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EU Adopts Measures to Support Transportation Industry

The European Council will temporarily extend certain certificates and licenses relating to road, rail and water transport and will relax rules on charging ships for using port infrastructure, the EC said May 20. The measures (see 2005120030) aim to help…

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those in the transportation sector that are struggling to meet “certain administrative formalities before the expiry of the relevant deadlines,” it said. The European Union will also suspend “periodic checks in the road, rail, inland navigation and shipping sectors” and will give EU ports the option to suspend, reduce or defer port-related fees issued between March 1, 2020, and Oct. 31, 2020. The measures are expected to take effect this week.