The European Union has warned that a Russian plan to introduce extra customs requirements for lorries will have severe consequences for its transport industry, dpa reported. In a letter published Thursday, customs commissioner Algirdas Semeta urges the Russian Customs Service to revise those plans, which if implemented would lead to a "serious disruption of EU-Russia trade flows". The Customs Service had announced earlier this month that on August 14 the so-called TIR procedures for road freight entering Russia would be replaced with the rules of the Customs Union formed by Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan. TIR procedures allow transit goods to move across borders without having to pay duties and taxes. -- SPA 22:05 LOCAL TIME 19:05 GMT تغريد