http://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2008/96/article/6Directive 2008/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on road infrastructure safety managementDirective 2008/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the CouncilDirective 2008/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on road infrastructure safety management2020-12-11King's Printer of Acts of Parliamenthttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/eu-exit/https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02008L0096-20191216texttext/xmlen2019-12-16 <Substitution ChangeId="O001001M010" CommentaryRef="c000001">Periodic road safety inspections</Substitution> Article 6 1 Member States shall ensure that periodic road safety inspections are undertaken with sufficient frequency to safeguard adequate safety levels for the road infrastructure in question. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Member States shall ensure the safety of sections of the road network adjoining road tunnels covered by Directive 2004/54/EC through joint road safety inspections involving the competent entities involved in the implementation of this Directive and Directive 2004/54/EC. The joint road safety inspections shall be sufficiently frequent to safeguard adequate safety levels, but in any case shall be carried out at least every six years. 4 Without prejudice to the guidelines adopted pursuant to Article 8, Member States shall adopt guidelines on temporary safety measures applying to roadworks. They shall also implement an appropriate inspection scheme to ensure that those guidelines are properly applied. Substituted by Directive (EU) 2019/1936 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 amending Directive 2008/96/EC on road infrastructure safety management. Deleted by Directive (EU) 2019/1936 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 amending Directive 2008/96/EC on road infrastructure safety management.