SITPRO is undertaking a review of procedures at UK sea ports, airports, the Channel Tunnel and inland clearance depots for the international and intra-EU movement of goods.
SITPRO last carried out such a review in 1997 and much has changed in the intervening time. Without a guide to current procedures it is difficult for regulators to scope the extent of the procedural burden and therefore to cost it.
The aim of this new review is to provide an overview of the current regulatory framework and its attendant procedures and to assess their impact on trade. SITPRO aims to determine what changes are needed to better facilitate trade with the UK.
Whether you are a port operator, port user or trade association, we should be grateful for your views on each of the questions you consider pertinent to your operations.
The consultation document will be available on the SITPRO website shortly at http://www.sitpro.org.uk/questionnaires/ports09.html. The deadline for responses will be Tuesday 31 March 2009.
Article updated 6 January 2009
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