ep hearing on the social dimension of the road haulage market michael nielsen general delegate iru...
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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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