EP Hearing on the Social Dimension of the Road Haulage Market Michael Nielsen General Delegate IRU Permanent Delegation to the EU
Jan 12, 2016
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
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•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%)