In transport subject to the rules on driving and rest times, what is the minimum length of the mandatory break that must be taken after 4 and a half hours of uninterrupted driving?

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In accordance with Regulation (EC) 561/2006, after a period of continuous driving of 4 and a half hours, the driver must take an uninterrupted break of at least 45 minutes, unless they begin a regulatory rest period. The regulation also allows this mandatory break to be split during the driving block, as a general rule into two parts and in this order: a first stop of at least 15 minutes followed later by another of at least 30 minutes (never the other way round, nor in isolated blocks of 30 or 15 minutes without completing the 45 regulatory minutes). Occasional passenger transport services have an exception: they may take two breaks of at least 15 minutes each that total at least 45 minutes. A single break of 30 or 15 minutes does not meet the break requirement after 4.5 hours of driving.

In transport subject to the rules on driving and rest times, what is the minimum length of the mandatory break that must be taken after 4 and a half hours of uninterrupted driving?

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