Mutual declaration "About Counteraction of Unfair Competition and Liquidation of Barriers on the International Road Transport of the State Parties of the CIS"

(Astana is accepted at the XXIV meeting of KTS of the CIS on June 17, 2004)

Plenipotentiaries of the governments of the State Parties of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS),

recognizing the most important role of road transport in ensuring sustainable development of interstate integration, transnational market and production processes, international trade, institutes of social security and employment;

confirming that the road transport of the countries of the Euro-Asian region has huge economic potential, at the same time problems of road transport require close attention as from state bodies, and the party of business, scientific and public community;

proceeding from the principle that use of civilized rules and traditions, and also openness of business activity provide in the conditions of the competition for the account of the opening opportunities for application of the most effective methods of servicing, development of cooperation between competitor companies, promoting integration of national motor transportation systems and growth of mutual transportations;

considering that violation of the principles of the competition in the field of road transport is result of insufficient harmonization of the tax, customs, transport legislation, its application and treatment within the CIS, and also violation by some carriers of the fundamental existing laws and rules regulating work of road transport; only on condition of fair competition in the market of motor transportation services the level of rates on transportations providing compensation of costs and the necessary size of profit according to current laws and rules will provide further development of the separate companies, and also to promote progress of industry in general,

declare the intention to take necessary measures both at the national level, and within the CIS for creation of single transport space in the territory of the State Parties of the CIS and suppression of practice of unfair competition in motor transportation area.

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