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The Government issued a decree on the supervision of social legislation in road transport and the division of labor between the authorities on 13 April 2022. The decree will enter into force on 18.4.2022. The regulation harmonises the enforcement of social legislation on road transport with EU law and strengthens the division of labor between the competent authorities.From now on drivers companies and vehicles covered by the Driving and Rest Time Regulation and the Tachograph Regulation will be monitored at the roadside and in companies in accordance with the Regulation. The aim is to prevent accidents caused by driver fatigue.The police customs and the Border Guard monitor compliance with the law at the roadside and the occupational safety and health authority in companies. The Finnish Transport and Communications Agencys Traficoms task is to provide supervisors with risk classification information in order to carry out risk-based supervision of companies.The Occupational Safety and Health Authority was appointed to coordinate the national control strategy and liaise with the competent authorities of the Member States of the European Union.Underlying the EU mobility packageThe social and market provisions for the road transport sector in the EU mobility package were published in July 2020. For the national implementation of the package the government issued a proposal which entered into force on 1 February 2022. The current Government Decree complements the national implementation of the EU mobility package in terms of control.What nextThe decree will enter into force on 18.4.2022. The national control strategy will be submitted to the European Commission by 21 August 2022.
