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TRANSPORT SECTOR Technical Assistance
Member/Partner States have of en taken a
Tripartite Transport Programme long time to implement signed/ratif ed agree-
T e Tripartite Transport and Transit Facili- ments. To assist Member/Partner States in the
tation Programme (TTTFP), funded by the speedy domestication of the MCBRTA and
European Union under the 11th EDF, is im- VLMA, the TTTFP has developed the fol-
plementing the harmonised minimum stan- lowing:
dards in cross-border road transportation ❖ Model Laws and Regulations covering:
in the Common Market for Eastern and •Vehicle Load Management;
Southern Africa, East African Community •Cross Border Road Transportation
and SADC within the framework of the (inclusive of operator quality provi-
Multilateral Cross Border Road Transport sions);
Agreement (MCBRTA) and Vehicle Load •Road Traf c (inclusive of vehicle and
Management Agreement (VLMA) that re- driver quality provisions);
quire quality regulation of operators, vehi- •Road Traf c and Transport Trans-
cles and drivers within the Tripartite region. gressions (inclusive of decriminalisa-
60 T e TTTFP is coordinated and man- tion of of ences and demerit points
aged by the SADC Secretariat on behalf of system); and
the Tripartite regional economic communi- •Transportation of Dangerous Goods
ties. T e programme is being implemented
by Road.
in four stages: ❖ Harmonised Standards, initially adopted,
• Stage 1: Establish Statutory Basis and now by the extended Tripartite Com-
•Stage 2: Institutional Capacity and mittee with the African Organisation for
Development of Systems Standardisation participation:
• Stage 3: Implementation of Systems •Vehicle Roadworthiness Testing, a
• Stage 4: Commissioning in Selected six-part standard;
Corridors, Monitoring, Evaluation •Vehicle Safety, several standards relat-
and Roll-out Strategy ing to equipment on vehicles and pro-
T is statutory framework was for- tection to occupants in the event of a
malised by the Tripartite Sectoral Ministe- collision;
rial Committee on Infrastructure in Lusaka, •Driving Licence Card, a four-part
Zambia in October 2019 when it adopted standard compliant with ISO specif -
the MCBRTA, VLMA and supporting
model laws. However, meetings of the cations;
other Tripartite policy organs have been de- •Transport of Dangerous Goods by
layed due to the COVID-19 restrictions on Road, based on the UN-developed
face-to-face meetings and international Agreement on the Transport of Dan-
travel. T ese are the Tripartite Sectoral Min- gerous Goods;
isterial Committee on Legal Af airs, Tripar- •Cross Border Road Transport Man-
tite Council of Ministers, and Tripartite agement System, setting the require-
Summit where the Heads of State are to sign ments for voluntary compliance by
the agreements. Consequently, the ratif ca- operators;
tion and domestication of the agreements •Accreditation of Weigh Stations, a
have been delayed. four-part standard as required in the
VLMA; and