Goods Transport Liaison Committee with the EU (CLTM)

• Define and attain the IRU transport policy objectives, with a view to promoting and developing goods transport by road and safeguarding the industry’s interests.
• Defend the interests of the EU goods road transport industry vis-à-vis the competent
  authorities.
• Promote the image of goods transport by road, and especially its benefits to all European
  citizens, through coordinated and targeted actions and via participation in related events and
  initiatives.

Working programme

• Monitor and influence EU road transport policy as well as developments in the legislative and
  political framework at the different European Institutions in order to defend the industry’s
  interest with respect to market related, social, technical, fiscal, economic and environmental
  issues.
• Promote the economic, social and environmental objectives defined in the IRU strategy on
  sustainable development.
• Promote the harmonisation and standardisation of vehicles, transport units and loading
  equipment in order to ensure the successful development of co-modality.
• Play a constructive role in the EU Commission’s work towards the development of a strategic framework to extend transport infrastructure networks to the EU’s neighbouring countries which would facilitate goods transport by road to and from these countries.
• Monitor developments in the field of traffic bans, obtain guarantees for the free movement of
  goods in the European Union and use opportunities to influence and take appropriate actions
  towards a possible new proposal on the harmonisation of traffic bans at European level.
• Continue to work towards harmonisation of tax systems and a prevention of the increase of the overall tax burden for road freight transport through initiatives such as the creation of a level2 playing field between the different modes, and by promoting that any revenues coming from taxes levied on road freight transport should be used for investment in road transport.
• Continue to enhance and promote monitoring of the acquis implementation and proper market functioning, including analysing post enlargement traffic developments in this area and others and use opportunities to try to obtain the improved EU traffic monitoring indicators.
• Continue to monitor EU initiatives to increase security in the supply chain and influence where
  necessary.