Council Decision (EU) 2025/1115 of 12 May 2025 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Group of Experts on the European Agreement concerning the Work of Crews of Vehicles Engaged in International Road Transport (AETR) and within the Working Party on Road Transport of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe as regards a proposal to align the AETR with the main recent amendments to Regulation (EC) No 561/2006

The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf during the 38th session, and at subsequent sessions, of the Group of Experts on the European Agreement concerning the Work of Crews of Vehicles Engaged in International Road Transport (AETR) and during the 120th session, and at subsequent sessions, of the Working Party on Road Transport (SC.1) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) as regards a proposal to align the AETR with the recent amendments to Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 introduced by Regulations (EU) 2020/1054 and (EU) 2024/1258 and with Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1012 is set out in the Attachment to this Decision. Formal and minor changes to the position referred to in the first paragraph may be agreed without a further decision of the Council.

The position referred to in Article 1 shall be expressed by the Commission in the Group of Experts on the AETR and by the Member States acting jointly in the interest of the Union, in the UNECE Working Party on Road Transport.

Where any proposed amendment laid out in the Attachment to this Decision has been endorsed by the UNECE Working Party on Road Transport, the Member States acting jointly in the interest of the Union shall submit it to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, in accordance with Article 21(1) of the AETR. Member States shall not object to a notification by the Secretary-General of the United Nations under Article 21(1) of the AETR of proposed amendments which are contained in the Attachment to this Decision.

This Decision is addressed to the Commission and to the Member States.

1 Based on information provided by the Contracting Parties, the Secretariat of UNECE shall ensure that information on safe and secure parking areas is easily accessible to drivers engaged in the carriage of goods and passengers by road. The Secretariat of UNECE shall publish a list of parking areas that have been certified, in order to provide drivers with adequate: Intrusion detection and prevention, Lighting and visibility, Emergency contact points and procedures, Gender-friendly sanitary facilities, Food and beverage purchasing options, Communications connections, Power supply. The list of such parking areas shall be made available on a single official website and shall be regularly updated.

2 The standards providing further details on the level of service and security with regard to the areas listed in paragraph 1 and concerning the procedures for the certification of parking areas are set out in Appendix 5.

3 Appendix 5 may be amended by a majority of Contracting Parties present and voting in the UNECE Working Party on Road Transport.

4 Contracting Parties are to encourage the development of parking areas for commercial road users.’