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Council Decision (EU) 2023/983 of 15 May 2023 on the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the Group of Experts of the European Agreement concerning the work of crews of vehicles engaged in international road transport (AETR), within the Working Party on Road Transport of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and, if relevant, in relation to a communication by the United Nations Secretary-General pursuant to Article 21(1) of the AETR, as regards an amendment to introduce a ‘force majeure’ clause

Council Decision (EU) 2023/983 of 15 May 2023 on the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the Group of Experts of the European Agreement concerning the work of crews of vehicles engaged in international road transport (AETR), within the Working Party on Road Transport of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and, if relevant, in relation to a communication by the United Nations Secretary-General pursuant to Article 21(1) of the AETR, as regards an amendment to introduce a ‘force majeure’ clause

Decision (EU) 2023/983 · Decision · 3 articles

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1.   The position to be adopted on the Union’s behalf at the 32nd session of the Group of Experts on the European Agreement concerning the work of crews of vehicles engaged in international road transport (AETR) and, as relevant, at the next session of the Working Party on Road Transport of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), or at any subsequent sessions, shall be not to support the proposed amendment to the AETR as set out in ECE/TRANS/SC.1/GE.21/2023/2/Rev.1 to include a ‘force majeure’ clause, as well as not to support any similar amendment in substance. 2.   The position referred to in paragraph 1 shall be expressed by the Member States of the Union that are members of the Group of Experts on the AETR and of the Working Party on Road Transport of the UNECE, acting jointly in the interest of the Union.

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Should the Secretary-General of the United Nations communicate to Member States, under Article 21(1) of the AETR, that any Contracting Party, irrespective of the discussions in UNECE’s bodies, has formally proposed the amendment set out in ECE/TRANS/SC.1/GE.21/2023/2/Rev.1 as regards the inclusion of a ‘force majeure’ clause, or any similar amendment in substance, the position to be adopted by Member States on behalf of the Union shall be to object to the proposal under Article 21(2), point (a), of the AETR.

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This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

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