Transport

The Transport Forum is a co-operation platform bringing together small and medium-sized enterprises from manufacturing and repair of road vehicles as well as road transport. Given the impact of transport on all economic activities, the Forum also includes the voices of other sectors such as retail, construction and tourism.

The Forum aims to develop joint positions on all transport-related issues such as sustainable transport, organisation of the supply chain, road safety, infrastructure efficiency etc.

The following associations contribute to the Forum:

AIRC	Association Internationale des Reparateurs en Carrosserie
ECF	European Caravan Federation
ETRA	European Twowheel Retailers’ Association
UETR	Union Européenne des Transporteurs Routiers

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Position papers

 March 2013: UEAPME Transport Forum position on the access to the road haulage market

 October 2012: UEAPME Transport Forum Position on the EC Staff Working Document on Transport Security

 May 2012: Position of the Transport Forum on the revision othe rthe Tachograph legislation: vote of the Transport and Tourism Committee

 November 2011: UEAPME Transport Forum response to the European Commission consultation on the review of the internal market in road freight transport

 September 2009: Position paper on the “Car Block Exemption”

 September 2009: Position paper on the EC Communication on a Sustainable Future for Transport

  November 2008: UEAPME Position on the “Eurovignette” Directive

  August 2008: UEAPME Comments on the Commission Evaluation report on the operation of Regulation (EC) 1400/2002 concerning motor vehicle distribution and servicing (EN)

  August 2008: UEAPME Comments on the Commission Evaluation report on the operation of Regulation (EC) 1400/2002 concerning motor vehicle distribution and servicing (DE)

  August 2008: UEAPME Comments on the Commission Evaluation report on the operation of Regulation (EC) 1400/2002 concerning motor vehicle distribution and servicing (IT)

 December 2007: Crime prevention in the transport chain – co-operation with the police

 July 2007: UEAPME comments on the information meeting of 6 June 2007 on Supply Chain Security

  March 2007: Considerations of UEAPME on sustainable urban transport

  October 2006: UEAPME position on the Commission’s proposals for enhancing supply chain security

Press releases, statements and presentations

  28/03/2011: Transport white paper: SMEs welcome outline but warn about financial impact

 23/03/2011: Speech and presentation by Marco Digioia, UEAPME Transport Forum, Hearing on Social Rules in Road Transport at the European Parliament (see also the Memorandum of Understanding signed at the event)

  18/10/2010: Business organisations warn of negative consequences of Council agreement on Eurovignette

  16/06/2010: Transport working time: EP vote limits freedom of enterprise, say SMEs

  28/04/2010: Transport working time: SMEs deeply concerned by Parliament Committee’s vote

  25/05/2009: Welcome message by President Francesco Del Boca at the UEAPME Transport Forum meeting

  20/04/2009: Impact of the economic recession on the road transport market (speech by President Francesco Del Boca at EC conference on 20 April 2009)

  20/04/2009: Impact of the economic recession on the road transport market (presentation by President Francesco Del Boca at EC conference on 20 April 2009)

  11/03/2009: EUROVIGNETTE vote: Mixed results say business organisations

  11/02/2009: EUROVIGNETTE directive: mixed results from Committee vote for business organisations

  08/12/2008: UEAPME Transport Forum statement for the Transport Council Meeting, 8-9 December 2008

  01/12/2008: Business organisations sceptical about revision of EUROVIGNETTE directive

  26/09/2007: Green paper on urban transport provides more questions than answers

  12/12/2006: Enhancing Supply Chain Security: European business associations suggest reconsidering the proposal