Flexible Rest Rules for Occasional Transport

by name voted on 13.03.2024

Summary

New flexible rest and break rules for occasional passenger transport drivers to better suit tourism needs.

9 13.03.2024

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transport

labour law

social policy

public administration

business and competition

Key points

Introduction of sector-specific flexibility to accommodate the unique needs of occasional passenger transport, such as tourism.
Drivers can now split their mandatory break into two separate periods of at least 15 minutes each.
Limited options to postpone the start of daily rest periods during journeys lasting six days or longer.
The ability to postpone weekly rest periods is extended to include national passenger services, not just international ones.

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Henna VIRKKUNEN

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7.10. Minimum requirements on minimum breaks and daily and weekly rest periods in the occasional passenger transport sector ***I (vote)

Documents (PDFs)

PROVISIONAL AGREEMENT RESULTING FROM INTERINSTITUTIONAL NEGOTIATIONS Proposal for a regulation of the European Paliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) NO 561/2006 as regards minimum requirements on minimum breaks and daily and weekly rest periods in the occasional passenger transports sector and as regards Member States to impose penalties for infrigements of Regulation (EU) No 165/2014 committed in another Member State DRAFT OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 as regards minimum requirements on minimum breaks and daily and weekly rest periods in the occasional passenger transport sector DRAFT REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 as regards minimum requirements on minimum breaks and daily and weekly rest periods in the occasional passenger transport sector OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 as regards minimum requirements on minimum breaks and daily and weekly rest periods in the occasional passenger transport sector REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 as regards minimum requirements on minimum breaks and daily and weekly rest periods in the occasional passenger transport sector Minimum requirements on minimum breaks and daily and weekly rest periods in the occasional passenger transport sector Minimum requirements on minimum breaks and daily and weekly rest periods in the occasional passenger transport sector

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