Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2024/846 of 14 March 2024 amending Directive 2006/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on minimum conditions for the implementation of Regulations (EC) No 561/2006 and (EU) No 165/2014 and Directive 2002/15/EC as regards social legislation relating to road transport activities
Date: 2024-03-14
Institutions: Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport, European Commission
Subjects: arrangement of working time, data recording, driving period, exchange of information, occupational safety, rest period, road safety, road transport, traffic control




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2024/846


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            COMMISSION DELEGATED DIRECTIVE (EU) 2024/846
of 14 March 2024
         
amending Directive 2006/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on minimum conditions for the implementation of Regulations (EC) No 561/2006 and (EU) No 165/2014 and Directive 2002/15/EC as regards social legislation relating to road transport activities


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Directive 2006/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on minimum conditions for the implementation of Regulations (EC) No 561/2006 and (EU) No 165/2014 and Directive 2002/15/EC as regards social legislation relating to road transport activities, and repealing Council Directive 88/599/EEC (1), and in particular Article 9(3) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Under Article 9(1) of Directive 2006/22/EC, Member States should introduce a risk rating system for undertakings based on the relative number and gravity of any infringement of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) or of Regulation (EU) No 165/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) or of national provisions transposing Directive 2002/15/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (4) that an individual undertaking has committed.












(2)


In accordance with Article 9(3) of Directive 2006/22/EC, a list of infringements of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 and Regulation (EU) No 165/2014 and their weighting of gravity is set out in Annex III of that Directive.












(3)


With a view to establishing or updating the weighting of gravity of infringements of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 or (EU) No 165/2014, the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 15a of Directive 2006/22/EC to amend Annex III to take account of regulatory developments and road safety considerations.












(4)


Regulation (EU) 2020/1054 of the European Parliament and of the Council (5) introduced new provisions as regards infringements leading to risks of serious injuries or fatalities or distortion of competition in the road transport market. Annex III of Directive 2006/22/EC should be amended to include these new infringements.












(5)


The category for the most serious infringements should include those in which failure to comply with the relevant provisions of Regulations (EC) No 561/2006 and (EU) No 165/2014 creates a serious risk of death or serious personal injury,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:



Article 1
Annex III to Directive 2006/22/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Directive.


Article 2

Transposition


1.   Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 14 February 2025 at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.


2.   Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.



Article 3

Entry into force

This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.


Article 4

Addressees

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.




Done at Brussels, 14 March 2024.


For the Commission


The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 102, 11.4.2006, p. 35.

(2)  Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport and amending Council Regulations (EEC) No 3821/85 and (EC) No 2135/98 and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 3820/85 (OJ L 102, 11.4.2006, p. 1).

(3)  Regulation (EU) No 165/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 February 2014 on tachographs in road transport, repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85 on recording equipment in road transport and amending Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport (OJ L 60, 28.2.2014, p. 1).

(4)  Directive 2002/15/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2002 on the organisation of the working time of persons performing mobile road transport activities (OJ L 80, 23.3.2002, p. 35).

(5)  Regulation (EU) 2020/1054 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 2020 amending Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 as regards minimum requirements on maximum daily and weekly driving times, minimum breaks and daily and weekly rest periods and Regulation (EU) No 165/2014 as regards positioning by means of tachographs (OJ L 249, 31.7.2020, p. 1).




ANNEX
Annex III to Directive 2006/22/EC is replaced by the following:



‘ANNEX III

1.   Groups of infringements against Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council (EC) No 561/2006
 (*1)
(Driving and resting time)














No




EU LEGAL BASIS




TYPE OF INFRINGEMENT




LEVEL OF SERIOUSNESS






MSI




VSI




SI




MI






A




Crew





A1


Article 5.1


Not respecting minimum ages for conductors


 


 


X


 





B




Driving periods





B1


Article 6.1


Exceed daily driving time of 9h if possibilities to extend to 10h not allowed


9h < … < 10h


 


 


 


X




B2


10h ≤ … < 11h


 


 


X


 




B3


11h ≤ …


 


X


 


 




B4


Exceed daily driving time of 9h by 50 % or more


13h30 ≤ …


X


 


 


 




B5


Exceed extended daily driving time of 10h if extension allowed


10h < … < 11h


 


 


 


X




B6


11h ≤ … < 12h


 


 


X


 




B7


12h ≤ …


 


X


 


 




B8


Exceed daily driving time of 10h by 50 % or more


15h ≤ …


X


 


 


 




B9


Article 6.2


Exceed weekly driving time


56h < … < 60h


 


 


 


X




B10


60h ≤ … < 65h


 


 


X


 




B11


65h ≤ … < 70h


 


X


 


 




B12


Exceed weekly driving time by 25 % or more


70h ≤ …


X


 


 


 




B13


Article 6.3


Exceed maximum total driving time during 2 consecutive weeks


90h < … < 100h


 


 


 


X




B14


100h ≤ … < 105h


 


 


X


 




B15


105h ≤ … < 112h30


 


X


 


 




B16


Exceed maximum total driving time during 2 consecutive weeks by 25 % or more


112h30 ≤ …


X


 


 


 





C




Breaks





C1


Article 7


Exceed uninterrupted driving time of 4,5 hours before taking the break


4h30 < … < 5h


 


 


 


X




C2


5h ≤ … < 6h


 


 


X


 




C3


6h ≤ …


 


X


 


 





D




Rest Periods





D1


Article 8.2


Insufficient daily rest period of less than 11h if reduced daily rest period not allowed


10h ≤ … < 11h


 


 


 


X




D2


8h30 ≤ … < 10h


 


 


X


 




D3


… < 8h30


 


X


 


 




D4


Insufficient reduced daily rest period of less than 9h if reduce allowed


8h ≤ … < 9h


 


 


 


X




D5


7h ≤ … < 8h


 


 


X


 




D6


… < 7h


 


X


 


 




D7


Insufficient split daily rest period of less than 3h + 9h


3h + [8h ≤ … < 9h]


 


 


 


X




D8


3h + [7h ≤ … < 8h]


 


 


X


 




D9


3h + [… < 7h]


 


X


 


 




D10


Article 8.5


Insufficient daily rest period of less than 9h for multi-manning


8h ≤ … < 9h


 


 


 


X




D11


7h ≤ … < 8h


 


 


X


 




D12


… < 7h


 


X


 


 




D13


Article 8.6


Insufficient reduced weekly resting period of less than 24 h


22h ≤ … < 24h


 


 


 


X




D14


20h ≤ … < 22h


 


 


X


 




D15


… < 20h


 


X


 


 




D16


Insufficient weekly resting period of less than 45 h if reduced weekly resting period not allowed


42h ≤ … < 45h


 


 


 


X




D17


36h ≤ … < 42h


 


 


X


 




D18


… < 36h


 


X


 


 




D19


Article 8.6


Exceeding 6 consecutive 24-hour periods following the previous weekly rest period


… < 3h


 


 


 


X




D20


3h ≤ … < 12h


 


 


X


 




D21


12h ≤ …


 


X


 


 




D22


Article 8.6b


No compensation for two consecutive reduced weekly rest periods


 


 


X


 


 




D23


Article 8.8


Regular weekly rest period or any weekly rest period of more than 45 hours taken in a vehicle


 


 


X


 


 




D24


Article 8.8


The employer not covering any costs for accommodation outside the vehicle


 


 


 


X


 





E




12-day rule derogation





E1


Article8.6a.


Exceeding 12 consecutive 24-hour periods following a previous regular weekly rest


… < 3h


 


 


 


X




E2


3h ≤ … < 12h


 


 


X


 




E3


12h ≤ …


 


X


 


 




E4


Article8.6a. (b)(ii)


Weekly rest period taken following 12 consecutive 24-hour periods


67h <…<69h


 


 


 


X




E5


65h < … ≤ 67h


 


 


X


 




E6


… ≤ 65h


 


X


 


 




E7


Article8.6a. (d)


Driving period, between 22:00 and 6:00, of more than 3 hours before the break, if the vehicle is not multi-manned


3h < … < 4,5 h


 


 


X


 




E8


4,5 h ≤ …


 


X


 


 





F




Work organisation





F1


Article 8.8a


Transport undertaking not organising the work of drivers in such a way that the drivers are able to return to the employer’s operational centre, or to return to the drivers’ place of residence


 


 


X


 


 




F2


Article. 10.1


Link between wage/payment and distance travelled, speed of delivery and/or amount of goods carried


 


 


X


 


 




F3


Article. 10.2


No or improper organisation of driver's work, no or improper instructions given to driver enabling him to comply with the law


 


 


X


 


 








2.   Groups of infringements against Regulation (EU) No 165/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council

 (*2)

(Tachograph)











No


LEGAL BASIS


TYPE OF INFRINGEMENT


LEVEL OF SERIOUSNESS




MSI


VSI


SI





G




Installation of tachograph





G1


Articles 3(1), (4), (4a) and Article 22


Not having type-approved tachograph installed and used


X


 


 





H




Use of tachograph, driver card or record sheet





H1.


Article 23(1)


Using a tachograph not inspected by an approved workshop


 


X


 




H2.


Article 27


Driver holding and/or using more than one own driver card


 


X


 




H3


Driving with a driver card that has been falsified (considered as driving without driver card)


X


 


 




H4.


Driving with a driver card of which the driver is not the holder (considered as driving without driver card)


X


 


 




H5.


Driving with a driver card which has been obtained on the basis of false declarations and/or forged documents (considered as driving without driver card)


X


 


 




H6


Article 32(1)


Tachograph not correctly functioning (e.g.: tachograph not properly inspected, calibrated and sealed)



 


X


 




H7


Article 32(1) and Article 33(1)


Tachograph improperly used (e.g.: deliberate, voluntary or imposed misuse, lack of instructions on correct use, etc.)



 


X


 




H8.


Article 32(3)


Having in the vehicle and/or using a fraudulent device able to modify the records of the tachograph


X


 


 




H9


Falsifying, concealing, supressing or destroying data recorded on the record sheets or stored and downloaded from the tachograph and/or the driver card


X


 


 




H10


Article 33(2)


Undertaking not keeping record sheets, printouts and downloaded data


 


X


 




H11


Recorded and stored data not available for at least a year


 


X


 




H12


Article 34(1)


Incorrect use of record sheets/driver card


 


X


 




H13


Unauthorised withdrawal of record sheets or driver card which has an impact on the record of relevant data


 


X


 




H14


Record sheet or driver card used to cover a period longer than that for which it is intended and data is lost


 


X


 




H15.


Article 34(2)


Use dirty or damaged record sheets or driver card and data not legible


 


X


 




H16


Article 34(3)


Not using manual input when required to do so


 


X


 




H17.


Article 34(4)


Not using correct record sheet or driver card not in the correct slot (multi-manning)


 


 


X




H18


Article 34(5)


Incorrect use of switch mechanism


 


X


 





I




Producing information





I1.


Article 34(5), point (b)(v)


Incorrect use or non-use of the ferry/train sign


 


 


X




I2


Article 34(6)


Required information not entered on the record sheet


 


X


 




I3.


Article 34(7)


Records not showing the symbols of the countries whose borders were crossed by the driver during the daily working period


 


 


X




I4


Article 34(7)


Records not showing the symbols of the countries where the driver’s daily working period started and finished


 


 


X




I5.


Article 36


Refusing to be checked


 


X


 




I6


Article 36


Unable to produce manual records and printouts made during the current day and the previous 28 days (until 30 December 2024)
Unable to produce manual records and printouts made during the current day and the previous 56 days (as of 31 December 2024)


 


X


 




I7


Article 36


Unable to produce a driver card, if the driver holds one


 


X


 





J




Malfunctioning





J1.


Article 37(1) and Article 22(1)


Tachograph not repaired by an approved fitter or workshop


 


X


 




J2


Article 37(2)


Driver not marking all required information for the periods of time, which are no longer recorded while tachograph is unserviceable or malfunctioning


 


X


 






            ’
         


(*1)  Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport and amending Council Regulations (EEC) No 3821/85 and (EC) No 2135/98 and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 3820/85 (OJ L 102, 11.4.2006, p. 1).

(*2)  Regulation (EU) No 165/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 February 2014 on tachographs in road transport, repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85 on recording equipment in road transport and amending Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport (OJ L 60, 28.2.2014, p. 1).



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