Press Release: Road transport – enforcing social rules: Commission sends reasoned opinions to 8 Member States

The European Commission has decided to send reasoned opinions – the last step before a formal complaint to the Court of Justice is lodged – to Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia and the United Kingdom for failure to notify their national measures transposing Directive 2006/22/EC. The Directive sets out minimum conditions for implementing new rules in the road transport sector on driving times and rest periods and on the introduction of the digital tachograph. By failing to implement this important Directive, the Member States concerned lack the necessary legal tools to promote fair competition within the sector and improve road safety.