Legal provisions of COM(2023)144 - EU position in the Group of Experts of the European Agreement concerning the work of crews of vehicles engaged in international road transport (AETR), in the Working Party on Road Transport of the UNECE and, as appropriate, in relation to the notification by the UN Secretary-General pursuant to Article 21(1) of the AETR

Please note

This page contains a limited version of this dossier in the EU Monitor.

dossier COM(2023)144 - EU position in the Group of Experts of the European Agreement concerning the work of crews of vehicles engaged in ...
document COM(2023)144
date May 15, 2023


Article 1

The Union position at the 31st session of the Group of Experts on the European Agreement concerning the work of crews of vehicles engaged in international road transport (AETR) and, as relevant, at the next session of the Working Party on Road Transport of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), or at any subsequent sessions, shall be not to support the proposed amendment to the AETR as set out in ECE/TRANS/SC.1/GE.21/2023/2 and ECE/TRANS/SC.1/GE.21/2023/1 to include a ‘force majeure’ clause, as well as not to support any similar amendment in substance to be tabled either by the Russian Federation or the Republic of Belarus.

Article 2

The position referred to in Article 1 shall be expressed by the Member States of the Union that are members of the Group of Experts on the AETR and of the Working Party on Road Transport of the UNECE, acting jointly in the interest of the Union.

Article 3

Should Member States receive a notification under Article 21(1) of the AETR that the Russian Federation or the Republic of Belarus, disregarding the discussions in UNECE’s bodies, have formally proposed the amendment set out in ECE/TRANS/SC.1/GE.21/2023/2 or any similar amendment in substance, Member States shall object to the proposal in accordance with paragraph (a) of Article 21(2) of the AETR.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.