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secțiunea I — Article 8(8a), întrebarea privind conducătorii auto independenți; secțiunea II — Article 8(8), întrebarea privind repausul șoferului independent · limba originalului: en
Article 8(8a) applies to employed drivers only.
Textul în documentul-sursă ↗secțiunea I — Article 8(8a), întrebarea privind conducătorii auto independenți; secțiunea II — Article 8(8), întrebarea privind repausul șoferului independent · limba originalului: en
Genuinely self-employed persons do not fall within the scope of Article 8(8a). However, a person, that is merely declared to be self-employed but whose situation fulfils the conditions characterising an employment relationship with another (natural or legal) person, instead must be considered as employed person for the purposes of Article 8(8a) and is thus covered by this provision.
Textul în documentul-sursă ↗secțiunea I — Article 8(8a), întrebarea privind conducătorii auto independenți; secțiunea II — Article 8(8), întrebarea privind repausul șoferului independent · limba originalului: en
In general terms, Regulation (EC) 561/2006 applies to all drivers, be they employed or self- employed, who are involved in transport operations by vehicles falling in the scope of the Regulation. This includes the prohibition to take a regular weekly rest in the cabin of the vehicle. This is justified by the objective of preventing drivers’ fatigue (employed or self-employed) and eliminating risks to road safety.
Textul în documentul-sursă ↗secțiunea I — Article 8(8a), întrebarea privind conducătorii auto independenți; secțiunea II — Article 8(8), întrebarea privind repausul șoferului independent · limba originalului: en
It is true that some provisions of Regulation (EC) 561/2006 do not apply to self-employed drivers – e.g. Article 8(8a), which regulates the relations between employed drivers and employers as regards the organisation of the drivers’ return ‘home’. That is however not the case with the prohibition to take a regular weekly rest in the cabin of the vehicle. In such a case, any costs for accommodation outside the vehicle should be covered by the self-employed driver.
Textul în documentul-sursă ↗secțiunea I — Article 8(8a), întrebarea privind dovada organizării întoarcerii · limba originalului: en
Transport undertakings shall use tachograph records, duty rosters of the drivers or other documentation to prove compliance with the obligation to organise the return of the driver (recital 14 of Regulation (EU) 2020/1054). Other documentation proving that the employer organised a genuine possibility to the driver to return either to the place of residence or to the operational centre of the undertaking could include, for example, tickets or any other proof of other travel arrangements (e.g.
Textul în documentul-sursă ↗secțiunea I — Article 8(8a), întrebarea privind dovada organizării întoarcerii · limba originalului: en
a proof that a driver travelled back ‘home’ by a mini-bus provided by an employer).
Textul în documentul-sursă ↗secțiunea I — Article 8(8a), întrebarea privind dovada organizării întoarcerii · limba originalului: en
In the absence of specific rules at EU or national level relating to the manner in which transport undertakings must demonstrate that they fulfil their obligation, it is for those undertakings themselves, in their capacity as employers, to choose, within the framework of the flexibility offered by the EU legislature, a reliable and effective method, using all the means at their disposal in the context of the employment relationship with their drivers, capable of ensuring compliance with the requirement of proof relating to that obligation.
Textul în documentul-sursă ↗secțiunea I — Article 8(8a), întrebarea privind dovada organizării întoarcerii · limba originalului: en
The evidence must be kept at the premises of the undertaking and be presented if requested by the control authorities of the Member State of establishment of the employer or by the control authorities of any other Member States. The driver should not be requested to possess such evidence, nor to possess evidence of the place where he spent a regular weekly rest or longer break.
Textul în documentul-sursă ↗secțiunea I — Article 8(8a), întrebarea privind dovada organizării întoarcerii · limba originalului: en
The obligation of the employer to enable a regular return of a driver is of an organisational nature, combined with an obligation to keep corresponding records for checks by competent authorities. Therefore, a declaration/a waiver signed by a driver (for example, as part of employment contract or a declaration renouncing in advance to the right of return) cannot exonerate the employer from the obligation to organise the work enabling the regular return ‘home’ accordingly.
Textul în documentul-sursă ↗secțiunea I — Article 8(8a), întrebarea privind dovada organizării întoarcerii · limba originalului: en
This is without prejudice to the possibility for the transport undertaking to be exempted from the obligation to organise the return home of the driver to one of the two places designated in Article 8(8a) of the Regulation if, in an individual case, a particular driver informs the undertaking that he or she does not to wish to return to one of those places
Textul în documentul-sursă ↗secțiunea I — Article 8(8a), întrebarea privind momentul începerii compensării; secțiunea IV — Article 8(6b), întrebarea privind atașarea separată a compensațiilor · limba originalului: en
After two reduced weekly rest periods taken in two consecutive weeks outside the Member State of establishment in accordance with Article 8(6), a driver must be able to return to take a regular weekly rest of at least 45 hours. Pursuant to Article 8(6b), this regular weekly rest period shall be preceded by a rest period compensating for the two reduced weekly rests taken in the two preceding weeks. For example, a driver may take the following rest periods:
Textul în documentul-sursă ↗secțiunea I — Article 8(8a), întrebarea privind momentul începerii compensării; secțiunea IV — Article 8(6b), întrebarea privind atașarea separată a compensațiilor · limba originalului: en
The regular weekly rest taken in week 3 must start at the latest by the end of six 24-hour periods from the end of the previous weekly rest period (6x24h), as required by Article 8(6). This means that the compensation for the previous two reduced weekly rest periods must be completed before the end of that 6x24 hour period, when the regular weekly rest shall begin.
Textul în documentul-sursă ↗secțiunea I — Article 8(8a), întrebarea privind momentul începerii compensării; secțiunea IV — Article 8(6b), întrebarea privind atașarea separată a compensațiilor · limba originalului: en
Article 8(6b) of the Regulation clearly specifies that the regular weekly rest taken after two reduced weekly rests shall be preceded by the rest taken in compensation for the previous two consecutive reduced weekly rests and not by any other activities such as driving or other work. Thus, the two compensations must be taken en bloc and attached to the obligatory regular weekly rest following the two consecutive reduced weekly rests.
Textul în documentul-sursă ↗secțiunea I — Article 8(8a), întrebarea privind obligațiile și drepturile angajatorului și șoferului · limba originalului: en
Notwithstanding, the employer is not prohibited from requiring the drivers it employs, provided that that obligation is imposed during working time, to return first to the employer’s operational centre where the driver is normally based, in the Member State of the employer’s establishment, since such an obligation relates to working time governed by the law applicable to the employment relationship between that undertaking and its drivers.
Textul în documentul-sursă ↗secțiunea I — Article 8(8a), întrebarea privind obligațiile și drepturile angajatorului și șoferului · limba originalului: en
Such obligation to return first to the employer’s operational centre does not in any way deprive the drivers concerned of the right to choose the place where they wish to take their regular or compensatory weekly rest periods (see Judgement of 4 October 2024, Cases C‑541/20 to C‑555/20, ECLI:EU:C:2024:818, paragraphs 165-188).
Textul în documentul-sursă ↗secțiunea I — Article 8(8a), întrebarea privind obligațiile și drepturile angajatorului și șoferului · limba originalului: en
Indeed, the Regulation does not prescribe any particular place where the driver is to take their regular or compensatory weekly rest period, and there can be no infringement to EU law on that count.
Textul în documentul-sursă ↗secțiunea I — Article 8(8a), întrebarea privind obligațiile și drepturile angajatorului și șoferului · limba originalului: en
While transport undertakings have the obligation to organise at their own expense the return of the driver to one of the places referred in Article 8(8a) of the Regulation, that obligation may be waived, in individual cases, if a particular driver informs the undertaking that they do not wish to return to one of those places (see Judgment of 4 October 2024, Cases C‑541/20 to C‑555/20, ECLI:EU:C:2024:818, paragraph 178). The driver may inform the undertaking of this by any appropriate means (e.g.
Textul în documentul-sursă ↗secțiunea I — Article 8(8a), întrebarea privind obligațiile și drepturile angajatorului și șoferului · limba originalului: en
by e-mail). This is without prejudice of the possibility for the employer to require the drivers it employs to return first to the employer’s operational centre where the driver is normally based in the Member State of the employer’s establishment, provided that that obligation is imposed during working time.
Textul în documentul-sursă ↗secțiunea I — Article 8(8a), întrebarea privind obligațiile și drepturile angajatorului și șoferului · limba originalului: en
To sum up, the employer is obliged to organise the work of drivers working for that employer in such a way that they are able to return to either the driver’s place of residence or to the employer's operational centre where the driver is normally based in the Member State of the employer’s establishment. Such organisation has to be actively undertaken by the employer, without a particular request by the driver.
Textul în documentul-sursă ↗secțiunea I — Article 8(8a), întrebarea privind obligațiile și drepturile angajatorului și șoferului · limba originalului: en
The employer may however instruct the drivers to return first to the employer’s operational centre, provided that that obligation is imposed during working time. As regards the concrete place of rest, this is a matter for the driver to choose and does not require the employer nor the driver to keep any particular evidence.
Textul în documentul-sursă ↗secțiunea I — Who should pay for the travelling costs of a driver to return to either the operational centre of the undertaking or to the place of residence? · limba originalului: en
If a driver ends his/her working period in the one of the two places for the return or in the vicinity of one of those places, then there are no additional traveling costs involved for the employer (Judgement of 4 October 2024, Cases C‑541/20 to C‑555/20, ECLI:EU:C:2024:818, paragraphs 177-178).
Textul în documentul-sursă ↗secțiunea I — Who should pay for the travelling costs of a driver to return to either the operational centre of the undertaking or to the place of residence? · limba originalului: en
In case where the working period preceding the return to one of the two places ends in a place distant to the chosen place of return, then the employer’s obligation to organize the return of the drivers includes a financial responsibility to cover traveling costs.
Textul în documentul-sursă ↗secțiunea I — Who should pay for the travelling costs of a driver to return to either the operational centre of the undertaking or to the place of residence? · limba originalului: en
When a driver in agreement with the employer decides not to return to the driver’s place of residence or to the operational centre of the employer but directly go to another place to spend his/her rest period in a place other than the two return places referred to in Article 8(8a) of the Regulation, then any travelling costs to and from this place should be covered by the driver.
Textul în documentul-sursă ↗secțiunea I — Who should pay for the travelling costs of a driver to return to either the operational centre of the undertaking or to the place of residence? · limba originalului: en
The same principles apply to drivers having a place of residence in a third country and being employed by the company established in the EU.
Textul în documentul-sursă ↗secțiunea IV — Article 8, Can the driver spend the daily and reduced weekly rest in the vehicle? · limba originalului: en
According to Article 8(8), the regular weekly rest periods and any weekly rest period of more than 45 hours taken in compensation for previous weekly rest periods shall not be taken in the vehicle. This means that the driver may, on the contrary, choose to spend his/her daily rest and/or reduced weekly rest in the vehicle.
Textul în documentul-sursă ↗secțiunea IV — Article 8, Can the driver spend the daily and reduced weekly rest in the vehicle? · limba originalului: en
Article 4(f) of Regulation (EC) 561/2006 defines ‘rest’ as any uninterrupted period during which a driver may freely dispose of his time. It is clear from this definition that a daily or reduced weekly rest can only be taken in the vehicle when it is stationary, as it is the only circumstance that allows for the driver to freely dispose of his/her time.
Textul în documentul-sursă ↗secțiunea IV — Article 8, Can the driver spend the daily and reduced weekly rest in the vehicle? · limba originalului: en
In addition, Article 8(8) requires that the regular weekly rest period and any weekly rest period of more than 45 hours be taken in suitable gender-friendly accommodation with adequate sleeping and sanitary facilities. As explained in recital 13 of Regulation (EU) 2020/1054, this is necessary to ensure that “drivers enjoy adequate rest conditions”. The same principle applies to the daily and reduced weekly rest periods, which can thus only be taken in the vehicle when it has suitable sleeping facilities.
Textul în documentul-sursă ↗secțiunea V — Article 12, paragraphs 2 and 3, întrebarea privind împrejurările excepționale · limba originalului: en
These two new derogations may be used when, due to unforeseen circumstances independent from the driver's or operator's will (weather conditions, congestion, delays at loading/unloading points, etc.), a driver is not able to reach one of the places indicated above for a weekly rest without breaching rules on daily or weekly rests.
Textul în documentul-sursă ↗secțiunea V — Article 12, paragraphs 2 and 3, întrebarea privind împrejurările excepționale · limba originalului: en
As indicated in the new paragraph 4 of Article 12 of the Regulation, the driver is required to indicate the reason for departure from the driving time limits manually on the printout or record sheet or duty rooster. This statement makes the driver accountable for the inserted information.
Textul în documentul-sursă ↗secțiunea V — Article 12, paragraphs 2 and 3, întrebarea privind împrejurările excepționale · limba originalului: en
The extension of the driving times under the exceptional circumstances mentioned above must not result in shortening the rest period following this extension. As stated in the new paragraph 5 of Article 12 of the Regulation, any period of extension under this Article must be compensated by an equivalent period of rest taken en bloc with any rest period, by the end of the third week following the week during which the derogation has been applied.
Textul în documentul-sursă ↗VI. Multi-manning — întrebarea „How should a 45 minute break be recorded in a moving vehicle for the second driver involved in multi-manning” · limba originalului: en
Article 7, first paragraph, requires drivers to take a break at the latest after a driving period of 4,5 hours. This break shall therefore follow immediately the driving period.
Textul în documentul-sursă ↗VI. Multi-manning — întrebarea „How should a 45 minute break be recorded in a moving vehicle for the second driver involved in multi-manning” · limba originalului: en
A driver driving in a team may (multi-manning) take his/her break of 45 minutes in a moving vehicle under the condition that the driver is not involved in assisting the driver actually driving the vehicle.
Textul în documentul-sursă ↗VI. Multi-manning — întrebarea „How should a 45 minute break be recorded in a moving vehicle for the second driver involved in multi-manning” · limba originalului: en
As current versions of tachographs do not allow to record breaks in a moving vehicle, it is a common practice among the enforcers to consider the consecutive period of 45 minutes of the driver’s availability in a multi-manning situation as a break.
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