Brian O'Shea (Waterford, Labour)
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Question 64: To ask the Minister for Transport the reasons he has not transposed Regulation (EC) No.561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport and amending Council Regulations (EEC) No. 3821/85 and (EC) No. 2135/89 and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3820/85. [12655/07]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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EC Regulation No. 3820/85 is being repealed and replaced by Regulation No. 561/2006 on the harmonization of certain social legislation relating to road transport.

Regulation No. 561/2006 which has automatic legal effect in the State comes into force from 11th April 2007 with the exception of certain provisions relating to the fitment of digital tachographs, obligations in relation to record sheets and printouts and the downloading of data from digital tachograph units and driver cards which came into effect from 1 May 2006.

A Statutory Instrument dealing with certain enforcement issues and other enabling provisions relating to the EU Regulation is being prepared.