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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8448

24 April 2003
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/transport
Commission expected to present new "very soft" draft directive on banning driving on weekends and holidays

Brussels, 23/04/2003 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission is definitely toning down its ideas on harmonising traffic restrictions for goods vehicles in the EU, a very sensitive issue for European road hauliers. By adopting in the next few days a new draft directive, it is expected to renounce the setting of any limits to driving on weekends and holidays and make the proposal much more based on general principles. The draft communication explains that the new text will replace the draft...

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