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 The majority of the respondents (62%) indicate that their country is party to a legal arrangement
related to an international transport corridor.
Countries reviewed have often established an extensive legal framework, consisting of multilateral and
bilateral agreement. Indonesia, member of ASEAN, has signed a range of ASEAN specific agreements,
including: ASEAN Framework Agreement on the Facilitation of Goods in Transit; ASEAN Framework
Agreement on Multimodal Transport; ASEAN Framework Agreement on the Facilitation of Inter-
State Transport; Roadmap for Integration of Air Travel Sector; and the Roadmap Towards an
Integrated and Competitive Maritime Transport in ASEAN. The same applies for Nigeria, as part of
ECOWAS, or Mozambique, as part of SADC. These multilateral agreements are often complemented by
bilateral agreements. Egypt, for example, has bilateral agreements with Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya,
Morocco, and West Bank and Gaza.
4.3 Institutional framework
A variety of originations are involved in managing the transport corridors in the countries involved in
the survey. This is in most instances the national ministry of transport. In a number of instances, also
National Committees for Transport Facilitation are mentioned. This is also the finding in the literature
review, as reflected below:
 Egypt has established a national transport and trade facilitation committee (NTTFC). The
coordinators of this committee come from the Ministry of Trade and Industry;
 In Nigeria, the ‘National Committee on Trade Facilitation’ has many members, both from the
government and the private sector. The Nigerian Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade & Investment
is the chairman and secretariat, the co-chairman is the Nigeria Customs Service;
A substantial share (43% of respondents) indicate the presence of a leading, dedicated body for
managing the transport corridors. In those cases these leading bodies are fully responsible for the
following tasks:
 Planning and programming of infrastructure: 33%;
 Initiating and supporting legislative and regulatory reform: 67%;
 Harmonising technical standards and interoperability: 67%;
 Aligning border crossings and operational procedures: 33%;
 Monitoring corridor performance: 100%;
 Communicating results and exchanging information: 67%;
 Consultation with stakeholders and promoting corridor use: 100%;
 Building capacity though technical assistance and studies: 100%.
The vast majority of survey respondents (86%) indicate that local authorities and the private sector
participate in the management of the transport corridors.
Many countries indicate a strong involvement of development partners involved in transport corridor
development. In Uganda, for example a range of development partners are active, including the World
Bank, EAC, COMESA, AfDB, TMEA, TTFA, JICA, and the EU (EDF).