Before the commencement of economic activities in the field of training lorry and bus drivers, you must apply for an activity licence. An activity licence is issued for an unspecified term, unless the applicant applies for the licence for a shorter term. The activity licence is issued by the Estonian Transport Administration.
It is necessary to apply for an activity licence if want to start operating in the following areas of activity:
- organising occupational training for lorry and bus drivers
- organising continuous training for lorry and bus drivers
Legal bases
The organisation of occupational training and/or continuous training for lorry and bus drivers is regulated by the following legislation:
- Road Transport Act
- The procedure for occupational and continuous training of drivers, training curricula, requirements for the organisation of the driver training curriculum and curriculum preparation, requirements for driver knowledge and skills, and the form of the certificate of competence
- Adult Education Act
- Road Traffic Act
- General Part of the Economic Activities Code Act
Requirements for the applicant
In order to receive the activity licence, you must comply with the following requirements:
- you must have a compliant lecturer;
- you must have a compliant curriculum depending on the type of the training;
- you must have the study aids and supplies required for teaching the subjects prescribed by the curriculum;
- if the occupational training also includes training of drivers of power-driven vehicles, you must also meet the requirements provided for in the Traffic Act regarding a provider of training of drivers of power-driven vehicles.
Cross-border operation
If an economic undertaking is registered in another contracting state of the European Economic Area but wishes to provide the service in Estonia as well, the economic undertaking must apply for an activity licence under the terms and conditions specified in these instructions.
Filling in and submitting the application
In order to receive the activity licence, submit an application in the environment of the register of economic activities, where you can also enclose the following additional documents:
- Curriculum of the training;
- Details of the education and work experience of the lecturer;
- Documents which prove that the lecturer has passed continuous training;
- List of study aids (e.g. the list of the vehicles used in the studies);
- Additional documents (e.g. on the consent of the lecturer to commence working, the state fee payment order, etc.).
Please note! Please pay the state fee before submitting the application.
Payment of the state fee
Please pay the state fee to receive the activity licence:
- 120 euros for the reviewing of an application for an activity licence for organising a training for drivers
- 60 euros for the reviewing of an application for an activity licence for an additional type of training for drivers
Recipient of the payment: RAHANDUSMINISTEERIUM
Account numbers:
SEB Pank EE891010220034796011 (BIC/SWIFT: EEUHEE2X)
Swedbank EE932200221023778606 (BIC/SWIFT: HABAEE2X)
LHV Pank EE777700771003813400 (BIC/SWIFT: LHVBEE22)
Luminor Bank EE701700017001577198 (BIC/SWIFT: NDEAEE2X)
Explanation: For explanation, please specify to whom and for which operation the state fee is paid. In the event of paying the state fee for another person, please specify in the explanation field for whom (name and personal identification code / registry code) and for which operation the payment is made.
Processing the application
The applications sent are processed within 30 days. You will be notified of the issue of the activity licence in the environment of the register of economic activities.
If there are any shortcomings in the application, you will be notified via the environment of the register of economic activities as soon as possible and a deadline will be set for removing the shortcomings. The period of reviewing the application will be suspended for the duration of the period provided for the elimination of the shortcomings. If the shortcomings are not eliminated in a timely manner, the application may be rejected.
Amendment of the terms and conditions of an activity licence
In the event of amendment of the terms and conditions of an activity licence (e.g. updating of the curriculum, updating of the details of the lecturer, etc.), the issuer of the activity licence must be notified immediately, but not later than within five working days. This can be done in the environment of the register of economic activities, starting with submitting a notice of the intention to amend the activity licence.
Suspension of an activity licence and cessation of economic activity
In the event of temporary withdrawal from economic activity or cessation of economic activity, a written application must be submitted to the issuer of the activity licence.
Revoking of an activity licence
An activity licence is revoked in the following cases:
- intentional submission of incorrect information by an undertaking upon application for an activity licence, which affected the grant of a licence, provided that if such information had not been submitted, the grant of an activity licence would have been denied;
- renouncement of economic activities by an undertaking;
- validity of a relevant prohibition on economic activities imposed by a court judgment or arising from law in a relevant area of activity in respect of an undertaking, except for validity of a prohibition on economic activities imposed pursuant to this Act.
An activity licence may be revoked:
- failure to commence economic activities within two years after issue of the activity licence or failure to pursue economic activities within two years, and in the case of provision of services of general interest, failure to commence economic activities within 12 months after issue of the activity licence or failure to pursue economic activities within 12 months or failure to commence economic activities within the term prescribed by a secondary condition of the activity licence;
- material violation of the terms and conditions of the activity licence;
- a significant damage or danger caused to public order by the activity permitted by the activity licence, which did not exist or was not known at the time of grant of the activity licence and which overrides the interest of the undertaking in continuing the activity and which cannot be eliminated by amendment of the activity licence;
- amendment of the secondary conditions of an activity licence.
Supervision
State supervision over compliance with the requirements for organising occupational and continuous training of drivers is exercised by the Estonian Transport Administration.
Contact information
Taavi Lillepärg can be asked for advice in the case of any questions related to the application: [email protected]
Priit Tuuna helps to interpret legislation: [email protected]
Registry information and technical questions: 668 7080 or [email protected]