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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
SIXTH COMMISSION REPORT TOTHE COUNCIL
ontheapplication ofCouncil Regulation (EEC )
N°543 /69of25March 1969 onthe harmonization of
certain social legislation relating toroad transport
Period covered bythe report :1January 1975 to31December 1976,Ay
ACOM(79)713 final
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COM (79)713 final

A.INTRODUCTION
1.TheCommission issubmitting herewith the sixth report onthe
implementation ofCouncil Regulation (EEC)ITo543/69of25March 1969
bytheMember States ,which itisrequired byArticle 17ofthat Regulation
todraw upfortheCouncil every year .Fortechnical reasons ,this report
covers thenotification for1975 anti1976 ;ittherefore applies tothe
period from 1January 1975 "to31December 1976 *
2.On21February 1975 Denmark promulgated implementing regulations for
theapplication oftheRegulation tointernational andnational transport
andIreland didthe same inrespect ofinternational transport on
1December 1975 »sothat data isnov :available from these countries aswell
as fortheperiod covered bythereport .Because ofthe special transitional
rules fortheUnited Kingdom andIreland ,theprovisions oftheRegulation
were notapplied tonational traffic ;thedata provided bythese countries
thus applies only tointernational traffic .
3.Theannex tothereport contains asummary ofthenotifications from the
individual Member States .Section Bcontains asummary andassessment ofthe
notifications andSection Cthe conclusions drawn from thereports ofthe
Member States .

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B. SUKKARY AM )ASSESSMENT
Asthe information given inthe notifications ofthe Member States continues
tovary innature ,itisdifficult tomake atotally reliable comparative
assessment ofthe situation .
Quantitatively speaking ,thereport ismore informative inthat Denmark and .
the United Kingdom are providing more precise information nowthat they have
promulgated appropriate implementing regulations .Inthe case ofthe
United Kingdom ,this applies only tointernational transport forthe time
being .Unfortunately ,noinformation atall isavailable from Ireland .
Organization ofsurveillance
The administrative reorganization and improvement ofPrance 'scontrol system
istobewelcomed ,since itwill enable asubstantially more effective form ,
ofsurveillance tobecarried out.Inparticular ,the systematic and
centralized evaluation ofthe sheets from recording devices and the work done
onthe automatic' evaluation ofthese sheets isofthe greatest interest and
should bethe subject ofanexchange ofexperiences atthe appropriate time .
Itisregrettable that the Irish authorities have notyet provided ariy information
onthis matter .Exception must betaken tothe fact that inItaly controls are
carried out only atthe entrepreneur 'sheadquarters .Theresult isthat
non-Italian vehicles are not subject toany controls onItalian territory .
Infringements and penalties
The information given bymost countries about violations andpenalties permit
the conclusion that anattempt isbeing made tomonitor observance ofthe
Regulation and punish infringements .However ,whether this isfully adequate
orcould bemore efficient isanother question .

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Italy and Ireland provided insufficiently specific information orno '
information atall,afact which precludes acomparative assessment .
Ireland andthe United Kingdom were empowered ,initially ,toapply the
Community Regulation only tointernational transport .Because ofthe
delay inpromulgating itsnational implementing regulations ,Denmark
provided information only for 1976 and only oninternational transport ,
sothat thesituation inthat country cannot "beadequately assessed .The -
United Kingdom sensibly provided information inrespect ofinternational
transport covering allthevehicles affected "bytheRegulation andestablished
theration between them and the number ofinfringements discovered at
inspections .This showed that in1975 infringements were discovered in
respect of1%ofthevehicles affected bytheRegulation andinrespect of
0.6$ in1976.However ,acompletely satisfactory assessment would be
possible only ifthe number ofvehicles checked and found tobeinorder
had been reported aswell .
The information provided byPrance shows agratifying development inthat ,
with the general introduction ofrecording devices invehicles and systematic
* - '" lsurveillance byevaluation ofcheck sheets ,not only can checks becarried
out more rationally andaccurately ,butthe number ofinfringements is
declining .The information provided byBelgium shows asimilar trend .
Infringements byforeigners /
Unfortunately ,the figures provided bythe Member States donot permit a
reliable comparison .Italy has nodata available forthis field .Ireland
has provided noinformation atall and extensive checks and abreakdown of
infringements byDanish and non-Danish nationals were notyet possible .
Furthermore ,the nature ofthedata provided varies from year toyear ,the
layout ofthedata varies from country tocountry and,asarule ,absolute
figures are given ,which tell usvery little . ■

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Penalties imposed
Italy |Luxembourg andIreland provided noquantitative data atall,a
fact which must "bedescribed ashighly unsatisfactory .Denmark imposed
nopenalties in1975 »though some were imposed in1976 .The information
provided bythe other Member States indicates that things are undoubtedly
better there .However ,exception must betaken tothe fact that only
the Federal Republic ofGermariy and the Netherlands provide separate
information inrespect ofpenalties imposed onforeigners .Since the
information provided varies from country tocountry andissometimes
incomplete ,aprecise assessment isdifficult ,andthere will beno
improvement until all Member States provide uniform ,precise anddetailed
information .
Mutual assistance and notification ofinfringements
Mutual assistance bythe Member States is,unfortunately ,making little
progress and isstill far from the appropriate and desirable volume .The
Federal Republic also reported oncooperation with non-Community countries
(Austria ),Developments arestill highly unbalanced -which may berelated
todifferences inthe urgency ofthe situation from country tocountry .
There isnodoubt but that the Member States must take more energetic steps
inthis area .
Theclosest cooperation appears tobethat between the Federal Republic ,the
Netherlands ,France and Belgium ,TheNetherlands provided precise statistics :
in1975 the Dutch authorities received 3217notifications regarding penalties
imposed and4498in1976 ,While mutual notification ofinfringements (charges ,
protocols )made appreciable progress ,mutual notification ofthepenalites
subsequently imposed ishardly worth mentioning .Only the Federal Republic
and Belgium made such notifications .

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Conclusions and proposals ofthe Member States
-Application ofthe Regulation
Inall,itisthe opinion ofcertain Member States -despite certain
reservations –that observance ofCommunity regulations has improved .
Yet,although Italy took the view that there had been such animprovement ,
itmust becriticized forfailing toprovide the Commission with data
supporting such aview .Denmark provided data only oninternational transport .,
while Ireland provided none atall.Luxembourg took the view that alonger
period ofexperience isneeded before reliable assessments can bemade .
The Federal Republic ,whose experience carries particular weight because
ofits geographical location anditsposition ininternational transport ,
isthe main source ofcomplaints that there seems tobeafar from uniform
application ofthe Regulation bythe various Member States orbyforeigners
inthe Federal Republic and that this lack ofuniformity applies both to
checks andtothe imposition ofpenalties .Italy and Belgium think itimportant
that the import ofthe Regulation should bebrought home more forcibly ,
particularly tosmall and medium-sized undertakings ,while Belgium has again
suggested that thought begiven towhether some knowledge ofthe Regulation
aiiould berequired indriving licence tests .
The French authorities take the view that asubstantial improvement of
controls –and thus ofthe application ofthe Regulation –could beachieved
byanimproved standardization andtypification ofcontrol methods within the
Community .

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-Use of *tne inaividuai control book
Inview ofthe general step-by-stepintroduction ofrecording devices in
vehicles ,this question haslost much ofits importance inrespect of
transport within the Community .Itisstill important intraffic with
non-Community countries ,where thesituation asregards the correct keeping
ofthe control "books andprovision for adequate controls -particularly in
respect ofvehicles from South-East European countries -still leaves much
tobedesired .With the general application ofthe European Agreement Concerning
the Work ofCrews ofVehicles Engaged inInternational Road Transport (AETR )
not only throughout the Community ,but also inaslarge aspossible anumber of
non-Community countries ,conditions will besubstantially improved .Inthis
connection ,itmust bepointed outthat Regulation (EEC)NoI463/7Oonthe
introduction ofrecording equipment invehicles has not yet been applied in
the United Kingdom and Ireland .Thesituation inIreland wastotally unsatisfactory ,
since the Irish authorities have not even made the individual control book
mandatory .
-Standard form
All Member States are satisfied with the standard form .
-Proposals for measures which could improve application ofthe Regulation
Particular attention isdrawn tothe need toinform employers and driving crews
more adequately about Community regulations .The Federal Republic repeated its
proposal that instruction sheets bedistributed ,while Belgium again suggested
that aknowledge ofcertain regulations should betested .Prance again pointed
tothe importance ofstandardizing the control sheets ofrecording equipment
and the equipment itself .
Finally ,Britain ,Denmark andthe Netherlands again stressed the importance
ofefforts togive asufficiently flexible form toCommunity regulations along
the lines ofthe views they had expressed inthe Council .
"Inaccordance with Council Regulation (EEC)No2829/77of12December 1977 on
the coming into force ofthe AETR (OJNoL334/Hof24December 1977 )»all
Member States except Ireland are Contracting Parties .
Effective 1January 1978 ,theprovisions ofthe AETR apply toall .vehicles from
non-Community countries onCommunity territory .

C. CONCLUSIONS
Itisanunfortunate fact that -invarying degrees -the situation does not
come uptowhat isdesirable or,inmar^y cases ,even what isnecessary ,
Areliable survey enabling serviceable comparisons tobemade isrendered
difficult not only bythe major differences from country tocountry inthe
data provided orbythetotal lack ofdata ,but isalso limited bythe
fact that the United Kingdom and Ireland confined their application ofthe
Regulation tointernational transport andthat some Member States need to
acquire more experience with their implementing regulations onsome points  
before they can get abetter grip onthe situation ,
Atransitional situation involving certain difficulties inadaptation was ,
created bythe more general introduction ofrecording equipment asacontrol
device and the replacement ofthe individual control book .Anunsatisfactory
situation hasarisen inthat the United Kingdom and Ireland have notyet
applied Regulation (EEC)NoI463/7Oontheintroduction ofrecording equipment .
For lack ofnational regulations ,itisnot even mandatory inIreland tokeep
the individual control book .Itisessential that certain Member States
should not content themselves with filling inthe standard form inatotally
inadequate manner ,but should provide complete anddetailed data .Only then
will anassessment ofthe application ofCommunity regulations inthe
Member States bepossible , '
Some points ofthe Regulation having been amended with effect from 1January 1978
atthe request ofthe Member States and made more flexible ,and since all
traffic with non-Community countries isnow based without exception onthe
provisions ofthe Agreement Concerning the Work ofCrews ofVehicles Engaged
inInternational Road Transport (AETR),the Commission wishes toexpress the
hope atthis point that these developments will bring about amore meticulous
observance ofCommunity regulations and exert apositive influence oncontrols .
The Commission atanyrate intends toinsist onanimprovement inthis area .

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Tothis end,the Commission ,together with government experts ,
will study thepossibility ofapproximating tosome extent the
different national penalty systems ,atleast intheir practical
effects inorder toavoid the most flagrant differences inthis field .
There will also have tobeageneral and specific examination ofhow
mutual assistance bythe Member States ,amatter which insome cases
isstill inits infancy ,can beimproved .The Commission will do
everything inits power tocontribute tosuch improvement .

ANNEX
SUMMARY OFINFORMATION RECEIVED FROM THEMEMBER STATES
ONTHEIMPLEMENTATION OFREGULATION (EEC)NO543/69
DURING THEPERIOD 1JANUARY 1975 TO31DECEMBER I976

I.Organization ofcontrols
1.Administrative organization ofcontrols
Since the information received from the Member States does not make
adistinction between
(a)roadside controls and
(b)control visits tothepremises ofaroad haulage firm ,
these twotypes ofcontrol have "been examined together .
Federal Republic ofGermany
Thebodies appointed bytheGovernments oftheLander (Aufsichtsbehorden )
were responsible forchecking compliance with social legislation
relating toroad transport intheFederal Republic ofGermany in1975
and1976 .TheBundesanstalt furdenGuterverkehr (BAG)(Federal Institute
forRoad Haulage Transport )mayalso check that therules relating to
theemployment andactivities ofroad haulage drivers arerespected .
Vehicle ,road andborder checks arecarried outtomonitor compliance
with Regulation (EEC)No543/69*TheFederal supervisory bodies
(Gewerbeaufsichts&mter )areresponsible forvehicle checks .Road and
border checks arecarried outinclose conduction bythepolice ,theBAG
and Gewerbeaufsichtsbehorden .
Belgium
Administrative controls in1975 a°d1976 were organized inthesame
way asin1974 *Details canbefound inthefirst tworeports .
France
In1975 and1976 application ofRegulation (EEC)Ho543/69of25March 1969
wasmonitored inthesame way asin1974 andprevious years bymeans of
roadside checks andvisits totheoffices orpremises ofroad haulage firms .
Theefficiency ofthese controls hasbeen improved bytheappointment of
newcategories ofofficials -mainly control officiers forsurface transport
operations andcustoms officials -under Law No75-1335 of
31December 1975 *

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These newofficials started work inApril 1976 after receiving the
necessary training .
Controls mayinfuture becarried outby:
(a)factory inspectors ;
(b)officers supervising theapplication ofsocial legislation in
agriculture ;
(c)transport inspectors andofficials appointed bytheMinister for
Transport tosupervise surface transport operations ;
(
(d)officials responsible fordetecting infringements ofsocial
legislation infirms under thetechnical control oftheMinistry
ofIndustry andResearch ;
(e)customs officials ;
(f)officials responsible fordetecting road traffic offences or
infringements . , - (
Factory inspectors (transport )andcontrol officers forsurface transport
operations carry outroad checks inconjunction with local andnational
police buthave nolegal power tostop vehicles .
Visits tofirms in1976 involved themanual checking of80000tachograph
records .Intensive research was carried out into thedevelopment of
anautomatic reader .
Italy
Various public bodies areresponsible forensuring that therelevant
Community rules areapplied .Factory inspectors make visits tothe
premises ofroad haulage andpassenger transport firms .Noroadside
checks are hence carried out .
Luxembourg
Monitoring application ofRegulation (EEC)No543/69aainly took the
form ofvisits tofirms byfactory inspectors androad checks bytheroad

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transport supervisory service .There hasbeen nochange inthecontrol
system used since 1973 *
Netherlands
There hasbeen nochange inthecontrol system which isdescribed in
previous reports .
United Kingdom
1.IntheUnited Kingdom there areeleven Traffic Areas forwhich Traffic
Commissioners areresponsible .These ares
1.Northern 7•
2.Yorkshire 8.
3.North Western 9»
4.West Midland 10.
5-East Midland 11.
6.Eastern
*
Greater London andparts ofadjoining counties .
2.TheSecretary ofState forTransport hasappointed three Traffic
Commissioners foreach Traffic Area ,except theMetropolitan where there
isonly one .Each panel ofTraffic Commissioners hasoverall responsibility
forlicensing andmonitoring passenger transport operations intheir Area .
Thefull time Chairman ofeach panel isalso theLicensing Authority for
goods transport inhisArea .
3.Checks aremade bythestaff oftheLicensing Authorities andthe
police .Each month ,theTraffic Areas send reports ofthechecks made
bytheLicensing Authorities' staff totheDepartment ofTransport HQ
inLondon .Quarterly reports onsubsequent action arealso aubmitted .
Thecheck reports donot include records ofprosecutions andother
details ofaction taken bythepolice because these are internal matters
forthepolice authorities ,butconvictions arereported totheLicensing
Authorities forpossible action against thelicences ofthose concerned .
4.InNorthern Ireland ,thestaff oftheDepartment oftheEnvironment
(Northern Ireland )andthepolice areresponsible forchecking the
implementation oftheRegulation .South Wales
Western
South Easter ^
Metropolitan
Scottish

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Denmark
Details ofthe system used ,which has not changed ,can hefound m
the 1974 (fifth )report .Thepolice andfactory inspectorate monitor
application ofRegulation (EEC)No543/69,thepolice "being responsible
for road checks andthe factory inspectorate forvisits tofirms .
Ireland
Noinformation has been received .
2.Control officials and their powers
Federal Republic ofGermany
Some 2500officials (police ,BAG,Gewerbeaufsichtsbehorden )are
concerned with monitoring the employment andactivities ofcommercial
road haulage drivers inthe Federal Republic ofGermany aspart oftheir
wider-ranging duties .Between 250 and 300officials intheFederal
Gewerbeaufsichtsamten undertake this work inthe course oftheir other
duties .The competent officials are empowered tocarry outinvestigations
and toreport offences .
Belgium
(a)Factory inspectorate
Number ofofficials Theoretical
number ofstaffPowers
1975 126 inspectors and 132 see previous reports
deputy inspectors
1976 213 inspectors and 244 see previous reports
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(b)Transport authorities
Number ofofficials ITheoretical
number ofstaffPowers
1975 52control officers
and inspectors61 see previous reports
1976 50control officers
and inspectors61 see previous reports
(0)National police ,customs andother departments
Nofigures available .
France
The following are primarily concerned with monitoring application of
Regulation (EEC)No543/69s
Factory inspectorate (transport ):40officials
Surface transport control :230officers .
They make roadside checks and payvisits toroad haulage firms .Their
roadside checks are carried out inconjunction with local andnational
police since they have nolegal authority tostop vehicles .
Atotal of6500motor cycle police officers (local andnational force )
aredirectly involved inroad checks .
Reports are made ofoffences tothe competent courts (Tribunal dePolice
andTribunal Correct ionel ).
ThePolice Judiciaire (criminal investigation department )andofficials
authorized torecord road traffic offences may impound vehicles if
their drivers have breached therules ondriving andrest periods in
road transport (Article R278-IOofthe Highway Code).

InItaly ,various public authorities areresponsible fortheenforcement
ofCommunity rules .Itwasnopossible tospecify thenumber of
persons occupied insupervision ,orthenumber ofinspections carried
out .
Luxembourg
Details aregiven inthereport for1973 *Since then there have been
nochanges inthecontrol system .
Netherlands '
/
There hasbeen nochange since thelast report .Thenumber ofcontrolling
officials intheNational Transport Inspectorate will soon beconsiderably
increased .
United Kingdom
The 11Traffic Areas have astaff complement in1975 °f250Traffic
Examiners .These officers have wide powers toinspect thecondition of
vehicles andtheir loads ,vehicle weights and artyrelevant documentation
including drivers' record books andlicences .Theofficers have powers
toissue warnings andtoprohibit thecontinuation ofjourneys incertain
circumstances .Offences maybereported totheTraffic Commissioners
forprosecution intheCourts .Traffic Examiners mayalso enter
operators *premises tocheck drivers *records (amongst other data )and
mayinorder tocheck their validity compare these written records with
wage sheets orother relevant operating material .Anypolice officer
hasthesame powers tocheck andverify drivers *records andmaystop and
prohibit vehicles atanytime .
TheSecretary ofState hasappointed in1976 .210Traffic Examiners who
areconcerned with thesafe andproper useofpublic service andgoods
vehicles .They areattached totheeleven Traffic Areas andwork under

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thecontrol and .supervision oftheClerks totheLicensing
Authorities .Atpresent ,there arevacancies forafurther 30Traffic
Examiners which have notbeen filled#
Aseparate group ofexaminers ,known as"Vehicle Examiners ",isconcerned
with themechanical condition ofgoods andpublic service vehicles .
Denmark
Road checks arecarried outiyapproximately oOOmembers oftheroad
safety police .
Checks onoperators *premises arecarried outbyapproximately 180
inspectors ofwork .
Ireland
Noinformation has been received .
3.Control methods (place andfrequency ofcontrols )
Federal Republic ofGermany
Road checks arecarried outpartly inthecourse ofgeneral traffic
supervision ,partly inthecourse ofspecial checks made bythepolice ,

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theBAGandtheindustrial andoccupational inspectorates .
During theregular inspections carried outatoperators 1premises ,
documents relating totheoccupation (drivers *record hooks ,printouts
from thetachograph andother control instruments ),covering afairly -
long period ,arechecked .Anyother papers relevant totheoccupation
and activities carried out are evaluated atthe same time .In
addition toroutine checks ,there arespecial controls andtargeted
controls "based onreports ,complaints andinformation .Insuch cases ,
members ofthecrew andtheir management arealways given ahearing .
In1975 a-total of82613controls were carried out .Ofthese 11784
were carried outatoperators 'premises and70829ontheroad .
In1976 atotal of63945controls were carried out .Ofthese 11O83
were carried outatoperators 1premises and52862ontheroad .
Belgium
(a)In1975 "theInspection sociale carried out387controls atoperators'
premises .
Theservice gave uproad checks because ofashortage ofinspectors .
Controls arecarried outinconjunction with other duties arising
outofthenormal activities oftheInspection social etthe "body -
responsible fortheenforcement ofabout 30other penal laws .
In1976 itcarried out853inspections atoperators' premises ,
480ofwhich were inroad haulage ,373inpassenger transport and4
were road checks .
(b)Transport administration officers carried outsome 8000controls in
1975 »7000ofwhich concerned road haulage and 1000passenger
transport .
In1976 they carried outsome 8300controls ,7200ofwhich
concerned road haulage and 1100passenger transport .

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(c)Gendarmerie ,customs andothers ;nofigures available .Given
thenumber ofpolicemen responsible forroad controls ,thenumber
carried outamounted toseveral thousand ayear .
France
1.(a)Road controls :method
Inroad controls ,priority goes tochecking thecorrect
application ofwritten instruments ofcontrol (individual
logbook ),andmechanical instruments (tachograph )andadherence
tothestandards directly affecting road safety andtheparticular
transport operation involved ,i.e. :maximum continuous anddaily
driving periods ;minimum daily rest period .
Inthesame vein ,theinter –Ministry decision of16June 1976
(already referred tointhe1975 report ),andtaken pursuant
totheprovisions ofArticle 17(6 )ofRegulation (EEC)No1463/70
have ,inrespect ofnational traffic ,reduced totwodays the
period immediately prior toaroad check inrespect ofwhich crew
members using astandard tachograph have tojustify their activities .
1.(b)Controls atoperators *premises ;method
Controls onexcessive driving period (weekly driving period ,
driving period per14-day period ,weekly rest period )arecarried
outdirectly attheoperators *premises .
Theuseofdiscs recorded under theabovementioned conditions ,in
homogeneous series covering aconsecutive period oftwoweeks fora
single driver ,hasenabled theadministration tocheck whether
therequirements ofRegulation No543/69of25March 1969 arebeing
complied with and towrite official reports incases where the
Inspection dueTravail (Transports )(work inspectorate )have noted
aninfringement .

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2.(a)Road controls onnational andnon-national crews -frequency
1975 :theInspection duTravail carried out 3367controls on
French crews' and 16onnon–national crews .
1976 :theInspection duTravail ,theoverland transport
inspectors ,thepolice andgendarmerie carried out62567
controls ofFrench crews and 8153onnon-national crews .
2.(b)Controls atoperators *premises -frequency
1975 ^"theInspection duTravail lists 5411controls atoperators'
premises ,2J00ofwhich were theresult ofinformation obtained
from discs .
1976 :thesame service ,collaborating with other authorities (see
2.(a),carried out 6380controls atoperators 1premises .These
controls included themanual analysis of80000tachograph
records .
Italy
According toinformation received from Italy ,most controls in1975
andallthe1976 controls were carried outatoperators' premises .
Because ofashortage ofstaff andthefact that those available also
have other duties toperform ,thefrequency ofcontrols varies from
region toregion .Nevertheless ,attherequest ofworkers orfollowing
acommunication trythetrade unions ,thecontrols were carried outand
inmany cases repeated several times throughout theyear .
Luxembourg
1
Controls were carried outatoperators *headquarters atleast twoor
three times ayear .Regular checks were made attheborders andon
the roads .2.(b)

Netherlands
Checks "bythe officials ofthe National Transport Inspectorate :
These officials conduct regular individual road checks .
Inaddition ,there isamonthly check ineach district ofthe National Transport
Inspectorate ,sometimes incollaboration with other inspection bodies ,A
quarterly report isdrawn uptorecord the date ,checkpoint and the bodies
taking part .Inaddition ,there areregular inspections ofheavy traffic
incollaboration with the national police force which deals with the technical
side while the National Transport Inspectorate deals with the administrative
side .Thetotal number ofvehicles inspected was atleast 160 000in1975 an£l
140 000 in1976 .
Apart from the operational checks resulting from violations recorded during
journeys ,theofficials from the National Transport Inspectorate conducted some
50esrtensive operational inspections in1975 an(iaround 90in1976 which ledto
penalties . 1
United Kingdom
Onaverage ,Traffic Areas organize twice weekly vehicle checks ontrunk roads
in cooperation with thepolice .Atleast 10-1 J'joofincoming vehicles arealso
checked attheir port ofentry into the United Kingdom .During 1975i almost
15000vehicles andduring 1976 about 13000vehicles subject totheRegulation
(which applied only tointernational transport )were physically examined by
Traffic Area staff .
Snread ofnational and non-national vehicles controlled in1975 1976
UK 'B FRG DK FR IT
1975 1976 1975 1976 1975 1976 1975 1976 1975 1976 1975 1976
4975 5753 650 432 702 643 545 2^5 360^2354 269 170
I.TTX 'TTT, K0K-GCMIUNITYEIRE LUX 'HL COUNTRIES T0TAL
1975 1976 1975 1976 1975 1976 1975 1976 1975 1976
405 392 14 10 2044 1817 1768 1161 14977 13022

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Enforcement oftbedrivers' hours lawmGreat Britain also involves "silent "
orunseen checks onvehicle movements byTraffic Examiners .Observations of
thetime andplace ofvehicles movements aremade regularly and ,where
appropriate ,aresubsequently cross-checked with therecords returned by
drivers totheir operator 'spremises asameans ofrevealing discrepancies and
offences .Over 66000such observations were recorded altogether in1975 »
resulting in45000visits tooperator 'spremises andin1976 ,over 54000
observations were recorded ,resulting in37000visits tooperator 'spremises .
This method ofchecking applies nationally atpresent andwill continue to
apply when Regulation 543/69oritssuccessor haseffect fordomestic aswell
asinternational transport operators intheUnited Kingdom .Itrepresents
animportant adjunct toptysical vehicle inspections .Police officers employ
the same "silent "check procedures andonasimilar scale .
Atpresent ,this important adjunct tothephysical examination ofvehicles is
used solely fordomestic transport .Itwill becontinued when theRegulation ,
oritssuccessor ,isimplemented intheUnited Kingdom fordomestic aswell as
international transport .Thepolice also cooperate inproviding information
onvehicle movements .
Denmark
Asthere have been nochanges under this heading since thereport for1974
(fifth report ),please refer tothat report .
Ireland
Koinformation provided .

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II.Breaches and penalties
1•Number of "breaches ofthe Regulation
Federal Republic ofGermary
In1975 "thetotal number ofestablished infringements ofRegulation (EEC)
No543/69was78200 ,ofwhich roughly 75000occurred ingoods androughly
3200inpassenger transport .
Ofthe78200 ,approximately 32700concern theprovisions relating todriving
periods andapproximately 42300 "totheprovisions relating toservice documents .
In1976 thetotal number wasroughly 49600 ,ofwhich some 48000occurred in
goods and 1600inpassenger transport .
Ofthe49600 ,roughly 19700concern therules governing working hours andabout
29900therules about proof ofactivity .Thenumber ofinfringements in1976
asagainst 1975 fell ,because fewer checks were carried out.
Belgium
(a)Introductory remarks
1.In1975 and1976 road checks were carried outbyadministration officials
andthegendarmerie ;checks onthepremises ofundertakings were made bythe
Social Security Inspectorate .
2.Itshould beremembered inconnection with thelarge disparity between the
number ofbreaches recorded andthe number before the courts that inspectors and
controllers have theright togive warnings anddonothave tonotify systematically
every infringement tothe legal authority .

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This prerogative isrequired "byArticle 17(2 )ofInternational Convention No81
onWork Inspection and isconfirmed byArticle 4ofthe Law onWork Inspection
of16November 1972 (published intheMoniteur Beige of8December 1972 )•
3.Previous reports have explained why arelatively long period oftime elapses
between the date when the "pro justitia"isissued andthe date ofconviction ,
ifary.The history ofthese reports also shows that the number ofpolice
reports made out inary oneyear -and the follow-up tothem -does not
accurately reflect ,the penalties that have actually been imposed bythe time
each report isprepared# The same applies tothis report for 1925-76#
(b)Goods transport
Number ofbreaches recorded in1975 and 1976
(a)Distance restriction (450k"1)(Art.6)
(b)Driving periods (Art.7)
–contmuous
-daily
-weekly
(c)Interruption ofdriving (Art.8)
(d)Daily rest period (Art.11) ■
(e)Weekly rest period (Art.12)
(f)Control books (Art.14andannex )Art.141^
Crew members not carrying acontrol book
Art.I4-I (annex ):books not produced
Art.14-2:books improperly kept ornot atall
Art.14-4:notachograph
Art.14-7 !registers not kept
•Art.I4-71 registers improperly kept
Art.14-8:books not preserved
Annex 4'weekly report not signed
(g)Checlcs onregular services (Art.15)
Failure todraw upaservice timetable
Pfeilure todraw upaduty roster
Obligation oneach crew member tocarry
anextract from the duty roster and a .
copy ofthe service timetable
(h)Community tachograph (Art.16)
TOTAL1-975 1976
9 17
19 7
9 18
0 3
4 4
23 11
0 7
951 512
6 0
310 182
7
45 1 .45
22 26
9 22
1 1
1 ■8
3 3
0 0
10
1403 883

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(c)Regular passenger transport services
19controls were carried outin1975 and -216in1976 "bytheSocial Legislation
Inspectorate onthe premises ofBelgian firms . The following "breaches were
established asaresult :
1975 1976
Distance restriction (450 km)(Article 6) - 15
Weekly driving periods (Article 7) - 1
Failure todraw upservice timetable (Article 15) 1 5
Failure todraw upduty roster (Article 15) 2 6
TOTAL 3 27
These infringements did not give rise toaiqy penalty through the "projustitia "
procedure in1975 * 1976 fhowever ,one infringement ofArticle 15wasthe
subject ofa"projustitia ",the outcome ofwhich hadstill not been decided
at31December 1976 .
(d)Occasionai passenger transport services
Road checks carried out in1975 and 1976 established the following infringements
1215
(a)Distance restriction (450 km)(Article 6) 0
(b)Driving period (Article 7)(IB) 1
(c)Interruption ofdriving (Article 8) 0
(d)Daily rest period (Article 11)(4B) 4
(e)Weekly rest period (Article 12) 0
(f)Control book (Article 14andannex ):
Article 14-1(annex ):books notproduced (4B) 4
Article 14-1nobook (49B,10D,14F,5^L»
5GN,3L) 87
Article 14-2 :books improperly kept ornotat
ali (24B,IL.II,3WL) 29
Article 14-7 ?registers improperly kept (IB) 1
Article 14-8:books notpreserved (IB) 1

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Total for 1975 :127.
The twenty-three checks carried out in1975 on "thepremises ofundertakings
established the following infringements :
Art.14-7 :register not kept 2
Art,14–7:register improperly kept 3
TOTAL 5
None ofthese infringements wasdealt with "by''-jro justitia",In197o »
checks onthe road and infirms established the following infringements :
1976
(a)Distance restriction (450 km)(Art,6) 4
(b)Driving periods (Art,7) 3
(c)Interruption ofdriving (Art,8) 0
(d)Daily rest period (Art,11) 4
(e)Weekly rest period (Art,12) 1 0
(f)Control books (Art,14andannex )
Art,14-1(annex ):books notproduced 1
Art,14-1:crew members not .carrying acontrol book 56
Art# 14-2:books improperly kept ornot atall 25
Art,I4-7 :registers improperly kept ornot kept atall 16
Art,14-8 :books notpreserved 3
TOTAL 112
France
In1975 ,France supplied figures onthe breaches recorded bythe
Factory Inspectorate and figures from the collection oftachograph discs
carried out 011firms' premises during thelast quarter of1975 *
87781•Checks oncrow members inFrance
ITumber ofcrews checked
ofwhich 3367 onthe road and 5411 infirms :
Infringements toRegulations 543/69andI463/7O
ofwhich 24743toRegulation 543/69;35182

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Infringements recorded inpolice report 5915
Infringements recorded inreport "bygendarmerie 10835
Noofreports entered officially 1026
2.Checks onforeign crew members inFrance *
Noofcrews checked 16
Noofinfringements recorded 6
Noofreports , 5
The figures for 1976 were asfollows :
1.Road checks onthe correct use ofhandwritten and
mechanical control procedures (individual control
books andtachograph respectively )and onthe
observance ofdriving hours andrest periods
NoofFrench crews checked 62567
Noofinfringements recorded 16553
Noofreports entered 2569
Noofforeign crews checked 8153
Noofinfringements recorded 1663
Noofreports entered 149
2.Checks onfirms' premises
Infringements ofRegulation 543/69 46128
Infringements ofRegulation 1463/70(tachograph ) 14433
established after verification ofdiscs
Italy
Noinformation available .
Luxembourg
8288infringements were recorded in1975 and 8166in1976 .The
distribution was asfollows :
1975 1976
(a)Distance restriction (450 Ian)(Art.6) 2409 2115
(b)Driving periods (Art.7§§1and 2) 3201 3607
(Art.7§3) 131 149
(c)Interruption ofdriving (Art.8) 1347 1243
(d)Daily rest period (Art.11)(Goods transport ) 943 866
(e)Weekly rest period (Art.12) 33 29
(f)Control book (Art.14) 224 157
8288 8166

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Netherlands
Articles
inthe
RégulationGoods
transportPassenger trans p<art
nal services Regular services Occasioi
i
1975 1976 1975 1976 1975 1976
6 6540 V029
7/1 1406 1898 20 3 2
7/2 8328 5437 1 1 14
7/3 1199' ■736 26 1 20 4
7/4 254 ! 80 2
8 1171 92 8
11/1 4695 4896
11/2 164 4 44 28
12 25 19 20 2 21 17
14/1 7284 6113 27 79 128 84
14/2 16 781 10007 ! 483 94 348 120
14/4 2219 90B6 ,5 124
16 222 2216 1 1 3 26
: TOTAL I50124
ι44609 741[187[ 57042/
United Kingdom
Throughout 1975 and 197^,Regulation 543/69applied inthe U»K«only to
international transport under paragraph 1ofPart IIIofAnnex VII ofthe
Treaty ofAccession *Ofthetotal of14*977vehicles subject tothe
Regulation andinspected byTraffic Examiners during 1975 a.total of
157vehicles (1$)were found tobeinbreach oftheRegulation .During
1976 anamount of13*022 vehicles subject tothe Regulation were inspected
byTraffic Examiners .Ofthese 73(0,6%)were found tobeinbreach of
theRegulation .Asinprevious years ,these breaches were mainly concerned
with failure tocarry the appropriate control book orfailure tomaintain it
intherequired manner .Cases brought before the Courts byTraffic
Commissioners during 1975 and 197^related only ,toU«K «operators .They
included some offences committed during 1974 and 1975 but not brought to
trial until 1975 and 1976 and offences discovered bychecks atthe premises
ofundertakings .Inanumber ofinstances onedriver was charged with more
than one category ofoffence orwith repeated offences .
Inallf82breaches ofArticle 14(1 )were recorded in1975 and46in1976 ;
58breaches ofArticle 14(2 )were recorded in1975 and 20in1976 *

Denmark-19-
TheDanish measures applying theRegulation tointernational transport
came into force on21February 1975 •During 1975 n°breaches ofthe
Regulation were established andnopenalty wasapplied .
In1976 ,however ,there were 19breaches oftheRegulation .These
concerned Article 14 (individual control book )andwere committed by
Danish nationals engaged ininternational transport .
TheRegulation has only applied tonational transport since 1February 1977 -
Itispossible toprovide information onthenationality ofpersons
infringing theregulation ,since the form used bythepolice fortheir
report tothelabour inspectorate andtheroad transport authority
contains headings concerning thenationality ofthedriver ,driver 's
mate ,andtheowner oruser ofthevehicle .Inaddition ,theroad
transport authority ,which isalso informed oftheinfringements ,
maywithdraw operational permits ifabreach iscommitted .Theroad
transport authority notifies thelabour inspectorate ofanymeasure
which ittakes .
Under Article 4oftheMinistry ofTransport Decree No41»dated
21February 1975 »ontheprotection ofworkers engaged ininternational
road transport within theEuropean Community ,anyinfringements
which areestablished maybepunished byafine ,where current legal
provisions donot impose aheavier penalty .
Infringements where apenalty may beimposed arenotified tothe
labour inspectorate onthereport form mentioned above .
Ireland
Woinformation available .

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2.Siignificance ofbreaches committed "bynationals andnon-nationals
Federal Republic ofGermany
In1975 ,thetotal number ofestablished infringements ofRegulation
(EEC)NO543/69was 7*8200,ofwhich roughly 75000occurred ingoods
androughly 3200inpassenger transport .
Ofthe78200 ,approximately 32700concern theprovisions relating to
driving period3 andapproximately 42300theprovisions relating to
service documents .
In1976 thetotal number wasroughly 49600 ,ofwhich some 48000
occurred ingoods and 1600inpassenger transport .
Ofthe49600 ,roughly 19700concern theprovisions relating to
driving periods andabout 29900theprovisions relating toservice
documents .Among theinfringements oftheprovisions relating to
driving periods those concerning thedaily driving period andthe
daily rest period were themost numerous .

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Thetable below sets outthe type and number ofinfringements of
Regulation No543/69bynational andnon-national offenders .
PASSENGER TRANSPORTGOODS TRANSPORT
19 75Articles
ofthe 19 75
Régulation j
Natl .*natl
6Distance of450km 4630 I111819 76
Kon-i
nati .NatlNon-
natl ,
118
i992
637 3324 275
791 5512 195
231 783
I39
68 !268 2
661 2282 136
408 4757
I_ '251
41 67
ι2,
!540 k964 208
I889I
I '
21851 2113
7i
i* 24
4i^
i
i1Regular Bfirvinfis
19 75 19 76
Natlton­
natiOccasional services
19 75 19 76
Natl .Non-natl .NatlWon -
natl ,Natl ,JMon-
natl .
Art
|Art
Art
•Art(4hrs )
7(2)Daily driving 6041
period
7(3)Daily driving 1112
period i
(2x9hrs per week )
IArt.7(4)Weekly driving 653
' period (48hrs/wk
t or92hrs/fortnigivt )
8Interruption of ;r2287
driving
11Daily rest 5966
period -goods
11Daily rest period
-passenger I,Art
;Art
!
Art
Art
Art
Art
Art
Art14(l )Control books
14(2 )Keeping of
control books
15(l )Duty roster
-operator
15(2 )Duty roster
-crewI
29 !15
3
5
30
2
7
41
4610
34 37
*Τ
144
16
193
71
224
10
215
863144
23
223
22
78
161
12
301
32697
1
158
67
2
195
18
236
4542
26
5
25
20
7
24
1
(S
105
TOTAL 60637 ;14395 44811 |32S8 152 50 41 31746 1263 1228 283
Inboth 1975 aHd 1976 "themajority ofbreaches consisted ofthefailure to
carry theprescribed service documents (individual control books ,extract
from the duty roster ,copy oftheservice timetable ,inspection sheets for
recording equipment ),orthefailure toenter therequired information
completely ,correctly oreven atall.
Nati .=national .
Non-nati .=Non-national .

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Belgium
ι·
1.Carriage ofgoods
(a)Infringements bynon-nationals recorded in1975 and1976
Arti clesDK NL L G I FT°TAL 1
1975 1976 1975 1976 19?51976 1975 1976 1975 1976 1975 1976 1975 1976
Art .6:
430kmdistance
restriction1 3 4
Art .7:
continuous ,dailj
andweekly drivir
periods iig - 1 6 7
Art .8:
breaks
Art .11:
daily rest period._ i
•1 2
I
I
Art .12:
weekly rest perio
Art.1A(l )
In«control took
.1 22
«6 5 1 2 2 4 2 26 4 60 15
Art .14(2 )
control book not
entered uporinconrolete7 7 5 18 3 32 8
TOTALI.L30 6 5Li.2 2 13 7i!L7 106 23
/
!

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(b)Infringements frynationals recorded in1975 and1976
(a)Distance restriction (450 km)(Article 6)
(b)Driving period (Article 7)
Continuous
Daily
Weekly
(c)Breaks (Article 8)
(d)Daily rest period (Article 11)
(e)Weekly rest period (Article 12)
(f)Control book (Article 14andannex )
Article 14(l):nocontrol book
Article 14(l )(annex ):control book nothanded in
Article 14(2):control books notentered upor
incomplete
Article 14(4):exemption from obligation touse
tachograph
Article 14(7):noregisters kept
Article 14(7 )2registers notproperly kept
Article 14(8 ):control books notretained
Annex 4:weekly report not signed
(g)Checking regular services (Article 15)
1.Drawing upaservice timetable
Drawing upaduty roster
2.Each member ofthe crew required tocarry acopy of
theservice timetable and duty roster
(h)European tachograph (Article 16)
TOTAL :1975 1976
5 17
3 7
9 18
3
4 4
20 11
7
891 497
6
278 174
7
45 45
22 26
9 22
1 1
1 8
3 3
10
2g7_==__860_
2.Carriage ofpassengers (1976 )
Articles NL G F UK Total
iNon-nat ional sNationals
i
Art .6:distance restriction (450 km)_ 4
Art .7:driving period 3
Art .8:breaks
Art.ll :daily rest period 4
Art.12:weekly rest period |
Art.14(1 ): nocontrol booki 1 1 m 3 54
Art.14(2 ):control book not 2 2 23entered uporincomplete I
Art.l4(7 ):registers notkept or I 16not properly kept
Art.14(8 ):control books not
retained
TOTAL 1nL'.2 5 107 I

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France
1.French crews (1975 )
Number ofinfringements recorded :24743
Breakdown ofinfringements ofRegulation (EEC )No543/69recorded bythe
Factory Inspectorate after discs had been analysed during :control visits
tofirms inthelast quarter of1975
Excessive daily driving period 7066
Excessive continuous driving period -4708
Insufficient daily rest period 6875
450 kmlimit exceeded 1857
Excessive weekly driving period 784
Excessive fortnightly driving period 391
Failure toenter upcontrol books properly 2054
Nocontrol books kept 224
Miscellaneous 784
TOTAL 24743
2.National andnon-national crews bycountry (1976 )
(a)Infringements noted inroad checks carried out
COUNTRY J
1UMBER OP
CREWS CHECKEDNIMBER 0F
INPRINGEVIENTS
WnTBTT )NUMBER OF
OFFICIAL
BEPnRTS MATTO
J
FRANCE ! 62567 16553 2569
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OP GERMANY . 1844 113 11
BELGIUM - 1946 417 53 !
DENMARK 115 27 3
UNITED KINGDOM i! 512 90 17
NETHERLANDS 1164 210 9
LUXEMBOURG 76 ~ i
ITALY 1007 276 48
IRELAND '•65 11
NON-COMMUNITY COUNTRIES 1424| - .5198*
TOTAL |70720 18216 2718 |
===================!
Nationals ofnon-Community countries claimed tobeunaware ofapplicable rules
and required control measures .Control officials preferred topass oninformation
rather than resort tosanctions .

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("b)Infringements rioted incontrol visits tofirms
Breakdown ofinfringements ofRegulation (EEC)NO543/69recorded :
Exceeding maximum continuous ) 9686
14351
2018
991daily )
weekly )
fortnightly )driving period
Noorinsufficient daily rest 19082
TOTAL 46128
3.Number ofinfringements ofRegulation (EEC )No1463/70noted
1975 :10439
1976 :14433
Italy
I' stated that the most frequent infringements had been ofArticles 14
and 15ofRegulation No543/69butdidnotgive details oftheir number or
ofthe countries inwhich the vehicles ofthe offenders were registered .
The use ofcontrol books and duty rosters would improve considerably with
theentry into force ofLaw No62on14February 1974
Luxembourg
Details ofthe infringements discovered in1975 and -1976 are given in
point 1(number ofinfringements oftheRegulation )ofPart II(infringements
andsanctions )ofLuxembourg 'sreport . They were mainly bynationals
effecting international road haulage operations using vehicles listed in
Article 6ofRegulation No543/69•
Netherlands
Thefollowing isabreakdown ofinfringements recorded in1975 and 1976
byArticles ofthe Regulation andcountries inwhich thevehicles ofthe
offenders are registered :

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Arti cles
6 6525
7/1 1429
7/2 ■ > 8314
7/3 1241
7/4 ' 256
8 1169
11/1 4673
1172 208
12 56
14/1 7380
14/2 17542
14/4 2215
16* 2211975 1976
3966
1852
5362
740
80
100
4837
32
38
6231
10115
9190
2184
TOTAL 51229 44727
ΚArticle 16concerns theimplementation ofRegulation (EEC)NO1463/70.
NON-NATIONAL CREWS
f
ArticlesIFROP UNITED j INON-COMMUNITY
BELGIUM . GERMANT KINGDOM FRANCE ITALY COUNTRIES
1975 -Î976 1975 1976 1975 1976 1975 1976 1975 1976 1975 1976
6 3 54 9."2 ' ■ ■1 2 ~~ΓΠ
7/1 29 4 8 7
7/2 2 64 12 10 111 5
,7/3 3 1 1
7/4'
8 2
11/1 7 28 V13 15 1 1 10 6
12 10 m
14/1 29 24 22 10 3 1 2 4 1 2 2 4
14/2 13 65 32 34 3 2 2 1 20 4
14/4 2i. 23 2L1 43 4 8L:,7 1
TOTAL 60 307 104 89 9 3 10 69 21 3 2 30

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United .Kingdom
Thefollowing isabreakdown ofinfringements noted in1975 and1976 by -
Articles oftheRegulation andcountries inwhich thevehicle ofthe
offenders areregistered :
NATIONAL CREWS
Articles 1975 1976
Article 7;
driving period 1
Article 8;
breaks 2
Article 11:
daily rest period 2
Article 14(1):
nocontrol book 34 22
Article 14(2 ):
control book notkept 27 9
total 66 31
NON-NATIONAL CREWS
Articles Β
1975 1976ID
1975 1976DK
1975 1976F
1975 1976IT
1975 1976IRL
1975 1976FL
1975 1976NQN-cûtmiir
COUNTRIES
1975 1976
Art .6
(450km)
A-t .7
(driving
period )
Art .11 :
(daily re
Art .14/1
(noconti
Art .14/2
(control
not kept1
2 -
1 1
istperiod .)
I 1-
^olbook ;
'book
■)
i _.»
16 2
41
2 1
1 2
5 2
10 1 21
2
14 17
4 71
2
11
4 11 .-
11 3
6 2
TOTALrr^1 10 2 19 6 2 21 24 15 4 18 5 |

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NON NATIONAL CRE.WS (oont'd )
τ0ΐΑ Ι-
1975 1$76
Article 6(450 jkm) '3
Article 7(driving period ) - 5 2
Article 11(daily rest period ) 4 5
Article 14(1 )(nocontrol book ) 4S 2k
Article 14(2 )(control book notkept ) 31 •11
. ■ 91 42
Ireland
Noinformation available .
Ben mark
Noinfringements were recorded in1975 *.Nineteen cases ofinfringement
ofRegulation No543/699inrespect ofthecarriage ofgoods ,byDanish
operators ininternational transport operations were reported in1976 .,
They mainly concern Article 14(individual control book).

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3.SANCTIONS APPLIED
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OP GERMANY
1.Type and number ofsanctions imposed ,in1975 and .1976 on
members ofnational crews .
Type ofsanction 1975 1976
Verbal warning
(without fine )
Written warning
(without fine )(
i(
k
k200627998
1238
Warning and fine
(a)tofirms
(b)todrivers5
26965
2603718
19991
Administrative order imposing fine
(a)firms
(b)drivers
Notification ofsanctions10
18181
006
1325834
17312
3
2.Type and number ofsanctions imposed in1975 and 1976 on
non–national crew members
Carriage ofpassengers and goods byroad
YEAR Informatîve
note
IWarning without
fineWarning with
fineAdministrative
order imposing
fine
1975 2168 1095 ; 12390- 8168 '
(
1976 2698 503 13991 I 9633 I
Carnage ofgoods byroad
YEAR Informât ive
noteWarning without
fineWarning with
fineAdministrative
order imposing
I1975 2147 I 1075 12389 8110
I1976 2691 492 13991 9591

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Carriage ofpassengers byroad
YEAR Information 1.Warning without Warnirîg with Administrative
note . fine fine order imposing .
| fine
1975 .21 • *0 ; 1
M976 .11 J:• ;« .|
:Kâsssssscssss.':2£:ssK ::!;rzxsi
In 1975»5965operator 'sand 26260drivers were warned that they were
liable forafine.In1976 this figure was -3718and 19991respectively *
Notification ofsanctions were served in132cases in1975 andinthree
caseB in1976 * "
BELGIUM - ,
Breakdown ,ofofficial reports in1975 and 1976 ofinfringe raents inrespect
ofthecarriage ofgoods andaction taken :
)
jAr-ficles Nunbor ofofficiai
report »Filed Noaction
takenSett ]events Acquittals–
Conviction' ;
i" ■ ■ 1V:n .. i
1975 1976 ■1975 . 1976 1975 1976 1975 1976I "'"
[1975 11976 IV'.'
I
4
1
16 ■
k9 2 2A1 '1 ■1'." II
rI
. ■Ji
10 2 3,l
11(1■2Z■_ I
I I*>.!
'*(0 9'1 513 82 46 154 90i50 ;22 66:..
U(2 ) 310 ' 124 4!-"S• 61 '■21 9 -9 I
1(4)7
T(7 ) 45 3 1 4i>I
14(8 9 !- ■ 1•1
9i
16 10 2 1!-I
An^e /. #
Paragraph A11
– 1»
.1i
i
TOTAL ■i•j'j'à 668 88 52 • .'■218 113I !
I-! 60 32 9# !
i=r==as = ^=^== =t«S3SS ISSSBSSS sarsssscssasss :3L.sssssssi
*Laily orweekly quota not signed *

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Thefollowing isabreakdown ofofficials reports in1976 relating
tothe carriage ofpassengers and action taken *
/
Articles Number of
officiaiFiled
actionNo
takenSettlements Acquittals Convictions Follow-up !
unknown j
^. I ?,..
"( 1)4 - A i
!mo 56 3 ' 1 ■8 •
i■ I - i»-» 1 '12 I
14(7 } I 2: 2
14(8 )
1
Τ)ΤΛ ! - 78 • 4 8 66
FRANCE
Fine aimposed byFrench courts in 1975
Fine s Number offines Percentagei
Total . Total ,percentage
peroentage for 1974
] FF12artdless I
367 ' 16 X 16 X -y--.i ■17X;
FF12to20 23 , IX 17 X 23 X
FF21to30 192 8X 25 >X/ 33 X;
FF Z1to60 w ' 628 27 X 52X '.1 62 X
FF•:'to100 ; 612 26 X 78 X 78 X
FF101 to ir:o- 146 6X 84 X 90Xi; • .
FFo1 to200 221 10 X 94 X 97 X;
FF201 to240 . 83 l4X 98 X 98 X;
over FF240 ' . .57 • ;2X '100 X | .100 X
TOTAL :.■■...> 2329 100 X
ibsszsssssassssessasst jssssâssse88assss3S88sse9 =:=r=,-r-:
■'' '' " 1'.. ι<· <Λ

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The srnallness ofsome ofthe fines isdua tothe facx that several fin :.;
Bre often imposed ,atthe same time and that the courts take this into
account when determining their magnitude (although ,strictly speaking ,
the law'does notpermit concurrence ofpenaltieo for siich infringements ).
The following table Bhows the number offines imposed byFrench courts in
1976 .
1.Fines
jAinountir mfrancs
!___ ,Number %
lean than FF40
41to190
101 to160
FF 161 to220
more than FF220600
'384
311 .
m
* 202"27.00 • .
'.17.30
'H,00 ^
32,60 !
1 '9.10 I
i
TOTAL 2.220 ■ .100 j
2•Prison sentences ,
Number Length Type ofinfringement
1 · 6months suspended
• iExceeding the daily driving
penod -fatal accident -
•*
-ITALY . ' 1 '- '.
Wemay assume that the coming into force oflaw No62of14February 1'//
and,inparticular ,thepenalties provided bythat lawfor infringements ?
have contributed togeneral use ofthe documents provided for by
Articles 14and 15ofRegulation 543/69,butwhile control books and
logbooks have been issued inlarge numbers ,they have not always been
kept correctly .

Inmany cases ,administrative fines were imposed ;however ,ineome
cases ,itwasthought preferable tolimit theinspectors' action to
explaining theproper application ofthe Community rules * / "
LUXEMBOURG
The action taken consisted oforal andwritten injunctions and,inthe
case ofsevere orrepeated infringements ,the transmission ofreports
tothelegal authorities for investigation# Noinformation was provided ,
about theaotion taken onthese reports . >
1VETHE t'IJANBS ' -
Police ^sports and control reports oncarriage ofgoods
and passengers
COUNTRÏ Police reports.Control
reports *Infringements
ι ' ·Fines in
guilders'Police
reports
filed
1975 .
!1976 1975 1976 1975 1976 - 1975 1976 1975
Netherlands 14.293 13605 51229 44727 914 675 1177131I
369 I
Belgium 13 35 29 23 60 •307 305 I'1525•4 I
Germany 4 ' 6 41 26 I
I104 84 30 205 '3 I
United Kingdom1 •
I . ■ 14 2 .9 I
■■ : ι3
iI
.■" I[.
I
Prance 1 13 4 Ir
1 .10I ,69 115I
1 i
I
Italy
11 4I.*21 ! 7"Τ' .I
iNon-ConRunity
Icountries ! '
j6
J2 ^ • 2 |
I30 30_ i
I
7 ■
!TOTAL
IiSBssnaserrsriss's ::r.4 "11 |13666 |54
JsCE==CBI57
Is'^cseuRr :j51435 ■
ssrrrsntBcssssftai45223
:ssssas3B915 010
3BBSB8SE1179006
oesteaeas377 !
n
Nonenalties imposed#
"Under Article 6ofthe lawonthelength ofdriving time (NetherlandsOilicial Journal 1936,802),the maximum penalty forinfringementsisPI300oramonth 'simprisonment anr 1,iftheoffence isrepeated
within twoyears ,PI600ortwomonths' imprisonment *

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•The following table gives abreakdown ofthepenalties perarticle
infringed imposed onDutch undertakings inrespect ofthe carriage
ofgoods byroad .
IArticle Number of Number ofinfringements Total offines in
police recorded inpolice reports guilders
reports
1975 1976 1975 1976 . 1975!
i 1976
■[ (guilders ) (gaildi
6 42 33 110 70 •H 6275267c
711) • 1 9 1 13 50
7(2) 11 30 49 ' 115 660 . 2825
7(3) 10 13 6o; j 72 1335 1275
85 8 • 300
11(1 ) 32 "59 • • 5, i' 79 . 2560 . 5430
14 1 6905 5085' 6914 j5119 : 243 870 I_216 221
14(2 ) 3-498 !.1655 - 9711 l6274 162 .805 879'j5
14(4 ) 1056 I
i2326 . 1299 3575| 80305 j275 (ΛΓ >
.16 109 i 788 125 1366 7300 67 405
Several 2339 3250 31646 27433 . I 393 730 490 995
articles
[TOTAL H14.003 13253Γ 49965 44124 898890 ] 150 9;.i
'«BSBBaSBBSSBeSr
Breakdown byinfringed article ofpenalties imposed onDutc hpasfloriger
.transport undertakings - ~~~
Article
Scheduled
transport
12
14(1 )
14(2 )
14(4 )'
16 -
Several articlesNujriber ofpolioe
report b.Number of •infringements
recorded inpolice reports
1975
24
32
16
TT .1976
1
75
44
2
1
31975
24
60
6561976
2
75
93
,4
1
9Total offj.nop
ingiiildeps '
1975
850
1055
397519/;
.
3.-fi00
2305
;'190
75
6940' TOTAL T?6 740 184 5880

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i ■
Breakdown fryinfringed article ofpenalties imposed onDutch passengertransport undertakings (cont'd) ' .?
Article,Number ofpolioe Number ofinfringements Tot-al offines
reports reoorded inpolice reports inguilders
1975 1976 1975 ' ·|1976 *
I1975 1976 ;
Unscheduled I
transport
7(2) I . 1 •t
1 . 150
7(3) ■1V I
I1 ' 150 I
11(2 ) 5 5 375
12I «
1 1 75 I
14(1 )114 . 59 114'59 .3705I
2560 !
14(z) . ,^79 ' 30 224 71 4010 .13?5 '.
14(4 ) 69 95 * 7635 -
16 20 23 1 .210
Several articles
'>25 ■40 186 163 2190 57W !
!
TOTAL
>£BeSSBaecB9BSa9-asΓ218 >L226 52.4 ,!:-^.419 9905 19240 I
Thefollowing tables provide abreakdown ofthepenalties imposed on
Dutch road transport undertaking 'sbased incountries other than the
Netherlands .
Dutch undertakingo based inBeiglum(197^-76 )
Ooode haulage •*
Articles ofthe
RégulationNumber ofpolice
,.reportsNumber ofinfringements
recorded inpolice
reportsTotal offines
inguilders
1
1975 1976 I
!1975 19761975 'j19.761
6
14(1 )
14(2 )
14(4 ) - '
' .15(5 )
16
Several articles113
113
2
275(1filed )
36(3filed )
21(4,filed )
1
1*.12filed )
6(1filed )123
168
2
1675
■36
52
1
■2
32
173610
4145
75
2710200
256'j
i'V'i
150
1Z"
1
12?r
6yr.)
L:JtSXiwIS ts:vivrAL
iBBssssBearedBBaBBCBBBBeiI255 84 ,(11filed )
j » -iBBSBSBBtfBBBSBBBaBBBBBBB145 -
tatii^43W»ei£*er3Bt3t .sJ10540 ;]
sBeotSB Bs:st

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Unscheduled transport
Articles orthe
RégulationNumber ofpolice
reportsNurriber ofinfringements |
recorded inpolice report 3j
_____ ■ •Total of
&x-fin »i~-.!r
Lldcr s
1975 1976 1975 ..1976 j
i
I1975
(guilders )
I1976
(amillier
14(1 ) 5 •5 5 5 190 ;265 .
14(2 ) 3 '■!1; 6 1 80
ί !'filaO
!
JTOTAL
J:sïssr=r=:=r;=s:s:=ï8" 6 11 6 270 '265
Penalties imposed ontransports toth ITfhrrlands invehicles registered abroad
(OBelgian undertakings -Goods haulage
*
Articles ofthe Number of Control reports Number .ofinfringenjenisj Total o.iii
Regulation police recoraed mpolice . mguilaci
report s reports ànd control i
I1975 1976 ■,1975 1976 1975 1976 . j1975 19-6 ■;
14(1 ) 10 13 17t727 20 : I170 34' ..
142 2 ■9
I7 9 12 164 ' |110V '
16 3 4• 18 ■ II--'»sr." i
Several
Iarticles1 10 '3 " •1. 19 I203 25 6.-5 |
T.-al L.1L .35 27 21 58 |305/ ■, ■i305 1r»?5 ;
Scheduled passenger transuort
.1975 1976 1975;1976 1975 1976
14(1) ' 11 •1 1

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(2)German undertakings –Goods haulafté
: ρ.
Articles ofthe
Régulation INumber of
police
reportsNumber of
control
reportsTotal ofinfringements
recorded inpolice and
control reportsTotal fines
,1975 1976 1975 '1976 1975 1976(çuïlc /Wf ;
y*
.1 1
:14(1 ) '•! 1 9 3 9 . 4
n(c ) ' 3 .A 7 .10 32 30
:H(/j)' i 2 2
16
t-evoral
■v r:1 5 103
6 385
36 205
1,T"ta:,, j'4-1,6 25u
iJ87 30
===========205
I ''
Unscheduled passeri • I
Lger trannpoj
'(2)
I- 1I-
i1
! ■1? • -
.1 6
;h(I), •iI-
I10 10 4
; ■■(2)i
î
ii_
i ■1 2 21 2
I 16
Several -
articles1 5.
:TOTAL
i16J..!...L w6
(3)Frölich undertakinga -Qcods haulage
Årtiers oiti :
Re/ruIoMonHuinbsr of
pnlice
iepcr -!.s
14(1 )
14(2 )
14(4 )
Seve rù.1 '
artin]cs1975 '1976
i1
1
11
13Nutnber of
control
reports
1975 h976
2
1
J j l;=-:--et--csr=4ssss=saaasas=sssiï==ss=s=»Ba=Total ofinfringements
recorded inpolice' and
control reports
1975
101976
1
16
.1
51
69Total fines
(in ,guilders )
1975
s=asas=s =s=t :===~197o
!
ii:v
_jmi

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(4)Italian undertakings –Goods haulage
Articles of.the
RégulationNumber of
police
reports
ι ' ·'■" ιNumber of
control
reports '
- ■ iTotal ofinfringements
recorded inpolice and
control reportsTotal finee
1975 1976 1975 1976 -1975 1976 1975
(guilders )1976 J
(guildoiv)l
i
H(1), | .1 1 I 1 1 2 Γ ]
14(2 ).
I '3 I 207
I !
!16
i _.1_ l
: i
TOTAL J- I 1 4 2 3
a:
(5)British undertakings -Goods haulage
Articles ofihe
Régulation ,Number of'
police
reportsNumber of
oontrol
reportsTotal ofinfringements
recorded inpolice and
control reportsTotal fines
1975 1976 1975 1976 1975 1976 .1975/ i1.1.(guilders )1976
(guiiilo
14(1 ;
14(2 )
Several
art icLes2
1
1
*,3,
/'j
i
I
jTorAi] ·
I 4! 9,_ ■I
I
14(1 )
V(2)!I
1
1Unschoc
T^âxiap "
1
27 -■"
luled pass eiiffirart
''I
|TOTAL '
t__31
Ij |
j ^' 'j

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(6)Non-Community undertakings -Goods haulage
Articles
ofthe
RégulationNumber
ofpolice
reports
ι
LNumber Total ofinfringements I
ofcontrol 1recorded inpolice and !
reports ^ jcontrol reports Total fines j
! •
1975 1976 1975 1976 1975 1976(guila/rs) (gui'?7e£s )
K(2 ).
Several
articles1
2
32
12 1
2
2530
ιΟ-ΛΙ 6n ï 2 Γ 28 30
1-1 )*
2Unsc&edu
transpor
2r~""
iled passengi sr
TOi AL
I-2 2^ I
!

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UNITED KINGDOM
Details ofbreaches andpenalties imposed are shown for 1975 and 1976
inthe following table :
Articles
ofthe
Régulationverbal
warningsWritten
warnings Suspensions Police reportsTotal fines
in£
19:;]1976 1975 M976 1975 1976 1975 Γ1976 1975FH
Art.b
(HSO >"11)
Art .7
contd .driving ,
daily ",
weekly ',.3
2
13 2λ
20
71
3
1711:
25?0
60
50
Art .8
(înterruot .)2 2
I25
Art .11
(daily rest )2: 6 5 11 >2 145
Art »11
(weekly rest ) •»I* 2 75
Art.. 14
carrying of -.
control book )
keeping of
control book )keeping »f
M«nhnflk 1 „A7
■
49■14
811
38
319
315
540
98
712
61
2£67
1224
160t.UC:
1190
|T0TAL 102 22
i1811 29 28 185 107 2558 1665

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Cases brought before the Courts bythe Licensing Authorities during 1975
and 1976 related only to UKoperators orundertakings . They included
some offences committed during 1974 and 1975 but not brought totrial
until 1975 1976 .In1975 some offences were discovered bychecks
atthe premises ofundert akings . Inanumber ofinstances one driver
was charged with more than one category ofoffence orwith repeated
offences .
DENMAHK
Since noinfringements were recorded in1975 *nopenalties were imposed
that year .
The following penalties were imposed for infringements discovered in
1976 :
(a)eight warnings
(b)eight fines imposed onemployers (operators ).Thefines varied
from Dkr 200 to600.
(c)four fines imposed ondrivers .Thefines varied from Dkr 100to200.
One infringement resulted inapenalty affecting both the operator and
the driver .The fine totalled Dkr 4900.
IRELAND
Noinformation available .

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MUTUAL MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE BETWEEN MEMBER STATES AND NOTIFICATION OF
INFRINGEMENTS
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY
Asinprevious years ,the Federal Government continued tomake eveiy effort
in1975 and1976 todiscuss theimplementation ofRegulation No543/69with
,its neighbour ^
Bilateral talks were held with the French Government inParis on7and
8November 1975 »with the Dutch Government inMiinster on27and
28November 1975 and with representatives ofthe Austrian Government in
Vienna on14and 15September 1976 . , „
BELGIUM
1.Mutual assistance (Article 18(2))
I
In1975 and 1976 theMinistry ofTransport forwarded atotal offour official
reports byFrench inspecting officers onBelgian crew members tothe
competent courts for further action .
2.Notification ofinfringements (Article 18(3 ))
TheMinistry ofTransport sent lists ofofficial reports ondrivers of .
vehicles registered inother Member States tothe relevant authorities
ofthese countries for information .
Itwasnotified ofoffences committed byBelgian nationals inthe
Federal Republic ofGermany and France . .^
1
3.Notification ofsanctions
Nodetails were received ofsanctions imposed inother Member States .... ^
Details ofaction taken onofficial reports byFrench inspecting officers
referred tounder point 1were sent tothe relevant French department .
FRANCE
France informed all the Member States concerned ofinfringements committed
1bytheir nationals inFrance .

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ITALY
Koinformation available .
LUXEMBOURG
The Member States were notified ofanumber ofserious offences .
NETHERLANDS
Assistance was rendered and received "bythe Netherlands inalarge
number ofcases .
Atotal of41cases in1975 and 26in1976 were reported tothe Federal
Republic ofGermany . The Netherlands wasnotified of3217 cases bythe
Federal Republic ofGermany in1975 and of4498 cases in1976 .
Belgium reported atotal of260cases in1975 and 84in1976 .
Two cases ofoffences were reported byFrance in1975 *
The Netherlands was notified of3217 cases inwhich sanctions were
imposed bythe Federal Republic ofGermany in1975 and of4498in1976 .
UNITED KINGDOM
Discussions with other Member States are held from time totime .
Repeated offences bythe same operator are reported every three months
ina.standard form tothe other Member State concerned .
DEHMARK
Nooffence orsanctions were reported in1975 « Belgium notified the
Danish authorities ofone offence in1976 .
IRELAND
Noinformation available .

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IV.CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS BY THE MEMBER STATES
1.Assessment ofthe application ofthe Regulation
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY
Alarge number ofserious breaches ofthe rules ondriving periods ,"breaks
andrest periods was also reported in1975 and 1976 . These concerned
crews from South-east European countries inparticular . German road
haulage operators anddrivers had respected the social rules relating to
road transport more strictly thanks largely tocontrol measures taken .
Drivers and operators had endeavoured tocomply with the provisions of
Regulation (EEC)No543/69*Asaresult offines imposed ,operators
planned their schedules more carefully toensure that their crews complied
with the rules .Insome cases ,additional drivers were employed or
journeys "broken toallow other drivers totake over orfor overnight stops .
Aspecific programme ofcontrol measures and information campaign arerequired
toensure stricter compliance with social legislation inthis area .
German operators and road haulage andtransport organizations generally
complain that checks oncompliance with Regulation (EEC)NO543/69vary
and offences are not punished hard enough .Inthe view ofthe Federal
Government ,this situation leads toserious distortions ofcompetition .
BELGIUM
Control bodies again found that only large-scale operators belonging to
trade organizations were fully acquainted and up-to-date with the
provisions ofRegulation (EEC)No543/69.

Thesuggestion putforward inprevious reports ofmaking theprovisions of
Regulation (EEC)ITO543/69better KNOKN "bymaking theissue ofacommercial
driving licence inallKembcr States conditional onpassing atheoretical
examination onthemain previsions oftheRegulation should begiven further
thought .
Theincrease inthenumber ofchecks in1976 (+9focompared with 1975 )wa-s
matched byadecrease of40^in "thenumber ofoffences inthesame period .
This trend isprobably attributable tothe fact that theroad haulage sector
isbetter acquainted with theprovisions ofRegulation (EEC)No543/69.
FRA1TCE
Theconclusions and suggestions made inthepreceding report are still valid
(standardization ofrecord sheets forcontrol equipment -harmonization ofthe
peandnumber ofdocuments used byapproved national equipment forinternational
transport operations onthose used forstandard Community equipment ).
\
ITALY
Analysis ofthe information inthe Italian authorities .*possession reveals
that theprovisions oftheRegulation hadbeen generally respected in
thepreceding year although reservations must bemade about thekeeping
ofduty rosters andindividual control "books .This weakness should "be
overcome "bythegradual introduction oftachographs .Better results

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could undoubtedly beobtained bytaking steps tomake -particularly
small andmedium –sized -firms aware oftheprovisions oftheRegulation ,
i.e. byorganizing aregular andhence efficient programme forinspecting
officers .
LUXEMBOURG
Obvious progress wasmade inapplying theprovisions ofRegulation
(EEC)No543/69since thelast report (covering period 1January 1974
to31December 1974 )» "thegeneral number ofoffences noted inthe1975
and1976 reports being lower .This positive trend ismainly
attributable tothedissuasive influence oftheLuxembourg regulation
of23December 1972 which provides forsanctions forbreaches of
Regulation No543/69.Itisimpossible tosaywith anycertainty
howfarCommunity rules arerespected until theabove Luxembourg
regulation hasbeen inforce foranumber ofyears .
NETHERLANDS
Available information reveals that official reports were made on9$
ofvehicles stopped in1975 andin'9*8$ in1976 .Ofthetotal offences
reported ,53«5$ in1975 and62$in1976 concerned theuseofcontrol
equipment ,48.7$ in1975 and36$in1976 theuseofthecontrol book
(Article 14(l )and (2))and4.8$ in1975 and26$in1976 theuseofthe
tachograph (Article 14(4 )andArticle 16).
UNITED KINGDOM
Thenumber ofvehicles checked rose from 12000in1974 to15000in
1975 andwasagain substantial in1976 ,while thenumber ofdrivers
satisfactorily using acontrol book rose from 98$in1974 »99$in1975*
to99.7$ in1976 .Thenumber ofoffences prosecuted intheCourts
substantially reflecting external factors rather than anincrease

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inthe number ofoffences committed . These factors include improved
data collection ,toencompass all cases decided during the years and
more rigorous enforcement nowthat operators have had time tobecome
accustomed tothe Regulation .
These encouraging figures again show ahigh and increasing degree of
compliance with the Regulation ,though itshould berecalled that
Regulation 543/69hasapplied during this period only tointernational
transport which represents less than 10%ofalljourneys .
DEHMARK
Itisimpossible tomake ageneral assessment ofhow Regulation
(EEC)NO543/69hasbeen implemented since ithasonly applied to
international transport operations since 1975 *
2.Difficulties inchecking whether the individual control book is
used ininternational transport operations
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OP GERMANY
Major problems arestill experienced inchecking vehicles from
non-Community countries entering the Federal Republic ofGermany .It
isvirtually impossible tocheck driving and rest periods since crew
members donot usually carry any record oftheir activities . Inmany
cases itisnotuntil thedriver hasbeen questioned thoroughly (in
many instances with difficulties ofcommunication )orthe documents
carried have themselves been examined that itbecomes clear that the
rules have not been respected . Firms and drivers will bemade more
aware ofthe rules governing driving andrest periods once the AETR
has been ratified ,asplanned ,inall Member States . The entry into
force ofthe AETR inthe Community will beofindisputable value from
the viewpoint ofroad safety and social progress .

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BELGIUM
Control bodies again found that only large –scale operators belonging
totrade organizations were fully acquainted andup-t o–datewith the
rules ofRegulation (EEC)No543/69ontheuseoftheindividual control
book ininternational transport operations .
FRANCE
See above .
ITALY
Thorough examination ofdata revealed that the provisions of
Regulation (EEC)NO543/69ontheuseoftheindividual control book
ininternational transport operations were generally respected throughout
most ofItaly .
LUXEMBOURG
i
Nocomment made .
NETHERLANDS
Nonewcomments bytheNetherlands .
UNITED KINGDOM
Nodifficulties inchecking ofindividual control books have been
reported .
DENMARK
Noproblems encountered inchecking theuseoftheindividual control
book ininternational transport operations between Member States .

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3.Suggestions onpossible changes tothe layout ofthe standard report
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY
The Federal Government had nospecial suggestions tomake .
BELGIUM
Belgium has nocomments tomake atpresent .
FRANCE
There isstill room for the layout ofthe report tobesimplified . The
section under which offences must beentered separately according to
whether they apply tothe carriage ofgoods ,regular passenger services
oroccasional passenger services could ,for example ,bedeleted .
Experience has shown that none ofthe Member States has the requisite
statistical resources todothis ,andthat incomplete details supplied
bysome Member States may give rise toquestionable interpretations .
ITALY
Nocomment made .
4.Suggested ways ofimproving theapplication ofRegulation (EEC)No543/69
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY
The Federal Government feels that steps should betaken tomake the
industry more aware ofsocial legislation onroad transport andbelieves
that the most effective way ofdoing this istoissue leaflets containing
details ofthese rules .

BELGIUM
Control bodies again found that only large-scale operators "belonging
totrade organizations were fully acquainted and up-to-date with the
provisions ofRegulation (EEC)NO543/69.Theidea putforward in
previous reports ofmaking theindustry more aware oftherules of
Regulation -No543/69bymaking theissue ofacommercial driving
licence conditional onpassing atheoretical examination onthe main
provisions ofthe Regulation could hence begiven further thought .
FRANCE
The conclusions and suggestions made inthe previous report arestill
valid (standardization ofrecord sheets forcontrol equipment –
harmonization ofthe type and number ofdocuments used byapproved
national equipment for international transport operations onthose
forstandard Community equipment ).
UNITED KINGDOM
The United Kingdom maintains that greater flexibility isrequired
asaresult ofthe Commission ^review .Ifthis isachieved ,the
United Kingdom hopes tomaintain the same high degree ofcompliance
with the Regulation when :itisapplied todomestic operations .
DENMARK
Denmark would
tobeused .lxke agreater degree
\offlexibility inthe standards