CLECAT POSITION ON SAFE & SECURE TRUCK PARKING AREA REGULATION
On 10 February, CLECAT submitted its input to the public consultation on the draft Delegated Regulation for Safe and Secure Truck Parking Areas (SSTPAs) in Europe, which enshrines the EU SSTPA Standard into legislation by virtue of Article 8a of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006. The standard, which is based on four levels of security, a common level of service and certification procedures builds on the work of the 2019 Commission study on SSTPAs.
CLECAT highly appreciates the European Commission’s work on Safe and Secure Truck Parking Areas and welcomes the adoption of the draft Delegated Regulation on SSTPAs. Our members have a keen interest in advancing the standards for safe and secure truck parking areas in Europe. Freight forwarders have no financial interest in the setup and/or operation of the parking areas themselves.
CLECAT fully supports the EU SSTPA Standard and believe that it is needed to address the urgent demand for truck parking areas in the EU, by offering sufficient parking possibilities for drivers, which are of high quality and provide the desired amount of security. In that regard, we believe that a harmonised EU Standard will be key to successfully address the existing shortcomings.
Whilst welcoming the draft Delegated Regulation, which has been the result of intense collaboration between the European Commission’s DG MOVE and the Expert Group on SSTPAs, of which CLECAT is a member, some areas have been identified which would require changes to appropriately address the problems posed by cargo theft in the EU.
The concerns and recommendations of CLECAT with regards to the draft Delegated Regulation on Safe and Secure Truck Parking Areas are set out in our position paper, which is accessible here.