Recommendations for the introduction of a transit regime in West Africa based on a modified T.I.R. convention

Abstract

The paper focuses on the recommendations for the introduction of a transit regime in West Africa based on a modified T.I.R. convention. Within the context of this paper, the expression "transit trade" means: (a) "goods imported into one country for transport under customs control for delivery in a second or third country" or (b) "goods passing from an inland country for transport under customs control through a coastal country to a seaport for shipment for export."