This ex-post evaluation covers two Regulations that form part of the EU Road Transport Package: Regulation 1071/2009 on admission to the occupation of road transport operator, and Regulation 1072/2009 on common rules for access to the international road haulage market. The results show that the...

This ex-post evaluation covers Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 on driving times and rest periods, Directive 2002/15/EC on mobile workers' working time and Directive 2006/22/EC on enforcement requirements for Member States. These pieces of legislation form part of the EU road transport social...

The 'Communication, Dissemination and Stakeholder Engagement Strategy' (CDSES) defines the framework to guide dissemination activities within UVAR Box throughout the project. It identifies and describes the target groups for dissemination activities and explains how to reach them. It provides...

More and more European cities are introducing urban vehicle access regulations (UVARs) of different kinds. These local access regulations serve policy objectives such as air quality, liveability, climate change and congestion reduction. The most common types of UVARs include Low Emission Zones,...

The present document refers to the Final Report of the Preparatory Action UVAR Box - User-friendly Information Tool on Urban and Regional Vehicle Access Regulation Schemes, Reference number: MOVE/B4/2019-498. The UVAR Box, starting in August 2020 and running for 2 years, was led by ARMIS, in...

The Combined Transport Directive (Council Directive 92/106/EEC, hereafter CTD) aims to support the transport of freight over long distances where rail or waterborne transport is used for a significant part of the journey. The use of road transport in the context of combined transport is limited...

Ricardo, together with our partners Bart Wiegmans, M-Five, TEPR and TRT, were commissioned to deliver a support study to the impact assessment on a possible revision of Council Directive 92/106/EEC of 7 December 1992 on the establishment of common rules for certain types of combined transport of...

The installation of speed limiters and Intelligent Speed Adaption Systems (ISA) is believed to be an effective way to improve road safety and to reduce emissions and traffic noise. It addresses specifically unadapted driving speed, which is one of the main causes of traffic accidents,...

This report was prepared within the framework of the European Parliament Preparatory action - User-friendly information tool on urban and regional vehicle access regulation schemes 2, based on contract No MOVE/B3/SER/2020-716/SI2.852092 implementing the No MOVE/2020/OP/0012, signed on 15 July...

Urban Vehicle Access Regulations (UVARs) are used to regulate the movement of vehicles in urban areas and by cities to address issues such as air pollution, climate change, congestion and the protection of historic centres. However, UVARs can be very complex regarding admittance, time frames,...