Commission Regulation (EU) No 581/2010 of 1 July 2010 on the maximum periods for the downloading of relevant data from vehicle units and from driver cards (Text with EEA relevance )

1 This Regulation lays down the maximum periods within which the relevant data shall be downloaded from the vehicle unit and driver card for the purposes of Article 10(5)(a)(i) of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006.

2 For the purposes of this Regulation, ‘relevant data’ means any data recorded by the digital tachograph other than detailed speed data.

3 The maximum period within which the relevant data are downloaded shall not exceed: (a) 90 days for data from the vehicle unit; (b) 28 days for data from the driver card.

4 Relevant data has to be downloaded in such a way that no data is lost.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from the 90th day following the publication.