EU–Moldova agreement on the carriage of freight by road

KEY POINTS

EU–Moldova relations

EU–Moldova relations are based on an association agreement (see summary) between the parties.

Scope

• The agreement grants additional rights of transit and bilateral carriage of goods to operators based in one of the two parties.
• It applies to transit and carriage of goods by road in return for payment.
• The carriage of goods by road within an EU Member State or between Member States is not covered by the agreement.

Road haulage operations

Road haulage operators can carry out the following without the need for additional permits:

• journeys with freight where the point of departure and the point of arrival are in the territory of two different parties, with or without transit through the territory of a third country;
• journeys with freight from the territory of one party to the territory of the same party, passing through the territory of the other party;
• journeys with freight to or from the territory of one party to a third country, with transit through the territory of the other party;
• journeys without freight undertaken in conjunction with the journeys referred to above.

Oversight

• The agreement sets up a Joint Committee comprised of members from both parties.
• The committee supervises and monitors the application and implementation of the agreement and periodically reviews whether the agreement is fulfilling its objectives.