Before the commencement of economic activities in the field of the initial qualification training or appropriate continuous training of drivers transporting hazardous loads, you must apply for an activity licence. The 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 the initial qualification training or continuous training of drivers transporting hazardous loads
- organising the continuous training of drivers transporting hazardous loads
Legal bases
Organising the initial qualification training or continuous training of drivers transporting hazardous loads is regulated by the following legislation:
- Road Transport Act
- The procedure for ADR-compliant initial qualification, special and continuous training of drivers transporting hazardous loads, the curricula of the initial qualification, special and continuous training, the conditions of organisation of an examination, the requirements for the knowledge and skills of the driver, and the form of the ADR training certificate
- Adult Education 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 and their consent for commencement of work;
- you must have a compliant curriculum depending on the type of the training;
- you must have the teaching aids, materials and equipment for teaching the courses included in the curriculum, equipment for practical first aid training and protective equipment designated for the crew members of the vehicle in ADR-compliant written instructions.
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 teaching aids;
- 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 the training for drivers transporting hazardous loads
- 60 euros for the reviewing of an application for an activity licence for an additional type of training for drivers transporting hazardous loads
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 an application
The processing time of the application is up to 30 days. The company is informed about the issuance of an activity licence by mail or by e-mail.
If there are any deficiencies in the application, the applicant will be granted a deadline to eliminate the deficiencies. The deadline set for reviewing the application will be stopped for the deadline set for the elimination of deficiencies. If the deficiencies are not eliminated by the deadline, the application may not be reviewed.
An activity licence is issued without a time limit if the applicant does not want it for a shorter period.
Changing the conditions of an activity licence
If the data contained in the documents submitted for application for an activity licence have changed (e.g. changes in the company’s name, address, or contact details), the issuer of the activity licence must be informed of them immediately, but not later than within five working days in writing, indicating the changed data.
Temporary and permanent renouncement of economic activity
To suspend the validity of or revoke the activity licence, the company must submit a written application to the issuer of the activity licence.
Revocation of an activity licence
An activity licence is revoked on the following grounds:
- 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 on the following grounds:
- 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;
- a serious violation of the requirements 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;
- changing the secondary conditions of the activity licence.
Supervision
The Estonian Transport Administration carries out supervision over the training of drivers transporting hazardous loads.
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]