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Road Transport Group approves Quality Charter
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The ITF's Road Transport Group, meeting on 19-20 September 2013, approved the text of a
Quality Charter for International Haulage Operations under the ECMT Multilateral Quota. It was also decided that the Group will work further on implementation and incitation mechanisms, linking the implementation of provisions of the Charter to Quota development. These mechanisms shall be approved and become operational on 1 January 2016, at the latest.
The provisions of the Charter set the highest standards in the domain of access to the profession of international road haulage operators, as well as initial and periodic training of international drivers across the European content. Thus these standards will be brought up to EU level for all 43 European ITF member countries participating in the Multilateral Quota system. The aim is to increase the overall quality of international road transport in Europe and further strengthen the image of the Multilateral Quota as a symbol of the highest quality in road transport in both environmental and social fields.
The Group also approved the text of the new User Guide on ECMT Multilateral Quota, which enters in force on 1 January 2014, following the introduction of
"EURO VI safe" lorries into the Quota. This Guide defines the operational rules of the Multilateral Quota, and establishes new certificates for the inclusion of the EURO VI lorry category in the system. The new certificates can be consulted
at this link. The new Guide will become available on the same webpage shortly.
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José Viegas delivers keynote at ANTP
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| Road safety keynote opens Brazil
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Secretary-General José Viegas delivered the opening keynote speech
dedicated to lessons learnt from ITF activity in road safety at the
19th
Congress of ANTP, the Brazilian Association for Public Transport. The 9
October keynote was followed by a question and answer session with the
President and Superintendent of ANTP. Viegas referenced ITF's
International Road Traffic Accident Database (IRTAD) in detailing
responses of countries to the UN's Decade of Action for Road Safety,
providing evidence on key areas for accident reduction including speed,
alcohol and seatbelt use.
Go to the keynote presentation (in Portuguese)
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José Viegas delivers keynote at FIA Mobility Conference
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The global megatrend of increased urbanisation, the evolution and
ever-increasing connectedness of the car, fuel economy and emissions
reduction were at the heart of ITF Secretary-General José Viegas'
keynote address at the 2013 Fédération International de l'Automobile
(FIA) Conference on 13 September in The Hague,
Netherlands. Viegas' speech on "Urban mobility at the crossroads: social megatrends,
technological options, policy choices" emphasised the influence
of policy choices on urban mobility and the distribution
of access to jobs and social facilities, the evolution of lifestyles and
cities themselves.
Go to the keynote presentation
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ITF Pedestrian Safety expert Véronique Feypell (left)
with Gunda Krauss, Citizen of Munich, on the
"Walking at All Levels" panel
during Walk21 Munich
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The European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT), which evolved
into the International Transport Forum in 2007, celebrates its 60th
anniversary this month. On 17 October 1953, ministers from 19 founding
countries signed the
ECMT protocol in Brussels. To mark the occasion, ITF will launch an
online archive of all ECMT publications during a reception in Paris on
23 October.
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ITF Secretary-General Viegas with Umberto de Pretto, Secretary General of the International Road Transport Union (IRU) |
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The importance of the ITF Multilateral Quota as a promoter of quality and sustainability in road transport in Europe
was highlighted by José Viegas in his speech at the 3rd
International Road Union (IRU)/European Union (EU) Transport Conference
in Vilnius, Lithuania on 16 September. Viegas participated in the
high-level panel discussion on "Road Transport Solutions to Ensure
Efficient Market Operations Between the EU and its Neighbours" by
invitation of the IRU Secretary General Umberto de Pretto. The
conference was also attended by EU Vice-President and Commissioner for Transport Siim Kallas.
ITF's work on Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) was the focus of a visit
by over 30 senior executives from Indian Railways to OECD on 4 October.
Stephen Perkins, Head of Research at ITF, presented the new publication on "Better Regulation of Public-Private Partnerships for Transport Infrastructure"
and also results of the 2013 Summit session on PPPs.
Go to
the publication page
The prospect of significant advances in road safety as
well as major cost savings were highlighted by ITF economist Jari
Kauppila at the International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP)
Innovation Workshop in Washington, D.C. on 17-18 September. The transferability of results of Crash Modification Functions (CMFs - estimates of the effectiveness of different safety treatments)
internationally can allow for rapid dissemination of best practices of
safety measures. iRAP, a charity dedicated to preventing road
fatalities, runs the workshop bringing together experts in road safety
to share knowledge and innovation.
Go to report Sharing Road Safety: Developing an International Framework for Crash Modification Functions
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