BAKGRUNN (fra kommisjonsforordningen)

(1) Tachographs play a crucial role in checking compliance by road transport undertakings and professional drivers with the relevant Union law applicable in the sector. It is therefore essential that enforcers have a very good and common understanding of Union rules and awareness of where to find the relevant guidance relating to these rules, knowledge on how to analyse tachograph data and check tachographs, and awareness of the latest technological developments and manipulation techniques. Enforcers should also possess the soft and communication skills necessary during checks, when interviewing drivers at the roadside and other staff at the premises of undertakings.

(2) The introduction of common training requirements for enforcers in the road transport sector should lead to the harmonisation of control practices throughout the Union and contribute to the equal treatment of road transport drivers and transport undertakings when facing controls. It should also contribute to building a culture of compliance within the industry and the society as a whole.

(3) Hitherto, experience and good practices in the implementation of certain provisions of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and the Council (2), Regulation (EU) No 165/2014 and Directive (EU) 2020/1057 of the European Parliament and the Council (3) have helped enforcers to control compliance with the rules in a more effective and consistent manner. They therefore should be part of the contents of the training of control officers, so that they serve as useful guidance to them when performing controls.

(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee referred to in Article 42(3) of Regulation (EU) No 165/2014,