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with the 1985 Northern Corridor Agreement would be renamed the Northern Corridor Coordination
Authority (NCCA). This authority has been established as an international organisation with legal
personality with the capacity and power to enter into contracts, acquire and dispose of immovable and
movable property, to sue and be sued, and all other legal powers necessary for the proper exercise of
its functions.
5.2.3 Legal framework
The legal basis is the Northern Corridor Transit and Transport Agreement. All of the following is taken
from said agreement.
Harmonization of national regulations, standards and procedures
Member states of the Northern Corridor should facilitate the smooth and rapid movement of persons
and goods between their territories and in transit, through the simplification and harmonisation of
documentation and procedures relevant to the movement of persons and goods between their
territories and in transit through their territories. There is a legal obligation for the Member States of
the Northern Corridor to harmonize their national regulations, standards and procedures related with
design, construction, operation andmaintenance of transport and transit facilities and equipment with
each other. This is also the case for the harmonisation of privatisation policies relating to the
management of transport facilities and services.
Mutual recognition of each other’s inspections, certificates, etc.
The mutual recognition of each other’s certificates and inspections has been covered by the
Agreement and its Protocols. Some examples are the mutual recognition of registration and
licensing of means of transport; driving permits; and road transport licenses.
5.2.4 Institutional framework
Organization and characteristics
The Articles 7 and 8 from the Agreement (2007) present the institutional framework and the
organization with its characteristics. The main organs of authority are the Council of Ministers;
the Executive Committee; specialized committees; Public Private Partnership Committee; and the
Permanent Secretariat.
The Council of Ministers is composed of the Ministers responsible for transport matters in each of the
contracting parties. One of its functions is the joint resource mobilisation and the allocation of funds
for regional projects under the Northern Corridor transport system aimed at improving the conditions
of interstate traffic and transit within the territories of the contracting parties.
The Executive Committee is composed of the Permanent Secretaries or their equivalent who are
responsible for transport matters in each of the contracting parties. The Executive Committee initiates
the formulation of general principles and policies governing the Authority and ensures that the
Agreement and its protocols are uniformly applied among the contracting parties. The Committee also
approves the financial and administrative rules and regulations of the Authority.
Specialized Committees have been established by the Council of Ministers such as ‘Infrastructure
Development and Management’, ‘Customs and Transit Facilitation’ and ‘Public Private Partnership
Committee’. These specialised Committees are composed of organisations and persons from the
Member States dealing with specialised areas of transport and transit and shall be responsible for
implementation of aspects of transit transport operations in their specialized areas. prepare
implementation strategies for corridor operations; report their activities in periodic reports to the