EUR-Lex - 31978D0638 - EN

ARTICLE 1

THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO EXEMPT FROM THE APPLICATION OF REGULATIONS ( EEC ) NO 543/69 AND ( EEC ) NO 1463/70 THE NATIONAL TRANSPORT OPERATIONS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 14A ( 3 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 543/69 . THE EXISTING NATIONAL PROVISIONS SHALL REMAIN IN FORCE FOR THESE OPERATIONS .

ARTICLE 2

WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE MEASURES TAKEN PURSUANT TO DECISION 78/85/EEC , THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO MAINTAIN UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1980 , FOR TRANSPORT OF MILK FROM FARM TO DAIRY AND VICE VERSA , AS PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 14 ( A ) ( 3 ) ( B ), THE NATIONAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE AT THE TIME OF ENTRY INTO FORCE OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 543/69 AS LONG AS THE CONTINUOUS DRIVING TIME IS LIMITED TO FIVE HOURS , THE DRIVING TIME DOES NOT EXCEED 108 HOURS PER PERIOD OF TWO WEEKS AND , WHERE NO WEEKLY REST PERIOD IS TAKEN , A PERIODICAL REST PERIOD EQUIVALENT TO TWO WEEKLY REST PERIODS IS TAKEN AT LEAST EVERY TWO WEEKS .

ARTICLE 3

THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND SHALL NOTIFY THE COMMISSION OF THE MEASURES TAKEN TO IMPLEMENT THIS DECISION .

ARTICLE 4

THIS DECISION IS ADDRESSED TO THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 30 JUNE 1978 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

RICHARD BURKE

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION