Translation of "transport par charges unitaires " (French → English) :

During the meeting of the Transport Council held on 5 June in Luxembourg, the Transport Ministers gave a mandate to the European Commission for negotiations with the United States on the creation of an 'open airspace' to replace the eleven bilateral open skies agreements signed by Member States.

Research will focus on: interoperable transport systems, to enable the inter-connectivity of the transport networks, in particular enabling a competitive European railway system and the integration of a European vessel traffic information system; intermodal transport services, technologies (e.g. harmonisation of unit loads) and systems, and advanced mobility management and transport logistics;

Vehicles transporting exceptional loads as defined by Article 4(3) of Council Directive 96/53/EC ;

(7) Whereas, according to Article 4 (3) and (4) of Directive 96/53/EC, Member States may allow the circulation on their territory of category N vehicles with dimensions exceeding the limits laid down in that Directive, either for the carriage of indivisible loads or for the purpose of certain national transport operations that do not significantly affect international competition in the transport sector; whereas, as far as category M2 and M3 vehicles are concerned, Directive 96/53/EC applies only to international traffic; whereas it is therefore necessary by way of derogation to allow approvals for vehicles of dimensions exceeding the ...[+++]maximum dimensions authorized by this Directive and for certain other characteristics, together with the possibility for Member States to refuse vehicles approved under those derogating provisions;

Risks due to a lifting operation exist particularly in the case of machinery designed to move a unit load involving a change in level during the movement.

The conventional yield point is the value of the stress which gives rise to a non-proportional elongation equal to 0,2 % of the original gauge length.