Decision (EU) 2018/1926 on the position to be taken in the Group of Experts on the European Agreement concerning the work of crews of vehicles engaged in international road transport

Summary:

On 2 October 2018 the European Commission presented a proposal for a Council Decision establishing the position to be taken on the Union's behalf in connection with the envisaged amendment to the European agreement concerning the work of crews of vehicles engaged in international road transport. The Council of the European Union adopted the Decision on 19 November.

Further information:

The European agreement concerning the work of crews of vehicles engaged in international road transport (AETR) aims to harmonise the legislative framework of Contracting Parties to the Agreement as regards driving and rest times for professional drivers, as well as the corresponding technical requirements for the construction and installation of the tachograph. The Agreement entered into force in 1976.

The Group of Experts on AETR is a technical group set up by the Inland Transport Committee of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) with the objective to develop amendment proposals to the Agreement. During its 19th session, the Group of Experts on AETR is to decide on the submission of a proposal for an amendment of the AETR regarding the connection to TACHOnet of non-EU AETR Contracting Parties.

TACHOnet is the European System for the electronic exchange of information between Member States on tachograph cards. It is an essential tool to ensure enforcement of the rules on driving and rest times in road transport which are set out in Regulation (EU) No 561/2006. The main objective of TACHOnet is to verify that two or more cards are not issued by different Member States to the same driver.

Official

EUR-Lex: COM(2018)664: Proposal on the position to be taken in the Group of Experts on the European Agreement concerning the work of crews of vehicles engaged in international road transport https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=COM:2018:664:FIN

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