
Article 1 

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.
Article 2 
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.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States in accordance with the Treaties.Done at Brussels, 1 July 2010.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO