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Belgians: better entry level

8th April 1993, Page 6
8th April 1993
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• 0-licences will be harder to get if Belgian proposals to raise standards are adopted by the European Commission.

Belgium takes over the EC presidency from the Danes in July. Belgian transport minister Guy Coame will be putting forward a four-point plan to the Council of Transport Ministers that includes compulsory training before candidates are allowed to sit the Certificate of Professional Competence exam.

Foreign holders of British CPCs can apply to their national authorities for recognition, which cannot be refused. This bypasses the Belgain requirement for six weeks training and the Dutch for a two-year course.

Belgium also wants stricter application of the minimum financial requirement of 3,000ECUs (C2,400) per vehicle. In Belgium hauliers require a bank guarantee; Coame is expected to push for this system to become EC law The Commission is currently assessing the 1974 Directive on admission to the road haulage industry and the way that it is applied across the EC; it may propose uniform application.


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