Application of regulations
This domain tests whether you can match a journey to the correct legal regime and prove compliance with documents. The examiner asks about licences, market access, cabotage, posting and which papers must be on board.
Licence and qualification
Category C1/C/CE and D1/D/DE must match the vehicle and trailer. The driver needs a valid driver card, a medical certificate and evidence of CPC: 140 hours of initial qualification, then 35 hours of periodic training every five years, shown as code 95 on the licence.
Market access
Haulage inside the EEA runs on a Community licence under Regulation 1072/2009. After a bilateral international leg you may perform at most three cabotage operations in seven days in the host state, and then four days must pass before cabotage there again. A posting declaration is filed through the IMI portal for cabotage and most cross-trade. Passenger transport under Regulation 1073/2009 allows occasional services without authorisation, and the 12-day rule lets one regular weekly rest be postponed on international occasional work.
Worked example
A Norwegian operator delivers Oslo–Hamburg, performs three internal German runs in six days, then reloads for Oslo. Reasoning: Oslo–Hamburg is a bilateral leg and is not cabotage; the three German runs are permitted cabotage within seven days; a fourth German run would be unlawful, so the truck must leave or wait four days; a posting declaration covers the German work, and the return leg is again bilateral and permit-free.
Traps
- Calling the international leg cabotage.
- Forgetting the four-day cooling-off period.
- Mixing AETR and Regulation 561/2006 on non-EU legs.
- Not carrying the driver attestation or the posting declaration.