The Government approves the amendment of the law of management of the ground transport

The Council of Ministers has approved the draft law amending the law of management of the ground transport. The new text aims to, following the line taken by the European Union, foster a better business structuring of the supply of transport improve the size and equipment of the companies, affecting topics keys such as the training and technology, reducing trade restrictions and eliminate unnecessary administrative burdens, with the ultimate goal of improving the quality and competitiveness of transport services.

Adapts this way the law of management of the ground transport to the new Community rules governing the management of public passenger transport by road and rail services, access to the occupation of carrier and the market of international carriage of goods and passengers.

Major developments include: more detailed regulation of the registration of companies and transport activities by strengthening the full publicity of any of its contents and its coordination with the commercial register; the update of the amount up to which it is presumed the existence of an agreement of submission to arbitration the arbitral Board of transportation and modification of the definition of rail transport to bring it into conformity with the law of the rail Sector.