RESOLUTION
ON THE HARMONIZATION OF BORDER PROCEDURES
AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A JOINT INFORMATION SYSTEM
IN THE BALTIC STATES
The common economic, political and security interests (both
domestic and external) of the Baltic States are based on
integration into the European Union, the economic and political
system of the Nordic Countries and stable economic and political
relations with the CIS countries.
Successful implementation of these interests depends on the
effectiveness of the joint state border control system.
In its May 15, 1994 Resolution, the Baltic Assembly proposed
the Baltic Council of Ministers to take measures for the
fundamental improvement of border crossing procedures, and in its
November 13, 1994 Resolution recommended that the Baltic Council
of Ministers adopt regulations in order to simplify and quicken
the procedure for crossing the borders and to ensure increased
transit capacity at the border crossing points.
In order to ensure the implementation of these measures, it
is necessary to develop a harmonized joint state border control
system in the Baltic States, which should be technically
implemented by a computer network. For security considerations,
this network should be based on a state-controlled data
transmission system. Its practical implementation should begin on
state borders, gradually including borderguard headquarters,
immigration (police), customs, the environmental protection
agencies, health care authorities, transport and carrier
registration agencies and their data bases.
The Baltic Assembly recommends the Baltic Council of
Ministers to:
1) work out the concept of a joint state border control
system based on the regulations for the establishment of the
Baltic Customs Union;
2) harmonize cargo transit regulations, as well as
regulations concerning the use of roads and the over-all
dimensions and weight compatibility of cargo to the standards of
the European Union;
3) establish procedures for the mutual recognition of
customs seals and documents to enable automatic document
processing;
4) develop a uniform methodology to eliminate fraud,
including risk analysis in documents related to border crossing
by using modern data processing in the computer network;
5) introduce the electronic declaration of import cargoes,
including declaration of cargoes prior to sending;
6) in order to implement the above measures, set up a
working group for the development of the above concepts and
projects and for the supervision of their technical
implementation.
Deputy Chairman of Chairman Deputy Chairman of
the Presidium of of the Presidium the Presidium of
the Baltic Assembly of the Baltic the Baltic
Assembly Assembly
Arnold Riuitel Maris Budovskis Egidijus Bičkauskas
Republic of Estonia Republic of Republic of
Latvia Lithuania
Ryga, April 22, 1995