Brussels, 20/12/2005 (Agence Europe) - On 13 December, the European Commission sent a reasoned opinion - the last step before a formal complaint to the Court of Justice is lodged - to Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain for failure to transmit their national implementing measures on working time for the road transport sector (2002/12/EC). “Whereas we have since last week an agreement on more socially advanced driving and rest times and stronger controls, I regret that member States still have not implemented rules on working time that date back to 2002”, said Vice-President Jacques Barrot in charge of transport. The new directive on which the EP and Council reached agreement in the conciliation committee is expected to come into force in May next year (see EUROPE 9084).