22/07/2010 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 21 July, Latvia and Lithuania joined a TIR electronic pre-declaration system developed by the International Road Transport Union (IRU). The system, developed under the name TIR-EPD, allows haulage companies to transmit all TIR data to the customs offices concerned via the internet, free of charge. The data are transmitted electronically prior to arriving at the border, which reduces the time spent waiting at borders and allows companies to avoid...