52In that connection it must be observed, as stated in recital 5 thereof, that, as Regulation No 1072/2009 is intended to establish a transitional cabotage regime, the Member States are not required to completely open national markets to non-resident hauliers. This is why, under Article 8(2) of Regulation No 1072/2009, cabotage is permitted only following an international carriage and is limited to three operations within 7 days from the unloading of that international carriage. Furthermore, recitals 13 and 15 of Regulation No 1072/2009 emphasise the temporary nature of cabotage and state, in particular, that cabotage operations should not be carried out so as to create a permanent or continuous activity in the host Member State.
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