On Wednesday 20 May, the EU Council adopted two of the four temporary measures proposed by the European Commission at the end of April to “ease the regulatory burden and reduce costs for transport companies” (see EUROPE B12477A5).
The two measures in question were adopted by written procedure and will enter into force on the day after they are published in the Official Journal of the EU, which should be some time next week.
The first measure relaxes the rules relating to the fees payable...