IRU Policy Observations on the revision of the EU transport legislative framework

This policy document outlines IRU’s positions on the EU road transport legislation currently under review in the Road Initiatives. In the context of the upcoming “Road Initiatives” revision of the road transport legislative framework, IRU has a number of observations on how the current rules could be improved. This document covers IRU's agreed positions on:-

• Access to the profession (Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009)
• Access to the freight and passenger market (Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009)
• Road charging (Directive (EC) 2004/52, Decision (EC) 2009/750 and Directive (EC) 1999/62)
• Social and enforcement legislation (Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
• Directive 2002/15/EC and Directive 2006/22/EC).