(a) "vehicle" means a motor vehicle, a trailer, a semi-trailer, or a combination of vehicles intended exclusively for the carriage of goods; (b) "hired vehicle" means any vehicle which, for remuneration and for a determined period, is put at the disposal of an undertaking which engages in the carriage of goods by road for hire or reward or for its own account on the basis of a contract with the undertaking which makes the vehicles available.
Directive 2006/1/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 January 2006 on the use of vehicles hired without drivers for the carriage of goods by road (codified version) (Text with EEA relevance)
Modified by
- Directive (EU) 2022/738 of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 6 April 2022amending Directive 2006/1/EC on the use of vehicles hired without drivers for the carriage of goods by road(Text with EEA relevance), 32022L0738, May 16, 2022
(a) the vehicle is registered or put into circulation in compliance with the laws of any Member State and, if applicable, used in compliance with Regulations (EC) No 1071/2009 Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing common rules concerning the conditions to be complied with to pursue the occupation of road transport operator and repealing Council Directive 96/26/EC (OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 51 ).Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 on common rules for access to the international road haulage market (OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 72 ).(b) the contract relates solely to the hiring of a vehicle without a driver and is not accompanied by a service contract concluded with the same undertaking covering driving or accompanying personnel; (c) the hired vehicle is at the sole disposal of the undertaking using it during the period of the hire contract; (d) the hired vehicle is driven by personnel of the undertaking using it.
(a) the contract of hire, or a certified extract from that contract giving in particular the name of the lessor, the name of the lessee, the date and duration of the contract and the identification of the vehicle; (b) where the driver is not the person hiring the vehicle, the driver's employment contract or a certified extract from that contract giving in particular the name of the employer, the name of the employee and the date and duration of the employment contract or a recent pay slip.
(a) limit the time of use of the hired vehicle on its territory provided that the use of the hired vehicle by the same road transport undertaking is allowed for a period of at least two consecutive months in any given calendar year; in that case the Member State may require that the contract of hire last no longer than the time limit set by that Member State; (b) require that the hired vehicle be registered in accordance with its national registration rules after a period of no less than 30 days; in that case the Member State may require that the contract of hire last no longer than the period of circulation prior to the registration requirement; (c) limit the number of hired vehicles that may be used by an undertaking provided that the minimum number of vehicles allowed shall be at least 25 % of the goods vehicle fleet which is at the disposal of the undertaking pursuant to Article 5(1), point (g), of Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009 either on 31 December of the year preceding the use of the hired vehicle or on the day when the undertaking begins to use the hired vehicle, as determined by the Member State; however, in the case of an undertaking which has an overall fleet of more than one and less than four vehicles, it shall be allowed to use at least one such vehicle; the minimum number in accordance with this point refers to the goods vehicle fleet at the disposal of the undertaking on the basis of the vehicles registered or put into circulation in conformity with the laws of that Member State; (d) limit the use of such vehicles for own-account transport operations.
(a) the organisation of the market for the carriage of goods by road for hire or reward and own account and in particular access to the market and quota restrictions on road capacities; (b) prices and conditions for the carriage of goods by road; (c) the formation of hire prices; (d) the import of vehicles; (e) the conditions governing access to the activity or occupation of road-vehicle lessor.
| Council Directive 84/647/EEC | ( |
| Council Directive 90/398/EEC | ( |
| Directive | Time-limit for transposition |
|---|---|
| Directive 84/647/EEC | |
| Directive 90/398/EEC |
| Directive 84/647/EEC | This Directive |
|---|---|
| Article 1, introductory sentence | Article 1, introductory sentence |
| Article 1, first indent | Article 1(a) |
| Article 1, second indent | Article 1(b) |
| Article 2, introductory sentence | Article 2(1), introductory sentence |
| Article 2, points 1-4 | Article 2(1)(a)-(d) |
| Article 2, point 5, first subparagraph, introductory sentence | Article 2(2), first subparagraph, introductory sentence |
| Article 2, point 5, first subparagraph, points (a) and (b) | Article 2(2), first subparagraph, points (a) and (b) |
| Article 2, point 5, second subparagraph | Article 2(2), second subparagaph |
| Article 3 | Article 3 |
| Article 4(1) | Article 4 |
| Article 5, introductory sentence | Article 5, introductory sentence |
| Article 5, first indent | Article 5(a) |
| Article 5, second indent | Article 5(b) |
| Article 5, third indent | Article 5(c) |
| Article 5, fourth indent | Article 5(d) |
| Article 5, fifth indent | Article 5(e) |
| Article 6 | — |
| Article 7 | — |
| Article 8 | — |
| — | Article 6 |
| — | Article 7 |
| Article 9 | Article 8 |
| — | Annex I |
| — | Annex II |
(a) "vehicle" means a motor vehicle, a trailer, a semi-trailer, or a combination of vehicles intended exclusively for the carriage of goods; (b) "hired vehicle" means any vehicle which, for remuneration and for a determined period, is put at the disposal of an undertaking which engages in the carriage of goods by road for hire or reward or for its own account on the basis of a contract with the undertaking which makes the vehicles available.
(a) the vehicle is registered or put into circulation in compliance with the laws of any Member State and, if applicable, used in compliance with Regulations (EC) No 1071/2009 Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing common rules concerning the conditions to be complied with to pursue the occupation of road transport operator and repealing Council Directive 96/26/EC (OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 51 ).Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 on common rules for access to the international road haulage market (OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 72 ).(b) the contract relates solely to the hiring of a vehicle without a driver and is not accompanied by a service contract concluded with the same undertaking covering driving or accompanying personnel; (c) the hired vehicle is at the sole disposal of the undertaking using it during the period of the hire contract; (d) the hired vehicle is driven by personnel of the undertaking using it.
(a) the contract of hire, or a certified extract from that contract giving in particular the name of the lessor, the name of the lessee, the date and duration of the contract and the identification of the vehicle; (b) where the driver is not the person hiring the vehicle, the driver's employment contract or a certified extract from that contract giving in particular the name of the employer, the name of the employee and the date and duration of the employment contract or a recent pay slip.
(a) limit the time of use of the hired vehicle on its territory provided that the use of the hired vehicle by the same road transport undertaking is allowed for a period of at least two consecutive months in any given calendar year; in that case the Member State may require that the contract of hire last no longer than the time limit set by that Member State; (b) require that the hired vehicle be registered in accordance with its national registration rules after a period of no less than 30 days; in that case the Member State may require that the contract of hire last no longer than the period of circulation prior to the registration requirement; (c) limit the number of hired vehicles that may be used by an undertaking provided that the minimum number of vehicles allowed shall be at least 25 % of the goods vehicle fleet which is at the disposal of the undertaking pursuant to Article 5(1), point (g), of Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009 either on 31 December of the year preceding the use of the hired vehicle or on the day when the undertaking begins to use the hired vehicle, as determined by the Member State; however, in the case of an undertaking which has an overall fleet of more than one and less than four vehicles, it shall be allowed to use at least one such vehicle; the minimum number in accordance with this point refers to the goods vehicle fleet at the disposal of the undertaking on the basis of the vehicles registered or put into circulation in conformity with the laws of that Member State; (d) limit the use of such vehicles for own-account transport operations.
(a) the organisation of the market for the carriage of goods by road for hire or reward and own account and in particular access to the market and quota restrictions on road capacities; (b) prices and conditions for the carriage of goods by road; (c) the formation of hire prices; (d) the import of vehicles; (e) the conditions governing access to the activity or occupation of road-vehicle lessor.
| Council Directive 84/647/EEC | ( |
| Council Directive 90/398/EEC | ( |
| Directive | Time-limit for transposition |
|---|---|
| Directive 84/647/EEC | |
| Directive 90/398/EEC |
| Directive 84/647/EEC | This Directive |
|---|---|
| Article 1, introductory sentence | Article 1, introductory sentence |
| Article 1, first indent | Article 1(a) |
| Article 1, second indent | Article 1(b) |
| Article 2, introductory sentence | Article 2(1), introductory sentence |
| Article 2, points 1-4 | Article 2(1)(a)-(d) |
| Article 2, point 5, first subparagraph, introductory sentence | Article 2(2), first subparagraph, introductory sentence |
| Article 2, point 5, first subparagraph, points (a) and (b) | Article 2(2), first subparagraph, points (a) and (b) |
| Article 2, point 5, second subparagraph | Article 2(2), second subparagaph |
| Article 3 | Article 3 |
| Article 4(1) | Article 4 |
| Article 5, introductory sentence | Article 5, introductory sentence |
| Article 5, first indent | Article 5(a) |
| Article 5, second indent | Article 5(b) |
| Article 5, third indent | Article 5(c) |
| Article 5, fourth indent | Article 5(d) |
| Article 5, fifth indent | Article 5(e) |
| Article 6 | — |
| Article 7 | — |
| Article 8 | — |
| — | Article 6 |
| — | Article 7 |
| Article 9 | Article 8 |
| — | Annex I |
| — | Annex II |