09.04.2020
on 6 April 2020, AISÖ confirmed that in Austria, the weekend and holiday driving ban for trucks over 7.5 tonnes will be suspended until 19 April 2020. However, members should be aware that the sectoral driving bans currently in place in the Tyrol region will remain valid.
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07.04.2020
On 6 April 2020, AISÖ confirmed that in Austria, the weekend and holiday driving ban for trucks over 7.5 tonnes will be suspended until 19 April 2020.
However, members should be aware that the sectoral driving bans currently in place in the Tyrol region will remain valid.
Source: AISÖ
25 March 2020
The Ministry of Social Affairs has issued a new regulation which restricts the entry into Austria from land border crossing points of those persons living in or transiting from the following neighbouring countries:
- Italy
- Switzerland
- Liechtenstein
- Germany
- Hungary
- Slovenia
Those wanting to enter Austria must present a medical certificate that can be filled out in German, English or Italian, which proves that their test for SARS-CoV-2 is negative. The medical certificate must not be older than four days at the time of entry, otherwise the authorities may refuse entry.
This regulation does not apply to freight or commuter traffic . This regulation came into force on 20.3.2020.
Source: AISÖ
24 March 2020
Tyrol has issued another Regulation (attached in German only). This Regulation extends the existing measures to 12 April 2020.
In order to prevent the further spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), it is prohibited to enter public places on the entire national territory, while security of the supply chain and the free movement of goods for all municipalities has been guaranteed.
Some of the most important provisions are contained in paragraph 3 of the new Regulation:
1) The entrance to and departure from the municipalities within Tyrolean territory shall be prohibited.
2) Paragraph 1 shall not apply to:
General trips by suppliers (e.g. food transport) and provision of general services (e.g. road service, waste collection, service companies, public administration, public road and rail transport).
Supply-critical public infrastructure (e.g. electricity and water supply).
3) In order to ensure the security of the supply chain and the free movement of goods, transit through municipalities on Austrian territory is permitted.
Source: AISÖ
Throughout Austria, the weekend traffic ban for heavy goods vehicles above 7.5 tonnes will be suspended until 3 April 2020 with immediate effect. This measure has been discussed and coordinated with Italy and Bavaria in order to avoid border waiting times as much as possible.
The driving bans for trucks over 7.5 tonnes to the Klingenbach and Deutschkreutz (Burgenland) border crossings have also been lifted to relieve pressure from the Nickelsdorf border point.
At the Austria-Hungarian border:
- Border crossings to be used by international freight traffic departing from or ending in Hungary:
o Hegyeshalom / Nickelsdorf.
o Sopron / Klingenbach (transiting vehicles over 7.5t allowed until 05:00 on 20 March).
o Kópháza / Deutschkreutz (transiting vehicles over 7.5t allowed until 05:00 on 20 March; vehicles over 7.5t with Austrian or Hungarian licence plates permitted until 00:00 on 23 March).
o Rábafüzes / Heiligenkreuz
- Border crossings to be used by AT-HUN bilateral freight transport (in addition to the three mentioned above):
o Bucsu / Schachendorf.
o Koszeg / Rattersdorf.
o Rábafüzes / Heiligenkreuz.
In addition, the government has announced a temporary relaxation of the enforcement of driving and rest times for drivers in order to eliminate bottlenecks caused by the current crisis. The measures lifted are those in Articles 6 to 9 of the EU Regulation No. 561/2006. This exception applies from 16 March 2020 to 14 April 2020. Measures lifted are the following:
- Art. 6(1): replacement of the maximum daily driving limit of 9 hours with one of 11 hours;
- Art. 6(2): replacement of the maximum weekly driving limit of 56 hours with one of 60 hours;
- Art. 6(3): replacement of the maximum fortnightly driving limit of 90 hours with one of 100 hours;
- Art. 7: replacement of the minimum daily breaks requirements by imposing a break of 45 minutes after 5 and a half hours;
- Art. 8(2): Reduction of the daily rest requirements from 11 to 9 hours;
- Art. 8(6): Weekly rest period of at least 24 hours after six 24-hour periods.
Further details can be found in the Regulation.
Source: AISÖ
