EUR-Lex - 31978D0086 - EN

ARTICLE 1

IRELAND IS AUTHORIZED TO TAKE MEASURES WITH RESPECT TO NATIONAL ROAD TRANSPORT OPERATIONS FOR A PERIOD UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1980 DEROGATING FROM ARTICLES 7 , 11 AND 12 OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 543/69 AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2827/77 OF 12 DECEMBER 1977 .

THESE MEASURES MAY BE ADOPTED WITHIN THE LIMITS LAID DOWN BELOW ; ARTICLE 8 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 543/69 SHALL APPLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONTINUOUS DRIVING PERIODS AUTHORIZED BY THE COMMISSION ON THE BASIS OF THIS DECISION .

1 . ARTICLE 7 ( 1 ) ( CONTINUOUS DRIVING PERIOD ):

• FROM 1 JANUARY 1978 TO 30 NOVEMBER 1978 , THE CONTINUOUS DRIVING PERIOD SHALL NOT EXCEED FIVE-AND-A-HALF HOURS ,

• FROM 1 DECEMBER 1978 TO 31 DECEMBER 1979 , THE CONTINUOUS DRIVING PERIOD SHALL NOT EXCEED FIVE HOURS ,

• FROM 1 JANUARY 1980 TO 31 DECEMBER 1980 , THE CONTINUOUS DRIVING PERIOD SHALL NOT EXCEED FOUR-AND-A-HALF HOURS .

2 . ARTICLE 7 ( 2 ) ( DAILY DRIVING PERIOD ):

• FROM 1 JANUARY 1978 TO 30 NOVEMBER 1978 , THE DAILY DRIVING PERIOD SHALL NOT EXCEED 11 HOURS ,

• FROM 1 DECEMBER 1978 TO 30 JUNE 1979 , THE DAILY DRIVING PERIOD SHALL NOT EXCEED TEN-AND-A-HALF HOURS ,

• FROM 1 JULY 1979 TO 31 DECEMBER 1979 , THE DAILY DRIVING PERIOD SHALL NOT EXCEED 10 HOURS ,

• FROM 1 JANUARY 1980 TO 30 JUNE 1980 , THE DAILY DRIVING PERIOD SHALL NOT EXCEED NINE-AND-A-HALF HOURS ,

• FROM 1 JULY 1980 TO 31 DECEMBER 1980 , THE DAILY DRIVING PERIOD SHALL NOT EXCEED NINE HOURS .

3 . ARTICLE 7 ( 4 ) ( WEEKLY AND FORTNIGHTLY DRIVING PERIODS ):

• FROM 1 JANUARY 1978 TO 30 JUNE 1979 , THE DRIVING PERIOD SHALL NOT EXCEED 63 HOURS IN ANY ONE WEEK OR 124 HOURS IN ANY TWO CONSECUTIVE WEEKS ,

• FROM 1 JULY 1979 TO 31 DECEMBER 1979 , THE DRIVING PERIOD SHALL NOT EXCEED 60 HOURS IN ANY ONE WEEK OR 118 HOURS IN ANY TWO CONSECUTIVE WEEKS ,

• FROM 1 JANUARY 1980 TO 30 JUNE 1980 , THE DRIVING PERIOD SHALL NOT EXCEED 57 HOURS IN ANY ONE WEEK OR 112 HOURS IN ANY TWO CONSECUTIVE WEEKS ,

• FROM 1 JULY 1980 TO 31 DECEMBER 1980 THE DRIVING PERIOD SHALL NOT EXCEED 54 HOURS IN ANY ONE WEEK OR 106 HOURS IN ANY TWO CONSECUTIVE WEEKS .

4 . ARTICLE 11 ( 1 ) AND ( 2 ) ( DAILY REST PERIODS ):

• FROM 1 JANUARY 1978 TO 30 JUNE 1979 EVERY CREW MEMBER SHALL HAVE HAD A DAILY REST PERIOD OF 10 CONSECUTIVE HOURS DURING THE 24-HOUR PERIOD PRECEDING ANY TIME WHEN HE IS PERFORMING ANY ACTIVITY COVERED BY ARTICLE 14 ( 2 ) ( C ) OR ( D ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 543/69 WHICH MAY BE REDUCED TO NINE HOURS PROVIDED THAT THE FOLLOWING DAILY REST PERIOD IS AT LEAST 12 HOURS ,

• FROM 1 JULY 1979 TO 31 DECEMBER 1980 THE DAILY REST PERIOD SHALL BE TEN-AND-A-HALF HOURS WHICH MAY BE REDUCED TO NINE HOURS PROVIDED THAT THE FOLLOWING DAILY REST PERIOD IS AT LEAST 12 HOURS .

5 . ARTICLE 12 ( WEEKLY REST PERIOD ):

• FROM 1 JANUARY 1978 TO 31 DECEMBER 1978 FOR THE CARRIAGE OF GOODS AND FROM 1 JANUARY 1978 TO 30 SEPTEMBER 1979 FOR THE CARRIAGE OF PASSENGERS , THE WEEKLY REST PERIOD MAY BE TAKEN AT ANY TIME BETWEEN 0000 SUNDAY AND 2400 SATURDAY ,

• FROM 1 JANUARY 1979 FOR THE CARRIAGE OF GOODS AND FROM 1 OCTOBER 1979 FOR THE CARRIAGE OF PASSENGERS , ANY PERIOD OF SEVEN CONSECUTIVE DAYS MUST INCLUDE A WEEKLY REST PERIOD ,

ARTICLE 2

IRELAND SHALL NOTIFY THE COMMISSION IMMEDIATELY OF THE MEASURES TAKEN IN APPLICATION OF THIS DECISION .

ARTICLE 3

THIS DECISION IS ADDRESSED TO IRELAND .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 21 DECEMBER 1977 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

THE PRESIDENT

ROY JENKINS