Geneva
On 20 July 2006, Albania adhered to the European Agreement concerning the Work of Crews of Vehicles engaged in International Road Transport (AETR). This new accession brings the total number of States Parties to the AETR Agreement to 45.
The AETR Agreement regulates the working and rest periods of professional drivers and the control device enabling the control of those periods. In doing so, the AETR Agreement contributes to harmonize the conditions of competition among road carriers. It also contributes to reduce the risk of road crashes by avoiding excessive driving periods and fatigue of drivers of trucks and coaches.
The AETR Agreement, developed by the UNECE Working Party on Road Transport (SC.1), has been recently amended in order to enable the use of the digital tachygraph, which cannot be tampered. A revision of the Agreement is in progress aimed at aligning its provisions with those adopted this year by the European Union concerning the driving and rest times of professional drivers.
The UNECE body is also considering the possibility to open up the Agreement to countries outside the UNECE region.
For more information, please contact:
José Capel Ferrer, Director, or
Marie-Noëlle Poirier, Economic Affairs Officer,
UNECE Transport Division
Palais des Nations
CH - 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Phone: +41 (0) 22 917 2400, 917 3259
Fax: +41 (0) 22 917 0039
E-mail: jose.capel.ferrer@unece.org - marie-noelle.poirier@unece.org
Ref: ECE/TRANS/06/N05
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Information Unit
Palais des Nations,
CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Tel.: +41 (0) 22 917 44 44
Fax: +41 (0) 22 917 05 05
Email: info.ece@unece.org
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