Opinion of Advocate General Tesauro delivered on 20 January 1994

1 Original language: Italian.

2 Council Regulation (EEC) No 3820/85 on the harmonization of certain social legislation relating to road transport (OJ 1985 L 370, p. 1).

3 The agreement was signed in Geneva on 1 July 1970 under the auspices of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.

4 Regulation (EEC) No 543/69 of the Council of 25 March 1969 on the harmonization of certain social legislation relating to road transport (OJ, English Special Edition 1969 (I), p. 170).

5 Pursuant to Article 6 of Regulation No 3820/85, the driving period taking place between two daily rest periods (or between the daily rest period and a weekly rest period) should not, in principle, exceed nine hours.