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Hungary – a relaxation of the HGV driving ban

At the request of the Hungarian Road Transport Association (MKFE), the Hungarian Ministry of Transport has suspended the driving ban for vehicles with MAM over 7.5t for two night periods during the upcoming Pentacost weekend.

The relaxed driving ban will apply:
• June 5, (Sunday) from 06:00 AM to 10:00 PM
• June 6, (Monday) from 06:00 AM to 10:00 PM

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Catalonia – additional HGV restrictions

Owing to forecasts of significant increases in traffic volume on 6 June, an additional HGV restriction has been introduced on some road and motorway sections. Vehicles or combinations of vehicles with a maximum authorised mass of more than 7.5 tons are required to use the right lane and must not overtake other vehicles and drive faster than 80 km/h.

The restriction applies on:
✅ the southern section of the C-32, between KP 47.5, the Gavà exit, in the commune of Gavà and KP 60, exit 15 at l’Hospitalet, in the commune of Cornellà de Llobregat
✅ on the AP-7 motorway, between KP 158, where the B-30 joins the AP-7, in the commune of de Sant Cugat del Vallés, and KP 213 in the commune of Banyeres del Penedès
✅ on the B-23 motorway, between KP 8, exit 8 at Sant Feliu de Llobregat and Molins de Rei Sud in the commune of Sant Feliu de Llobregat, and KP 15.5 at the junction with AP-7, in the commune Castellbisbal
✅ on the northern section of the C-32, between KP 84.5, at the junction with the B-20, in the municipality of Montgat and kKP 114, at the junction 113 at Canet de Mar, in the municipality of Canet de Mar.

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France: possible traffic disruptions on the A16, A27 and A2

The possibility is connected with the administration of a survey about the origin and destination of cross-border drivers.

Disruptions may occur between the 6th and 30th of May along the border with Belgium on the A16 in both directions and on the A27 and A2 in the direction of Belgium.

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5 upcoming days with traffic restrictions for lorry drivers

In the first half of June the Austrian authorities have planned 5 days (3, 4, 7, 8 and 9 June) when the number of lorries entering Tyrol will be limited.

On these days, from 05:00 AM the police will slow down HGV traffic at a designated checkpoint on the A12 near Kufstein Nord in the direction of Innsbruck and, if necessary, will stop it in order to make sure that only about 300 lorries arriving from Germany are allowed to cross the border per hour.

For 2022, the Tyrolean regional government has planned 38 days on which southbound HGV traffic at the Kufstein / Kiefersfelden border crossing will be limited. The following list includes dates remaining until the end of the year:
June
June 3 (Friday)
June 4 (Saturday)
June 7 (Tuesday)
June 8 (Wednesday)
June 9 (Thursday)
June 13 (Monday)
June 14 (Tuesday)
June 15 (Wednesday)
June 17 (Friday).

July
July 4 (Monday)
July 11 (Monday)
July 18 (Monday)
July 25 (Monday)

October
October 4 (Tuesday)
October 27 (Thursday)

November
November 2 (Wednesday)
November 3 (Thursday)
November 16 (Wednesday)
November 17 (Thursday)
November 23 (Wednesday)
November 24 (Thursday)
November 30 (Wednesday)

December
December 1 (Thursday)
December 9 (Friday)
December 13 (Tuesday)
December 14 (Wednesday).

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Belarus: Clarifications on transhipment paperwork for EU registered carriers Goods

This info updates an earlier post on the Belarus ban on EU registered operators entering Belarus, except to unload or unhook at 14 designated transshipment areas close to the border.

List of transhipment points in Belarus connected with the ban on the movement of EU vehicles

When performing international transportation, information about the transshipment (unloading/unhooking), successive carrier, registration numbers of the successive vehicle, as well as the place of the specified cargo operations should be indicated in the transit declaration. The transit declaration should be submitted to the Belarusian customs clearance offices located at the place of arrival in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) customs territory in Belarus.

In case the EU carrier does not have information about the transshipment when arriving to the EAEU customs territory in Belarus, the relevant information must be indicated by the successive carrier before the goods are placed under the customs transit procedure at the place of transhipment (unloading/unhooking).

The following information should be indicated:

✅Column 17 of the CMR consignment note – Successive carrier (name, address, country);
✅ Column 25 of the CMR consignment note (or another column intended for these purposes) – registration number of the vehicle being used to continue transportation.

In the case of goods transshipment, this information should additionally be indicated in column 13 of the CMR consignment note (“Sender’s instruction”).

In cases when a tractor or an empty vehicle registered in the EU enters Belarus to the designated places to pick up goods for export, the carriers are recommended to have an order form or agreement to confirm the purpose of the vehicle’s entry into Belarusian territory.

IRU

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Another Sunday with HGV restrictions in Catalonia

On Sunday, May 29, from 15:00 to 22:00 vehicles or combinations of vehicles with a maximum authorised mass of more than 7.5 tons are required to use the right lane and must not overtake other vehicles and drive faster than 80 km/h.

The restriction applies to:
– the section of the AP-7 motorway between KP 1158 in Sant Cugat del Vallès and KP 213 in Banyeres del Penedès
– the section of the B-23 motorway between KP 8, exit 8, Sant Feliu de Llobregat and Molins de Rei Sur, in the municipality of Sant Feliu de Llobregat and KP 15.5 at the junction with AP-7 in the municipality of Castellbisbal .
– the section of the C-32 motorway, between KP 114, exit 113 in Canet de Mar, in the municipality of Canet de Mar and KP 84.5, at the junction with the B-20, in the municipality of Montgat.

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Romania introduces the obligation to register import sensitive goods – non-compliance will result in high fines

The purpose of the RO e-Transport system implemented by the Romanian authorities is to improve the collection of taxes and fees to the state budget and prevent and combat illegal trade in goods.

From 1 July, import sensitive goods with a high fiscal risk have to be registered in the National Road Transport Monitoring System (RO e-Transport), which was created by the Ministry of Finance in cooperation with the National Tax Administration Agency (ANAF) and the Romanian Customs Administration

The following goods with a high fiscal risk, which are transported by road, are monitored via the RO e-Transport System:
1. Vegetables, plants, roots and tubers, fodder classified under CN codes 0701 to 0714 inclusive
2. Edible fruit; peel of citrus fruit or melons classified under CN codes 0801 to 0814 inclusive
3. Beverages, alcoholic beverages and vinegar classified under CN codes 2201 to 2208 inclusive
4. Salt; sulfur; earth and stones; gypsum, lime and cement classified under CN codes 2505 and 2517
5. Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted, classified under CN codes 6101 to 6117 inclusive
6. Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, other than knitted or crocheted, classified under CN codes 6201 to 6212 inclusive and CN codes 6214 to 6217 inclusive
7. Footwear, gaiters and similar articles; parts of these articles classified under CN codes 6401 to 6405 inclusive
8. Cast iron, iron and steel classified under CN codes 7213 and 7214

The following entities are required to register in the RO e-transport system
◾beneficiaries of an intra-Community acquisition, a supplier in the case of intra-Community deliveries;
◾Importers or exporters who are entered in the customs declarations for import and export operations;
◾suppliers in the case of goods traded locally;
◾ depositaries in the case of goods that are involved in intra-Community transactions in transit.

Sanctions:
If the driver of a transport vehicle refuses to present the ITU code at the request of a representative of the National Tax Administration Agency or the Romanian Customs Office, they are subject to a fine ranging from 5,000 to 10,000 lei. (1 lei is currently EUR 0.2 )

If the driver fails to verify the validity of the ITU code and continues to travel beyond its 5-day validity period, the carrier will be subject to a penelty ranging from 10,000 to 50,000 lei for natural persons or from 20,000 lei to 100,000 lei for juridical persons, and the confiscation of the value of undeclared property.

Failure to declare all general cargo transported by the truck, if it contains high-risk goods, is punishable by a fine of 10,000 lei to 50,000 lei for natural persons or a fine of 20,000 lei to 100,000 lei for juridical persons.

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Belgium – closures of the Tijsmanstunnel tunnel

The both pipes of the Tijsmanstunnel (R2) tunnel will be closed at the end of May and the beginning of June in order to install new wall panels.

Night closures of the tunnel in the direction of Ghent:
* from 8:00 PM on Tuesday, May 24 to 5:00 AM on Wednesday, 25 May;
* from 8:00 PM on Wednesday, 25 May to to 5:00 AM on Thursday, 26 May;
* from 8:00 PM on Monday, 30 May to 5:00 AM on Tuesday, 31 May.

Night closures of the tunnel in the direction of the Netherlands:
* from 8:00 PM on Tuesday, May 31, to 5:00 AM on Wednesday, June 1;
* from 8:00 PM on Wednesday, June 1 to 5:00 AM on Thursday, June 2;
* from 8:00 PM on Thursday, June 2 to 5:00 AM on Friday, June 3.

The Tijsmanstunnel tunnel will also be closed for regular maintenance:
In the direction of Ghent:
* on the night from Monday, 13th to Tuesday, 14th of June;
* on the night from Monday, 12th to Tuesday, 13th of September;
* on the night from Monday, 14th to Tuesday, 15th of November.

In the direction of Netherlands:
* on the night from Tuesday, 14th to Wednesday, to 15th of June;
* on the night from Tuesday, 13th to Wednesday, 14th of September;
* on the night from Tuesday, 15th to Wednesday, 16th of November.