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On 6 October, the European Parliament voted on the European Commission’s proposal to amend the slot utilisation rules at Union airports, endorsing a gradual return to the utilisation rate of 80%. As of 30 October 2022, airlines would have to use 75 % of their planned take-off and landing slots (instead of the 80% required before the pandemic) in order to keep them the following season. From the 2023 summer season, the standard 80% slot utilisation requirement should apply.

The Russian Government issued a resolution on 30 September 2022 imposing a ban on certain foreign freight vehicles owned by foreign transport operators and registered in foreign states to undertake road transport operations on Russian territory.

Last week, the European Commission sent reasoned opinions to Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal and Slovenia for failing to communicate the national measures taken to transpose Directive (EU) 2020/1057 on the posting of road transport drivers.

Last week, CLECAT and 9 other organisations representing all parts of the maritime supply chain issued a joint statement calling for the earmarking of the EU ETS revenues to the European maritime sector to foster its decarbonisation.

On 4 October, CLECAT’s Air Freight Institute met to discuss legislative and non-legislative developments relating to the EU Aviation Acquis, as well as aviation security, sustainability, digitalisation, and the impact of the energy crisis on the air freight forwarding industry. Later in the day, CLECAT’s Supply Chain Security Institute met to discuss developments in land transport, aviation, and cybersecurity.

Earlier this week, the European Commission sent to Member States for consultation a draft proposal to prolong and adjust the State aid Temporary Crisis Framework. This communication, first adopted on 23 March 2022 and amended on 20 July, enables Member States to use the flexibility foreseen under State aid rules to support the economy in the context of Russia's war against Ukraine.

On 6 October, the Council adopted the eighth package of hard-hitting sanctions against Russia for its aggression against Ukraine.

On 3 October, the European Parliament’s TRAN Committee adopted its report on the proposals for the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR) and FuelEU Maritime. CLECAT welcomes the adoption of the report by TRAN MEPs as an important step toward the deployment of much-needed charging and alternative refuelling infrastructure, as well as concrete emissions reduction from the maritime sector.

Earlier this week, CLECAT attended the first joint meeting of the EU and the UK Domestic Advisory Groups under the EU-UK TCA. The two DAGs, tasked to advise the TCA parties on the implementation of the agreement, discussed key topics of mutual interest and concern, and how best to cooperate towards achieving their joint objectives and support the effective implementation of the TCA.

On 4 October, the European Parliament endorsed the political agreement reached earlier this year on the proposal for EU Single Window Environment for Customs. The Council now needs to formally adopt the regulation, before it is signed and published in the EU Official Journal.