Transport Policy

Access to the market Admission to the occupation   Road haulage General rules Cabotage Driver attestation Hired vehicles   Passenger transport General rules Cabotage

Non-EU countries General Land transport agreement with Switzerland EEA Agreement Interbus agreement

Road charging Infrastructure charging Vehicle & fuel taxes Tolls & user charges for vehicles (including Eurovignette)

Social provisions Driving time & rest periods Tachograph [List of Workshops] Working time Enforcement Form of attestation of activities

Social provisions

Enforcement

Inspection by Member States’ competent authorities is governed by Directive 2006/22/EC which determines the minimum level of enforcement required to ensure compliance with the rules set out in Regulation (EC) 561/2006 (driving times and rest periods) and Regulation (EEC) 3821/85 (tachograph). These rules include in particular checks on at least 1`% of the total days worked, progressively increasing to 2 % in 2008 and to 3% in 2010. The minimum number of joint checks between Member State enforcement authorities is 6 per year. Coordination and cooperation between enforcement bodies is strengthened through joint training programmes, standard equipment levels and the establishment of electronic information and intelligence exchange systems.

According to Article 7 of Directive 2006/22/EC on minimum conditions for the implementation of Council Regulations (EEC) N°3820/85 and (EEC) N°3821/85 concerning social legislation relating to road transport activities and repealing Concil Directive 88/599/EEC, Member Sates are obliged to designate a body for intracommunity liaison and to notify it to the Commission.

Full contact details of the bodies for intracommunity liaison in the various Member States 12/03/2008

The designation of these bodies is of key importance to ensure efficiency and transparency of communication and cooperation between Member States and the Commission as well as amongst Member States themselves in matters relating to implementation of social rules in road transport established by Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 and enforced by Directive 2006/22/EC.

The tasks of these bodies include:

• coordination of activities as regards undertaking concerted roadside checks
• forwarding biennial statistical returns to the Commission
• assisting competent enforcement authorities of Member States in collecting necessary lacking data for roadside checks
• promoting exchange of data, of experience and of intelligence between Member States.

The body shall also be represented on the Committee established under the Directive.

These bodies are also the contact points for queries of interested parties in the respective Member States with regard to the implementation of the social rules in road transport.