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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM (79)301 final
Brussels -6June 1979
Recommendation for a
COUNCIL DECISION
authorizing theCommission toparticipate inthesixty-fifth International
Labour Conference onthenegotiations fortherevision ofILOConvention
No67onhours ofwork andrest periods inroad transport
(presented bytheCommission totheCouncil )
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COM(79)301final fel r"c

JUSTIFICATION
TheprovisionsofthedraftConventiondenotedtotherevisionofILOCon­
ventionn°67onhoursofworkandrestperiodsinroadtransportcoverthe
samesubjectsasthosegovernedatCommunitylevelbytheCouncilDecision
of13Kay1965ontheharmonisation ofcertainprovisionsaffectingcompe­
titionintransportbyroad,railandinlandwaterways(l);someofthese
provisions'aresimilartothoseprovidedforinCouncilRegulation(EEC)
n°543/69(2),whilstothersarecoveredintheproposalforaCounoil
Regulation(EEC)ontheharmonisation ofcertainsociallegislationrelating
toroadtransport,'forwardedtotheCouncil "bytheCommissionon9March1976
3).
InadditiontothatexplicitlyspecifiedintheTreaty,theCommunitycompetence
toconcludeagreementsdoesnotonlyresultfromaprovisionintheTreaty
(asinthecaseofart,113and239)butcainalsoresultimplicitlyfromother
provisionsoftheTreatyaftdsecondarylegislation.Inparticular,Member
Statesmaynolangerconcludeinternational commitmentsinallcaseswhere
commonrulesofsecondarylegislation havebeenadoptedfortheexecutionof
apolicyprovidedforintheTreaties(4)
(1)O.J.1J°88,24.5.1965
(2)CouncilRegulation(EEC)N°543of25March1969ontheharmonisation of
certainsociallegislationrelatingtoroadtransport(OJN°L77f29.3.69»
amended "by:-CouncilRegulation(EEC)n°514/72of28,2.1972,(OJN°L67,20.3.1972)-CouncilRegulation (EEC)n°515/72of28.2.1972,(OJL67,20.3.1972)-CouncilRegulation (EEC)n°2827/77of12.12.1977,(OJN°L334f24.12.1977)-CouncilRegulation(EEC;n°2829/77of12.12.1977onthe"bringinginto
forceoftheEuropeanAgreementconcerningtheworkofcrewsofvehicles
engagedininternational roadtransport(AETR)(OJN°L334f24.12.1977)
(3)OJN°C103,6.5.1976
(4)JudgementCommissionagainsttheCouncilof31March1971?Case22/70,
Casebook1971»p.263,etal(EART)

Wherever theCommunity hasanexternal competence ,itisuptotheCommission
tinder art.228tonegotiate international agreements andfortheCouncil to
conclude theagreements .Itmust actintheframework ofdirectives which the
Council maygive ,andgive inaprecise way.TheCouncil iscarrying out
itspower toauthorise negotiations orgive directives fortheconduct of
such negotiations ,must actonaRecommendation orproposal from the
Commission .
The I-Iember States areclosely associated with thenegotiations ,particular­
lythrough aspecial Committee .
Thenegotiating mandate fortheCommission requested inthis proposal does
notprejudge theratification "bytheMember States oftheConvention which
might result from the65th session oftheInternational Labour Conference .

Recommendation
foraCouncilDecisionauthorisingtheCommission
toparticipateinthe65thInternational LabourConference
inthenegotiationsfortherevisionofILOConvention No-
67onhoursofworkandrestperiodsinroadtransport.
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
Havingregardtotherecommendation fromtheCommission;
WhereastherevisionofILOConvention No67onhoursofworkandrest
periodsinroadtransportwillbeoneofthemattersdiscussedatthe
65thsessionoftheInternational LabourConference;
WhereastheprovisionsofthedraftConventioncoverthesamesubjects
asthosegoverned&t>CommunitylevelbytheDecision65/27/EECof13May1965
theharmonization ofcertainprovisionsaffectingcompetionintransport
byrail,roadandinlandwaterway whereascertainoftheseprovisionsare
similartothoseprovidedforinCouncilRegulation(EEC)No543/69
whilstothersarecoveredbytheproposalforaCouncilRegulation(EEC)
ontheharmonization ofcertainsociallegislationrelatingtoroadtransport
forwardedtotheCouncilbytheCommissionon9March1976.
1-OJNoaa,24.5.1965,p.500/65;
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No543of25March1969ontheharmonization
ofcertainsociallegislationrelatingtoroadtransport(OJNoL77
29*3.69,asamendedby-CouncilRegulation(EEC)No514/72of28February1972
(OJNoL67,20.3.1972)-CouncilRegulation(EEC)No515/72of28February1972
(OJNoL67,20.3.1972)-CouncilRegulation(EES)No2827/77of12December1977
(OJNoL334,24.12.1977)-CouncilRegulation(EEC)NO2829/77of12December1977onthebring­
ingintoforceoftheEuropeanAgreementconcerningtheworkofcrews
ofvehiclesengagedininternational roadtransport(AETR).
(OJNoL334,24.12.1977);
3OJNoC103,6.5.1976,p.2.

WHEREASinviewofitspowersinthesubjectscoveredbyILOConvention
No67onhoursofworkandrestperiodsinroadtransportitisimport­
antfortheEuropeanEconomicCommunitytoparticipate inthenegotiations
alongsideitsMemberStateswithaviewtorevisingthesaidagreement.
HASDECIDEDASFOLLOWS
SoleArticle
TheCommissionisherebyauthorizedtoparticipate inthenegotiations
concerningtherevisionofILOConvention No67onhoursofworkand
restperiodsinroadtransportwithaviewtoenablingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunitytobecomeacontractingpartytothisConvention.
Itshallcarryoutthesenegotiations withtheassistanceofaspecial
committeecomposedofrepresentatives oftheMemberStates,andin
accordancewiththeattacheddirectivesandanysubsequently giventoit.
DoneatBrussels, 1979
FortheCounci1

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Directives from"theCouncilto"theCommission
A.TheCommission,whiletakingfullaccountofthespecificproblemsrelated
totheTripartitesystemappliedtoInternational LabourConferences,will
endeavourtoensurethatthedraftrevisionofConvention No67oftheILO
onhoursofworkandrestperiodsinroadtransport,tobenego­
tiatedduringtheo5"thsessionoftheInternational LabourConference,
iscompatiblewiththemeasuresalreadyundertakenbytheCommunity,in
particularbyCouncilRegulation(EEC)No543/^9of"the25March1969
andCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2827/77of12December1977/concerning
theharmonisationofcertainsociallegislationrelatingtoroad
transport.
ThedraftrevisedConvention mustcontainprovisionfortheEuropean
EconomicCommunitytobecomeeventually acontractingparty.Theprovisions
tobelaiddowntothisendwilltakeaccountofthespecificcharacter
oftheconventions adoptedbyInternational LabourConferences .
B.Theannextothisdocumentisafirstworkingpaper "fortheCommission's
negotiations .

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AffiJEX
WorkingdocumentforCommissionnegotiations concerningtherevisionofILOConvention no.67
onhoursofworkandrestperiodsinroadtransport
(itemontheagendaofthe65thsessionoftheInternatio­
nalLabourConferenceinGenevafrom6to27June1979)
InthisdocumenttheCommissionpresentsproposalsandcommentson
thedraftconventionandrecommendations concerninghoursofworkandrest
periodsinroadtransportontheAgendaofthe65"thSessionoftheInter­
nationalLabourConference(ILO-Geneva,6to27June1979)inconnection
withtherevisionofILOConventionno67concerninghoursofworkandrest
periodsinroadtransport.
A.Proposedconventionconcerninghoursofworkandrestperiodsinroad
trancnort
Article1
Paragraph1toreadasfollows:
ThisConventionappliestotheworkofdrivers'mates,attendants,
conductorsandotherwage-earners employedonmotorvehiclesengaged
1 **"in....... '
Paragraph2toreadasfollows:
ThisConventionalsoappliestotheworkinroadtransportofowners
ofvehiclesandnon-wage-earningmembersoftheirfamiliesworkingas
drivers,drivers'mates,attendants,conductorsorinanyothercapa­
cityinroadtransport *
Article2 ..
!
1(a)sdelete
1(«)toreadasfollows;
transportforthepurpose'ofnationaldefence,policeservicesand
fire-fighting servicesand,insofarasitisnotincompetition with
thateffectedbytindertakings engagedintransportforthirdparties,
transportforthepurposeofotheressentialpublioauthorityservices.
(f)toread:
transportbytaxi

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(g)delete.
Thisprovisionistoovagueandcouldusefully "bereplaced "bythefollowing
subparagraphs :
(g)transportofgoodswheretheauthorizedmaximumwei^vfcofthevehiole
is3.5tonnes;
(h)transportofcircusandentertainment equipments:
(i)transportinconnectionwithspecializedbreakdownservices;
(j)transportofpassengersbyvehiclesdesignedandfittedtocarryup
to15passengersincludingthedriver;
(k)transportofliveanimalsfromagriculturalundertakingstolocal
marketsandvice-versa,andthetransportofcarcasesorwaste
notforhumanconsumption fromslaughterhouses .
Article4 1
Paragraph2-delete
Retentionofthisprovisionwouldhavetheeffectofraisingthema-Hmum
periodofcontinuousdrivingfrom4to5houris•
Paragraph3(becomespara.2)shouldread: *•
TheminimumlengthofthebreakreferredtointhisArticleisfixedat
30minutes
(Regulation(EEC)No543/69,Article8).Asappropriate,thewayinwhioh
thebreakmaybesplitshallbedeterminedbythecompetentauthority
orbodyineachcountry.
Paragraph4-delete
ii•
Inthatthisprovisiongoesbeyondthenotionofthesplitinthebreak
referredtoinparagraph3(newparagraph2)itopensthewayforabuse.
Article5
Paragraph1toreadasfollows:
Themaximumtotaldrivingtimeshallexceedneitherei^Lthoursperday
nor46hoursperweek.Themaximumdrivingtimemaybeextendedtonine
hour3twiceaweek(Regulation(EEC)No543/69»Article7(2)(3))»
Paragraph2-delete
Retentionofthisprovisionwouldhavetheeffectofcancellingthepro­
visionsunder1»
Paragraph3becomesparagraphs.

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Article 6
toreadasfollows:
Paragraph 1-Nodriver working asapaid employee shall work for acontinu­
ousperiod ofmore than four hours without a "break .
Paragraph 2-Theminimum length ofthe "break referred toinparagraph 1
ofthis Article isfixed atthirty minutes .Where appropriate ,theway in
which the "break may "besplit shall "bedetermined "bythecompetent autho­
rity or "body ineach country .
Paragraph 3-Forthepurposes ofthis Convention ,thetenn "work "
shall "betaken tomean "being attheemployer 'sdisposal attheplace of
work .
Article 7
Nocomment .But itshould bementioned that .theprovisions ofthi3 Article
aremore favourable forcrew members than theprovisions ofArticle 11(3)
and (4)ofRegulation (PTFT.)543/69relating tocrews consisting oftwo
drivers .
Article 8
Adistinction should bemade between the events dealt with inArticle 13a
ofRegulation (EEC)n#543/69andtheurgent cases where there isanexcep–
» «
tional need toensure theoperations ofpublic utility services .This
Article could therefore beworded asfollows :
1.Inurgent cases where there isanexceptional need toensure theopera­
tion ofpublic utility services ,thecompetent authority orbody in
each country maypermit astemporary exceptions but only insofar as
maybenecessary fortheperformance ofindispens blework ,extensions
ofdriving time ,extensions ofcontinuous working time ,and reductions
intheduration ofthedaily rest periods provided forinArticles 4»
5,6and 7ofthis Convention .
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2.Provided itdoes notjeopardize thesafety oftraffic ,thedriver may
disregard Articles 4»5»6and7ofthis Convention toprovide assistance
inthecase ofdanger ,force majeure ,orfollowing abreakdown ,tothe
extent necessary toensure thesafety of persons ,thevehicle orits
load andtoenable himtoreach anappropriate stop ,ordepending onthe
circumstances ,theendofthejourney .Thedriver should mention thetype
andreason forthe derogation inthe individual control book orrecord
itonthecontrol equipment .

3,Th«competentauthorityorbodyineachcountryshalllaydowna
procedurefornotification ofthehoursofovertimeworkedinaccoj>-
dancewithparagraphs 1and2.
ι.
B.Proponedrecommendation concerninghoursofworkandrestperiodsin
roadtransport
1.(a)Toread"drivers";
(b)Deletethewords"inaprofessional capacity*'.
2.Onthethirdlinedeletethewords"inaprofessional capacity"
3.IncludethelistproposedinthisdocumentunderArticle2(l)ofthe
proposedConvention
5+6.T°read:
Forthepurposesofthisrecommendation ,thetexm"hoursofwork"
relatestoalltimeswhenpaidemployeesareattheemployer'sdis­
posalattheplaceofworkand}with'respecttovehicleownersand
non-employed familymembers,itincludesthetimeworkedincon­
nectionwithdriving,otherworkwhilethevehicleisontheroador
subsidiaryworkdoneinconnectionwiththetransportvehicle,itspas­
sengersoritsload.
Commorvt:
Acleardefinitioncorresponding totheoneinforceformostworkersis
essential.Theflexibilitythatmayprovenecessary,totakeaccountof
thehiproportionofperiodsofattendanceorstand-byattheplaceof
work,shouldbecoveredbyasystemofexceptions.
\*• . [
(IV)Normalhoursofwork
Itisessentialtointroducethissectionbygivingadefinitionofthe
conceptof"normal"hoursofwork.Thefollowingtextisproposed:"Nor­
malhoursofworkmeanstheperiodworkedwhichisnotcoveredbyadero­
gationgrantedbythecompetentauthorityfromaspecialagreementcon­
cludedbetweenworkersandemployersorprovisionsorfromagreements
relatingtoovertime".
^Thi3textformsthebasisofcomparativestudiesonworkingtime,rest
periodsandearningsinmaritimetransport,civilaviationandports
whichweredecidedbytheCommission on17November1977andarein
progress.

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7.Toreadasfollows:
"Normalhoursofworkshouldnotexceedastandardofbetween40and
and48hoursperweek".
10.Toreadasfollows:
Normalhoursofworkshouldnotexceed8hoursperday.
Ccroricrvfc
N.B.Anyhoursworkedinexcessofthenormalhours,eventhosewhich
wouldautomatically heoffset "bytherulerequiringobservanceofthe
normalhoursofworkasanaverage,should "beincludedinthesystem
ofexceptionsandovertime.
11.Toreadasfollows: |
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(l)Noworkershouldworkcontinuouslyformorethanamaximumof j
fourhourswithouta"break. i
(2)Theminimumdurationofthe"breakreferredto.insub-paragraph (l)shall
bethirtyminutes.Thewayitissplitshould"bedetermined "bythe j
competentauthorityor"bodyineachcountry. j
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14.(2)Delete-seeproposedConvention . ..j
(3)Toreadasfollows: -
Theminimumdurationofthe"breakreferredtointhisparagraphshallbe
thirtyminutes.Whereappropriate ,thewayitissplitshouldbe;
determined "bythecompetentauthorityor"bodyineachcountry.
(4)Dolete-seeproposedConvention,Artide4(4)» i
15*Shouldread:neitherei^vthoursperdaynor46hoursper
week. _ i
16.Delete-seeproposedConvention,Artide5(2)*
22.(1)should "be29consecutivehours..... j
(2)New–toread:
Thebreakreferredtoinparagraph1maybereducedtoaslittleas
24consecutive hoursprovidedarestperiodequivalenttothe
reductionisgrantedinthesameweektothecrewmemberconcerned.
25.RepeatthewordinginArticle8oftheproposedConvention.
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