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BSC Contact Information

Type: BSC
General Agent: Office Ivoirien des Chargeurs
Representative France - Dunkerque : Syndicats des Transitaires, Dunkerque, France Tel : 03.28.59.07.65 Fax : 03.28.63.35.42 E-mail: umc@umcdk.com
Representative France - Le Havre: Syndicats des Transitaires, Le Havre, France Tel :02 35 21 04 44
Documentation requirements: Mention the FRI and the BSC number on the Bill of Lading & the manifest
Inspection Agency: Bivac & Cotecna

New deliverance Procedure of Bordereau de Suivi des Cargaisons [BSC] via the Internet - Office Ivoirien Des Chargeurs [OIC] - 11/05/05

As from 1st of May 2005, new proceddings to BSC delivery wil come into force.

To accomplish this purpose, OIC made available to all Shippers and Forwarding Agents an Internet application accessible via the following address : www.oic.ci

The system will enable the economic operators to create and manage their BSC through the Internet.

The entry into force of this new system will put an end to the present procedure, which demands the intervention in the loading ports of the OIC representatives.

Thus, the creation of the BSC by the Exporter or his Forwarding Agent from their offices, will be held according to the following procedure :

1. Registration of Member
2. Validation of Member's Accounts
3. Provisioning of Member's Accounts
4. Registration of the BSC On-line
5. Submission of the registered BSC for validation
6. Validation of the BSC submitted by the Member
7. Printing of the BSC by the Member concerned with
the corresponding transaction.

All of the above steps are described in the Users Guide containing the principals to adhere to the application "BSC Online".

Additional Information will be available via the following contacts:

BSC Technical Centre ( Centre Technique BSC )
Tél : (225) 21.75.22.11/58
Fax : (225) 21.75.22.33 / 21.75.22.34
Email : ct.bsc@sgs.com

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Cargo Tracking Note - Crosstrades Information Only - 22/08/02

A port cargo traffic control system has been introduced and an integral document that is apart of this is the CTN. CTN's are to be issued by an agent nominated by the country's shippers council. So far the Shippers Council of Ivory Coast has nominated Sintrans Asia Servies in Singapore as its agent to issue the CTN. A CTN is to be issued for shippment out of the following territories:

• Singapore
• Myanmar
• Korea
• Malaysia
• Vietnam
• Japan
• Philippines
• Hong Kong
• Bangladesh
• Indonesia
• Taiwan
• Sri Lanka
• Thailand
• China
• Russia
• Ukraine

There are four classes of cargo that require a CTN:

1) Containerised shipment: Each of which must be covered by a separate CTN.
2) RoRo Cargo: CTN issued on a per vehicle basis.
3) Conventional Goods and Bulk Cargo: CTN for every 200 tons of cargo.
4) Conventional Goods and Bulk Cargo: CTN for cargo exceeding 400 tons.
5) Tranit cargo destined for Côte d'Ivoire's neghbours is exempt from the CTN.

Tranit cargo destined for Côte d'Ivoire's neghbours is exempt from the CTN.

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BSC - 03/07/02

jImplementation of the BSC for Northern Europe and the Med has started since 15/5/2002 (Decree reference N°0340 dated 12/11/01) although no official message from OIC has been send to any syndicate or announced in local newspapers. The price per BSC for these regions are EURO 25 per BSC document.

France will start implementation of the BSC from 1/6/2002. The cost of the BSC in France will only be EURO 23 per BSC document.

The OIC (Côte d'Ivoire Shippers Council) has been appointed as managing agents responsible for the cargo tracking notes and will work closely with the port authorities, Customs and the Ivorian Government. Unlike other countries that have a BSC system there will be no penalty incurred but omissions may lead to delay in releasing cargo. The use of the tracking note at this time is to gather statistical information which will be held on a central database.

Please note that the carrier is not involved or held responsible in any way.

There are 6 copies of the form to be allocated as follows:

• White: Consignee
• Golden: Customs administration
• Green: Agent for the port shipping
• Blue: Sender
• Yellow: OIC
• Pink: OIC general agent

The forms are sold to the shippers in the form of a notebook containing five (5) BSC at the minimum, at the price of 15.000F CFA (23 Euros) by the OIC.

The OIC has appointed sub agents. OTAL are currently trying to get hold of the complete list. In the meantime, Antaser Afrique is the general agent for North Europe. Blank forms can be purchased from Antaser Afrique for 25 Euro's. Please click here for a contact details.

For containerised /general cargo the BSC will be charged per bill of lading. For vehicles the BSC will be charged per unit. If more than one vehicle is indicated on the bill of lading, then one BSC document will be issued per bill of lading indicating all vehicles although for each individual vehicle the BSC tax will be charged.

A BSC should be completed as follows:

• for each B/L covering general cargoes and containers
• per lot of 200ts of bulk / semi-bulk cargoes
• per vehicle (unpacked). Incase several vehicles are shipped in groupage (under single B/L) then a special "BSC de groupage"

Once filled in and signed by the shipper or its agent, all sheets of the BSC have to be submitted to the Office Ivoirien des Chargeurs or its agent for validation 5 working days at the latest after the vessel's departure.

The Syndicat des Transitaires also validate BSCs for Gabon, Benin and Burkina Faso. They will start acting as OIC agents as from 1st June 2002

Procedure

• Completed BSC forms need to be presented at the latest 5 days after the vessel has departed for validation
• 1 BSC is required per bill of lading
• For roro/cars 1 BSC is required with attachments, but will be charged at 25 Euro's per vehicle, independent of the number of bills of lading
• BSC is not required for cargo in transit where BSC is already applicable (i.e. Burkina Faso/Niger)

In absence of a BSC delivered at the port of loading (POL), a BSC can be obtained with the OIC at port of discharge at the price of the BSC at loadport plus 100% extra fee.

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The information given in this document has been given in good faith and believed to be correct at the time of writing. Please verify these facts with other relevant sources before using this as the basis of any action taken as we regret we cannot accept liability for an consequences due to inaccuracies in this information.

"THE CARRIER IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY MISSING OR INCORRECT IDR/CRI NUMBERS AND THE RESPONSIBILITY REMAINS WITH THE MERCHANT. ANY FINES/ PENALTIES LEVIED AGAINST THE CARRIER ARE FOR THE MERCHANT'S ACCOUNT"