Report on the implementation of Regulation (EU) No 70/2012 on statistical returns in respect of the carriage of goods by road

Regulation (EU) No 70/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 January 2012 on statistical returns in respect of the carriage of goods by road requires the Commission to submit a report on its implementation by 31 December 2014 and every three years thereafter. This is the second report that fulfils this requirement.

This report outlines the background, policy context and coverage of the legislation. It then discusses issues linked to its implementation and presents the statistical results obtained. The last sections discuss the follow-up to the proposals for the further development of road freight statistics contained in the first report.