Thirdly, by establishing common rules for working time across Europe, the Community can help to eliminate unfair competition in the single market. This is particularly acute in the road haulage sector where many operators complain that very different rules on working time that currently exist between Member States undermine their competitiveness, especially because, since July this year, the cabotage market has been fully liberalised.
Cette libéralisation signifie qu'un transporteur établi aux Pays-Bas, par exemple, peut aujourd'hui opérer, disons, en Allemagne alors qu'auparavant, il ne pouvait transporter des marchandises qu'au départ et à destination des Pays-Bas.