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Effect of Covid to international freight traffic

The impact of the pandemic to the international goods movement were huge. Various regulations in different countries lead to a confused overall set of rules. For this reason, the International Road Transport Union (IRU) has made an overview with information’s about regulations in various states: https://www.iru.org/intelligence/flash-info
In the countries of the European Union, the restrictions for truck drivers are largely phased out. Only the local rules for access to restaurants, distance rules, etc. are also valid for truck drivers. Because of the rising number of cases and the coming winter, this could change. Therefore, we have collected the main information to each country of the European Union. Since the legal situation can change at any time, we recommend that you inform yourself before entering a member state.
Austria
Truck drivers are allowed to cross Austria without a test or quarantine. If the truck drivers have contact with other persons more than twice a day or more than 15 minutes, they must be vaccinated, tested, or recovered. If there are two people in the driver’s cab, they must confirm with this requirement. From 15.11.2021 on, every employee must be vaccinated, tested, or recovered if they want to work at the workplace.
Belgium
Truck drivers are allowed to cross Belgium without a test or quarantine.

 

Czech Republic
Truck drivers are allowed to cross the Czech Republic without test or quarantine. They need to carry the certificate, to provide that they are a truck driver: https://www.mvcr.cz/docDetail.aspx?docid=22240809&doctype=ART
Denmark
Truck drivers are allowed to cross Denmark without a test of quarantine. Anyway, it’s recommended to use the entry form: https://en.coronasmitte.dk/rules-and-regulations/entry-into-denmark/legal-requirements-upon-entry/new-mandatory-testing-and-isolation-requirements
Germany
Truck drivers are generally allowed to cross Germany without test of quarantine. Only if thex have been in an area with virus variants in the last ten days, they must bring a 72h old PCR or 24h old antigen test.
Finland
Truck drivers are allowed to cross Finland without test or quarantine.
France
Truck drivers are allowed to cross France without test or quarantine. They only must fill out and carry the certificate at https://www.bgl-ev.de/images/corona/cfitw.pdf
Greece
Truck drivers are allowed to cross Greece without test or quarantine. If they travel by a ferry from Italy, they need a negative test and must fill in the result in this form: https://self-testing.gov.gr/covid19-self-test-print.pdf
Hungary
Truck drivers are allowed to cross Hungary without test or quarantine. They should carry a certificate that provides their driver property.
Ireland
Truck drivers are allowed to cross Ireland without test or quarantine. To prove their driver property, they should use the certificate at: https://www.bgl-ev.de/images/corona/cfitw.pdf
Italy
Truck drivers are allowed to cross Italy without test or quarantine. For loading and unloading in Italy, truck drivers must be vaccinated, tested, or recovered.
Luxembourg
Truck drivers are allowed to cross Luxembourg without test or quarantine.
Malta
To enter Malta, everyone must show a PCR test that is not older than 72h.

Netherland
Truck drivers are allowed to cross the Netherlands without test or quarantine. Only if they are unvaccinated, they must bring a negative PCR test when they want to stay longer than 72h.
Poland
Truck drivers are allowed to cross Luxembourg without test or quarantine.
Portugal
Truck drivers are allowed to cross Portugal without test or quarantine. Only if they will stay for longer than 72h, they need to be vaccinated, tested, or recovered.
Romania
In Romania a categorization for countries is essential for the requirements to enter the country: https://www.cnscbt.ro/index.php/liste-zone-afectate-covid-19/. If you come from a green country, there are no restrictions. People who come from a yellow or red country must be vaccinated, tested 72h before entering by a PCR test, or recovered. If they leave the country 24h after entry, they don’t need these requirements. If you come from a third country, you must make 14 days quarantine. Further, the night curfew from 22:00 to 5:00 is not applicable to truck drivers, that have been vaccinated or recovered.
Slovakia
Truck drivers can cross the country without test or quarantine. Drivers should carry the Annex-3 form: https://www.mindop.sk/uploads/extfiles/doprava/cesta/scd/info%20na%20SDU/Revidovany%20certifikat%20-%20osvedcenie%20pre%20pracovnikov/Bescheinigung%20f%C3%BCr%20Besch%C3%A4ftigte%20im%20internationalen%20Verkehrswesen%20DE.pdf
Slovenia
Truck drivers are allowed to cross Slovenia for 12h without test or quarantine. If the stay will take more than 12h they need to be tested, vaccinated, or recovered.
Spain
Truck drivers are allowed to cross Spain without test or quarantine. If the stay will take make than 72h, they need to be tested, vaccinated, or recovered.
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