(i)

comply with the obligations laid down in Article 8 of the Convention;

(ii)

accept the maximum sum per TIR Carnet determined by the Contracting Parties which may be claimed from the association in accordance with Article 8, paragraph 3 of the Convention;

(iii)

verify continuously and, in particular, before requesting authorisation for access of persons to the TIR procedure, the fulfilment of the minimum conditions and requirements as laid down in Part II of this Annex;

(iv)

provide its guarantees for all liabilities incurred in the country in which it is established in connection with operations under cover of TIR Carnets issued by itself and by foreign associations affiliated to the same international organisation as that to which it is itself affiliated;

(v)

cover its liabilities to the satisfaction of the competent authorities of the Contracting Party in which it is established with an insurance company, pool of insurers or financial institution. The insurance or financial guarantee contract(s) shall cover the totality of its liabilities in connection with operations under cover of TIR Carnets issued by itself and by foreign associations affiliated to the same international organisation as that to which it is itself affiliated;

The time to give notice for the termination of the insurance or financial guarantee contract(s) shall be not less than the time to give notice for the termination of the written agreement or any other legal instrument as referred to in paragraph 1(d). A certified copy of the insurance or financial contract(s) as well as all subsequent modifications thereto shall be deposited with the TIR Executive Board, including a certified translation, if necessary, into English, French or Russian;

(vi)

provide the TIR Executive Board, annually, as per 1 March, with the price of each type of TIR Carnets it issues;

(vii)

allow the competent authorities to verify all records and accounts kept relating to the administration of the TIR procedure;

(viii)

accept a procedure for settling efficiently disputes arising from the improper or fraudulent use of TIR Carnets, whenever possible without recourse to courts;

(ix)

comply strictly with the decisions of the competent authorities of the Contracting Party in which it is established concerning the revocation or withdrawal of the authorisation in line with Article 6 of the Convention and Part II of this Annex or the exclusion of persons in line with Article 38 of the Convention;

(x)

agree to implement faithfully all decisions adopted by the Administrative Committee and the TIR Executive Board in as much as the competent authorities of the Contracting Party in which the association is established have accepted them.