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COMMISSION GFTHEEURQPEANCOMMUMTIï
COM(73)1677final
Brussels,9October1973
COMMISSION OPINION
of9October,1973
addressedtotheDanishGovernment onthedraftdecree
implementingCouncilRegulation(EEC)No543/69
of25March1969ontheharmonization of
certainsociallegislationrelating
toroadtransport.
COM(73)1677final

Inaccordance -withArticle l8(l )ofCouncil Regulation (ESC)too.543/69 ^
of25Harch 19^9 »"theDanish government forwarded totheC-ommission ,in
aletter of26January 1973 »adraft decree implementing that regulation .
Itsubsequently sent theCommission amodel oftheindividual control
book which itplans touse .
Theaim ofthedraft decree istoadopt the provisions required to
implement Regulation (EEC)No.543/69jaslast amended "byCouncil
Regulations (EEC)Nos.514/72^^and515/72 of28February 1972 .
Article 1stipulates that the provisions ofthat Regulation shall be
applicable inDenmark tointernational transport onlyf
Article 2stipulates that thecontrol book must beofatype approved
bythedirectorate ofthelabour inspectorate $
Article 3provides that supervision ofcompliance with Community
provisions shall beundertaken bythelabour inspectorate 5
Article 4lists thebreaches oftheprevisions ofRegulation (EEC )No.
543/69forwhich afinemaybeimposed ,andalsodetermines the
responsibility 1ofundertakings .
Thesecond subparagraph ofArticle l8(l )ofRegulation (EEC)No.543/69
required theimplementing measures tobeadopted byMember States to
cover ,inter alia Ttheoorganization of,procedure forand means of
control andthepenalties tobeimposed incase ofbreach .
Çl)O.J. No.L77,
(2)O.J. No.L67,
(3)O.J. NO.L67,29March 1969 »p.40.
20March 1972 ,p.1.
20March 1972 ,p.11.

Theprovisions o£ "theDanish Government 'sdraft decree ,though not
contrary totheprovisions ofRegulation (EEC )No.543/69»nevertheless
give rise tothefollowing comments :
(a)Article 4 "thedraft merely sets outtheprinciple that fines may
beimposed for "breaches unless amore serious penalty isprovided
forbyother laws inforce .However ,thedocuments which have been
submitted tothe Commission indicate neither the size ofthe fines
nor thetype ofother provisions towhich reference ismade .The
Commission ,therefore ,requests theDanish Government Itostate
theamounts ofthefines forthevarious breaches ,taking into
consideration the seriousness rfthe breaches inthe context of
theharmonization ofthe conditions ofcompetition andoftraffic ,
safety .Inaddition ,theCommission suggests that theDanish
Government include among thepenalties thewithdrawal oftransport
authorization anddriving licence where noprovision hasbeen made
forsuch penalties .
(b)TheCommission finds that thedraft decree contains noprovision
relating tocompensation forreductions intheduration ofthe
rest period ,asprovided forinArticle 11(6 )ofRegulation (SEC )
No.543/69»Thenecessary provisions should beadded tothedraft
decree inquestion .
3.Inconclusion ,andsubject tothecomments made in2(a )and (b)the
Commission hereby delivers afavourable Opinion onthedraft decree
inquestion .
Dono atBrussels ,9October 1973
For the Commission
The Président
François -Xavier ORTOLI