Opinion of the Advocate General — ECLI:EU:C:2018:742
Date: 2018-09-19
Language of the case: Polish
Subject matter: Transport
Procedure: Action for failure to fulfil obligations - successful
Origin: Poland

summary of the categories, see points 5 and 10 of this Opinion. 43 See points 17 and 19 of this Opinion. 44 In that case, a category IV permit is required. The only exception provided for in the case of divisible loads relates to vehicles authorised to circulate under a category I or II permit. 45 With the exception of divisible loads on vehicles using certain national roads. 46 According to the written reply to the Court’s fourth question to the Republic of Poland, the proportion was 6% on the basis of the figures from the end of 2016. 47 See, to that effect, Kronenberger, V., ‘Transport Policy’, Die Verträge zur EU-Osterweiterung. Kommentar mit systematischen Erläunterungen, Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag, Berlin, 2008, pp. 297 to 322, in particular paragraphs 33 to 36 and 54 (article in English). 48 In this regard, it is worth noting that a number of upgraded roads are subject to the regime of road use on the condition of obtaining a permit (see point 89 of this Opinion).