Slug
eu-561-art8-2
Jurisdiction
EU
Instrument
Regulation EC 561/2006
Paragraph
Article 8(2)
Rule key
daily_rest
Title
Daily rest
Limit value
11 regular; 9 reduced
Limit unit
hours
Window value
24
Window unit
hours
Applies to
drivers
Condition text
Regular daily rest is at least 11 hours, or split into 3 hours plus 9 hours; reduced daily rest is at least 9 but less than 11 hours; a new daily rest must be taken within each 24-hour period after the end of the previous daily or weekly rest. Article 8(2a) occasional-passenger derogation is separate.
Last amended citation
OJ L 2024/1258, 02.05.2024, Article 1(3), adding Article 8(2a); general Article 8(2) baseline unchanged
Effective date
2007-04-11

Source

  • Regulation EC 561/2006 consolidated 31 December 2024 — EUR-Lex · Reusable with attribution
  • Read from https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02006R0561-20241231 (Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 consolidated 31.12.2024, Articles 4(g) and 8(2); baseline OJ L 102, 11.04.2006, Article 29; occasional-passenger amendment OJ L 2024/1258, 02.05.2024, Article 1(3), application 22.05.2024)
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