The date of the physical meeting is getting closer. We are therefore busy preparing for the meeting. The focus will be on our cooperation and want to discuss various topics using case studies. You are expected to prepare for the topics and questions listed in the programme below. We want to make it a lively meeting with lots of interaction among the participants. 

If you have not yet registered, you can still do so at internationalaffairs@niwo.nl. You can use the same email address if you have any further questions.

 

Following the invitation herewith Information on the accommodation and booking link.

 

Accommodation (new location)

Park Centraal Den Haag

Molenstraat 53, The Hague, Netherlands 2513 BJ

Group booking code: NIWO211124

Booking link: https://book.parkcentraal.com/?Hotel=6342&Chain=18895&arrive=2024-11-20&depart=2024-11-22&adult=1&child=0&group=NIWO211124

 

(You can also find all information at International NIWO)

 

Programme

 

The coming event is the follow-up of the meeting held in 2023. The focus of the meeting Part 2 is still the cooperation between member states elaborated in Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009 of the European Parliament and of the council stated that a better organised administrative cooperation between Member States would improve the effectiveness of the monitoring of undertakings operating in several Member States.

Based on several case studies, the different topics are discussed in detail.  

 

THURSDAY 21 November 2024

 

09:00 - 09:30                      Reception and registration
09:30 - 09:50                      Opening and introduction
09:50 - 11:00                      Weight and dimensions

The rules for the maximum weights and dimensions of heavy duty vehicles (HDVs) are laid down in the EU Transport Directive 96/53/EC. July last year, the European Commission has announced a major revision of the directive. The revision aims to tackle three problems: (i) low uptake of zero-emission HDVs, (ii) fragmentation of the market for longer and heavier vehicles and (iii) ineffective and inconsistent enforcement.

 

• What is your view on the revision and which possible problems do you see in the proposal?
• How do you stand on the European Commission's plans by accelerating the greening of road transport by encouraging the use of alternative fuel-powered and zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles?

 

11:00 - 11:30                    Coffee break

11:30 - 12:00                   Digitalisation

Digitalisation is on the agenda again this year. Many countries have made digitalisation a priority. But not only implementation is running into problems, laws and regulations are also causing delays.

 

• How is your experience in practice of the digital ECMT licence system?
• Do you think digitalisation of third country permits can be solving the problems of the exchange and the lack of information of the use of the permits?

 

12:00 - 14:00                  LUNCH 

14:15 - 15:30                   Driver shortage

Across Europe, we are running into the problem of driver shortages. All sorts of initiatives are being taken to deal with this problem. Working longer, lowering the minimum age for driving licences, temporary workers from outside the European Union.

 

• But how do these initiatives relate to road safety?              

 

15:30 - 16:15                  Coffee break

16:15 - 17:30                   ERRU

Last year at the Hague meeting, it was noted that the implementation of ERRU varies from country to country. We are curious whether the use of ERRU has increased since last year.
With the introduction of ERRU 3.0 and the implementation of Smart Tacho 2.0 from 1 January 2025, it is expected that the number of reports of infringements through the ERRU system will increase and the probability of revocation of licences or loss of good conduct of the transport manager will increase. We are curious whether other countries also have this expectation.

 

• Wat is the status of the use of ERRU in your country?
• How is the status of the Registration vehicles (Hired / leased vehicles)
• Smart tacho 2.0 implementation

 

17:30 - 17:35                  Closure of the meeting

19:00 - 21:30                  DINNER (Offered by NIWO)

 

FRIDAY  22 November 2024

 

09:00 - 09:30                   Reception

09:30 - 10:00                   Sanctions

The latest sanctions package is causing many member states headaches. How do you judge whether a company is owned by a Russian citizen for a plausible interest.

 

• How is that judged in your member state?
• Is this done by the central government or organisations individual?
• How can this lead to a revocation of the community licence?

     

10:00 – 11:00                     Sustainability

Partly because of the green deal, but also the increase in parcel transport, governments are fully engaged in sustainability. Cities establishing their own zero emission zones are bringing change in transport for supplying inner cities.  The rise of couriers, bicycle couriers, night distribution and other forms of transport are making it necessary to change the rules.

 

• Each member state approaches this differently. How is this done in your member state?

 

11:00 - 11:30                      Coffee break

11:30 – 12:00                     Community licence register

International operating companies search for transport companies with a community licence in different member states like Amazon. Unfortunately, these kinds of companies get stuck in the different ways in which member states provide access to their register.

 

• How to make it easier to use these registers?

 

12:00 – 12:30                   Administrative cooperation between member states

At last year's meeting, we noted the importance of cooperation between member states. Over the past year, we have seen that we are improving our ability to find each other on different topics.

 

• How can we improve that even more and how do we manage to get even more member states to join?

 

12:30 - 14:00                      LUNCH 

14:00 -                                 Departures of participants