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CABOTAGE THE PROPOSALS
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The European Commission has proposed that cabotage should be limited to a seven-day period, with a visiting haulier allowed to complete no more than three domestic jobs before leaving that state.
The proposal has been approved by the Transport Committee, which supports a review of market conditions in 2013, before moving to full liberalisation.
However. the European Parliament favours a full lifting of all restrictions in 2014— hence the concerns over unfair and unsafe competition.
The proposal returns for a second reading in 2009, which could result in new amendments.
Alongside the proposals to regulate cabotage, the parliament is considering new regulations for access to the road transport industry.
The rules include:
A pan-European electronic database to register offenders (due to become operational in 2011).
O. New rules for transport managers, including a requirement for them to sit an examination.
* Nominated transport managers will be limited to a total of four operations, and they will be able to manage up to 50 vehicles.