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2021, was during the period under review, Standards Organization (ARSO) on behalf
extended to May 2023 to address delays of the Tripartite, and others are still in the
occasioned by extended negotiations and process of approval. These include: Vehicle
consultations on the legal instruments and Roadworthiness; Driving Licenses;
COVID-19 Pandemic disruptions in 2021. Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road;
These Draft Legal Instruments were Cross Border Road Transport Management
adopted by the Tripartite Sectoral System (XB-RTMS); Accreditation of Weigh
Ministerial Committee on Infrastructure in Stations and Verification (incl Calibration)
Lusaka, Zambia on 31 October 2019 and the of Static and WIM Scales at Weigh Stations;
Tripartite Sectoral Ministerial Committee Number plates; Equipment on vehicles and
on Legal Affairs legally scrubbed the draft Safety Requirements for vehicles; Road Side
legal instruments during its virtual meeting Rest Stations; Road Traffic Signs; vehicle
on 18 September 2020. The draft legal Testing Stations; Driving License Testing
instruments will be submitted to the Centres, and Weigh Stations.
Tripartite Council of Ministers (TCM) for Training and capacity building was
consideration and clearance before delivered to regulatory and executing agencies
submission to the Tripartite Summit for and policy units in all Member States.
adoption, signature, and ratification. The
TCM is Scheduled for October 2021. SADC and Tripartite Guidelines and
To facilitate the domestication of the Standard Operating Practices on the
VLMA and MCBRTA, five sets of Model Movement of Goods and Services during
Laws & Regulations have been developed COVID-19 Pandemic
and were validated. The sets of Model Laws While the TTTFP was launched to
& Regulations include the Vehicle Load harmonize the regional cross-border road
Management, Cross Border Road transport requirements with a view to
Transport, Road Traffic & Transport reduce the delays associated with border 79
Transgressions and the Transport of crossings and consequently reduce the
Dangerous Goods by Road. travelling time from origin to destination in
For the operationalization of the the interest of reducing the cost of transport,
enabling legislation, the following system the lack of harmonization in the Member/
specifications, standards and design Partner States’ response to the COVID-19
specifications have been developed. Systems pandemic, has underscored the need for
specifications for an integrated National harmonized requirements relating to the
Transport Information System (NTIS) were movement of persons and goods across
also developed and validated by the borders in the region.
Tripartite Member States during the period SADC and Tripartite Guidelines and
under review. These are Vehicle system; Standard Operating Practices on the
Driver system; Operator system; movement of goods and services during
Infrastructure system; Transgression COVID-19 Pandemic were developed and
system; and Accident system. adopted during the reporting period. Due
System specifications were developed to cross-sectoral impacts, the Guidelines
for the Vehicle Load Management were validated by multi-sectoral committees
Information System (VLMIS), and Tripartite of officials and Ministers from Trade,
Transport Registers & Information Platform Transport, Immigration, Customs,
System (TRIPS). The development of TRIPS Immigration and Security before being
was started with a target date for adopted by SADC Council of Ministers and
commissioning in October 2021. the Tripartite Council of Ministers.
In the same period, several Member/ Partner States have also
compulsory standards have been developed, agreed to develop and implement a
validated and approved by SADCSTAN and common monitoring and surveillance
forwarded for approval by the African system to authenticate the validity of