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EP Hearing on the Social Dimension of the Road Haulage Market Michael Nielsen General Delegate IRU Permanent Delegation to the EU

EP Hearing on the Social Dimension of the Road Haulage Market Michael Nielsen General Delegate IRU Permanent Delegation to the EU

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Page 1: EP Hearing on the Social Dimension of the Road Haulage Market Michael Nielsen General Delegate IRU Permanent Delegation to the EU

EP Hearing on the Social Dimension of the Road Haulage MarketMichael NielsenGeneral Delegate

IRU Permanent Delegation to the EU

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This is the IRU

Represent bus, coach, taxi and truck operators in more than 100 countries worldwide; including in the 28 EU Member States and Members of EEA

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Importance of road transport in EU Economic growth and job creation

buses & coaches carry more people

than rail, tram & metro combined

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CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

AHEAD

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Complex EU market situation

Market

Crisis

Competition

Shippers

Intermediaries

(eg forwarders)State-owned integrators

Prices

Social dumping

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Unclear

rules

•Simple rules, uniform interpretation and adequate enforcement

Unfair

competition

• Competitive environment with level playing field

State-

owned

integrator

s

•Same rules across the supply chain

Road Transport market today

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Access to market problems spreading

Ban on Agricultural produce €700 million loss for EU hauliers

Weekly rest France, BelgiumAdministrative burdens and additional costs

Minimum wage €8.50/hour in GermanyFrance might introduce some kind of similar system

Restrictive operations E.g. Hungary (EKAER)

Local limitations on how to perform transport operations

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Weekend ban in France and Belgium

EU Member States acting – impact on companies in detail

+ insurance premiums

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MiLoGScope (Transit, Bilateral, Cross Trade)

No information

Administrative burden

Legal Issues

Uncertainty

2006 EC report on 96/71:1. Most of

international transport operations not under 96/71

2. Impossible to apply 28 national laws

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Letter to Finance and Labour Ministries•Introduce a moratorium

Contact with the Commission•Clarify scope and compliance with EU law

Assistance to IRU Members•Administrative burden

MiLoG – IRU reaction

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Social Dumping

Some see alleged social dumping as a problem to be prevented

Some see it as a business opportunity to be seized

Popular Brussels buzzword

No definition

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Cabotage

In 2012 agreed with ETF:

No new rules

Further harmonisation (enforcement, social and fiscal) needed

Enforce the current rules

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IRU RESPONSE

European Transport Workers’ Federation Social Code

Euro Contrôle Route and TISPOL

Service Level agreement on passenger transport

IRU Fair Competition and Social Strategy

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Internal working group analysis • Cabotage, Posting of workers rules, Conditions of establishment• Employment agencies and Social coverage of the driver

Draft IRU Social Strategy• P

olicy proposals• Image campaigns etc.

IRU Fair Competition Strategy• S

ustainable road transport business

• Economy + Social + Environment

IRU Social and Fair Competition Strategy

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Road safety - IRU commitment

The IRU supports all measures that improve road safety if they effectively

target the main causes of accidents involving trucks

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Accident Causation

The top causes for accidents between a truck and other road

users are, according to IRU/EC ETAC Study:

1. Non-adapted speed

2. Failure to observe intersection rules

3. Improper manouver when changing lanes.

85.2%

5.3%

5.1%4.4%

Humanfactors

TechnicalFailure

Infrastructurecondition

Weathercondition

85% caused by human error

75% by other road users

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EC Report 2011 – 2012 on social legislation

Infringements

9 %

Controls56 %

vehicles with DT

14 %

FOREIGN VEHICLES CONTROLLED MORE OFTEN:

Luxembourg (75%)

Belgium (72%)

Lithuania (59%)

Sweden (57%)

Bulgaria (56%)

Austria (55%)

France (54%)

United Kingdom (53%)

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