News & Information for the Professional Driver Association (PDA)

UICR in Latvia

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UICR supports the construction of a multimodal and secure parking hub in Latvia. UICR has signed today a letter of support for the construction of a secure parking are in Latvia, along the key route E67 of the Baltic region, known as “Via Baltica”. We perceive this project as highly valuable for the prevention of safety-related incidents. Safe and secure parking and rest areas are highly important for drivers to benefit from their rest periods in a safe environment with modern facilities which clearly improves their working and living conditions and makes the profession more attractive. We fully support the idea to ensure ITS-based navigation of trucks, ensure safety for drivers and cargo and provide a better service quality to truck drivers at rest areas. In addition, we would like to highlight that this project has an inherent potential to become a valuable example for other parking areas in Latvia, its neighbouring states and the entire European Union. We perceive it as a pioneering initiative for the EU-wide setup of a comprehensive network of safe and secure truck parking areas along the North Sea-Baltic TEN-T Core Network.

Group of Experts on On-Board Weighing Equipment – Call for Applications

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The Commission is looking for experts to be members of the Group of Experts on On-Board Weight Equipment mentioned in Directive (EU) 2015/719 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015, amending Council Directive 96/53/EC on weights and dimensions.

Deadline for submission of applications is 17 February 2017

Group of Experts on On-Board Weighing Equipment – Call for Applications

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The Commission is looking for experts to be members of the Group of Experts on On-Board Weight Equipment mentioned in Directive (EU) 2015/719 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015, amending Council Directive 96/53/EC on weights and dimensions.

Deadline for submission of applications is 17 February 2017

Group of Experts on On-Board Weighing Equipment – Call for Applications

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The Commission is looking for experts to be members of the Group of Experts on On-Board Weight Equipment mentioned in Directive (EU) 2015/719 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015, amending Council Directive 96/53/EC on weights and dimensions.

Deadline for submission of applications is 17 February 2017

Public consultation on the review of Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009 on common rules for access to the international market for coach and bus services

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Infringements: December package

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Road safety: New EU cross-border exchange of information helps police pursue traffic offences committed abroad

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New EU rules have had a positive impact on tackling road traffic offences committed abroad: a report adopted today shows that the number of investigated offences committed by non-residents increased by four times to approximately 2 million between 2013 and 2015 in the Member States which have implemented the rules (By November 2016, 23 out of 28 EU Member States implemented the “Cross-Border Enforcement Directive” – the UK, Denmark and Ireland have a derogation and can implement the Directive by 6 May 2017; Finland and Portugal have yet to implement the Directive).

Road safety: New EU cross-border exchange of information helps police pursue traffic offences committed abroad

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New EU rules have had a positive impact on tackling road traffic offences committed abroad: a report adopted today shows that the number of investigated offences committed by non-residents increased by four times to approximately 2 million between 2013 and 2015 in the Member States which have implemented the rules (By November 2016, 23 out of 28 EU Member States implemented the “Cross-Border Enforcement Directive” – the UK, Denmark and Ireland have a derogation and can implement the Directive by 6 May 2017; Finland and Portugal have yet to implement the Directive).