REPUBLIC OF EsT0NIA
MINISTRY OF EcoNoMIc AFFAIRS
() AND COMMUNICATIONS
Ministry of Infrastructure
Malmtorgsgatan 3
SE 10333 Stockholm
Sweden
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Swedish Transport Agency
SE-701 88 Örebro
Sweden
kontakt(transportstyre1sen. se Our Ref: 03.10.2022 No 8-2/2022/6073-1
Invitation to the Seminar on Mobility Package
Dear colleagues
In connection with the impiementation of the Mobility Package in the first half of 2022 the
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications in cooperation with the representative
organizations of Estonian road transport companies, the Association of Estonian International
Road Carriers (ERAA), has organized several trainings and seminars for Estonian road transport
companies in order to raise the awareness of companies and drivers about the new rules of the
Mobility Package.
Unfortunately, we stili see a tendency that the number of road transport infringements by Estonian
transport companies and drivers in Sweden has increased in 2022. This is presumably in
connection with the new rules on meeting the driving and rest time requirements for drivers,
cabotage and combined transport. Apparentiy, the increase in the number of infringements can also
be caused by the fact that the Mobility Package allows the Member States to establish differences
in several rules, and different authorities sometimes interpret the European Union road transport
legislation and the guidances prepared by the Commission in different ways.
Based on the above and our wish to improve the awareness and legal compliance of our road
transport undertakings, we turn to you with the foliowing proposal.
In cooperation with the ERAA, we pian to organize another seminar for Estonian road transport
and forwarding companies in Taliinn this year in October (week 42 or 43) or November (week 46
or 47) on the topics of the Mobility Package, and this time we would also like to invite experts
from Swedish competent authorities (e.g. Swedish Transport Agency etc.) to attend to this seminar
in order to share experience and train our companies. ERAA has expressed interest primarily in
the foliowing topics:
1. The most common infringements of drivers’ driving and rest time requirements detected on
Swedish roads, fine rates, recommendations to avoid violations;
2. Checking the ban on the drive?s to spend weekiy rest time in the vehicle in Sweden, fine rates;
3. Most common infringements of cabotage rules in Sweden, fine rates, recommendations to avoid
vioiations;
4. New ruies in reiation of combined transport in Sweden;
5. Posting rules and conditions for drivers in Sweden;
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6. The procedure for processing and contesting the decision of road transport infringements in
Sweden;
7. Discussion in the form of questions and answers.
We would be very grateful if Swedish experts could participate in the seminar to provide an
overview of the above-mentioned topics to Estonian road transport and forwarding companies.
The seminar is planned as a one-day event with the help ofan interpreter in Swedish and Estonian,
on a date that, taking into account the above-mentioned weeks, would be suitable for Swedish
experts.
The contact persons for organizing the seminar are Mrs Eda Rembel (
[email protected]), the
leading expert on road transport of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications and
Mrs Anu Viks (
[email protected]) leading expert from the ERAA.
Hoping for good co-operation and waiting for your feedback soon.
Yours Sincerely
Ain Tatter
Head of Road and Railways Department
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications
of the Republic of Estonia
Eda Rembel
[email protected]
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