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New brochure: What does EU road transport policy want to achieve? Read our new brochure: "Road transport: a change of gear pdf - 3 MB [3 MB] Deutsch (de) español (es) français (fr) italiano (it) "

 

The aim of the European Union’s land transport policy is to promote a mobility that is efficient, safe, secure and environmentally friendly.

The EU policy objectives for road transport are therefore to promote efficient road freight and passengers transport services, to create fair conditions for competition, to promote and harmonise safer and more environmentally friendly technical standards, to ensure a degree of fiscal and social harmonisation, and to guarantee that road transport rules are applied effectively and without discrimination.

The existing legislation applying to road transport services establishes common rules on access to the profession and to the market, sets minimal standards for working time, driving time and rest periods (including enforcement and the use of tachograph) for professional road transport, and sets minimum annual vehicle taxes, as well as common rules for tolls and user charges for heavy goods vehicles. Moreover, it harmonises the maximum weights and dimensions of road vehicles. The Commission also promotes more and safer parking areas along the trans-European road network.

News: The High Level Group on the internal market handed over its report pdf - 2 MB [2 MB] to Vice-President Kallas on 19 June 2012. The report and a summary of recommendations pdf - 489 KB [489 KB] are available for download.

Disclaimer: This report commits only the members of the high level group involved in its preparation and does not prejudge the final form of any decision to be taken by the Commission

The most recent developments in the road transport market are described in the Road Freight Transport Vademecum pdf - 3 MB [3 MB] (September 2011) and the most relevant statistics are available in the Transport PocketBook.

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