2 Agreement on the European Economic Area (1993, updated 2016): www.efta.int/sites/default/files/documents/legal-texts/eea/the-eea-agreement/Main%20Text%20of%20the%20Agreement/EEAagreement.pdf [called 17 May 2019] The Regulation maintains a fundamental level of access to the EU market for UK road hauliers (goods and persons), which depends on reciprocal measures in favour of EU operators in the UK. These include point-by-point journeys between the UK and the EU, as well as certain cabotage and cabotage rights.5 In the area of passenger transport, the INTERBUS Agreement includes occasional transport services between the EU and Ukraine, Turkey, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Moldova. In December 2014, the Council mandated the Commission to negotiate an extension of the scope of the agreement to regular services and to find ways for Morocco to become a member. 5 Cabotage is the transport of goods or persons within a single country by a non-resident vehicle. Cross-trade is the transport of goods between two countries by a carrier established in another country. 7 Commission of the European Union, Review of International Agreements: Contracts examined on 30 April 2019 (38th Report, 2017-19, HL Paper 349) The AETR Agreement concerns the work of vehicle crews in the international road transport sector. The agreement applies to 49 parties, including all EU Member States. Its provisions are aligned with existing EU legislation on driving time, breaks and rest. In 2006, the AETR agreement was amended to introduce the use of the digital tachograph, which became mandatory for contracting parties in 2010. The agreement provides a harmonised legal framework to facilitate the movement of persons between these countries.
This observatory was set up in collaboration with Switzerland to collect data and compile reports on road and rail transport across the Alps. 3.Commercial road transport between the United Kingdom and Norway is relatively small. Officials from the Department of Transport (DfT) informed us that in 2018, around 7,000 trucks leaving the UK (0.2% of the total) were destined for Norway. The vast majority of vehicles using these lines were unaccompanied trailers.3 DfT officials said no statistics were available for passenger transport between the UK and Norway. The Agreement on the European Economic Area extends in principle the EU`s internal market to Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein. As far as road transport is concerned, this means that these three countries apply EU road transport legislation, just like the EU Member States. Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement contains the acquis communautaire in the field of transport and is regularly updated by decision of the EEA Joint Committee. The EC/Switzerland Agreement on land transport applies to the carriage of goods and passengers by road and rail.
It entered into force on 1 July 2002 and aims to fully liberalise access to the Parties` transport markets. . . .