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presentation-of-goods-to-customs the notification to the customs authorities of the arrival of goods at the customs office or at any other place designated or approved by the customs authorities and the availability of those goods for customs controls; Regulation (EU) No 952/2013, Article 5(18)-(35), OJ L 269, 10.10.2013, p. 14
holder-of-the-goods the person who is the owner of the goods or who has a similar right of disposal over them or who has physical control of them; Regulation (EU) No 952/2013, Article 5(18)-(35), OJ L 269, 10.10.2013, p. 14
holder-of-the-procedure (a) the person who lodges the customs declaration, or on whose behalf that declaration is lodged; or (b) the person to whom the rights and obligations in respect of a customs procedure have been transferred; Regulation (EU) No 952/2013, Article 5(18)-(35), OJ L 269, 10.10.2013, p. 14
commercial-policy-measures non-tariff measures established, as part of the common commercial policy, in the form of Union provisions governing international trade in goods; Regulation (EU) No 952/2013, Article 5(36)-(41), OJ L 269, 10.10.2013, p. 15
processing-operations any of the following: (a) the working of goods, including erecting or assembling them or fitting them to other goods; (b) the processing of goods; (c) the destruction of goods; (d) the repair of goods, including restoring them and putting them in order; (e) the use of goods which are not to be found in the processed products, but which allow or facilitate the production of those products, even if they are entirely or partially used up in the process (production accessories); Regulation (EU) No 952/2013, Article 5(36)-(41), OJ L 269, 10.10.2013, p. 15
rate-of-yield the quantity or percentage of processed products obtained from the processing of a given quantity of goods placed under a processing procedure; Regulation (EU) No 952/2013, Article 5(36)-(41), OJ L 269, 10.10.2013, p. 15
decision any act by the customs authorities pertaining to the customs legislation giving a ruling on a particular case, and having legal effects on the person or persons concerned; Regulation (EU) No 952/2013, Article 5(36)-(41), OJ L 269, 10.10.2013, p. 15
carrier in the context of entry, the person who brings the goods, or who assumes responsibility for the carriage of the goods, into the customs territory of the Union. However, (i) in the case of combined transportation, "carrier" means the person who operates the means of transport which, once brought into the customs territory of the Union, moves by itself as an active means of transport; (ii) in the case of maritime or air traffic under a vessel-sharing or contracting arrangement, "carrier" means the person who concludes a contract and issues a bill of lading or air waybill for the actual carriage of the goods into the customs territory of the Union; in the context of exit, the person who takes the goods, or who assumes responsibility for the carriage of the goods, out of the customs territory of the Union. However: (i) in the case of combined transportation, where the active means of transport leaving the customs territory of the Union is only transporting another means of transport which, after the arrival of the active means of transport at its destination, will move by itself as an active means of transport, 'carrier' means the person who will operate the means of transport which will move by itself once the means of transport leaving the customs territory of the Union has arrived at its destination; (ii) in the case of maritime or air traffic under a vessel-sharing or contracting arrangement, "carrier" means the person who concludes a contract, and issues a bill of lading or air waybill, for the actual carriage of the goods out of the customs territory of the Union; Regulation (EU) No 952/2013, Article 5(36)-(41), OJ L 269, 10.10.2013, p. 15
buying-commission a fee paid by an importer to an agent for representing him or her in the purchase of goods being valued. Regulation (EU) No 952/2013, Article 5(36)-(41), OJ L 269, 10.10.2013, p. 15
carriage-by-road any journey made entirely or in part on roads open to the public by a vehicle, whether laden or not, used for the carriage of passengers or goods; Regulation (EC) No 561/2006, consolidated text 22.05.2024, Article 4(a)-(g), PDF pp. 4-5
vehicle a motor vehicle, tractor, trailer or semi-trailer or a combination of these vehicles, defined as follows: Regulation (EC) No 561/2006, consolidated text 22.05.2024, Article 4(a)-(g), PDF pp. 4-5
motor-vehicle any self-propelled vehicle travelling on the road, other than a vehicle permanently running on rails, and normally used for carrying passengers or goods, Regulation (EC) No 561/2006, consolidated text 22.05.2024, Article 4(a)-(g), PDF pp. 4-5
tractor any self-propelled vehicle travelling on the road, other than a vehicle permanently running on rails, and specially designed to pull, push or move trailers, semi-trailers, implements or machines, Regulation (EC) No 561/2006, consolidated text 22.05.2024, Article 4(a)-(g), PDF pp. 4-5
trailer any vehicle designed to be coupled to a motor vehicle or tractor, Regulation (EC) No 561/2006, consolidated text 22.05.2024, Article 4(a)-(g), PDF pp. 4-5
semi-trailer a trailer without a front axle coupled in such a way that a substantial part of its weight and of the weight of its load is borne by the tractor or motor vehicle; Regulation (EC) No 561/2006, consolidated text 22.05.2024, Article 4(a)-(g), PDF pp. 4-5
driver any person who drives the vehicle even for a short period, or who is carried in a vehicle as part of his duties to be available for driving if necessary; Regulation (EC) No 561/2006, consolidated text 22.05.2024, Article 4(a)-(g), PDF pp. 4-5
break any period during which a driver may not carry out any driving or any other work and which is used exclusively for recuperation; Regulation (EC) No 561/2006, consolidated text 22.05.2024, Article 4(a)-(g), PDF pp. 4-5
other-work all activities which are defined as working time in Article 3(a) of Directive 2002/15/EC except ‘driving’, including any work for the same or another employer, within or outside of the transport sector; Regulation (EC) No 561/2006, consolidated text 22.05.2024, Article 4(a)-(g), PDF pp. 4-5
rest any uninterrupted period during which a driver may freely dispose of his time; Regulation (EC) No 561/2006, consolidated text 22.05.2024, Article 4(a)-(g), PDF pp. 4-5
daily-rest-period the daily period during which a driver may freely dispose of his time and covers a ‘regular daily rest period’ and a ‘reduced daily rest period’: Regulation (EC) No 561/2006, consolidated text 22.05.2024, Article 4(a)-(g), PDF pp. 4-5
regular-daily-rest-period any period of rest of at least 11 hours. Alternatively, this regular daily rest period may be taken in two periods, the first of which must be an uninterrupted period of at least 3 hours and the second an uninterrupted period of at least nine hours, Regulation (EC) No 561/2006, consolidated text 22.05.2024, Article 4(a)-(g), PDF pp. 4-5
reduced-daily-rest-period any period of rest of at least nine hours but less than 11 hours; Regulation (EC) No 561/2006, consolidated text 22.05.2024, Article 4(a)-(g), PDF pp. 4-5
weekly-rest-period the weekly period during which a driver may freely dispose of his time and covers a ‘regular weekly rest period’ and a ‘reduced weekly rest period’: Regulation (EC) No 561/2006, consolidated text 22.05.2024, Article 4(h)-(m), PDF pp. 5-6
regular-weekly-rest-period any period of rest of at least 45 hours, Regulation (EC) No 561/2006, consolidated text 22.05.2024, Article 4(h)-(m), PDF pp. 5-6
reduced-weekly-rest-period any period of rest of less than 45 hours, which may, subject to the conditions laid down in Article 8(6), be shortened to a minimum of 24 consecutive hours; Regulation (EC) No 561/2006, consolidated text 22.05.2024, Article 4(h)-(m), PDF pp. 5-6
a-week the period of time between 00.00 on Monday and 24.00 on Sunday; Regulation (EC) No 561/2006, consolidated text 22.05.2024, Article 4(h)-(m), PDF pp. 5-6
driving-time the duration of driving activity recorded: automatically or semi-automatically by the recording equipment as defined in Annex I and Annex IB of Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85, or manually as required by Article 16(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85; Regulation (EC) No 561/2006, consolidated text 22.05.2024, Article 4(h)-(m), PDF pp. 5-6
daily-driving-time the total accumulated driving time between the end of one daily rest period and the beginning of the following daily rest period or between a daily rest period and a weekly rest period; Regulation (EC) No 561/2006, consolidated text 22.05.2024, Article 4(h)-(m), PDF pp. 5-6
weekly-driving-time the total accumulated driving time during a week; Regulation (EC) No 561/2006, consolidated text 22.05.2024, Article 4(h)-(m), PDF pp. 5-6
maximum-permissible-mass the maximum authorised operating mass of a vehicle when fully laden; Regulation (EC) No 561/2006, consolidated text 22.05.2024, Article 4(h)-(m), PDF pp. 5-6
regular-passenger-services ‘regular services’ and ‘special regular services’ as defined in Article 2, points 2 and 3, respectively, of Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( ¹ ), whether national or international; Regulation (EC) No 561/2006, consolidated text 22.05.2024, Article 4(n)-(r), PDF p. 6
occasional-passenger-services ‘occasional services’ as defined in Article 2, point 4, of Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009, whether national or international; Regulation (EC) No 561/2006, consolidated text 22.05.2024, Article 4(n)-(r), PDF p. 6
multi-manning the situation where, during each period of driving between any two consecutive daily rest periods, or between a daily rest period and a weekly rest period, there are at least two drivers in the vehicle to do the driving. For the first hour of multi-manning the presence of another driver or drivers is optional but for the remainder of the period it is compulsory; Regulation (EC) No 561/2006, consolidated text 22.05.2024, Article 4(n)-(r), PDF p. 6
transport-undertaking any natural person, any legal person, any association or group of persons without legal personality, whether profit-making or not, or any official body, whether having its own legal personality or being dependent upon an authority having such a personality, which engages in carriage by road, whether for hire or reward or for own account; Regulation (EC) No 561/2006, consolidated text 22.05.2024, Article 4(n)-(r), PDF p. 6
driving-period the accumulated driving time from when a driver commences driving following a rest period or a break until he takes a rest period or a break. The driving period may be continuous or broken; Regulation (EC) No 561/2006, consolidated text 22.05.2024, Article 4(n)-(r), PDF p. 6
non-commercial-carriage any carriage by road, other than carriage for hire or reward or on own account, for which no direct or indirect remuneration is received and which does not directly or indirectly generate any income for the driver of the vehicle or for others, and which is not linked to professional or commercial activity. Regulation (EC) No 561/2006, consolidated text 22.05.2024, Article 4(n)-(r), PDF p. 6
vehicle a motor vehicle registered in a Member State, or a coupled combination of vehicles the motor vehicle of which at least is registered in a Member State, used exclusively for the carriage of goods; Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009, consolidated text 21.02.2022, Article 2(1)-(7), OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 75
international-carriage (a) a laden journey undertaken by a vehicle the point of departure and the point of arrival of which are in two different Member States, with or without transit through one or more Member States or third countries; (b) a laden journey undertaken by a vehicle from a Member State to a third country or vice versa, with or without transit through one or more Member States or third countries; (c) a laden journey undertaken by a vehicle between third countries, with transit through the territory of one or more Member States; or (d) an unladen journey in conjunction with the carriage referred to in points (a), (b) and (c); Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009, consolidated text 21.02.2022, Article 2(1)-(7), OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 75
host-member-state a Member State in which a haulier operates other than the haulier’s Member State of establishment; Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009, consolidated text 21.02.2022, Article 2(1)-(7), OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 75
non-resident-haulier a road haulage undertaking which operates in a host Member State; Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009, consolidated text 21.02.2022, Article 2(1)-(7), OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 75
driver any person who drives the vehicle even for a short period, or who is carried in a vehicle as part of his duties to be available for driving if necessary; Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009, consolidated text 21.02.2022, Article 2(1)-(7), OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 75
cabotage-operations national carriage for hire or reward carried out on a temporary basis in a host Member State, in conformity with this Regulation; Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009, consolidated text 21.02.2022, Article 2(1)-(7), OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 75
serious-infringement-of-community-road-transport-legislation an infringement which may lead to the loss of good repute in accordance with Article 6(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009 and/or to the temporary or permanent withdrawal of a Community licence. Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009, consolidated text 21.02.2022, Article 2(1)-(7), OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 75
carrier “ Carrier ” includes the owner or the charterer who enters into a contract of carriage with a shipper. Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1971, Schedule, Article I(a)
contract-of-carriage “ Contract of carriage ” applies only to contracts of carriage covered by a bill of lading or any similar document of title, in so far as such document relates to the carraige of goods by sea, including any bill of lading or any similar document as aforesaid issued under or pursuant to a charter party from the moment at which such bill of lading or similar document of title regulates the relations between a carrier and a holder of the same. Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1971, Schedule, Article I(b)
goods “ Goods ” includes goods, wares, merchandise, and articles of every kind whatsoever except live animals and cargo which by the contract of carriage is stated as being carried on deck and is so carried. Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1971, Schedule, Article I(c)
ship “ Ship ” means any vessel used for the carriage of goods by sea. Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1971, Schedule, Article I(d)
carriage-of-goods “ Carriage of goods ” covers the period from the time when the goods are loaded on to the time they are discharged from the ship. Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1971, Schedule, Article I(e)
air-carrier Certificated provider of scheduled and nonscheduled services. Glossary entry “Air carrier”.
class-i-railroad A freight railroad with an annual gross operating revenue indexed to a base of $250 million in 1991 dollars. In 2004, the adjusted base had increased to $289.5 million. Glossary entry “Class I railroad”.

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