11 February 2022

CLECAT Newsletter 2022/06

CLECAT NEWSLETTER
 
Brussels News

INDUSTRY CALLS ON EP ENVI TO TRULY MAKE EU ETS FOR ROAD A SUCCESS

CLECAT, the European Express Association (EEA) and the European Shippers’ Council (ESC), representing European freight forwarders and logistics service providers, express delivery operators, and importers and exporters, embrace the concept of an EU ETS for road transport which provides a uniform EU carbon price and level-playing field to address the decarbonisation of road transport within the Single Market.

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Brussels News

ENVI DEBATES DRAFT ETS REPORT

Members of the European Parliament’s ENVI Committee held an exchange of views on 10 February about MEP Peter Liese’s draft report on the revision of the EU ETS. The Rapporteur reiterated that carbon must have a price in all parts of the economy to incentivise decarbonisation.

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Brussels News

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 based on 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.

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RAIL
 
Rail

€30 MILLION SPANISH SCHEME TO REMOVE BARRIERS TO INTEROPERABILITY IN RAIL FREIGHT

On 9 February, the European Commission approved, under EU State aid rules, a €30 million Spanish scheme to remove barriers to interoperability in rail freight transport in Spain. The scheme will be funded through the Recovery and Resilience Facility (‘RRF'), following the Commission's positive assessment of the Spanish Recovery and Resilience Plan and its adoption by Council.

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AIR
 
Air

UNECE-ICAO DIGITAL AIR CARGO GUIDANCE PUBLISHED

On 8 February, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) have completed new digital air cargo technical specifications guidance that shall help to accelerate the transition towards safer and more resilient supply chains, while making important contributions to COVID-19 response and recovery efforts.

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FORTHCOMING EVENTS
 

CLECAT Meetings

CLECAT Customs and Indirect Taxation Institute
18 February 2022, Online

CLECAT Air Freight Institute
16 March 2022, location TBC

CLECAT Supply Chain Security Institute
16 March 2022, location TBC

CLECAT Road Logistics Institute
22 March 2022, Online

CLECAT Board
23 March 2022, location TBC

CLECAT General Assembly
16 June 2022, location TBC

EU Meetings

Council of the European Union

Informal meeting of transport ministers
21-22 February 2022, Le Bourget (France)

European Parliament

European Parliament Transport Committee
3 March 2022, Brussels

European Parliament Environment Committee
14 February 2022, Strasbourg

European Parliament Plenary
14-17 February 2022, Strasbourg