Intermodal transport operation
Intermodal transport operation
(a) the combined transport operations defined in Article 1 of Council Directive 92/106/EEC ( 3 ) engaged in the transport of one or more containers or swap bodies, up to a total maximum length of 45 feet; or
(b) transport operations engaged in the transport of one or more containers or swap bodies, up to a total maximum length of 45 feet, using waterborne transport, provided that the length of the initial or the final road leg does not exceed 150 km in the territory of the Union. The distance of 150 km referred to above may be exceeded in order to reach the nearest suitable transport terminal for the envisaged service in the case of:
(i) vehicles complying with point 2.2.2(a) or (b) of Annex I; or
(ii) vehicles complying with point 2.2.2(c) or (d) of Annex I, in cases where such distances are permitted in the relevant Member State.
For intermodal transport operations, the nearest suitable transport terminal providing a service may be located in a Member State other than the Member State in which the shipment was loaded or unloaded.