Article 1
Annex III to Directive 2006/22/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Directive.
Commission Directive 2009/5/EC of 30 January 2009 amending Annex III to Directive 2006/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on minimum conditions for the implementation of Council Regulations (EEC) Nos 3820/85 and 3821/85 concerning social legislation relating to road transport activities (Text with EEA relevance)
Commission Directive 2009/5/EC of 30 January 2009 amending Annex III to Directive 2006/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on minimum conditions for the implementation of Council Regulations (EEC) Nos 3820/85 and 3821/85 concerning social legislation relating to road transport activities (Text with EEA relevance)
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Article 2
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 31 December 2009 at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive. When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made. 2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
Article 3
This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
Article 4
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Supplementary provisions
ANNEXSupplementary provisions
ANNEX ‘ANNEX III Infringements In accordance with Article 9(3), the following table contains guidelines on a common range of infringements against Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 and Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85, divided into categories according to their gravity. 1. Groups of infringements against Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 No Legal basis Type of infringement Level of seriousness ( *1 ) VSI SI MI A Crew A1 Art. 5.1 Not respecting minimum ages for drivers X B Driving periods B1 Art. 6.1 Exceed daily driving time of 9 h if possibilities to extend to 10 h not allowed 9 h<…<10 h X B2 10 h<…<11 h X B3 11 h<… X B4 Exceed extended daily driving time of 10 h if extension allowed 10 h<…<11 h X B5 11 h<…<12 h X B6 12 h<… X B7 Art. 6.2 Exceed weekly driving time 56 h<…<60 h X B8 60 h<…<70 h X B9 70 h<… X B10 Art. 6.3 Exceed accumulated driving time during 2 consecutive weeks 90 h<…<100 h X B11 100 h<…<112 h 30 X B12 112 h 30<… X C Breaks C1 Art. 7 Exceed uninterrupted driving time 4 h 30<…<5 h X C2 5 h<…<6 h X C3 6 h<… X D Rest periods D1 Art. 8.2 Insufficient daily rest period of less than 11 h if reduced daily rest period not allowed 10 h<…<11 h X D2 8 h 30<…<10 h X D3 …<8 h 30 X D4 Insufficient reduced daily rest period of less than 9 h if reduce allowed 8 h<…<9 h X D5 7 h<…<8 h X D6 …<7 h X D7 Insufficient split daily rest period of less than 3 h+9 h 3 h+(8 h<…<9 h) X D8 3 h+(7 h<…<8 h) X D9 3 h+(…<7 h) X D10 Art. 8.5 Insufficient daily rest period of less than 9 h for multi-manning 8 h<…<9 h X D11 7 h<…<8 h X D12 …<7 h X D13 Art. 8.6 Insufficient reduced weekly resting period of less than 24 h 22 h<…<24 h X D14 20 h<…<22 h X D15 …<20 h X D16 Insufficient weekly resting period of less than 45 h if reduced weekly resting period not allowed 42 h<…<45 h X D17 36 h<…<42 h X D18 …<36 h X E Types of payment E1 Art. 10.1 Link between wage and distance travelled or amount of goods carried X 2. Groups of infringements against Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85 No Legal basis Type of infringements Level of seriousness ( *2 ) VSI SI MI F Installation of recording equipment F1 Art. 3.1 No type approved recording equipment installed and used X G Use of recording equipment, driver card or record sheet G1 Art. 13 Recording equipment not correctly functioning (for example: recording equipment not properly inspected, calibrated and sealed) X G2 Recording equipment improperly used (not using a valid driver card, voluntary abuse, …) X G3 Art. 14.1 Not carrying a sufficient number of record sheets X G4 Model of record sheet not approved X G5 Not carrying enough paper for printouts X G6 Art. 14.2 Undertaking not keeping record sheets, printouts and downloaded data X G7 Art. 14.4 Driver holding more than one valid driver card X G8 Art. 14.4 Use of driver card which is not the driver’s own valid card X G9 Art. 14.4 Use of defective or expired driver card X G10 Art. 14.5 Recorded and stored data not available for at least 365 days X G11 Art. 15.1 Use dirty or damaged sheets or driver cards and data legible X G12 Use dirty or damaged sheets or driver cards and data not legible X G13 Failure to apply for replacement of damaged, malfunctioning, lost or stolen driver card within 7 calendar days X G14 Art. 15.2 Incorrect use of record sheets/driver cards X G15 Unauthorised withdrawal of sheets or driver card which has an impact on the record of relevant data X G16 Unauthorised withdrawal of sheets or driver card without any impact on data recorded X G17 Record sheet or driver card used to cover a period longer than that for which it is intended but no data is lost X G18 Record sheet or driver card used to cover a period longer than that for which it is intended and data is lost X G19 Not using manual input when required to do so X G20 Not using correct sheet or driver card not in the correct slot (multi-manning) X G21 Art. 15.3 Time recorded on the sheet does not agree with official time of country of registration of the vehicle X G22 Incorrect use of switch mechanism X H Fill in information H1 Art. 15.5 Surname missing on record sheet X H2 First name missing on record sheet X H3 Date of begin or end of use of the sheet missing X H4 Place of begin or end of use of the sheet missing X H5 Registration number missing on record sheet X H6 Odometer reading (start) missing on record sheet X H7 Odometer reading (end) missing on record sheet X H8 Time of change of vehicle missing on record sheet X H9 Art. 15.5a Symbol of country not entered in recording equipment X I Producing information I1 Art. 15.7 Refuse to be checked X I2 Art. 15.7 Unable to produce records of current day X I3 Unable to produce records of previous 28 days X I4 Unable to produce records of the driver card if the driver holds one X I5 Unable to produce manual records and printouts made during the current week and the previous 28 days X I6 Unable to produce driver card X I7 Unable to produce print outs made during the current week and the previous 28 days X J Fraud J1 Art. 15.8 Falsify, suppress, destroy data recorded on record sheets, stored in the recording equipment or on the driver card or print-outs from the recording equipment X J2 Manipulation of recording equipment, record sheet or driver card which may result in data and/or printouts information being falsified X J3 Manipulation device that could be used to falsify data and/or printouts information present on vehicle (switch/wire …) X K Breakdown K1 Art. 16.1 Not repaired by an approved fitter or workshop X K2 Not repaired en route X L Manual input on printouts L1 Art. 16.2 Driver not marking all information for the periods of time which are no longer recorded while recording equipment is unserviceable or malfunctioning X L2 Driver card number and/or name and/or driving licence number missing on temporary sheet X L3 Signature missing on temporary sheet X L4 Art. 16.3 Lost or theft of driver card not formally declared to the competent authorities of the Member State where the theft occurred X ( *1 ) VSI = Very Serious Infringement/SI = Serious Infringement/MI = Minor Infringement. ( *2 ) VSI = Very Serious Infringement/SI = Serious Infringement/MI = Minor Infringement.’
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