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Road Transport

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Public consultations

The Greening Transport Package
has been adopted on 8 July 2008

26/09/2008
1st European Conference on ITS - EASYWAY in Taormina/Italy on 14-16 October 2008

10/07/2008
Notice of call for proposals with a view to obtaining a grant for a preparatory action to promote secure and quality rest areas at the border crossing points between the European Union and the Russian Federation (TREN/PREP/2008)
Deadline:15/10/2008

15/01/2008
Internalisation of transport external costs

Commission prepares the ground for efficient and fair pricing of transport services and released a handbook with estimates of external costs in the transport sector.

January 2007

Brochure
Road Transport Policy: Open roads across Europe

Transport Policy

10/07/2008
Commission to improve the situation for truck drivers at the Russian border
With a budget of 3.500.000 Euro, the European Commission is going to support the construction of quality and secure parking areas at three border crossing points between the EU and Russia (Vaalimaa/Finland, Narva/Estonia, Terehova/Latvia).

08/07/2008
The Greening Transport Package
The package includes both action to improve price signals to consumers and business and action to stimulate the market to offer alternatives

15/01/2008
Internalisation of transport external costs
Commission prepares the ground for efficient and fair pricing of transport services and released a handbook with estimates of external costs in the transport sector.

Access to the market

	Admission to the occupation
	Road haulage
	General rules
	Cabotage
	Driver attestation
	Hired vehicles
	Passenger transport
	General rules
	Cabotage

Non-EU countries

	General
	Land transport agreement with Switzerland
	EEA Agreement
	Interbus agreement

Road charging

	Infrastructure charging
	Vehicle & fuel taxes
	Tolls & user charges for vehicles (including Eurovignette)

Social provisions

	Driving time & rest periods
	Tachograph [List of Workshops]
	Working time
	Enforcement
	Form of attestation of activities

Rules governing access to the market

Admission to the occupation

Study on admission to the occupation of road transport operator

Admission to the occupation of road haulage operator and road passenger transport operator in the European Union is governed by Directive 96/26/EC as amended by Directive 98/76/EC. The operators must fulfil three qualitative criteria of good repute, financial standing and professional competence. This is justified for several reasons:

to halt the proliferation of unscrupulous firms which seek to gain market share by skimping on safety.
to achieve greater harmonisation of standards between Member States, particularly as regards levels of financial standing required and the standard of professional competence expected
to facilitate the right of establishment in other Member States and the mutual recognition of professional status
to improve the overall professional standing and quality of road transport

The good repute criterion shall ensure the adequate entrepreneurial ethical behaviour.

The financial standing for operators requires have capital assets of at least € 9.000 for the first vehicle and € 5.000 for each additional vehicle.

The professional competence is based on an expanded list of practically oriented subjects, with common exam arrangements, marking and certificates.

Regular checks at least every five years ensure that undertakings continue to satisfy these three criteria.

The rules on admission to the occupation cover road hauliers using vehicles of over 3.5 tonnes maximum authorised mass and commercial road passenger transport undertakings operating vehicles with seats for 9 passengers or more.