Requirement to comply with posting enquiries
23.—(1) In this regulation—
“posting enquiry” means a request for information relating to a journey to or in a member State made by, or on behalf of, the member State using the EU Market Information System;
“relevant date” means the last day of the period of one year beginning with the day after the day the journey to which the posting enquiry relates finishes;
“relevant enquiry” means a posting enquiry that is made within the period beginning with the day the journey commences and ending with the relevant date.
(2) Where regulation 20(2) applies, the operator of a goods vehicle which is used at any time on a commercial journey for the carriage of goods between member States or within a member State must, in accordance with paragraph (3), comply with any relevant enquiry.
(3) The operator must comply with a relevant enquiry within the period of 56 days beginning with the day after the day the enquiry is made.