The Convention on Common Transit is a

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between the countries of the

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and a number of other countries for common procedures for international transit of goods, thus simplifying or eliminating much of the paperwork normally associated with moving goods across international borders. , the countries of the convention were the 27

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, the four

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member states,

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, and

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. The

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, formerly part of the European Union, will remain part of the Common Transit Convention when the

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ends. In June 2022, Ukraine altered its domestic law to be in conformity with EU customs rules for the purpose of later joining the convention. The Common Transit Convention came into force in Ukraine on Oct 1st, 2022.

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