Credit: Environment Agency
A cross-border inspection of heavy goods vehicles on the A1 in Luxembourg has found 39 vehicles to be in breach of the law.
As part of the "Freisener Gespräche" operation, the Environment Agency in cooperation with the Luxembourg Traffic Police, the German State Police from Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland and the Federal Office for Goods Transport carried out inspections last Thursday on heavy goods vehicles at Aire de Wasserbillig on the A1.
The authorities inspected a total of 58 lorries and detected and issued punishments for 39 offences (related to tyres, documentation, load securing, etc).
The Environment Agency focused on cross-border waste transport and special attention was paid to the necessary permits and accompanying documents required under European law for this transportation. The agency inspected six lorries carrying metal scrap and wood waste. In this context, no infringements were detected.
The checks were carried out as part of the implementation of the national inspection plan, which each country must draw up in accordance with the provisions of the European Waste Shipment Regulation. These enable the prevention and detection of illegal waste shipments, the safe and efficient handling and treatment of hazardous waste (the transport of which must be limited) and an optimisation of waste treatment processes. Checks on shipments may include inspection of documents, identity checks and, where appropriate, control of the quality of the waste.
