Minimum requirements on minimum breaks and daily and weekly rest periods in the occasional passenger transport sector
Amending Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 as regards minimum requirements on minimum breaks and daily and weekly rest periods in the occasional passenger transport sector
- Stage
- In force, reached 2 May 2024
- In force
- In force since 22 May 2024 · CELEX 32024R1258
- Procedure
- Ordinary legislative procedure
- Rapporteur
- Henna Virkkunen (EPP)
- Lead DG
- DG MOVE
- Last activity
- 2 May 2024
Where it stands
Latest: Published in the Official Journal, 2 May 2024.
ShowHide the earlier record: 18 dates, 18 Feb 2021 to 14 Feb 2024
- 18 Feb 2021
- Inception impact assessment closed: Driving and rest times for bus and coach drivers, 87 responses · Commission
- 15 Feb 2022
- Public consultation closed: Driving and rest times for bus and coach drivers, 170 responses · Commission
- 24 May 2023
- Adoption by Commission
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 1 Jun 2023
- Referred to committee
- 19 Jul 2023
- Feedback on adopted proposal closed: Driving and rest times for bus and coach drivers, 22 responses · Commission
- 11 Sept 2023
- Committee opinion tabled
- 12 Sept 2023
- Committee report tabled
- 2 Oct 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 25 Oct 2023
- Committee opinion adopted
- 16 Nov 2023
- Committee report adopted
- 17 Nov 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 21 Nov 2023
- Tabled for plenary
- 27 Nov 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 4 Dec 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 11 Dec 2023
- Debate in plenary
- 12 Dec 2023
- EP decision on amendments to the legislative proposal
- Plenary vote
- Plenary sitting
- Plenary amended the proposal
- Referred back to committee for interinstitutional negotiations
- 20 Dec 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 14 Feb 2024
- Committee approved the provisional agreement
- 13 Mar 2024
- EP position at first reading
- Plenary amended the proposal
- Plenary vote
- 15 Mar 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 3 Apr 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 5 Apr 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 8 Apr 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 12 Apr 2024
- Approval of the EP's first reading position by the Council (adoption of the legislative act)
- 24 Apr 2024
- Signed
- 2 May 2024
- Published in the Official Journal
Who is on it
The Parliament's rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs currently on this file.
| Role | Name | Group | Country | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapporteur | Henna Virkkunen | EPP | FI | TRAN |
| Shadow rapporteur | Caroline Nagtegaal | Renew | NL | TRAN |
| Shadow rapporteur | Ciarán Cuffe | Greens/EFA | IE | TRAN |
| Shadow rapporteur | Isabel García Muñoz | S&D | ES | TRAN |
| Shadow rapporteur | Kateřina Konečná | The Left | CZ | TRAN |
| Shadow rapporteur | Roberts ZĪLE | ECR | LV | TRAN |
| Rapporteur for opinion | Marianne Vind | S&D | DK | EMPL |
Amendments
Tabled between 5 Dec 2023 and 6 Mar 2024. The texts are in the amendment documents below.
By author
- Karima Delli1
Amendments each member tabled or co-signed. The record names an author on 1 of the 11 amendments.
By article
- Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a1
- Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b1
- Recital 11
- Recital 101
- Recital 31
- Recital 41
- Recital 51
- Recital 61
- Recital 71
- Recital 91
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Documents
Newest first. Each opens at its source.
- Report · A9-0370/2023Parliament
- Proposal · COM(2023)0256Parliament
- Text adopted · OJ L 02.05.2024Commission
- Committee opinion · PE752.815Parliament
- Report · PE752.842Parliament
- Amendments · PE753.558Parliament
- Agenda · PE759.023Parliament
- Text adopted · Regulation 2024/1258Commission
- Text adopted · SP(2024)350Parliament
- Text adopted · T9-0150/2024Parliament
- Text adopted · T9-0453/2023Parliament
Consultations on it
The Commission's Have Your Say consultations linked to this file. Where we publish the positions filed, the title opens them here.
| Consultation | Feedback deadline | Feedback received |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Jul 2023 | 279 |
Summary
GeneratedThis regulation amends EU driving time rules to allow more flexible scheduling of breaks and rest periods for occasional passenger transport (e.g., coach tours). It primarily affects coach operators and tour organizers. The legislation entered into force in May 2024.
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