition of the planned personnel to carry out the customs control of the goods by the Romanian Customs Authority, with six customs workers / duty shift, as well as the number of workstations, measure, also implemented “, it is specified in the ITPF communiqué.
Also, the border authorities from Romania and the Republic of Moldova had discussions and technical aspects regarding the implementation of the pilot project to set up joint control teams at the Romanian-Moldovan border, stability of operating principles, possibilities to place control tons and number staff assigned to each institution.
In this regard, it was proposed that the freight flows be organized according to the load, so that there is the possibility of directing empty trucks to the Moldovan authorities to the crossing points with lower traffic values, such as PTF Stânca-Costești. – Botoşani and PTF Oancea – Galaţi, in order to allow the trucks loaded with goods to be processed in the new procedure set by the authorities of the two states.