The Commission presents a Staff Working Document which reports on the implementation in 2007-2008 of four complementary legislative acts establishing social rules in road transport. They are: i) Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 which establishes rules on driving times, breaks and rest periods for professional drivers; ii) Directive 2006/22/EC, which determines minimum requirements for enforcement of these rules; iii) Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85 on recording equipment and iv) Directive 2002/15/EC (the Working Time Directive).
The report covers the two-year period 2007-2008 and is based on the information submitted by Member States.
Much of the report covers certain aspects of the application of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 with regard to the rules on driving time and enforcement of compliance with these rules. It provides a general overview of the way in which Member States have implemented the driving time rules. The report also deals with the practical implementation of the Working Time Directive 2002/15/EC on the basis of the information provided by Member States.