Press Release: European social rules for road transport

The European Parliament on 2 February 2006 adopted the agreement on the draft European legislation to improve driving times and rest periods for professional drivers and step up checks on lorries. Under the proposal (a Regulation and a Directive) drivers were to have at least two full days off every two weeks and a longer rest period each day. These new rules clarified the existing rules and bring the practices of the different EU Member States closer together.

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European Commission: PreLex: COM(2003) 628, Proposal for a Directive ... on minimum conditions for the implementation of Directive 2002/15/EC and Council Regulations (EEC) Nos 3820/85 and 3821/85 concerning social legislation relating to road transport activities, 21.10.03 http://ec.europa.eu/prelex/detail_dossier.cfm?CL=en&ReqId=0&DocType=COM&DocYear=2003&DocNum=628

European Commission: PreLex: COM(2001) 573, Proposal for a Regulation [...] on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport, 12.10.01 http://ec.europa.eu/prelex/detail_dossier.cfm?CL=en&ReqId=0&DocType=COM&DocYear=2001&DocNum=573&DosId=168540

European Commission: Speech: SPEECH/06/57, Transport routier : aspects sociaux, 2.2.06 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/06/57&format=HTML&aged=0&language=FR&guiLanguage=en

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