Revised law on road haulage companies is now under discussion
Published: Monday, Jun 3rd 2024, 16:20
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The federal government can partially re-regulate cross-border goods transportation by road. The Council of States and National Council have resolved the final differences in a revision of the Federal Act on the Licensing of Road Transport Companies.
On Monday, the National Council agreed with the position of the Council of States on the question of which data should appear in a federal register. The law, abbreviated to STUG, is therefore ready for the final votes in both chambers.
According to this agreement, the number of people employed by a company at the end of the year is not recorded in this register. This also applies to the registration numbers of company vehicles. The Council of States wanted to keep the bureaucratic burden on companies as low as possible.
A minority of the National Council's preliminary consultation committee argued in vain for the inclusion of this data - arguing that this would one day ensure a connection to a European road transport company register.
Federal Councillor Albert Rösti also campaigned for the minority motion. Otherwise, Switzerland would end up with a road transport company register that was not compatible with European standards, and that would be a shame, said the Transport Minister. The minority motion was rejected by 116 votes to 68.
New license requirement for delivery vans from 2.5 tons
The reason for the STUG revision is new EU regulations on the transportation of passengers and goods. With this bill, the Federal Council also wants to make cross-border road freight transport more competitive and create a level playing field for van and truck transporters.
The revised law therefore stipulates a license requirement for delivery vans weighing two and a half tons or more in international traffic. Previously, the limit was three and a half tons. There are to be exceptions.
According to parliamentary documents, around a thousand additional companies are affected by this extension of the obligation. According to these documents, just over 7,000 transport companies in cross-border goods and passenger transport currently require a license.
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