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The International Road Transport Union welcomed a decision on 4 February by the Hungarian authorities to postpone the enforcement of its Electronic Public Road Trade Control System (EKAER) until the beginning of March 2015. Since 1 January, consignors and consignees in Hungary have been required to register and report all movement of goods between Hungary and other EU Member States through EKAER. The IRU says that it puts transport operators ...
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The German government has suspended application of new minimum wage rules to transit haulage operations, in the face of a backlash from East European EU nations. Barely a month after introduction of the legislation, Germany said it had decided to exclude road transport operators crossing its territory from the scheme ...
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The International Road Transport Union (IRU) has criticised some EU member states for insisting that drivers take their statutory weekly rest outside their truck cabs. The IRU claims that this is a protectionist measure. It follows France adoption of a law imposing fines of €30,000 on companies, and up to ...
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The UAE is to introduce the TIR System across its territory. The guarantee agreement was signed by acting director general of Abu Dhabi Customs, HE Mohammed Khadim Al Hameli, and President of IRU Member Association, the Automobile & Touring Club of the United Arab Emirates (ATCUAE), Dr Mohammed Ben Sulayem ...
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Russia's first deputy prime minister chaired a meeting between the Ministry of Transport, the Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation (FCS RF) and other authorities, with the aim of finding a solution to the TIR crisis, the IRU reported on 24 June.
According to information available, “positive decisions” have apparently ...
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The International Road Transport Union (IRU) has warned Russian president Vladimir Putin that it will be legally obliged to stop issuing TIR carnets to Russian transport operators if no progress is achievein fully reinstating the TIR procedure at all Customs offices of entry into Russia by 1 July. IRU also ...
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A senior official from the International Road Transport Union (IRU) has called for a uniform legal framework for freight forwarders in the EU, including EU-wide regulations on access to the profession and shared liability with road hauliers.
Speaking at a United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) workshop on 12 June, ...
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The International Road Transport Union (IRU) has appointed Dmitry Cheltsov as general delegate to lead its permanent representation to Eurasia in Moscow, and to help strengthen its team team to meet the challenge posed by the dismemberment of the TIR transit system Highly experienced in transport and customs issues in ...
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The International Road Transport Union (IRU) and the International Transport Forum (ITF) have publiished the 2014 European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT) Multilateral Quota User Guide. It lists all documents required on board a vehicle when making transport operations under an ECMT multilateral licence, as well as other key ...
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The IRU General Assembly agreed on 4 April that to make every effort to work with the Russian authorities to reinstate the TIR in Russia, which has been prgressively withdrwan from a number of customs offices. However it added that the IRU Presidential Executive should be given the authority to ...
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