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Guidance notes on the implementation of Community rules on driving times and rest periods of professional drivers
In accordance with Article 22 (4) of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 the Commission supports dialogue between Member States concerning national interpretation and application of the Regulation. In 2007 the Commission established a Legal Working Group on the harmonized application of social rules in road transport under the auspices of the Committee on social rules in road transport.
The following guidance notes have been drafted by the Working Group and endorsed by the Committee composed of Commission representatives, experts from Member States national administrations, enforcement bodies, employers' organisations and trade unions. Guidance notes provide comments on certain provisions of the Regulation with the aim to improve efficiency, effectiveness and consistency in the enforcement of these rules across the EU.
GUIDANCE NOTE 1 
[155 KB] All available translations. - Exceptional deviation to find a suitable stopping place
GUIDANCE NOTE 2 [109 KB] All available translations. - Recording driver's travelling time
GUIDANCE NOTE 3 [102 KB] All available translations. - Interrupting driver's break or rest in emergencies
GUIDANCE NOTE 4 [130 KB] All available translations. - Driving time recorded in frequent-stop multi-drop operations
GUIDANCE NOTE 5 [143 KB] All available translations. - Attestation of activities
GUIDANCE NOTE 6 [121 KB] All available translations. - Recording of time spent on ferry or train
