prop · GF03170 · 1991-12-31 00:00:00 — The provisions of fhe Direcfive shall, for fhe purposes offhe Agreement, be read with fhe following adapfations: 4In Arficle 5(3)"Arficles 85 and 86 of fhe Treaty" shall read "Artides 53 and 54of this Agreement" 5Iceland shallimplement fhe provisions of this Direcfive at fhe lafesf on 1 January 1995. 203390 L 0388Commission Direcfive 90/388/EEC of 28 1990 on compefition in the märketsfor telecommunicafions services (OJ No L 192, 24.7.1990, p.lO) 204390 L 0544CoundI Direcfive 90/544/EEC of 9 Oefober 1990 on fhe fre-quency bandsdesignated for fhe coordinated introduction of pan-European land-based publicradio paging in fhe Community (OJ No L 310, 9.11.1990, p.28) 205 391 L 0287 Council Directive 91/C287/EEC of 3 1991 on fhe fre-quency band fo be designated for fhecoordinated introduction of digital European cordless telecommunicafions (DECT)into fhe Community (OJ NoL144, , p.45) ACTS OF WHICH THE CONTRACTING PARTIES SHALL TAKE NOTE The Confracting Parties take note of fhe contents of thefollowing Acts: 2388 Y 1004(01)Council Resolution 88/C 257/01 of 30 1988 on fhe development of fhe commonmärket for telecommunicafions services and equipment up fo 1992 (OJNo C 257,4.10.1988, p. 3389 Y 0511(01)Council Resolution 89/C 117/01 of on standardizafion in fhefield of informafion technology and telecommunicafions (OJ No C 117, 11.5.1989,p. 4389 Y 0801CoundI Resolution C/196/P 4 of 18 1989 on fhe strengthening of thecoordinafion for fhe introduction of fhe () in fhe European Community up fo 1992 (OJ No C 196, 390 Y 0707(02) Council Resolution 90/C 166/02 of 28June 1990 on the strengthening of the Europe-wide cooperafion on radio frequendes in parfi cular wifh regard fo services wifh a pan-European dimension (OJ No C 166, 2390 Y 3112(01)Council Resolution C/329/90/P 25 of on fhe final stage of fhecoordinated introduction of pan-European land-based public digital mobilecellulär Communications in the Community (GSM) (OJ No C 329, 31.12.1990, p. 3384 X 0549 CoundI Recommendation84/549/EEC of conceming fhe implementation of harmonization inthe field of telecommunicafions (OJ No L 298, 16.11.1984, p. 4384 X 0550 CoundI Recommendation84/550/EEC of conceming the first phase of opening up accessfo public telecommunicafions contract (OJ No L 298,16.11.1984, p. 5386 X 0659 Council Recommendation86/659/EEC of on the coordinated introduction of fheIntegrafed () in Community (OJ No L382, 31.12.1986, p. 36)14. 387 X 0371Council Recommendation 87/371/EEC of 25 1987 on fhe coordinatedintroduction of public pan-European cellulär digital and land-based mobileCommunications in the Community (OJ No L 196, , p.81) 3390 X 0543 CoundI Recommendation90/543/EEC on the coordinated introduction of pan-European land-based publicradio paging in the Community (OJ No L 310, 9.11.1990, p. 4391 X 0288 CoundI Recommendation 91/C288/EEC on fhe coordinated introduction of digital European cordlesstelecommunicafions (DECT) into fhe Community (OJ No L 144, , p. 1991/92:170 Bilaga 15 FREE MOVEMENT OF CAPITAL List provided for in Article 40 INTRODUCTION When fhe acts referred fo in this confain notions orrefer fo procedures which are specific fo fhe Communify legal order, such as -fhe addresseesof fhe Communify acts; -references foterritories or languages of fhe EC; -references forights and obligations of EC Member States, fheir public enfifies, undertakingsor individuals in relation fo each other; and -references foinformafion and notification procedures; Protocol 1 on horizontal adapfations shall apply, unlessotherwise provided for in this . 1991/92:170 Bilaga 15 388 L 0361 Council Direcfive 88/361/EEC of 24 1988for fhe implementation of Arfide 67 of fhe Treaty (OJ L 178 , 08.07.1988,p.5). The provisions of fhe Direcfive shall for fhe purposes offhe present Agreement, be read wifh fhe following adaptafions ; 3The EFTA Stafesshall notify fhe measures referred fo in Arficle 2of fhe Direcfive. The Community shall notify fhe taken by ifs Member Stafes. Exchanges of informafion regarding suchmeasures shall take place within fhe . 4For fheapplicafion of measures as referred to in Arficle 3 of the Direcfive, fhe EFTAStates shall follow fhe procedure as set ouf in Protocol 18. For cooperafionbetween the Confracting Parfies the joint procedures as set out in Arficle 45of fhe Agreement shall apply. 5Any decisionsfhe Community may take in accordance wifh Arficle 6(2) of the Direcfive, shallnot be subject fo fhe procedures of Chapter 2, Part VII fo fhe Agreement. TheCommunity shall inform fhe other Confracting Parfies of such decisions. Theresfricfions for which an extension of fhe transition periods is granted may beupheld within fhe framework of this Agreement on fhe same terms as in the Community. (d) The EFTA Stafes maycontinue fo apply domesfic legislation regu lating foreign ownership and/or ownership by non-residents, exis fing on fhe dafe of enfty into force of the EEA Agreement, subject to time limits and within fhe areas set ouf below; - Up to 1 Januaty 1995 for Icelandregarding short term capital movement operations set ouf in of fhe Direcfive; - Up to 1 Januaty 1995 for Norwayregarding acquisifion of domes fic securities and admission of domestic securities to a foreign ca pital märket; -Up fo 1 Januaty 1995 for Norwayand , and up fo 1 January 1996 for , and Liechtensteinregarding direct investmenf on nafional territory; - Up fo 1 January 1998 forSwitzerland regarding direct investmenf in professional real estafe business on nafional territory; -Up to 1 January1995 for , up to 1 Januaty 1996 for Ausfria, and and upfo 1 Januaty 1998 for and regarding investments inreal estafe on nafional territoty; -For Ausfriaregarding direct investments in fhe secfor of inland waterways, until equalaccess fo EC waterways is obtained. (e) Duringtransition periods EFTA States shall not freat new and exis fing investments by companies or nafionals of EC Member Stafes or other EFTA States less favourably fhan under fhe legislation ex isfing at the dafe of signature of fhe Agreement, without prejudice fo fhe right of EFTA States fo introduce legislation which is in con formify wifh fhe Agreement and in particular provisions conceming fhe purchase of secondaty which correspond in their ef fect fo legislation that has been upheld within fhe Community in accordance with Arficle 6(4) of fhe Directive. (f) The refererice in theintroductoty parf of of the Direcfive fo Artide 68(3) of the shall be deemed fo be fo Article 42(2) of fhe Agreement. (g) NotwithsfandingArficle 40 of fhe Agreement and fhe provisions of this , may continue to apply resfictions existing on fhe date of signature of fhe Agreement, on foreign ownership an d/or ownership by non-residents in fhe sectors of fisheries and fish processing. These resfricfions shall notprevent investments by non-nafionals or nationals who do not have legaldomicile in in companies which are only indirectly engaged in fisheriesor fish processing. However, nafional authorifies shall have the right tooblige companies which have, or partly, been acquired by non nationalsor nafionals who do not have legal domicile in to divest themselvesof any investments in fish-processing activities or fishing . (h)"Notwithsfanding Arficle 40 of fhe Agreement and the provisions of thisAnnex, may continue to apply resfrictions existing on the dafe ofsignature of the Agreement on ownership by non-nafionals of fishing . These resfricfions shall notprevent investments by non-nafionals in land-based fish processing or incompanies which are only indirectly engaged in fishing operations. Nafionalauthorifies shall have the right fo oblige companies which have been orpartly acquired by non-narionals to divest fhemselves of any investments infishing ." 1991/92:170 Bilaga 15 List provided for in Article 47 INTRODUCTION When fhe acts referred fo in this confain notions orrefer fo procedures which are specific to the Community legal order, such as -fhe addresseesof fhe Community acts; -references foterritories or languages of fhe EC; -references torights and obligations of EC Member Stafes, fheir public enfifies, undertakingsor individuals in relation fo each other; and -references toinformafion and notification procedures; Protocol 1 on horizontal adapfations shall apply, unlessotherwise provided for in this . Where the acts referred fo in this confainreferences to fhe , they shall, for fhe purposes of fhe present Agreement, (a) be read, with regard to thefollowing references, as indicated below: -Arfide 55 EEC = Arfide 32 EEA -Arfide 56 EEC = Artide 33 EEA -Arfide 57 EEC =Arfide 30 EEA -Arfide 58 EEC = Artide 34 EEA -Article 77 EEC= Arficle 49 EEA -Arfide 79 EEC =Artide 50 EEA -Arfide 85 EEC = Artide 53 EEA -Artide 86 EEC = Arfide 54 EEA-Arfide 92 EEC = Arfide 61 EEA -Arfide 93 EEC =Arficle 62 EEA -Article 214 EEC = Arficle 122 EEA (b) be deemed, wifh regard fo fhe following references,as not relevant: -Article 75 EEC-Arfide 83 EEC -Artide 94 EEC -Arficle 95 EEC -Arfide 99 EEC -Arfide 172 EEC -Arfide 192 EEC-Arfide 207 EEC -Arfide 209 EEC For the purposes of the present Agreement, the following shall beadded to the lists set out in , A.l of Regulation (EEC) No 1108/70, Arfide ._ 19 of Regulafion (EEC) No 1191/69, Artide 1 of Dedsion83/418/EEC, Ar- Prop. tide 3 of Regulafion (EEC) No 1192/69, Arfide 2 ofRegulation (EEC) Bilaga 15 No 2830/77, Arfide 2 of Regulafion (EEC) No 2183/78 andArfide 2 of Deci- sion 82/529/EEC: "Österreichische BundesbahnenValfionrautafief/Sfafsjärnvägarna Stafsbaner Schweizerische Bundesbahnen/Chemins de fer fédérauxsuisses/Ferrovie federali svizzere/ Viafiers federalas svizras" III.When an acf referred fo in this provides for procedures fo scffle adispufe between EC Member States and a dispufe arises between EFTA States theyshall submit fhe dispufe for seftlemenf fo fhe appropriate EFTA body applyingequivalent procedures. If a dispufe arises between an EC and anEFTA Sfate, fhe respective Confracting Parties shall submit fhe dispufe forseftlemenf by fhe applying equivalent procedures. I INLÄND TRANSPORT (i) GENERAL ISSUES 370 R 1108; Council Regulafion (EEC) No 1108/70 of 4June 1970 infroducing an accounting sysfem for expenditure on infrastrucfurein respect of transport by rail, road and inland waterway (OJ No L 130,, p.4), as amended by: 172 B: Acf conceming fhe Conditions ofAccession andAdjustments fo the Treaties - Accession fo fhe European Communifies of fheKingdom of , and fhe of andNorthern (OJ No L073, 27.3.1972, p.90) - 373 D 0101(01): CouncilDecision of Communifies of 1 January 1973 adjusfing fhe instruments conceming fhe accession of new Member Stafes to Communities (OJ No L 002, , p.l9) 179 H: Act conceming the Conditions of Accession andAdjustments fo fhe Treafies - Accession of the Hellenic Republic (OJ No L291,19.11.1979, p.92) 185 I; Acf conceming fhe Conditions of Accession andAdjustments fo fhe Treafies - Accession of fhe Kingdom of and fhe PorfugueseRepublic (OJ No L302, 15.11.1985, p.23) -379 R 1384:Council Regulation (EEC) No 1384/79 of 25 1979 (OJNoL167, , p.l) -381 R 3021:CoundI Regulation (EEC) No 3021/81 of 19 October 1981 (OJ No L 302, 23.10.1981,p.8) -390 R 3572:Council Regulation (EEC) No 3572/90 of amending, as a result ofGerman unificafion, certain Direcfi- ves, Decisions and Regulations relafing to transport byroad, rail Prop. and inland waterway (OJ No L 353, 17.12.1990, p.l2) Bilaga 15 The provisions of fhe Regulafionshall, for the purposes of the present Ag- reement, be read wifh the following adapfafion: The following shall be added fo of fhe Regulafion: A.l RAIL - networks See sectoral adapfafion II. A.2 RAIL - Networks open fo public traffic and conneetedfo fhe main network (excluding urban networks) 7SalzburgerStadfwerke Verkehrsbefriebe (SVB) 6GKBGraz-Köflacher Eisenbahn- und Bergbau-Ges.m.b.H. (NKU) (NLJ) (VHVJ) (JU) Chemin de fer Vevey-Chexbres 584 2Chemin de ferPonf-Brassus Prop. 3Chemin de ferOrbe-Chavornay Bilaga 15 4Chemin de ferRegional du val-de-Travers 2Giirbefal -- Schwarzenburg-Bahn 10Sursee-Triengen-Bahn(l) 15Chemin de ferNyon-Sf Cergue-Morez 18Chemin de ferYverdon-Ste Crotx 19Chemin de ferdes Monfagnes Neuchäfeloises 20Chemins de ferElectriques Veveysans 21Chemin de ferMontreux-Oberland Bernois 22Chemin de ferAigie - Leysin 24Chemin de ferAigle - Ollon - Monthey - Champéty Rhätische Bahn/Viafier Retica" 2Muutmaanfief/Övriga landsvägar 4Kaduf jakaavatief/Gator och planlagda vägar 2Nafionalstrassen/roufesnationales/strade Nazionali 3Kantonsstrassen/routescantonales/strade cantonali 4Gemeindesfrassen/roufescommunales/sfrade comunali" 586 370 R2598; Regulafion (EEC) No 2598/70 of the Commission of 18 De- Prop. 1991/92:170 cember 1970 specifying fhe items fo be included under the various headings Bilaga 15 in the forms of accounts shown in fo CoundIRegulafion (EEC) No 1108/70 of 4 1970 (OJ No L 278, 23.12.1970, p.l) as amended by; - 378 R 2116; CommissionRegulation (EEC) No 2116/78 of (OJ No L 246, , p.7) 371R 0281: Commission Regulafion (EEC) No 281/71 of 9February 1971 defermining fhe composifion of fhe list of waterways of character provided for in Arfide 3 (e) of Council Regulafion (EEC) No 1108/70 of 4 1970 (OJ No L 33, 10.2.1971, p.ll), as amended by: 172 B; Acf conceming fhe conditions of accession fo fheEuropean Communifies of the Kingdom of , fhe Republic of and fheUnited Kingdom and fhe adjustments fo the Treafies (OJ NoL073, 27.3.1972, p.92) 185 I: Acf conceming fhe condifions of accession of fheKingdom of and fhe Porfuguese Republic and fhe adjusfemenfs to fheTreafies (OJ No L302, 15.11.1985, p.l62) The provisions of fhe Regulationshall, for fhe purposes of fhe present Agreement, be read with fhe followingadapfafion: The following shall be added fo the : - Saimaan kanava/kanal -Saimaan vesistö/Saimens vattendrag 369 R 1191; Council Regulafion (EEC) No 1191/69 of 26June 1969 on acfion by fhe Member States conceming the obligations inherent in fhe con cept of a public service in transport by rail, road and inland waterway (OJ No L156, 28.6.1969, p.l), as amended by; 172 B: Acf conceming fhe condifions of accession and fheadjustments fo fhe Treafies (OJ No L073, 27.3.1972, p.90) 179 H: Act concemingfhe condifions of accession of fhe Hellenic Republic and the adjustments fo theTreafies (OJ No L 291, 19.11.1979, p.92J 185 I: Acf conceming fhe condifions of accession of theKingdom of and the Porfuguese Republic and the adjusfemenfs to fheTreafies (OJ No L302, 15.11.1985, p.l61) 373 D 0101(01); Council Decision of fhe EuropeanCommunifies of 1 Januaty 1973 adjusting the instruments conceming accession of new Member States to Communifies (OJ No L002, , p.l9) Prop. 390 R 3572; Council Regulafion (EEC) No 3572/90 of 4December Bilaga 15 1990 amending, as a resulf of German unificafion, certain Direcfi- AnnexXIII ves, Decisions and Regulations relafing to transport by road, rail and inland waterway (OJ No L 353, 17.12.1990, p.l2) 391 R 1893: Council Regulation (EEC) No 1893/91 of 20June 1991 (OJNoL 169, 29.6.1991, p.l) (ii) INFRASTRUCTURE 378 D 0174: Council Decision No 78/174/EEC of 20Februaty 1978 insfifu- fing a consultation procedure and seffing up a Committee in fhe field of transport infrastrucfure (OJ No L054, 25.2.1978, p.l5) The provisions of fhe Decisionshall, for the purposes of fhe Agreement, be read with the followingadaptations : 0in Artides 1poinf 2 and 2(1) of fhe Decision, fhe words "of Community interest"shall be replaced by "of interest fo the Confracting Parfies fo fheEEAAgreement" and in Arficle5 thereof fhe words "of interest fo fheCommunify" shall be replaced by "of interest fo fhe ConfractingParfies fo fhe EEAAgreement". 1Article l(2)(c)shall not apply. Modalities for association of EFTAStates in accordance with Arficle 112 of fhe Agreement: An expert from each mayparficipate in fhe fasks of fhe infrastrucfure whichare described in this Decision. The EC Commission shall, in duetime, inform fhe parficipants of fhe dafe of fhe meeting of fhe Committee andtransmit the relevant documentation. (iii) COMPETITION RULES 360 ROOll: Council Regulafion No 11 conceming fheabolifion of discri mination in transport råtes and condifions, in implementation of Article 79(3) of the Treaty establishing Economic Communify (OJ No L052, , p.1121/60) as amended and supplemented by: 172 B: Acf conceming the Conditions ofAccession andAdjustments fo the Treafies - Accession to Communities of theKingdom of , and fhe of andNorthern (OJ No L073, 27.3.1972, p.l48) - 384 R 3626: CoundI Regulafion(EEC) No 3626/84 of 1984 (OJ No L 335, 22.12.1984, p.4)The provisions of fhe Regulafion shall, for the purposes of fhe Agreement, beread wifh fhe following adapfafion: For the applicafion of Arficles 11 to 26 ofthis Regulation, see Protocol 21. 368 R 1017: Council Regulation (EEC) No 1017/68 of19Jufy 1968 ap- plying rules of compefition fo transport by rail, road andinland waterway (OJ No L 175, 23.7.1968, p.l)' 2369 R 1629:Regulation (EEC) No 1629/69 of fhe Commission of 8 1969 on fhe form,confent and other details of complaints pursuant fo Article 10, applicationspursuant fo Arficle 12 and notifications pursuant to Arficle 14(1) of CouncilRegulafion (EEC) No 1017/68 of 19 1968 (OJ No L 209, 21.8.1969, p.l).2 3369 R1630:Regulafion (EEC) No 1630/69 of the Commission of 8 1969 on fhe hearingsprovided for in Arficle 26 (1) and (2) of Council Regulafion (EEC) No 1017/68of 19 Jufy 1968 (OJ No L 209, 21.8.1969, p.ll). 374 R 2988: Council Regulation (EEC)No 2988/74 of conceming limitation periods in proceedings and fhe enforcement of sanc fions under fhe rules of fhe European Economic Communify relafing fo fransport and compefition (OJNoL319, 29.11.1974, p.l)' (iv) STATE AID 370 R1107: CoundI Regulafion (EEC) No1107/70 of 4 1970 on fhe granting of aids for transport by rail, road and inland waterway (OJ OJ No L 130, , p.l). as amended and supplemented by: 172 B: Act conceming the Condifions ofAccession andAdjustments fo fhe Treafies - Accession to Communifies of fheKingdom of , and fhe of andNorthern (OJ No L073, 27.3.1972, p.l49) -375 R 1473:CoundI Regulafion (EEC) No 1473/75 of 20 1975 (OJNoL 152, , p.l) -382 R 1658:CoundI Regulafion (EEC) No 1658/82 of 10 1982 supplementing, by provisionson combined transport, Regulation (EEC) No 1107/70 (OJ No L 184, 29.6.1982,p.l) -389 R 1100:Council Regulafion (EEC) No 1100/89 of (OJNo L 116, 28.4.1989,p.24) The provisions of the Regulafionshall, for the purposes of the Agreement, be read wifh the followingadaptation; In Article 5 'Commission' shallread 'the competent authority as defined in Artide 62 of fhe EEAAgreement'. Prop.1991/92:170 Bilaga 15 (v) FRONTIER FACILITATION 389 R 4060: Council Regulation (EEC) No 4060/89 of 21December 1989 on the eliminafion of controls performed at the fronfiers ofMember Stafes in fhe field of road and inland waterway transport (OJ No L 390,30.12.1989. p.l8) The provisions of the Regulationshall, for the purposes of fhe Agreement, be read wifh the followingadapfations: ' Listed here for purposes of information only. Forapplication, see . Listed here for purposes of information only. Forapplication see Protocol 21. (a) Pursuant to Arficle 17 of fheAgreement between Economic Community and the Republic of Ausfria on transit of goods by road and rail (referred to as 'the transit agreement'), Aust ria may perform controls at fhe frontier fo verify compliance with fhe ecopoinf sysfem as referred fo in Arficles 15 and 16 of fhe transit agreement. All Confracting Parties concernedmay perform controls af fhe frontier fo verify compliance wifh the quotaarrangements referred fo in Arficle 16 of fhe transit agreement which are notreplaced by the ecopoinf system and wifh quota arrangements covered by bilateralagreements between Ausfria on fhe one hand and , , andSwifzeriand on fhe other. All other controls shall beperformed in conformify wifh the Regulafion. (b) Swifzeriand may performcontrols af fhe frontier fo verify permits issued under 6 to fhe Agreement between fhe European Communities and fhe Swiss Confederafion on carriage of goods by road and rail. All other controls shall beperformed in conformity wifh fhe Regulafion. 1991/92:170 Bilaga 15 (iv) COMBINED TRANSPORT 375 L 0130: Council Direcfive No 75/130/EEC of17Februaty 1975 on fhe of common rules for certain types ofcombined transport of goods between Member States (OJ No L 048, 22.2.1975,p.31), as amended by; 33185 I: Actconceming fhe condifions of accession of the Kingdom of and thePortuguese Republic and the adjustments fo the Treaties (OJNo L302, 5.11.1985,p.l63) 34379 L 0005;Council Direcfive No 79/5/EEC of (OJNoLOOS, , p.33) 35382 L 0003;Council Direcfive No 82/3/EEC of (OJNo L005, , p.l2) 36382 L 0603: CoundIDirecfive No 82/603/EEC of 28July 1982 (OJNoL247, 23.8.1982, p.6) 37386 L 0544;Council Direcfive No 86/544/EEC of (OJ No L 320, 15.11.1986,p.33) 38391 L 0224:CoundI Diredive No 91/224/EEC of 27 1991 (OJNoL 103, 23.4.1991, p.l). The provisions of fhe Direcfive shall, for fhe purposes offhe present Agreement, be read wifh the following adapfafion: The followingshall be added to Arficle 8(3): -": Strassenverkehrsbeitrag -:Moofforiajoneuvovero/ Motorfordonsskaff -:Fordonsskatt" Swifzeriand will maintain a sysfem of subsidies forcombined transport (af fhe date of signature of fhe Agreement : Verordnung desSchweizerischen Bundesrafes vom 29.Juni 1988 iiber die Forderung deskombinierfen Verkehrs und des Transporfes begleitefer Motorfahrzeuge -Ordonnance sur la promotion du traffic combiné ef du transport des vehicules åmoteur accompagnés, du 29juinl988 - Ordinanza sul promovimento del frafficocombinato e del frasporto di aufoveicoli accompagnafi, del 29giugno 1988.) insteadof infroducing a reimbursement of taxes. Prop.1991/92:170 Bilaga 15 (i) TECHNICAL HARMONISATION AND SAFETY 385 L 0003: CoundI Direcfive No 85/3/EEC of 19December 1984 on fhe weights, dimensions and certain other technicalcharacferistics of certain road vehicles (OJNoL 002, , p.l4), asamended by: -386 L 0360:Council Directive No 86/360/EEC of 24 Jufy 1986 (OJ No L 217, , p.l9) -388 L 0218:Council Diredive No 88/218/EEC of (OJNoL 098, , p.48) -389 L0338:Council Direcfive No 89/338/EEC of (OJNoL142, 25.5.1989, p.3) -389 L0460:Council Direcfive No 89/460/EEC of 18 1989 amending, wifh a view tofixing an expity dafe for the derogations accorded to and fhe UnitedKingdom, Directive/85/3/EEC (OJNoL226, , p.5) -389 L0461:Council Direcfive No 89/461/EEC of 18 Jufy 1989 amending wifh a view fo fbcingcertain maximum authorized dimensions for arficulafed vehicles, Directive/85/3/EEC(OJ No L 226, , p.7) -391 L 0060:Council Direcfive No 91/60/EEC of 4 Februaty 1991 amending, wifh a view tofixing certain maximum authorized dimensions for road frains,Direcfive/85/3/EEC (OJ No L 037, , p.37) The provisions of fhe Directiveshall, for fhe purposes of the Agreement, be read with fhe followingadaptation: Ausfria may maintain ifs nationallegislation for maximum authorized weights of motor vehicles and trailers asset ouf in , sections 2.2.1 and 2.2.2 of this Direcfive. Thereforeprovisions authorizing fhe use of vehicles (individual or combined) which arenot in conformify with such national legislation shall not be applicable inAusfria. This situation will be joinfly reviewed six months before the expiry ofthe agreement between Communifies and the Republic of Ausfria ontransit of goods by road and rail. Swifzeriand may maintain ifsnafional legislation for maximum authorized weights of motor vehicles andtrailers as set out in , sections 2.2 and 2.3.3 of this Direcfive.Therefore provisions authorizing fhe use of vehicles (individual or combined)which are not in conformity with such national legislation shall not beapplicable in Swifzeriand. This sifuafion will be joinfly