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Coach Tourism and the loss of the 12 Day Derogation
The case for reintroducing the 12 day driving period to EU Driving and Rest Time rules
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Impact of the Elimination of the 12-Day Derogation
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11 Avril 2008
The Belgian Secretary of State for Mobility, Etienne Schouppe, supports the reinstatement of the 12-day rule
On the occasion of the 22nd Spring Event organised by the Belgian Federation of Bus and Coach Operators (FBAA), the Belgian Secretary of State for Mobility, Etienne Schouppe, said, “The reinstatement of the 12-day derogation is the top priority on the political agenda of EU Transport Ministers. The general trend is in favour of the reinstatement of the derogation, but it is Commissioner Barrot’s responsibility to pave the way to achieve this objective. Let’s hope that the case will have progressed by the next EU Transport Council in June.” |
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11 Avril 2008
IRU and ETF agree to work on the 12-day derogation in coach tourism
The ETF and the IRU will provide joint input to the EU Institutions during their ongoing political process to solve the 12 day issue.
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01 April 2008
Victory, but don’t get over excited
RouteOne interview of Graham Smith (IRU Vice President and President of the IRU Passenger Transport Council) & Umberto de Pretto (IRU Deputy Secretary General)
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26 March 2008
12-days derogation for European coach tourism crosses first hurdle
In a landmark vote, the European Parliament’s Committee onTransport and Tourism (TRAN) today voted by a large majority to start the legislative process of bringing back the 12-day driving derogation for international coach tourism in the European Union. |
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20 March 2008
EU Travel agents and tour operators call for the reinstatement of the 12-day derogation for coach tourism
ECTAA, the Group of National Travel Agents’ and Tour Operators’ Associations within the EU, demands that EU institutions, and particularly the Council of Transport Ministers, reinstate the 12-day driving derogation for coach tourism, to help coach industry “to survive and continue offering affordable, safe and environmentally friendly tourism services.” Read… |
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17 March 2008
UFTAA requests the urgent reinstatement of the 12-day driving derogation in European coach tourism..
The United Federation of Travel Agents’ Association (UFTAA) joined the constantly growing number of travel and tourism stakeholders, asking for an urgent reinstatement of the 12-day continuous driving derogation in European coach tourism.”. Read… |
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13 March 2008
Removal of 12 continuous driving days results in a 34% drop in long distance coach trips in Sweden.
The Swedish Bus and Coach Federation (BR) has just published a study according to which coach trips and tours lasting between six to eight overnight stays have dramatically decreased between 2006 and 2007. The study shows that the decrease may be the result of the removal, in April 2007, of the 12-day driving derogation for EU coach tourism. This dramatic drop has taken place in the context of a substantial increase in practically all other segments of the Swedish coach tourism market. Read… |
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12 March 2008
IFTO supports the IRU’s campaign to reintroduce the 12 day driving period for EU coach tourism and calls its loss “a retrograde step”.
In a letter to the European Institutions, the International Federation of Tour Operators (IFTO) outlines the far-reaching consequences resulting from the sector’s loss of the 12 day driving derogation. These include significant cost increases for tour operators who are forced to pass these increases on to consumers, and a negative impact on working conditions, highlighted by the fact that “…drivers themselves do not generally welcome the changes.” Read… |
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05 March 2008
Trade unions and employers in Romania call on EU Institutions to reinstate the 12-Day derogation in EU coach transport
The National Union of Road Hauliers from Romania (UNTRR) and the National Federation of Drivers’ Trade Unions from Romania (FNSSR) signed a joint statement urging the EU Commission, Parliament and Council of Transport Ministers to amend, as soon as possible, the EU Regulation 561/2006/EC in order to reinstate the 12-day driving derogation. Read… |
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28 February 2008
IATM supports reinstatement of 12 Day Rule
IATM has issued a statement in support of the International Road Transport Union's (IRU) call for the reinstatement of the 12 Day Rule for coach drivers. Read… |
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13 February 2008
The European Tour Operators Association (ETOA) calls for the reinstatement of the 12-day derogation for international coach tourism in the EU. According to Tom Jenkins, ETOA Executive Director, “The EU legislation has made a perfectly safe mode of transport less attractive. This affects drivers, employers and consumers alike” Reinstate the Twelve Day Rule, 13 February 2008. Read… |
 Action
On 28 January 2008, an IRU Delegation met with EU Commission Vice President and Transport Commissioner, Jacques Barrot, to hand him over a petition signed by some 20,000 EU coach operators and drivers, demanding the urgent reinstatement of the 12-day driving derogation in European Coach Tourism.
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IRU Vice President and President of the IRU Passenger Transport Council, Graham Smith (left), handing over the petition to EU Commission Vice President and Transport Commissioner, Jacques Barrot
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The same petition was submitted on 22 January 2008 to Paolo Costa, Chairman of the European Parliament’s Transport and Tourism Committee and rapporteur of the recently adopted Parliamentary resolution on a Renewed EU Tourism Policy, which urges the European Commission to examine “possibilities of postponing the rest period after roundtrips (not exceeding 12 days)”. More… |
| Yves Mannaerts (FBAA, Belgium & Vice President of the IRU Passenger Transport Council) and Paolo Costa, (MEP & Chairman of the EP TRAN Committee) |
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- “12 days” to save European Coach Tourism Read…
- EU Parliament supports restoration of the 12 day derogation for Coach Tours Read…
- IRU denounces damage caused by end of the 12 day driving time rule Read…
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Reality videos on the impact of the suppression of the 12-day derogation in international coach tourism in the EU. Watch... |
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