Report on the implementation in the period from 1 January 2013 until 31 December 2014 of certain provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009 establishing common rules concerning the conditions to be complied with to pursue the occupation of road transport operator

This report refers to the pursuit of the occupation of road transport operators in Member States and its objective is to ensure the closer monitoring of the application of Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing common rules concerning the conditions to be complied with to pursue the occupation of road transport operator and repealing Council Directive 96/26/EC. This Regulation applies to all undertakings established in the EU which are engaged in the occupation of road transport operator, as well as those which intend to engage in such an occupation.

The occupation of road transport operator refers to both the occupation road haulage operator and the occupation of road passenger transport operator. Certain categories of undertakings, such as those using motor vehicles of a laden mass of less than 3.5 tonnes, are exempted from the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009, which defines common rules governing the admission to the occupation of road haulage and road passenger transport operators.

According to Article 26(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009 the Commission should draw up a report every two years to be communicated to the European Parliament and the Council. National reports on the activities of the competent authorities provided by Member States constitute a crucial input to the Commission report.

This is the second report under Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009 and it covers the period from 1 January 2013 until 31 December 2014. The first report covered the period from 4 December 2011 (the date from which the Regulation started to apply) until 31 December 2012. The present reporting period is synchronised with the report on the implementation of the social legislation relating to road transport, as required by Article 26(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009. This synchronisation allows Member States and stakeholders to have a coherent overview of the sector in relation to the internal market and social rules in the same reporting period.