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ECРУOБNРOИMКАY
would be contained in separate chapters, dependence on the neighboring ports.
including combined transport. The Most of the goods in Macedonia arrive
existence of general rules of transport is by maritime transport, and then by road
necessary for successful functioning of a or railway transport. If the announced
legal regime for combined transport. multimodal centers are constructed, the
need of regulation would become even
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO REGULATE larger. This particularly applies for the
THE COMBINED TRANSPORT? announced multimodal center which is
planned to be built in Kicevo, and it would
The non-existence of a predictive be used as a connection with the port in
system mostly affects small countries and Durres. In such an event there would be a
developing countries, and particularly state of transportation with three different
the countries with no access to sea. means of transport.
The unpredictability of the legal regime
contributes for expensive judicial processes Furthermore, combined transport
and increased insurance premiums. is considered an important tool to
These are additional burdens which are achieve sustainable development. With
important for the small economies such its appropriate utilization, one would
as Macedonia in terms of realization of an optimize the use of the transportation
equal approach in the world market. This infrastructure whereby the ultimate
would mean that without an appropriate goal of the transportation system, which
legal regime, Macedonia would not be able is environmental, would be achieved.
to take advantage of all benefits of combined Environmental protection is a goal which
transport. Although Macedonia is not a is also set in the National Transportation
major player in the world transportation Strategy 2007 – 2017.
industry, the combined transport is
increasingly present in our country. This The realization of all these goals requires
particularly applies for the international a legal framework which would be
combined transport if one considers the predictable and clear, whereby the use of
combined transport would be stimulated.
(photo: http://www.europeintermodal.com/)
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