Table of Contents:
Road transport
Outline of the Community (European Union) legislation about Road transport
Topics
These categories group together and put in context the legislative and non-legislative initiatives which deal with the same topic.
Road transport
Road transport is the principal means of transport in the European Union for both passengers and goods. Today, the European Union has almost one vehicle for every two residents, and road freight traffic represents more than two thirds of the total tonnage. European Union action focuses essentially on controlling the multiple costs of road transport. Transport development must comply with safety requirements as well as environmental protection. In addition, a number of aspects of transport are the subject of European regulation, whether this is competition between transport operators, access to the profession, working conditions or the technical standards of vehicles.
CARRIAGE OF GOODS
- Common rules for access to the international road haulage market
- Goods: towards a safer and more competitive high-quality road transport system
- Goods: carriage between Member States
- Goods: community safeguard mechanism
- Goods: Non-resident carriers in the national market
- Taxation of heavy goods vehicles: Eurovignette Directive
- Goods: distribution of permits for heavy goods vehicles travelling in Switzerland
- Goods: statistical returns on the carriage of goods by road
- Hiring of vehicles for the carriage of goods
CARRIAGE OF PASSENGERS
- Common rules for access to the international market for coach and bus services
- Rights of passengers in bus and coach transport
- Interbus Agreement: the international occasional carriage of passengers by coach and bus
- Passenger car related taxes
EMPLOYMENT AND WORKING CONDITIONS
- Road transport operators: conditions for the pursuit of the occupation
- Driving time in the road transport sector
- Organisation of working time in respect of road transport activities
- Passengers and goods: Driver attestation
ROAD SAFETY
- Road safety: Policy orientations on road safety 2011-20
- Road safety: Road Safety Action Programme (2003-2010)
- Road safety: cross-border application of the legislation
- Inland transport of dangerous goods
- Checks on the transport of dangerous goods by road
- European system for registration of carriers of radioactive materials (Proposal)
- Road safety: appointment and vocational qualification of safety advisers
- Road safety: community database on road traffic accidents
- Road safety: promoting road safety in the European Union
- Road safety: Driving licences
- Road safety: dimensions and maximum weights authorised for both national and international journeys
- Drinking and driving: Maximum authorised level of alcohol in the blood
- Motor vehicles and their trailers: roadworthiness test
- Motor vehicles and their trailers: roadworthiness testing of heavy goods vehicles
- Road safety: transportable pressure equipment
- Minimum levels of safety in European road tunnels