Article 9U.K.Rules applicable to cabotage operations
1.The performance of cabotage operations shall be subject, save as otherwise provided in [F1[F2assimilated] law], to the laws, regulations and administrative provisions in force in the [F3United Kingdom] with regard to the following:
(a)the conditions governing the transport contract;
(b)the weights and dimensions of road vehicles;
(c)the requirements relating to the carriage of certain categories of goods, in particular dangerous goods, perishable foodstuffs and live animals;
(d)the driving time and rest periods;
(e)the value added tax (VAT) on transport services.
[F4The weights and dimensions referred to in point (b) of the first subparagraph may, where appropriate, exceed those applicable in the haulier’s Member State of establishment, but they may under no circumstances exceed the limits set by the United Kingdom.]
2.The laws, regulations and administrative provisions referred to in paragraph 1 shall be applied to non-resident hauliers under the same conditions as those imposed on hauliers established in the [F5United Kingdom], so as to prevent any discrimination on grounds of nationality or place of establishment.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Art. 9(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Licensing of Operators and International Road Haulage (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/708), regs. 1(1), 13(10)(a)(i)(aa); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Word in Art. 9(1) substituted (27.2.2025) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/82), reg. 1(2), Sch. 8 para. 7(b)
F3Words in Art. 9(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Licensing of Operators and International Road Haulage (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/708), regs. 1(1), 13(10)(a)(i)(bb); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4Words in Art. 9(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Licensing of Operators and International Road Haulage (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/708), regs. 1(1), 13(10)(a)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F5Words in Art. 9(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Licensing of Operators and International Road Haulage (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/708), regs. 1(1), 13(10)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)