5.11.2009 Official Journal of the European Union L 289/9 (Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is not obligatory) DECISIONS COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 22 September 2008 drawing up the standard reporting form referred to in Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document C(2008) 5123) (Text with EEA relevance) (2009/810/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport and amending Council Regulations (EEC) No 3821/85 and (EC) No 2135/98 and repealing Council Regu- lation (EEC) No 3820/85 ('), and in particular Article 25(2) thereof, Having regard to the opinion of the Committee established by Article 18(1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85 of 20 December 1985 on recording equipment in road transport (%), Whereas: (1) The standard form referred to in Article 17(1) of Regu- lation (EC) No 561/2006 should be used as the medium through which the Member States communicate to the Commission, every 2 years, the necessary information for the preparation of a report on the implementation of that Regulation, of Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85 and on developments in the fields in question. () O] L 102, 11.4.2006, p. 1. () O] L 370, 31.12.1985, p. 8. ) O] O] 0] The standard form previously established by Commission Decision 93/173EEC (%) should now be updated in order to take account, inter alia, of developments in the Community rules on driving times and rest periods. The new reporting requirements established by Regu- lation (EC) No 561/2006 and Directive 2006/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (¥} which lays down minimum conditions for its implementation cover in particular information on national exceptions granted by Member States under Article 13(1) of Regu- lation (EC) No 561/2006 and more precise details of checks undertaken on vehicles. Directive 2002/15/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2002 on the organisation of the working time of persons performing mobile road transport activities (°) complements the provisions on driving time, breaks and rest periods laid down in Regu- lation (EC) No 561/2006. In accordance with Article 13(1) of Directive 2002/15[EC, a report on the implementation of that Directive should be made by the Member States every 2 years. This 2-year period coincides with that laid down in Article 17(1) of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006. L 72, 25.3.1993, p. 33. L 102, 11.4.2006, p. 35. L 80, 23.2.2002, p. 35.