Alexandria, 5 November 2012

1. INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON ROAD TRANSPORT CAPACITY BUILDING & PROFESSIONAL TRAININGNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON THE CERTIFICATE OF PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE FOR TRANSPORT MANAGERS Alexandria, 5 November 2012 (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

2. Legal framework: Internationally recognised requirements to optimise the industry’s professionalism and sustainability Alexandria, 5 November 2012 Jean AcriSpecial TIR Advisor (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

3. Access to profession and market in Europe: Historical background After Second World War: Need to rebuild Europe Development of international trade Birth of international road transport (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

4. Access to profession and market in Europe:Historical background Time of pionners: access to road transport is free But To ensure proportional development of transport modes: road transport is quantitatively limited: Coordination policy (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

5. Access to profession and market in Europe: Historical background (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012 Coordination policy (1950’s): Free access to profession: no condition imposed Controlled / limited access to market: • Quantitative limitation of transport offer • Tarification imposed by law

6. Access to profession and market in Europe: Historical background Common transport policy 1958 – 1974: No action But: quantitative limitation does not bring expected results 1974: qualitative selection, step by step replaces quantitative limitations Rules for access to profession: qualitative criteria Rules for access to market: qualitative and quantitative (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012 1958: European Economic Community: Common economic policies

7. Internationally recognised requirements to optimise the industry’s professionalism and sustainability Barbara Castle, the first to call for qualitative selection for access to profession through compulsory professional training for road transport company managers CPC Manager (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

8. Internationally recognised requirements to optimise the industry’s professionalism and sustainability Professional qualification ensured better management of road transport companies, but needed to be complemented Access to road transport is subject to the professional qualification of company managers through: Exam: CPC diploma Equivalent diplomas Long professional experience (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

9. Internationally recognised requirements to optimise the industry’s professionalism and sustainability EU experience expands Mid 80’s: Access to road transport is subject to: Professional qualification of company managers Equivalent diplomas Honorability of company managers Financial capabilities of each road transport company (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

10. EC Directive 98/76 and Regulation EC1071/2009 New key conditions in 2011 (Regulation): • Concept of effective and stable establishment • Transport Manager • Development of National Registers (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012 The purpose of these rules is: • to achieve greater harmonisation of standards between Member States, particularly as regards levels of financial standing required and the standard of professional competence expected; • to facilitate the right of establishment in other Member States and the mutual recognition of professional status; • to improve the overall professional standing and quality of road transport; • to prevent unscrupulous firms from seeking to gain market share by skimping on safety and working conditions.

11. Access to profession and market in other regions: CIS Historical background (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012 Following the dismantling of the USSR in which access to market was regulated, individual CIS countries established their own rules. However this situation was not satisfactory. Therefore a group of leading CIS countries decided to review and harmonise conditions to access and operate International Transports.

12. State of Play in the CIS region The CIS Coordinating Meeting of the Council on Road Transport 22 September 2003, St. Petersburg, Russia To establish a working group on road transport professional training standards’ harmonisation in the CIS countries; To develop an implementation plan and to establish a mutual recognition of CPC diplomas within CIS countries; To draft a CIS intergovernmental agreement on mutual recognition of CPC diplomas for international road transport professionals; (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

13. CIS CPC Manager - objectives As a result – recognition of necessity to harmonize CIS countries’ standards in the field of vocational training to meet international requirements To follow the requirements in European countries as regards to professional competence in the road transport industry; To maintain CIS road transport operators’ competitiveness at the international level (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

14. CIS CPC ManagerLegislative Background CIS AGREEMENT on harmonisation of requirements to additional training and professional competence of international road transport operators in the states-members to CIS Parties to CIS Agreement signed in Minsk, November 24th, 2006 Armenia Belarus Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Russia Tajikistan Ukraine (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

15. IRU Academy CPC Manager Programme International - CIS CIS Programme 1 programme – 1 certificate – 6 countries (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

16. Conclusion Access to profession rules and professional qualification framework for transport managers contribute to guarantee: • Professionalism • Facilitation • Safety • Compliance • Fleet efficiency • Good reputation of the undertakings • Positive image of the profession (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2012

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