IPA 2008

- Efficient Functioning of the Control System for Roadside Inspections and Checks of the Driving Time, Breaks and Rest Periods on the Road and in the Undertakings

Overall Objective:
Improvement of road safety and strengthening the capacities of the Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure and its related structures in line with Council Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 and Directive 2006/22/EC on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to the road transport and in line with Council Regulation (EC) No 2135/98 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85 on recording equipment in road transport.

Project purpose:
The project is aimed at improving road safety in the Republic of Croatia, taking account of the fact that conventional tachographs will remain in use in a considerable number of Croatian and foreign vehicles which are subject to controls in the future and that the enhanced capacities of the Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure and the related structures will ensure a more efficient functioning of the roadside inspection system and checking of compliance with social conditions in road transport.
Introduction of digital tachographs and the control and verification of their use in the Republic of Croatia implies purchase of the equipment necessary for carrying out such activities. It is also necessary to create a central national database to enable exchange of the information between the Republic of Croatia and other Member States.

Specific objectives:
- Transpose acquis in the field of road transport and road safety and finalization of the legal harmonization,
- train staff for enforcement of road transport legislation,
- prepare set of relevant procedures
- develope and implemente human resource management system and training policy
- developed and test continuous training programme for the police officers and transport inspectors
- completed training of  forty road transport inspectors, seventy road police officers and ten custom officers for conducting roadside checks and in the undertakings,
- prepare information for the road transport industry, and develop continues training plan for road transport companies and drivers
- acquire mechanical devices for reading and interpreting the tachograph disks
- acquire appropriately fitted vehicles for roadside controls operated by the road transport inspectors of  MSTI 
- acquire devices for downloading, reading and interpreting data of digital tachographs
- experimental mobile control units equipped according EU requirements in order to perform roadside technical inspection of vehicles related to  braking system, lights, exhaust emissions
- established information system for assuring exchange of the information related to digital tachographs with member states

Project activities:
1. Twinning – Institutional Capacity building
a.  Elaborate Croatian legislation on road safety and digital tachographs further aligned with relevant EU Directives with recommendations for enforcement
b. Provide recommendations for necessary adjustments within the institutional framework and elaborate relevant procedures
c. Implement adjustments in the system for gathering data from on-road inspections in order to achieve full compatibility with the EUROCARIS network
d. Strengthen capacities of the institutions in charge of traffic control and other relevant stakeholders in order to assure adequate implementation of the transposed directives
e. Prepare and implement awareness raising strategy on road safety for relevant institutions and beneficiaries throughout the country
2. Supply – Purchase of equipment in order to ensure efficient control system including checks on the roadside and in company premises, in particular with respect to driving and rest time
3. Technical Assistance - Designing and building a national database in order to collect, display and exchange data incorporated in the information system, in compliance with EU Regulation 561/2006 and Directive 2006/ 22