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Chapter II (1), (2) and (3) of Annex I 
is recorded on the record sheet of the 
crew member who is actually driving.' 
(b) After paragraph 3 the following text shall be 
inserted: 
'(f) on finishing work the time of beginning 
the weekly rest period and, on a new 
sheet when recommencing work, the time 
that the weekly rest period ended.' 
(c) Paragraphs 5 and 6 shall be deleted and are 
replaced by the following paragraph: 
'5. Crew members must be able to produce 
on request by any authorised inspecting 
officer a record sheet of that day and, where 
applicable, of the preceding day of that week 
giving full details of the period referred to 
under 2 (a) to (c).' 
5. Articles 19 and 20 shall be deleted. 
6. Article 22 is hereby amended as follows: 
The penultimate sentence of paragraph 4 shall be 
replaced by the following text: 
'Opinions shall be delivered by qualified majority 
of votes of the Member States in accordance with 
Article 148 (2) of the Treaty.' 
7. Article 23 (3) is hereby replaced by the following 
text: 
'3. Within the framework of this mutual 
assistance the competent authorities of the 
Member States shall send each other on a regular 
basis all the information necessary concerning: 
— the breaches of the provisions of this Regu­
lation committed by non-residents and any 
penalties that they impose upon them for such 
breaches, 
— any penalties imposed by a Member State on 
its residents for such breaches committed in 
other Member States.' 8. Annex I, Chapter II is hereby amended as 
follows: 
The words in (4) 'or of attendance at work' shall 
be deleted. 
10. Annex I, Chapter 
follows: III is hereby amended as 
(a) In paragraph (a), point 4.1, the words 
'including a possible separation of category 
(b) into two periods of time' shall be deleted. 
(b) In paragraph (c), point 4.2, the words 'Regu­
lation (EEC) No 543/69' shall be deleted and 
is replaced by the words 'Article 17'. 
Annex I, Chapter IV is hereby amended as 
follows: 
(a) In paragraph (c), after the first indent, the 
following indent shall be inserted: 
'— individual number of the record sheet'. 
(b) The following new paragraph (e) shall be 
inserted: 
'(e) Registering of the record sheets 
The transport undertaking shall keep a 
register of the numbers of all the record 
sheets. The register must contain the 
names of the crew members who have 
received sheets, their signatures 
confirming receipt and the date of 
receipt. The register must be kept by the 
undertaking for two years and must be 
produced at the request of any author­
ized inspecting officer.' 
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 
1986. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and 
directly applicable in all Member States. 
Draft Council recommendation on the implementation of the Social Regulations in road 
transport 
COM(84) 147 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 20 March 1984) 
(84/C 100/04) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN 
COMMUNITIES 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the 
European Economic Community, 
Having regard to the draft recommendation 
submitted by the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Par­
liament, Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and 
Social Committee, 
Whereas the aims set by Council Regulation (EEC) 
No 543/69 on the harmonization of certain social 
legislation relating to road transport (x) and Council 
O OJ No L 77, 29. 3. 1969 (codified version — OJ 
No C 73, 17. 3. 1979, p. 1). 
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Regulation (EEC) No 1463/70 on the introduction of 
recording equipment in road transport (') can only be 
attained if the Regulations are correctly implemented, 
which, in particular, implies regular checks and 
effective penalties where their provisions are not 
observed; 
Whereas Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 543/69 
and Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1463/70 
stipulate that Member States should adopt provisions 
covering the organization, procedures, means of 
carrying out checks and penalties to be imposed in 
cases of breach, as well as mutual assistance between 
Member States, including sending information on 
offences and on penalties applied; 
Whereas there is a need to ensure uniformity, particu­
larly over the implementation of the Regulations by 
Member States, in order to avoid new distortions of 
conditions of competition in the various sectors of the 
road transport market, 
RECOMMENDS: 
that in accordance with Article 18 of Regulation 
(EEC) No 543/69 and of Article 23 of Regulation 
(EEC) No 1463/70, Member States take the 
following measures: 
Checks 
Organization of a system of frequent checks ensuring 
at least the following quantity of checks annually: 
— 30% of the national vehicle fleet, 
— 30% of the national road transport firms dealing 
with passengers or goods. 
These controls must cover both the transport of pass­
engers and goods, and professional and own account 
transport, in proportion to the importance of these 
different sectors. 
Transmission to the officials responsbile for road 
checks: 
-— of a list containing the principal points to be 
examined, 
— of a multilingual chart showing the expressions 
most used by foreign crew members in their own 
language. 
More training of the officials responsbile for carrying 
out road checks at the roadside and in firms by 
O OJ No L 164 20. 7. 1970 (amendments — OJ No L 181, 
4. 7. 1973, p. 1; OJ No L 334, 24. 12. 1977, p. 5). providing specialized courses on the provisions of the 
regulations. 
Penalties 
Adoption of legislative and/or administrative 
measures in order to ensure that: 
— penalties can be applied to transport operators 
and crew members, 
— the daily rest period is respected by preventing a 
driver continuing to drive his vehicle until he has 
taken sufficient rest, 
— fines are also to be imposed for penalties 
committed by non-residents, 
-— penalties are imposed corresponding to the 
gravity, duration and economic profits obtained 
from an offence, 
— fines are paid within a reasonable period by 
residents and non-residents, 
— the operators' or drivers' licence can be suspended 
or withdrawn by the issuing authority in cases of 
frequent and serious breaches of the Regulations. 
Cooperation between Member States 
Improvement of the system of exchanges of infor­
mation between Member States in the framework of 
which Governments pass on sufficient and precise 
information to each other on offences committed by 
non-residents. 
Organization of reciprocal visits and meetings of 
officials in charge of applying these Regulations in 
the Member States. 
Information to people affected by the Regulations 
Detailed instruction to employers on their duty to 
check that the work of crew members is organized 
and carried out in accordance with the Regulations. 
Repeated instructions to workers about their 
obligation to fulfil their work in accordance with the 
provisions of these Regulations. 
Information to the Commission 
Information to the Commission, within 12 months 
following the adoption of the present 
recommendation, of the measures that have been 
taken to put it into effect.