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  "legislation_title": "Commission Directive 2009/5/EC of 30 January 2009 amending Annex III to Directive 2006/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on minimum conditions for the implementation of Council Regulations (EEC) Nos 3820/85 and 3821/85 concerning social legislation relating to road transport activities (Text with EEA relevance)",
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  "text": "‘ANNEX III\nInfringements\nIn accordance with Article 9(3), the following table contains guidelines on a common range of infringements against Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 and Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85, divided into categories according to their gravity.\n1.\nGroups of infringements against Regulation (EC) No 561/2006\nVSI = Very Serious Infringement/SI = Serious Infringement/MI = Minor Infringement.\nNo\nLegal basis\nType of infringement\nLevel of seriousness\nVSI\nSI\nMI\nA\nCrew\nA1\nArt. 5.1\nNot respecting minimum ages for conductors\nX\nB\nDriving periods\nB1\nArt. 6.1\nExceed daily driving time of 9 h if possibilities to extend to 10 h not allowed\n9 h<…<10 h\nX\nB2\n10 h<…<11 h\nX\nB3\n11 h<…\nX\nB4\nExceed extended daily driving time of 10 h if extension allowed\n10 h<…<11 h\nX\nB5\n11 h<…<12 h\nX\nB6\n12 h<…\nX\nB7\nArt. 6.2\nExceed weekly driving time\n56 h<…<60 h\nX\nB8\n60 h<…<70 h\nX\nB9\n70 h<…\nX\nB10\nArt. 6.3\nExceed accumulated driving time during 2 consecutive weeks\n90 h<…<100 h\nX\nB11\n100 h<…<112 h 30\nX\nB12\n112 h 30<…\nX\nC\nBreaks\nC1\nArt. 7\nExceed uninterrupted driving time\n4 h 30<…<5 h\nX\nC2\n5 h<…<6 h\nX\nC3\n6 h<…\nX\nD\nRest periods\nD1\nArt. 8.2\nInsufficient daily rest period of less than 11 h if reduced daily rest period not allowed\n10 h<…<11 h\nX\nD2\n8 h 30<…<10 h\nX\nD3\n…<8 h 30\nX\nD4\nInsufficient reduced daily rest period of less than 9 h if reduce allowed\n8 h<…<9 h\nX\nD5\n7 h<…<8 h\nX\nD6\n…<7 h\nX\nD7\nInsufficient split daily rest period of less than 3 h+9 h\n3 h+(8 h<…<9 h)\nX\nD8\n3 h+(7 h<…<8 h)\nX\nD9\n3 h+(…<7 h)\nX\nD10\nArt. 8.5\nInsufficient daily rest period of less than 9 h for multi-manning\n8 h<…<9 h\nX\nD11\n7 h<…<8 h\nX\nD12\n…<7 h\nX\nD13\nArt. 8.6\nInsufficient reduced weekly resting period of less than 24 h\n22 h<…<24 h\nX\nD14\n20 h<…<22 h\nX\nD15\n…<20 h\nX\nD16\nInsufficient weekly resting period of less than 45 h if reduced weekly resting period not allowed\n42 h<…<45 h\nX\nD17\n36 h<…<42 h\nX\nD18\n…<36 h\nX\nE\nTypes of payment\nE1\nArt. 10.1\nLink between wage and distance travelled or amount of goods carried\nX\n2.\nGroups of infringements against Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85\nVSI = Very Serious Infringement/SI = Serious Infringement/MI = Minor Infringement.\nNo\nLegal basis\nType of infringements\nLevel of seriousness\nVSI\nSI\nMI\nF\nInstallation of recording equipment\nF1\nArt. 3.1\nNo type approved recording equipment installed and used\nX\nG\nUse of recording equipment, driver card or record sheet\nG1\nArt. 13\nRecording equipment not correctly functioning (for example: recording equipment not properly inspected, calibrated and sealed)\nX\nG2\nRecording equipment improperly used (not using a valid driver card, voluntary abuse, …)\nX\nG3\nArt. 14.1\nNot carrying a sufficient number of record sheets\nX\nG4\nModel of record sheet not approved\nX\nG5\nNot carrying enough paper for printouts\nX\nG6\nArt. 14.2\nUndertaking not keeping record sheets, printouts and downloaded data\nX\nG7\nArt. 14.4\nDriver holding more than one valid driver card\nX\nG8\nArt. 14.4\nUse of driver card which is not the driver’s own valid card\nX\nG9\nArt. 14.4\nUse of defective or expired driver card\nX\nG10\nArt. 14.5\nRecorded and stored data not available for at least 365 days\nX\nG11\nArt. 15.1\nUse dirty or damaged sheets or driver cards and data legible\nX\nG12\nUse dirty or damaged sheets or driver cards and data not legible\nX\nG13\nFailure to apply for replacement of damaged, malfunctioning, lost or stolen driver card within 7 calendar days\nX\nG14\nArt. 15.2\nIncorrect use of record sheets/driver cards\nX\nG15\nUnauthorised withdrawal of sheets or driver card which has an impact on the record of relevant data\nX\nG16\nUnauthorised withdrawal of sheets or driver card without any impact on data recorded\nX\nG17\nRecord sheet or driver card used to cover a period longer than that for which it is intended but no data is lost\nX\nG18\nRecord sheet or driver card used to cover a period longer than that for which it is intended and data is lost\nX\nG19\nNot using manual input when required to do so\nX\nG20\nNot using correct sheet or driver card not in the correct slot (multi-manning)\nX\nG21\nArt. 15.3\nTime recorded on the sheet does not agree with official time of country of registration of the vehicle\nX\nG22\nIncorrect use of switch mechanism\nX\nH\nFill in information\nH1\nArt. 15.5\nSurname missing on record sheet\nX\nH2\nFirst name missing on record sheet\nX\nH3\nDate of begin or end of use of the sheet missing\nX\nH4\nPlace of begin or end of use of the sheet missing\nX\nH5\nRegistration number missing on record sheet\nX\nH6\nOdometer reading (start) missing on record sheet\nX\nH7\nOdometer reading (end) missing on record sheet\nX\nH8\nTime of change of vehicle missing on record sheet\nX\nH9\nArt. 15.5a\nSymbol of country not entered in recording equipment\nX\nI\nProducing information\nI1\nArt. 15.7\nRefuse to be checked\nX\nI2\nArt. 15.7\nUnable to produce records of current day\nX\nI3\nUnable to produce records of previous 28 days\nX\nI4\nUnable to produce records of the driver card if the driver holds one\nX\nI5\nUnable to produce manual records and printouts made during the current day and the previous 28 days\nX\nI6\nUnable to produce driver card\nX\nI7\nUnable to produce printouts made during the current day and the previous 28 days.\nX\nJ\nFraud\nJ1\nArt. 15.8\nFalsify, suppress, destroy data recorded on record sheets, stored in the recording equipment or on the driver card or print-outs from the recording equipment\nX\nJ2\nManipulation of recording equipment, record sheet or driver card which may result in data and/or printouts information being falsified\nX\nJ3\nManipulation device that could be used to falsify data and/or printouts information present on vehicle (switch/wire …)\nX\nK\nBreakdown\nK1\nArt. 16.1\nNot repaired by an approved fitter or workshop\nX\nK2\nNot repaired en route\nX\nL\nManual input on printouts\nL1\nArt. 16.2\nDriver not marking all information for the periods of time which are no longer recorded while recording equipment is unserviceable or malfunctioning\nX\nL2\nDriver card number and/or name and/or driving licence number missing on temporary sheet\nX\nL3\nSignature missing on temporary sheet\nX\nL4\nArt. 16.3\nLost or theft of driver card not formally declared to the competent authorities of the Member State where the theft occurred\nX\n’",
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      "text": "Substituted by Corrigendum to Commission Directive 2009/5/EC of 30 January 2009 amending Annex III to Directive 2006/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on minimum conditions for the implementation of Council Regulations (EEC) Nos 3820/85 and 3821/85 concerning social legislation relating to road transport activities (Text with EEA relevance) (Official Journal of the European Union L 29 of 31 January 2009)."
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "VSI = Very Serious Infringement/SI = Serious Infringement/MI = Minor Infringement."
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      "text": "VSI = Very Serious Infringement/SI = Serious Infringement/MI = Minor Infringement."
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