# 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 G: Technical standards and technical aspects of operation

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

The applicant must, in particular, in relation to road haulage and passenger transport:
1..be familiar with the rules concerning the weights and dimensions of vehicles in the United Kingdom and Member States and the procedures to be followed in the case of abnormal loads which constitute an exception to these rules;
2..be able to choose vehicles and their components (chassis, engine, transmission system, braking system, etc.) in accordance with the needs of the undertaking;
3..be familiar with the formalities relating to the type approval, registration and technical inspection of these vehicles;
4..understand what measures must be taken to reduce noise and to combat air pollution by motor vehicle exhaust emissions;
5..be able to draw up periodic maintenance plans for the vehicles and their equipment;
in relation to road haulage:
6..be familiar with the different types of cargo-handling and loading devices (tailboards, containers, pallets, etc.) and be able to introduce procedures and issue instructions for loading and unloading goods (load distribution, stacking, stowing, blocking and chocking, etc.);
7..be familiar with the various techniques of ‘piggy-back’ and roll-on roll-off combined transport;
8..be able to implement procedures to comply with the rules on the carriage of dangerous goods and waste, notably those arising from the Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2009, or the Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 and Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006;
9..be able to implement procedures to comply with the rules on the carriage of perishable foodstuffs, notably those arising from the Agreement on the International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs and on the Special Equipment to be used for such Carriage (ATP);
10..be able to implement procedures to comply with the rules on the transport of live animals.

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