Towards new tachograph rules

The EU approach to enforcing compliance with social legislation in road transport relies on three pillars:

- Regulation 3821/85 (the Tachograph Regulation, adapted ten times to take account of technical progress, most recently in 2009) introducing the mandatory use of tachographs,
- Regulation 561/2006, establishing rules on driving times and rest periods for professional drivers, and
- Directive 2006/22 setting minimum rules for the inspection obligations of Member States.

Six million EU trucks and buses are equipped with tachographs (see box), with two types in use. Analogue tachographs were introduced in 1985 and are still used in older vehicles. A digital tachograph is mandatory for vehicles registered after 1 May 2006.

ESO: Background information: Communication From The Commission To The European Parliament pursuant to Article 294(6) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union concerning the Council's position at the first reading with a view to the adoption of a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on tachographs in road transport http://www.europeansources.info/record/communication-from-the-commission-to-the-european-parliament-pursuant-to-article-2946-of-the-treaty-on-the-functioning-of-the-european-union-concerning-the-councils-position-at-the-first-reading-wi/

ESO: Background information: Council approves tachograph regulation http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-council-approves-tachograph-regulation/

ESO: Background information: Council and European Parliament reach agreement on tachograph regulation http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-council-and-european-parliament-reach-agreement-on-tachograph-regulation/

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