The Member States’ ambassadors to the EU (Coreper) agreed on a common position on Wednesday 20 October with a view to entering into negotiations with the European Parliament on vehicles hired without drivers for the carriage of goods by road (2006/1/EC) (see EUROPE B12811A11). A trilogue is scheduled for 26 October.
Most of the discussion focused on the time limit for hiring a vehicle, after which a Member State may decide to restrict its use or require national registration. This was the...