Article 8

The provisions of Article 6 shall not apply:

1. (a)

   to the carriage of goods not exceeding five metric tons in total weight consigned by a single consignor to a single consignee;

2. (b)

   to the carriage of goods within a Member State over a distance which in total does not exceed one hundred kilometres;

3. (c)

   to the carriage of goods between Member States for a distance which in total does not exceed 30 kilometres.