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Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85 of 20 December 1985 on recording equipment in road transport in Wales

EU Regulation No 3821/1985 · Adopted 20 December 1985 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85

of 20 December 1985

on recording equipment in road transport

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 75 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commissionf1,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliamentf2,

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committeef3,

Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1463/70f4 as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2828/77f5 introduced recording equipment in road transport;

Whereas, taking into account the amendments set out hereinafter, in order to clarify matters, all the relevant provisions should be brought together in a single text, and in consequence thereof, Regulation (EEC) No 1463/70 of the Council should be repealed; whereas, however, the exemptions set out in Article 3 (1) for certain passenger services should be maintained in force for a certain time;

Whereas the use of recording equipment that may indicate the periods of time referred to in Regulation (EEC) No 3820/85 on the harmonization of certain social legislation relating to road transportf6 is intended to ensure effective checking on that social legislation;

Whereas the obligation to use such recording equipment can be imposed only for vehicles registered in Member States; whereas furthermore certain of such vehicles may, without giving rise to difficulty, be excluded from the scope of this Regulation;

Whereas the Member States should be entitled, with the Commission's authorization, to grant certain vehicles exemptions from the provisions of the Regulation in exceptional circumstances; whereas, in urgent cases, it should be possible to grant these exemptions for a limited time without prior authorization from the Commission;

Whereas, in order to ensure effective checking, the equipment must be reliable in operation, easy to use and designed in such a way as to minimize any possibility of fraudulent use; whereas to this end recording equipment should in particular be capable of providing, on separate sheets for each driver and in a sufficiently precise and easily readable form, recorded details of the various periods of time;

Whereas automatic recording of other details of a vehicle's journey, such as speed and distance covered, will contribute significantly to road safety and will encourage sensible driving of the vehicle; whereas, consequently, it appears appropriate to provide for the equipment also to record those details;

Whereas it is necessary to set Community construction and installation standards for recording equipment and to provide for an EEC approval procedure, in order to avoid throughout the territory of the Member States any impediment to the registration of vehicles fitted with such recording equipment, to their entry into service or use, or to such equipment being used;

Whereas, in the event of differences of opinion between Member States concerning cases of EEC type approval, the Commission should be empowered to take a decision on a dispute within six months if the States concerned have been unable to reach a settlement;

Whereas it would be helpful in implementing this Regulation and preventing abuses to issue drivers who so request with a copy of their record sheets;

Whereas, in order to achieve the aims hereinbefore mentioned of keeping a check on work and rest periods, it is necessary that employers and drivers be responsible for seeing that the equipment functions correctly and that they perform with due care the operations prescribed;

Whereas the provisions governing the number of record sheets that a driver must keep with him must be amended following the replacement of the flexible week by a fixed week;

Whereas technical progress necessitates rapid adaptation of the technical specifications set out in the Annexes to this Regulation; whereas, in order to facilitate the implementation of the measures necessary for this purpose, provision should be made for a procedure establishing close cooperation between the Member States and the Commission within an Advisory Committee;

Whereas Member States should exchange the available information on breaches established;

Whereas, in order to ensure that recording equipment functions reliably and correctly, it is advisable to lay down uniform requirements for the periodic checks and inspections to which the equipment is to be subject after installation,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

OJ No C 100, 12. 4. 1984, p. 3, and OJ No C 223, 3. 9. 1985, p. 5.

f2

OJ No C 122, 20. 5. 1985, p. 168.

f3

OJ No C 104, 25. 4. 1985, p. 4, and OJ No C 303, 25. 11. 1985, p. 29.

f4

OJ No L 164, 27. 7. 1970, p. 1.

f5

OJ No L 334, 24. 12. 1977, p. 11.

f6

See page 1 of this Official Journal.

Contents

  1. Chapter I: Principles and scope
  2. 1Article 1
  3. 2Article 2
  4. 3Article 3
  5. Chapter II: Type approval
  6. 4Article 4
  7. 5Article 5
  8. 6Article 6
  9. 7Article 7
  10. 8Article 8
  11. 9Article 9
  12. 10Article 10
  13. 11Article 11
  14. Chapter III: Installation and inspection
  15. 12Article 12
  16. Chapter IV: Use of equipment
  17. 13Article 13
  18. 14Article 14
  19. 15Article 15
  20. 16Article 16
  21. Chapter V: Final provisions
  22. 17Article 17
  23. 18Article 18
  24. 19Article 19
  25. 20Article 20
  26. 20aArticle 20a
  27. 21Article 21
  28. Signature
  29. Annex I: REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSTRUCTION, TESTING, INSTALLATION AND INSPECTION
  30. IDEFINITIONS
  31. IIGENERAL CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS OF RECORDING EQUIPMENT
  32. CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS FOR RECORDING EQUIPMENT
  33. General points
  34. 1Division 1
  35. 1.1Division 1.1
  36. 1.2Division 1.2
  37. 1.3Division 1.3
  38. 2Division 2
  39. Materials
  40. 3.1Division 3.1
  41. 3.2Division 3.2
  42. 4Measurement of distance travelled
  43. Measurement of speed
  44. 5.1Division 5.1
  45. 5.2Division 5.2
  46. Measurement of time (clock)
  47. 6.1Division 6.1
  48. 6.2Division 6.2
  49. Lighting and Protection
  50. 7.1Division 7.1
  51. 7.2Division 7.2
  52. Visual instruments
  53. Distance travelled indicator (distance recorder)
  54. 1.1Division 1.1
  55. 1.2Division 1.2
  56. 1.3Division 1.3
  57. Speed indicators (speedometer)
  58. 2.1Division 2.1
  59. 2.2Division 2.2
  60. 2.3Division 2.3
  61. 2.4Division 2.4
  62. 3Time indicator (clock)
  63. Recording instruments
  64. General points
  65. 1.1Division 1.1
  66. 1.2Division 1.2
  67. 1.3Division 1.3
  68. 1.4Division 1.4
  69. Recording distance travelled
  70. 2.1Division 2.1
  71. 2.2Division 2.2
  72. Recording speed
  73. 3.1Division 3.1
  74. 3.2Division 3.2
  75. Recording time
  76. 4.1Division 4.1
  77. 4.2Division 4.2
  78. 4.3Division 4.3
  79. Closing device
  80. 1Division 1
  81. 2Division 2
  82. Markings
  83. 1Division 1
  84. 2Division 2
  85. Maximum tolerances (visual and recording instruments)
  86. 1Division 1
  87. 2Division 2
  88. 3Division 3
  89. 4Division 4
  90. 5Division 5
  91. RECORD SHEETS
  92. General points
  93. 1Division 1
  94. 2Division 2
  95. Recording areas and their graduation
  96. 1Division 1
  97. 2Division 2
  98. 3Division 3
  99. 4Division 4
  100. (c)Information to be printed on the record sheets
  101. (d)Free space for hand written insertions
  102. INSTALLATION OF RECORDING EQUIPMENT
  103. 1Division 1
  104. 2Division 2
  105. 3Division 3
  106. 4Sealing
  107. 5Division 5
  108. VICHECKS AND INSPECTIONS
  109. 1Certification of new or repaired instruments
  110. 2Installation
  111. 3Periodic inspections
  112. 4Measurement of errors
  113. Annex I B: REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSTRUCTION, TESTING, INSTALLATION AND INSPECTION
  114. IDEFINITIONS
  115. IIGENERAL CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE RECORDING EQUIPMENT
  116. 1General characteristics
  117. 2Functions
  118. 3Modes of operation
  119. 4Security
  120. CONSTRUCTION AND FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR RECORDING EQUIPMENT
  121. 1Monitoring cards insertion and withdrawal
  122. 2Speed and distance measurement
  123. 2.1Measurement of distance travelled
  124. 2.2Measurement of speed
  125. Division
  126. 3Time measurement
  127. 4Monitoring driver activities
  128. 5Monitoring driving status
  129. Drivers manual entries
  130. 6.1Entry of places where daily work periods begin and/or end
  131. 6.2Manual entry of driver activities
  132. 6.3Entry of specific conditions
  133. 7Company locks management
  134. 8Monitoring control activities
  135. 9Detection of events and/or faults
  136. 9.1Insertion of a non-valid card ‘’ event
  137. 9.2‘ Card conflict ’ event
  138. 9.3‘ Time overlap ’ event
  139. 9.4‘ Driving without an appropriate card ’ event
  140. 9.5‘ Card insertion while driving ’ event
  141. 9.6‘ Last card session not correctly closed ’ event
  142. 9.7‘ Over speeding ’ event
  143. 9.8‘ Power supply interruption ’ event
  144. 9.9‘ Motion data error ’ event
  145. 9.10‘ Security breach attempt ’ event
  146. 9.11‘ Card ’ fault
  147. 9.12‘ Recording equipment ’ fault
  148. 10Built-in and self tests
  149. 11Reading from data memory
  150. 12Recording and storing in the data memory
  151. Equipment identification data
  152. 12.1.1Vehicle unit identification data
  153. 12.1.2Motion sensor identification data
  154. 12.2Security elements
  155. 12.3Driver card insertion and withdrawal data
  156. 12.4Driver activity data
  157. Division
  158. Division
  159. 12.5Places where daily work periods start and/or end
  160. 12.6Odometer data
  161. 12.7Detailed speed data
  162. 12.8Events data
  163. 12.9Faults data
  164. 12.10Calibration data
  165. 12.11Time adjustment data
  166. 12.12Control activity data
  167. 12.13Company locks data
  168. 12.14Download activity data
  169. 12.15Specific conditions data
  170. 13Reading from tachograph cards
  171. 14Recording and storing on tachograph cards
  172. 15Displaying
  173. 15.1Default display
  174. 15.2Warning display
  175. 15.3Menu access
  176. 15.4Other displays
  177. 16Printing
  178. 17Warnings
  179. 18Data downloading to external media
  180. 19Output data to additional external devices
  181. 20Calibration
  182. 21Time adjustment
  183. 22Performance characteristics
  184. 23Materials
  185. 24Markings
  186. CONSTRUCTION AND FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR TACHOGRAPH CARDS
  187. 1Visible data
  188. 2Security
  189. 3Standards
  190. 4Environmental and electrical specifications
  191. 5Data storage
  192. Card identification and security data
  193. 5.1.1Application identification
  194. 5.1.2Chip identification
  195. 5.1.3IC card identification
  196. 5.1.4Security elements
  197. Driver card
  198. 5.2.1Card identification
  199. 5.2.2Card holder identification
  200. 5.2.3Driving licence information
  201. 5.2.4Vehicles used data
  202. 5.2.5Driver activity data
  203. 5.2.6Places where daily work periods start and/or end
  204. 5.2.7Events data
  205. Division
  206. Division
  207. 5.2.8Faults data
  208. 5.2.9Control activity data
  209. Division
  210. 5.2.10Card session data
  211. 5.2.11Specific conditions data
  212. Workshop card
  213. 5.3.1Security elements
  214. 5.3.2Card identification
  215. 5.3.3Card holder identification
  216. 5.3.4Vehicles used data
  217. 5.3.5Driver activity data
  218. 5.3.6Daily work periods start and/or end data
  219. 5.3.7Events and faults data
  220. 5.3.8Control activity data
  221. 5.3.9Calibration and time adjustment data
  222. 5.3.10Specific conditions data
  223. Control card
  224. 5.4.1Card identification
  225. 5.4.2Card holder identification
  226. 5.4.3Control activity data
  227. Company card
  228. 5.5.1Card identification
  229. 5.5.2Card holder identification
  230. 5.5.3Company activity data
  231. INSTALLATION OF RECORDING EQUIPMENT
  232. 1Installation
  233. 2Installation plaque
  234. 3Sealing
  235. VICHECKS, INSPECTIONS AND REPAIRS
  236. 1Approval of fitters or workshops
  237. 2Check of new or repaired instruments
  238. 3Installation inspection
  239. 4Periodic inspections
  240. 5Measurement of errors
  241. 6Repairs
  242. VIICARD ISSUING
  243. TYPE APPROVAL OF RECORDING EQUIPMENT AND TACHOGRAPH CARDS
  244. 1General points
  245. 2Security certificate
  246. 3Functional certificate
  247. 4Interoperability certificate
  248. 5Type approval certificate
  249. 6Exceptional procedure: first interoperability certificates
  250. 1DATA DICTIONARY
  251. 2TACHOGRAPH CARDS SPECIFICATION
  252. 3PICTOGRAMS
  253. 4PRINTOUTS
  254. 5DISPLAY
  255. 6EXTERNAL INTERFACES
  256. 7DATA DOWNLOADING PROTOCOLS
  257. 8CALIBRATION PROTOCOL
  258. 9TYPE APPROVAL — LIST OF MINIMUM REQUIRED TESTS
  259. 10GENERIC SECURITY TARGETS
  260. 11COMMON SECURITY MECHANISMS
  261. 12ADAPTOR FOR M 1 AND N1 CATEGORY VEHICLES
  262. Annex II: APPROVAL MARK AND CERTIFICATE
  263. APPROVAL MARK
  264. 1Division 1
  265. 2Division 2
  266. 3Division 3
  267. IIAPPROVAL CERTIFICATE FOR PRODUCTS COMPLIANT WITH ANNEX I
  268. IIIAPPROVAL CERTIFICATE FOR PRODUCTS COMPLIANT WITH ANNEX I B