The aim of the regulation - which is prompted by the trend to greater involvement of the private sector in public transport - is to overhaul rules on the awarding of public service contracts for passenger transport by repealing old EU legislation and replacing existing national rules on competition in the public transport sector with standard Europe-wide rules.
Noteikumi neattiecas uz vecākiem kravas transportlīdzekļiem, bet šo situāciju mainīs jauna direktīva.