Press release: CTD amendment: modernisation with preconditions 14/12/23
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Combined Transport Directive amendment: a long-awaited modernisation with preconditions
UIRR and its members have carefully evaluated the European Commission’s proposal on the amendment of the Combined Transport Directive1 and issued a position paper2 today. The list of positive changes to the regulatory framework of Combined Transport proposed by the European Commission is extensive:
Several amendments will be offered to the European co-legislators by UIRR to further enhance the amendment of the Combined Transport Directive. UIRR will continue to study solutions to improve the combined transport calculator proposed by the Commission to replace the current definition of a combined transport operation. The recognition of Combined Transport’s robust external cost performance when compared to its unimodal road alternative to achieve transport policy objectives is to be applauded in its principle. Nevertheless, the rapid evolution of the legislative framework of external costs, as well as technical realisation through the IT infrastructure defined in the Electronic Freight Transport Information Regulation (eFTI)3, need to be carefully considered. UIRR will publish a separate position paper on these issues in the coming weeks.
--------------------------------- [1] https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:52023PC0702 [3] https://eur-lex.europa.eu/EN/legal-content/summary/electronic-freight-transport-information.html |
“UIRR and its members welcome the highly anticipated and positive amendment proposal of the Combined Transport Directive. While recognising the numerous merits of the proposal, UIRR will offer amendments to further enhance its impact on Combined Transport. – pointed out UIRR President Ralf-Charley Schultze. |
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