# Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing common rules concerning the conditions to be complied with to pursue the occupation of road transport operator and repealing Council Directive 96/26/EC (Text with EEA relevance), Division A: Civil law

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The applicant must, in particular, in relation to road haulage and passenger transport:
1..be familiar with the main types of contract used in road transport and with the rights and obligations arising therefrom;
2..be capable of negotiating a legally valid transport contract, notably with regard to conditions of carriage;
in relation to road haulage:
3..be able to consider a claim by his principal regarding compensation for loss of or damage to goods during transportation or for their late delivery, and to understand how such a claim affects his contractual liability;
4..be familiar with the rules and obligations arising from the CMR Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road;
in relation to road passenger transport:
5..be able to consider a claim by his principal regarding compensation for injury to passengers or damage to their baggage caused by an accident during transportation, or regarding compensation for delays, and to understand how such a claim affects his contractual liability.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/1071/annex/I/division/I/division/A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-1071/annex-I/division-I/division-A
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