Uniform Market Conditions in Road Freight Transport

Abstract

International road transport is a specific service within the frame of services provided in the European Union. It is because the conditions of being active on the market are influenced by the states where businessmen operate, but services can be provided throughout the whole year in other member states of the European Union. The aim of the contribution is to highlight the existing problems in international road freight transport sector. These problems persist despite the fact that market access was exempted from the national law of individual member states and regulated directly by EU regulations. The contribution identifies the factors that deform the equal operating conditions in single market.

Transport document in road freight transport - paper versus electronic consignment note CMR

“…Road transport also plays a crucial role in developing countries and regions, which lack alternative transport systems, such as rail infrastructure or inland waterways [6,11]. In this context, it is often the only available way for landlocked developing countries to access regional and global markets and participate in cross-border trade [24,25]. Due to differences in legislation between countries in relation to the contract of carriage, the CMR Convention was negotiated at the level of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and signed in Geneva in 1956 [2,5].…”