France, which has kept trucks off its road at weekends for safety reasons for 25 years…

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Series Details 30/09/99, Volume 5, Number 35
Publication Date 30/09/1999
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Date: 30/09/1999

...has vowed to fight EU plans to ease driving restrictions. “I assure you that France opposes this draft with all its strength and I do hope it will not be implemented,” said French Transport Minister Jean-Claude Gayssot this week. The draft EU law due to be discussed by transport ministers next week would allow trucks to travel between midnight and 7am at weekends.

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