Bulgaria Takes Mobility Package I to European Court of Justice
NW 18:02:01 01-12-2021
LG1759NW.118
118 ECONOMY - MOBILITY PACKAGE - EU COURT
Bulgaria Takes Mobility Package I
to European Court
of Justice
Sofia, December 1 (BTA) - The Council of Ministers on Wednesday approved a draft position of Bulgaria on one of three actions brought by this country before the EU Court of Justice, challenging a requirement to return a road transport vehicle to the Member State of establishment and the minimum breaks and daily weekly rest periods between cabotage operations, the Government Information Service said.
The actions in question (Cases C-543/20, C-544/20 and C-545/20) were brought against the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union and claimed a complete or partial annulment of provisions of two regulations and one directive comprising the so-called Mobility Package I.
By its position, Bulgaria asks the Court to suspend the application of Article 1(3) of Regulation (EU) 2020/1055 until the EU Court has ruled finally in Case C-545/20. The position argues that if the measure is introduced from February 2022, it will cause significant and irreparable environmental damage with a high degree of probability. The provision will create conditions for additional runs of the vehicles, which will have a significant adverse impact, especially on the environment.
Bulgaria has repeatedly noted that the mandatory return of the vehicle to the Member State of establishment will result in inefficient use of transport facilities in Europe, which is evidently contrary to all efforts to ensure a sustainable development of the sector.
In February 2021, the European Commission published the results of a survey on the impact of the mandatory vehicle return, which confirmed Bulgaria's apprehensions.
A suspension of this requirement would also preclude enormous financial losses for transport carriers and especially those established in peripheral Member States like Bulgaria. Otherwise, quite a few road transport operators will be forced to go out of business or to relocate, which will have an enormous impact on the economy and the standard of living in the Member States concerned. A suspension would help obviate possible changes in the available transport capacity that could lead to an increase in the prices of certain types of transport operations. LN/LG
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LG1759NW.118
118 ECONOMY - MOBILITY PACKAGE - EU COURT
Bulgaria Takes Mobility Package I
to European Court
of Justice
Sofia, December 1 (BTA) - The Council of Ministers on Wednesday approved a draft position of Bulgaria on one of three actions brought by this country before the EU Court of Justice, challenging a requirement to return a road transport vehicle to the Member State of establishment and the minimum breaks and daily weekly rest periods between cabotage operations, the Government Information Service said.
The actions in question (Cases C-543/20, C-544/20 and C-545/20) were brought against the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union and claimed a complete or partial annulment of provisions of two regulations and one directive comprising the so-called Mobility Package I.
By its position, Bulgaria asks the Court to suspend the application of Article 1(3) of Regulation (EU) 2020/1055 until the EU Court has ruled finally in Case C-545/20. The position argues that if the measure is introduced from February 2022, it will cause significant and irreparable environmental damage with a high degree of probability. The provision will create conditions for additional runs of the vehicles, which will have a significant adverse impact, especially on the environment.
Bulgaria has repeatedly noted that the mandatory return of the vehicle to the Member State of establishment will result in inefficient use of transport facilities in Europe, which is evidently contrary to all efforts to ensure a sustainable development of the sector.
In February 2021, the European Commission published the results of a survey on the impact of the mandatory vehicle return, which confirmed Bulgaria's apprehensions.
A suspension of this requirement would also preclude enormous financial losses for transport carriers and especially those established in peripheral Member States like Bulgaria. Otherwise, quite a few road transport operators will be forced to go out of business or to relocate, which will have an enormous impact on the economy and the standard of living in the Member States concerned. A suspension would help obviate possible changes in the available transport capacity that could lead to an increase in the prices of certain types of transport operations. LN/LG
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