Road Transport - Activities

Multilateral Quota

In 2007: A new model of certificate of compliance for EURO V Safe lorry was introduced on 1st October.

In 2006,

• A revised edition of the Guide for government officials and carriers on the use of the ECMT Multilateral Quota, which contains all the provisions governing the ECMT multilateral quota system, has been published.

• The economic parameters for the calculation of the quota as from 2007 have been fine tuned and adopted by the Council of Ministers held in Dublin [CM(2006)11/Final].

• A new system of conversion and bonuses for the various categories of vehicles benefiting from ECMT licences from 2007 to 2010 was adopted in November 2006.

Social Aspects

The Group on Road Transport continues its work on:

• The harmonized application and control of driving and rest times, and in particular on working out a procedure for exchanging information on infringements of the AETR or equivalent regulations;

• Establishing a linkage between an increase in the ECMT's multilateral quota and compliance with the social conditions (despite the reticence of several delegations and the general reservation expressed by Austria);

• The international harmonisation of conditions governing the road freight transport market;

• The monitoring of progress made at international level for the delivery of visas for professional drivers