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Draft regulation Abnormal road transports and abnormal transport vehicles

Notification Number:

2024/0555/FI (Finland)

Date received:

02/10/2024

End of Standstill:

03/01/2025 (closed)

Draft Text:

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Impact assessment:

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Communication from the Commission - TRIS/(2024) 2686

Directive (EU) 2015/1535

Notification: 2024/0555/FI

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MSG: 20242686.EN

1. MSG 001 IND 2024 0555 FI EN 02-10-2024 FI NOTIF

2. Finland

3A. Työ- ja elinkeinoministeriö
Työlllisyys ja toimivat markkinat -osasto
PL 32
FI-00023 VALTIONEUVOSTO
Puhelin +358 295047261
maaraykset.tekniset.tem@gov.fi

3B. Liikenne-ja viestintävirasto Traficom
PL 320
00059 TRAFICOM
Puhelin 029 534 5000
kirjaamo@traficom.fi

4. 2024/0555/FI - T40T - Urban and road transport

5. Draft regulation Abnormal road transports and abnormal transport vehicles

6. Abnormal transport vehicle
Abnormal road transport
Escort vehicle

7.

8.
The purpose of the drafting project is to repeal the current regulation of the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency on abnormal road transports and abnormal transport vehicles (TRAFICOM/420073/03.04.03.00/2019; ‘the abnormal road transport regulation’) and to issue a new Regulation of the same name. The new Regulation takes into account the requirements for new vehicles in the approval of abnormal transport vehicles, as well as the need for changes due to technical progress. The provisions on the practical implementation of abnormal road transports will also be amended.
Proposals for amendments to the Regulation concerning the approval of abnormal transport vehicles and abnormal transport combinations include:
- The requirements and registration markings for vehicles with adjustable dimensions will be specified.
- The application of the exceptions laid down in EU regulations on abnormal transport vehicles and abnormal transport trailers to nationally regulated abnormal transport vehicles and abnormal transport trailers will be allowed.
- The approval of a six-axle vehicle transporter with a four-axle bogie will be allowed.
- The maximum allowable locking speed of the steered axles of an abnormal transport trailer will be reduced from 30 kilometres per hour to 15 kilometres per hour.
- Additional exceptions are defined for the remote control system of an abnormal transport trailer compared to the vehicles regulation.
The proposed amendments concerning escort vehicles, licenced traffic management escort vehicles and their use include:
- An altitude measuring device is also required for escort vehicles other than licenced traffic management escort vehicles if the vehicle is used to determine transport height restrictions.
- The height requirement for a licenced traffic management escort vehicle will be removed and a provision on the minimum height of the bottom edge of the warning board will be included.
- The dimensions of the warning board will be simplified, but old warning boards may be used in the future as well.
- Changes will be made to the provisions concerning the colour and markings of licenced traffic management escort vehicles.
- An escort vehicle is not required if the need would arise solely due to height and if the transport operator has ensured that an escort vehicle is not required on the transport route due to exceeding the height.
- The provisions on the use and positioning of the escort vehicle during transport will be made more specific.
In addition to the abovementioned amendments, the proposed amendments relating to the performance of abnormal transport operations include:
- Point 2 of the current provision on the intended use of abnormal transport vehicles and abnormal transport combination vehicles will be removed.
- A trailer for carrying equipment and devices relating to the use of the towing vehicle may be coupled to an abnormal transport vehicle exceeding the generally permissible dimensions or mass when unladen on the road.
- The transport of an indivisible load other than a vehicle will be allowed in a vehicle transporter.
- The combination of a tractor and a trailer will be allowed for abnormal transport operations more extensively than at present.

9. The Regulation is issued on the basis of the authorisations given in the Vehicles Act (82/2021) and the Road Traffic Act (729/2018).

According to section 2, subsection 23 of the Road Traffic Act, abnormal road transport means transport that deviates from the provisions on dimensions or masses generally permitted on the road when the deviation is due to an indivisible load, the nature of the load or the structure required for the intended use of the vehicle. According to section 38 of the Vehicles Act, an abnormal transport vehicle is a vehicle approved for abnormal road transport referred to in section 2, subsection 23 of the Road Traffic Act which, when unladen, exceeds at least one of the generally permissible dimensions on the road, or which, when laden or unladen, is approved for transport that exceeds at least one of the generally permissible masses on the road.

10. Basic text references: 2020/0040/FIN

The basic texts have been provided in connection with an earlier notification:
2020/0040/FIN

11. No

12.

13. No

14. No

15. Yes

16.
TBT aspects: No

SPS aspects: No

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Disclosed messages

message-id	Year	Number	Country	Type	Title	Date received
109641	2024	2687	COMEuropean Commission	003	Receipt of the draft text	02-10-2024
109642	2024	2688	COMEuropean Commission	037	Competitiveness analysis	02-10-2024
111186	2025	0673	COMEuropean Commission	049	Acknowledgement of receipt of the adopted text	11-03-2025

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