EU–Moldova agreement on the carriage of freight by road

SUMMARY OF:

Agreement between the EU and Moldova on the carriage of freight by road

Decision (EU) 2022/1165 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and provisional application of the Agreement between the EU and Moldova on the carriage of freight by road

Decision (EU) 2022/2417 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the EU and Moldova on the carriage of freight by road

WHAT IS THE AIM OF THE AGREEMENT AND THE DECISIONS?

The agreement aims to temporarily facilitate road freight transport between and through the territory of the European Union (EU) and Moldova in light of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine.
Decision (EU) 2022/1165 approves signature of the agreement on behalf of the EU.
Decision (EU) 2022/2417 approves the agreement itself.

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.

DATE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE

The agreement has entered into force on 21 August 2023.

BACKGROUND

For further information, see:

Supporting Ukrainian exports and improving connections to the EU: EU strengthens cooperation with Ukraine and Moldova (European Commission).

MAIN DOCUMENTS

Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Moldova on the Carriage of Freight by Road (OJ L 181, 7.7.2022, pp. 4–10).

Council Decision (EU) 2022/1165 of 27 June 2022 on the signing, on behalf of the Union, and provisional application of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Moldova on the carriage of freight by road (OJ L 181, 7.7.2022, pp. 1–3).

Council Decision (EU) 2022/2417 of 5 December 2022 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Moldova on the carriage of freight by road (OJ L 318, 12.12.2022, pp. 1–3).

Successive amendments to Decision (EU) 2022/2417 have been incorporated into the original text. This consolidated version is of documentary value only.