Browsing Tag Court of Justice
The Court of Justice rules on the withdrawal of the driving licence in the territory of a Member State other than the issuing one and on its following renewal
A Member State in whose territory the holder of a driving licence in categories A and B issued by another Member State has been deprived of the right to drive on account of an unlawful conduct occurring during a temporary stay after the issue of the licence can refuse to recognise its validity after it has been renewed by the Member State where the holder concerned normally resides
Road transport. The Court of Justice rules on the failure to produce the record sheets of the recording equipment
The failure to produce, by the driver of a road transport vehicle subject to an inspection, the record sheets of the recording equipment relating to several days of activity during the period covering the day of the inspection and the previous 28 ones constitutes a single infringement, which therefore can give rise only to a single penalty
Pilots’ strike within the law. The Court of Justice rules on the concept of “extraordinary circumstances” and on the exemption from the obligation of paying compensation
Strike action called by a trade union representing the staff of an air carrier in compliance with the conditions laid down by national legislation, in particular the applicable notice period, which is intended to assert the demands of that carrier’s workers and is participated in by a category of staff essential for operating a flight does not fall within the concept of an “extraordinary circumstance” within Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Road transports. Advocate General Bobek rules on the drivers’ obligations in case of mixed-use vehicles
If a vehicle is not used exclusively for the carriage of passengers on regular services whose route does not exceed 50 kilometres, but is used in a mixed way, each driver must fulfil the obligations arising from Article 15 of Regulation no. 3821/85, even where the vehicle in question is casually used for routes not exceeding 50 kilometres.