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Procedure of infraction of Brussels against Austria for the application to the road haulage of the law against the wage and social dumping goods in foreign market
It creates disproportionate administrative constraints that prevent to the corrected operation home market
April 27, 2017
The EU commission has started today a procedure of infraction against Austria relatively on the application to the field of the road haulage of the law Austrian for the fight against wage and social dumping goods in foreign market. Brussels considers that such dispositions at the market place excessive limits internal of the EU.
Specifying to totally support the principle of national the minimal salary, the EU commission has explained that it considers that the law enforcement Austrian to all the activities of international transportation that involve activity of cargo or drainage of the goods on the Austrian territory constitutes a disproportionate restriction to the free performance of services and the free circulation of the goods. In particular, the Commission, is second not justified the application of this law to activities of international transportation that regard Austria in marginal way as this creates disproportionate administrative constraints that prevent to the corrected operation home market.
For the Commission, moreover, there are measures more adapted in order to guarantee the social protection of the workers and the firm loyal competition being remained the free circulation of goods and services.
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