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►B COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)No 3118/93
of 25 October 1993
laying down the conditions under which non-resident carriers may operate national road haulage
services within a Member State
(OJ L 279, 12.11.1993, p. 1)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1 Council Regulation (EC) No 3315/94 of 22 December 1994 L 350 9 31.12.1994
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)No 3118/93
of 25 October 1993
laying down the conditions under which non-resident carriers may
operate national road haulage services within a Member State
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European EconomicCommunity, and in particular Article 75 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (
1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas, pursuant to Article 75 (1) (b) of the Treaty, the establishment
of a common transport policy entails, inter alia , laying down the condi-
tions under which nonresident carriers may operate transport serviceswithin a Member State;
Whereas this provision implies the removal of all restrictions against the
person providing the services in question on the grounds of his nation-ality or the fact that he is established in a different Member State fromthe one in which the service is to be provided;
Whereas, in order for this provision to be implemented smoothly and
flexibly, provision should be made for a transitional cabotage systemprior to the implementation of the definitive system;
Whereas only carriers who are holders of Community authorizations
provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 881/92 of 26 March 1992on access to the market in the carriage of goods by road within theCommunity to or from the territory of a Member State or passingthrough the territory of one or more Member States (
4) or carriers
authorized to operate certain categories of international haulage servicesmay be permitted to carry out cabotage;
Whereas such a transitional system should entail the introduction of a
progressive quota of Community cabotage authorizations;
Whereas the conditions for the issue and use of the said cabotage
authorizations should be determined;
Whereas the provisions of the host Member State applicable to cabotage
operations should be fixed;
Whereas provisions should be adopted so that action can be taken in the
event of serious disturbance of the transport markets affected; whereasfor that purpose it is necessary to introduce a suitable decision-makingprocedure and for the required statistical data to be collected;
Whereas it is desirable that Member States should grant each other
mutual assistance with a view to the sound application on the systemintroduced; particularly in respect of penalties applicable in the event ofinfringements; whereas penalties should be non-discriminatory and inproportion to the seriousness of the infringements; whereas there is aneed to provide for the possibility of lodging an appeal;
Whereas t he Commission should periodically submita reporton t he
application of this Regulation;
Whereas in order to meet the obligations devolving upon the Council, it
is necessary to fix the date of entry into force of a definitive system
(1) OJ No C 317, 7. 12. 1991, p. 10 and OJ No C 172, 8. 7. 1992, p. 22.
(2) OJ No C 150, 15. 6. 1992, p. 336.
(3) OJ No C 169, 6. 7. 1992, p. 30.
(4) OJ No L 95, 9. 4. 1992, p. 1.
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Year Number of authorizationsenabling cabotage operations to be effected without quantitative restric-
tions,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. Any road haulage carrier for hire or reward who is a holder of the
Community authorization provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 881/92shall be entitled, under the conditions laid down in this Regulation, tooperate on a temporary basis national road haulage services for hire andreward in another Member State, hereinafter referred to respectively as‘cabotage' and as the ‘host Member State', without having a registeredoffice or other establishment therein.
2. In addition, any carrier entitled in the Member State of establish-
ment, in accordance with that Member State’s legislation, to carry outthe road haulage operations for hire or reward mentioned in points 1, 2and 3 of the Annex to the First Directive (
1) shall be permitted, under
the conditions set out in this Regulation, to carry out, as the case maybe, cabotage operations of the same kind or cabotage operations withvehicles in the same category.
3. Permission to carry out cabotage operations, within the framework
of the types of carriage referred to in point 5 of the Annex to the FirstDirective, shall be unrestricted.
4. Any undertaking entitled in the Member State of establishment, in
accordance with that Member State’s legislation, to carry out roadhaulage operations for own account shall be permitted to carry outcabotage operations on own account as defined in point 4 of the Annexto the First Directive.
The Commission shall adopt the detailed rules for implementing this
paragraph.
Article 2
1. With a view to the progressive introduction of the definitive
system defined in Article 12, cabotage operations shall be carried outfrom 1 January 1994 to 30 June 1998 within the framework ofCommunity cabotage quotas, without prejudice to Article 1 (3).
Cabotage authorizations shall correspond to the model in Annex I.
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A Community cabotage quota shall consist of cabotage authorizations,each valid for two months, in accordance with the following table:
1994 30 000
1995 46 2961996 60 1911997 83 2061 January to 30 June 1998 54 091.
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2. At the request of a Member State, to be submitted before 1November of each year, one cabotage authorization may be convertedinto two short-duration authorizations, each valid for one month.
(1) First Council Directive of 23 July 1962 on the establishment of certain
common rules for international transport (carriage of goods by road). (OJNo 70, 6. 8. 1962, p. 2005/62). Directive as last amended by Regulation(EEC) No 881/92 (OJ No L 95, 9. 4. 1992, p. 1).
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1995 1996 19971 January to 30 June
1998The short-duration cabotage authorizations shall correspond to the
model in Annex II.
3. The quota shall be allocated amongst the Member States as
follows:
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Belgium 3 647 4 742 6 223 4 045
Denmark 3 538 4 600 6 037 3 925
Germany 5 980 7 774 10 203 6 632
Greece 1 612 2 096 2 751 1 789
Spain 3 781 4 916 6 452 4 194
France 4 944 6 428 8 436 5 484
Ireland 1 645 2 139 2 808 1 826
Italy 4 950 6 435 8 445 5 490
Luxembourg 1 699 2 209 2 899 1 885
Netherlands 5 150 6 695 8 786 5 711
Austria 0 0 4 208 2 736
Portugal 2 145 2 789 3 661 2 380
Finland 1 774 2 307 3 029 1 969
Sweden 2 328 3 027 3 973 2 583
United Kingdom 3 103 4 034 5 295 3 442
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Article 3
1. The cabotage authorizations referred to in Article 2 shall allow the
recipient to carry out the cabotage operations.
2. Cabotage authorizations shall be distributed by the Commission to
the Member States of establishment and issued to carriers applying forthem by the competent authority or body of the Member State ofestablishment.
They shall bear the distinctive sign of the Member State of establish-
ment.
3. A cabotage authorization shall be made out in the name of the
carrier. That carrier may not transfer it to a third party. Each cabotageauthorization may be used by only one vehicle at a time.
‘Vehicle' means a motor vehicle registered in the Member State of
establishment or a coupled combination of vehicles of which at least themotor vehicle is registered in the Member State of establishment andwhich are used exclusively for the carriage of goods.
The non-resident carrier shall have the vehicle at his disposal either
under full ownership or an another basis, inter alia , a hire-purchase, hire
or leasing contract.
In the case of hiring, the vehicle shall be hired by the carrier in the
Member State of establishment to carry out cabotage operations.However, the non-resident carrier may, in order to complete a cabotageoperation interrupted because of a breakdown or an accident, hire avehicle in the host Member State under the same conditions as residentcarriers.
The cabotage authorization and the hiring contract, if any, shall accom-
pany the motor vehicle.
4. The cabotage authorization must be produced whenever requested
by inspecting officers.
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5. The date from which a cabotage authorization is valid must be
entered on the authorization before it is used by the competent authorityor body of the Member State of establishment.
Article 4
Transport operations effected under a cabotage authorization shall be
entered in a book of record sheets and the sheets shall be returned withthe authorization to the competent authority or body of the MemberState of establishment which issued the authorization within eight daysof the expiry of the validity of the authorization.
The book of record sheets shall correspond to the model in Annex III.
Article 5
1. At the end of each quarter and within three months, which may be
reduced by the Commission to one month in the case referred to inArticle 7, the competent authority or body of each Member State shallcommunicate to the Commission the data concerning the cabotageoperations carried out during that quarter by resident carriers, such databeing expressed in tonnes carried and in tonnes/kilometres.
The communication shall be effected by means of a table, the model for
which is setoutin Annex IV.
2. The Commission shall send the Member States as soon as possible
summary statements drawn up on the basis of the data submitted underparagraph 1.
Article 6
1. The performance of cabotage transport operations shall be subject,
save as otherwise provided in Community Regulations, to the laws,regulations and administrative provisions in force in the host MemberState in the following areas:
(a) rates and conditions governing the transport contract;
(b) weights and dimensions of road vehicles; such weights and dimen-
sions may, where appropriate, exceed those applicable in the carri-er’s Member State of establishment, but they may under no circum-stances exceed the technical standards certified by the proof ofcompliance referred to in Article 1 (1) of Council Directive 86/364/EEC (
1);
(c) requirements relating to the carriage of certain categories of goods,
in particular dangerous goods, perishable foodstuffs, live animals;
(d) driving and restt ime;
(e) value added tax (VAT) on transport services. In this area Article 21
(1) (a) of Directive 77/388/EEC (2) shall apply to the services
referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation.
2. The technical standards of construction and equipment which
vehicles used to carry out cabotage operations must meet shall be thoselaid down for vehicles put into circulation in international transport.
3. The provisions referred to in paragraph 1 shall be applied to
non-resident transport operators on the same conditions as those whichthat Member State imposes on its own nationals, so as to prevent anyopen or hidden discrimination on grounds of nationality or place ofestablishment.
(1) OJ No L 221, 7. 8. 1986, p. 48.
(2) Council Directive 77/388/EEC of 17 May 1977 on the harmonization for
the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes — commonsystem of value added tax: uniform basis of assessment (OJ No L 145,13. 6. 1977, p. 1). Directive as last amended by Directive 92/111/EEC(OJ No L 384, 30. 12. 1992, p. 47).
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4. If it is established that, in the light of experience, the list of areas
covered by the host Member State’s laws, regulations and adminis-trative provisions referred to in paragraph 1 needs to be adapted, theCouncil shall amend that list, acting by a qualified majority on aproposal from the Commission.
Article 7
1. In the event of serious disturbance of the national transport market
in a given geographical area due to or aggravated by cabotage, anyMember State may refer the matter to the Commission with a view tothe adoption of safeguard measures and shall provide the Commissionwith the necessary information and notify it of the measures it intendsto take as regards resident carriers.
2. For the purposes of paragraph 1:
—‘serious disturbance of the national transport market in a given
geographical area' means the existence on the market of problems
specific to it, such that there is a serious and potentially enduringexcess of supply over demand implying a threat to the financialstability and survival of a significant number of road haulage under-takings,
—‘geographical area' means an area covering all or part of the terri-
tory of a Member State or extending to all or part of the territory ofother Member States.
3. The Commission shall examine the situation, on the basis in
particular of the latest quarterly data referred to in Article 5 and, afterconsulting the Advisory Committee set up by Article 5 of Regulation(EEC) No 3916/90 (
1), shall decide within one month of receipt of the
relevant Member State’s request whether or not safeguard measures arenecessary and shall adopt them if they are necessary.
Such measures may involve the temporary exclusion of the area
concerned from the scope of this Regulation.
The measures introduced in accordance with this Article shall remain in
force for a period not exceeding six months, renewable once within thesame limits of validity.
The Commission shall without delay notify the Member States and the
Council of any decision taken pursuant to this paragraph.
4. If the Commission decides to take safeguard measures concerning
one or more Member States, the competent authorities of the MemberStates involved shall be required to take measures of equivalent scopein respectof residentcarriers and shall inform t he Commission t hereof.
These measures shall be applied at the lastest as from the same date as
the safeguard measures decided on by the Commission.
5. Any Member State may submit a Commission decision as referred
to in paragraph 3 to the Community within 30 days of its notification.
The Council, acting by a qualified majority within 30 days of referral by
a Member State or, if there are referrals by several Member States, ofthe first referral, may take a different decision.
The limits of validity laid down in the third subparagraph of paragraph
3 shall apply to the Council’s decision.
The competent authorities of the Member States concerned shall be
required to take measures of equivalent scope in respect of residentcarriers and shall inform the Commission thereof.
If the Council takes no decision wihtin the period referred to in the
second subparagraph, the Commission decision shall become final.
(1) OJ No L 375, 31. 12. 1990, p. 10.
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6. Where the Commission considers that the measures referred to in
paragraph 3 need to be prolonged, it shall submit a proposal to theCouncil, which shall take a decision by qualified majority.
Article 8
1. Member States shall assist one another in applying this Regula-
tion.
2. Without prejudice to any criminal proceedings the competent
authorities of the host Member State shall be empowered to imposepenalties on a non-resident carrier who has committed infringements ofthis Regulation or of Community or national transport legislation intheir territory during a cabotage operation. They shall impose suchpenalties on a non-discriminatory basis and in accordance with para-graph 3.
3. The penalties referred to in paragraph 2 may, inter alia , consistof
a warning, or, in the event of serious or repeated infringements, atemporary ban on cabotage transport within the territory of the hostMember State where the infringement was committed.
Where a falsified cabotage authorization is produced, the false docu-
ment shall be confiscated immediately and forwarded as soon aspossible to the competent authority of the carrier’s Member State ofestablishment.
4. The competent authority of the host Member State shall inform
that of the Member State of establishment of the infringements recordedand any penalties imposed on the carrier and may, in the event ofserious or repeated infringements, at the same time transmit a requestthat a penalty be imposed.
In the event of serious or repeated infringements, the competent
authority of the Member State of establishment shall decide whether anapprorpiate penalty should be imposed on the carrier concerned; theauthority shall take into account any penalty imposed in the hostMember State and ensure that the penalties imposed on the carrierconcerned are, as a whole, proportional to the infringement or infringe-ments which gave rise to such penalties.
The penalty imposed by the competent authority of the Member State of
establishment, after consulting the competent authorities of the hostMember State, may extend to withdrawal of authorization to pursue theactivity of road haulage operator.
The competent authority of the Member State of establishment may
also, pursuant to its national law, arraign the carrier concerned before acompetent national court or tribunal.
It shall inform the competent authority of the host Member State of the
decisions taken pursuant to the preceding paragraphs.
Article 9
Member States shall ensure that any applicant for, or holder of, an
authorization may appeal against a decision refusing or withdrawingthat authorization and against any other administrative penalty takenagainst him by the competent authority of the Member State of estab-lishment or of the host Member State.
Article 10
Member States shall adopt in good time and communicate to the
Commission the laws, regulations and administrative provisions relatingto the implementation of this Regulation.
Article 11
Every two years and, for the first time by 30 June 1996, the Commis-
sion shall submit a report to the Community on the application of thisRegulation.
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Article 12
1. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1994.2. The Community authorization and quota system for cabotage
operations provided for in Article 2 shall cease to apply on 1 July 1998.
3. From that date any non-resident carrier meeting the conditions laid
down in Article 1 shall be entitled to operate, on a temporary basis andwithout quantitative restrictions, national road haulage services inanother Member State, without having a registered office or otherestablishment in that State.
The Commission shall submit to the Council, where appropriate, taking
account of experience acquired, of developments in the transport marketand of progress made towards harmonization in the transport sector, aproposal on the detailed rules accompanying the definitive system asregards on appropriate system for observing the market in cabotageoperations and the adjustment of the safeguard measures provided for inArticle 7.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
all Member States.
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ANNEX I
(a)
(Thick green paper — formatDIN A4)
(First page of cabotage authorization)
(Deadlines of periods of validity)
►(1)(Text to be worded in the official language(s) or one of the official languages of the Member State issuing
the authorization) ◄
COMMISSION OF
THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES(Impressed stamp of
the Commission of
the European
Communities)State issuing the
authorization/international
distinguishing
sign (1)Competent
authority or
agency
►(2)CABOTAGE AUTHORIZATION No . . .
for the national carriage of goods by road in a Member State of the European Community performed by
a non-resident carrier (cabotage).
This authorization entitles .........................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................... ..........
............................................................................................................................... ....... (2)
to carry goods means of a motor vehicle or a coupled combination of vehicles, within a Member State of the
European Community other than that in which the holder of this authorization is established, and to move suchvehicle or combination unladen over any part of the territory of the aforesaid Community, as laid down inRegulation (EEC) No 3118/93 and subject to the general provisions of this authorization. ◄
This authorization is valid for a period of two months
from ................................................................................... to ...............................................................
issued at ........................................................... date ...........................................................
(
3)
►(3)(1) Distinguishing signs of the country :
Belgium (B), Denmark (DK), Germany (D), Greece (GR), Spain (E), France (F), Ireland (IRL), Italy (I), Luxembourg(L), Netherlands (NL), Austria (A), Portugal (P), Finland (FIN), Sweden (S), United Kingdom (GB) (as from 1 January1996: UK). ◄
(
2) Name, or registered business name, and full address of carrier.
(3) Signature and stamp of the competent authority or agency issuing the authorization.
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(b)
(Second page of cabotage authorization)
►(1)(Text to be worded in the official language(s) or one of the official languages of the Member State issuing
the authorization) ◄
General provisions
This authorization permits the national carriage of goods by road in any Member State other than that in which
the holder of the authorization is established (cabotage).
It is personal to the holder and non-transferable.It may be withdrawn by the competent authority of the Member State which issued it or, where the authorization
is a forgery, by the Member State in which the cabotage transport operations are carried out.
It may be used for only one vehicle at a time. Vehicle means a motor vehicle registered in the Member State of
establishment or a coupled combination of vehicles of which at least the motor vehicle is registered in theMember State of establishment and which are used exclusively for the carriage of goods.
In the case of a coupled combination of vehicles, it shall accompany the motor vehicle.It must be carried in the vehicle and must be accompanied by a book of record sheets for all national cabotage
operations effected under it.
The cabotage authorization and the book of record sheets must be filled in before the cabotage operations begin.The authorization and the book of record sheets for national cabotage operations must be produced together
whenever required by an authorized inspecting officer.
Save as otherwise provided in Community regulations, the performance of cabotage transport operations shall be
subject to the laws, regulations and administrative provisions in force in the host Member State in the followingareas :
(a) rates and conditions governing the transport contract;(b) weights and dimensions of road vehicles; such weights and dimensions may, where appropriate, exceed those
applicable in the carrier’s Member State of establishment but they may under no circumstances exceed thetechnical standards set out in the certificate of conformity;
(c) requirements relating to the carriage of certain categories of goods, in particular dangerous goods, perishable
foodstuffs, live animals;
(d) driving and restt ime;(e) VAT on transport services.The technical standards of construction and equipment which vehicles used to carry out cabotage operations
must meet those laid down for vehicles put into circulation in international transport.
This authorization must be returned to the competent issuing authority or agency within eight days following its
date of ex
piry.
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ANNEX II
(a)
(Thick pink paper — formatDIN A4)
(First page of short-term cabotage authorization)
(Deadlines of periods of validity)
►(1)(Text to be worded in the official language(s) or one of the official languages of the Member State issuing
the authorization) ◄
COMMISSION OF
THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES(Impressed stamp of
the Commission of
the European
Communities)State issuing the
authorization/international
distinguishing
sign (1)Competent
authority or
agency
►(2)CABOTAGE AUTHORIZATION No . . .
for the national carriage of goods by road in a Member State of the European Community performed by
a non-resident carrier (cabotage).
This authorization entitles .........................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................... ..........
............................................................................................................................... ....... (2)
to carry goods by means of a motor vehicle or a coupled combination of vehicles, within a Member State of the
European Community other than that in which the holder of this authorization is established, and to move suchvehicle or combination unladen over any part of the territory of the aforesaid Community, as laid down inRegulation (EEC) No 3118/93 and subject to the general provisions of this authorisation. ◄
This authorization is valid for a period of one month
from ............................................................... to ..............................................................
issued at ........................................................... date ...........................................................
(
3)
►(3)(1) Distinguishing signs of the country :
Belgium (B), Denmark (DK), Germany (D), Greece (GR), Spain (E), France (F), Ireland (IRL), Italy (I), Luxembourg(L), Netherlands (NL), Austria (A), Portugal (P), Finland (FIN), Sweden (S), United Kingdom (GB) (as from 1 January1996: UK). ◄
(
2) Name, or registered business name, and full address of carrier.
(3)Signature and stam pof the com petent authorit yor agencyissuin gthe authorization.
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(b)
(Second page of cabotage authorization)
►(1)(Text to be worded in the official language(s) or one of the official languages of the Member State issuing
the authorization) ◄
General provisions
This authorization permits the national carriage of goods by road in any Member State other than that in which
the holder of the authorization is established (cabotage).
It is personal to the holder and non-transferable.It may be withdrawn by the competent authority of the Member State which issued it or, where the authorization
is a forgery, by the Member State in which the cabotage transport operations are carried out.
It may be used for only one vehicle at a time. Vehicle means a motor vehicle registered in the Member State of
establishment or a coupled combination of vehicles of which at least the motor vehicle is registered in theMember State of establishment and which are used exclusively for the carriage of goods.
In the case of a coupled combination of vehicles, it shall accompany the motor vehicle.It must be carried in the vehicle and must be accompanied by a book of record sheets for all national cabotage
operations effected under it.
The cabotage authorization and the book of record sheets must be filled in before the cabotage operations begin.The authorization and the book of record sheets for national cabotage operations must be produced together
whenever required by an authorized inspecting officer.
Save as otherwise provided in Community regulations, the performance of cabotage transport operations shall be
subject to the laws, regulations and administrative provisions in force in the host Member State in the followingareas :
(a) rates and conditions governing the transport contract;(b) weights and dimensions of road vehicles; such weights and dimensions may, where appropriate, exceed those
applicable in the carrier’s Member State of establishment but they may under no circumstances exceed thetechnical standards set out in the certificate of conformity;
(c) requirements relating to the carriage of certain categories of goods, in particular dangerous goods, perishable
foodstuffs, live animals;
(d) driving and restt ime;(e) VAT on transport services.The technical standards of construction and equipment which vehicles used to carry out cabotage operations
must meet shall be those laid down for vehicles put into circulation in international transport.
This authorization must be returned to the competent issuing authority or agency within eight days following its
date of ex
piry.
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ANNEX III
(a)
(FormatDIN A4)
(Frontcover of book of record sheet s)
►(1)(Text to be worded in the official language(s) or one of the official languages of the Member State issuing
the book) ◄
State issuing the book of record sheets Competent authority or agency
International distinguishing sign of Member State (1) Book No . . .
BOOK OF RECORD SHEETS FOR NATIONAL CABOTAGE TRANSPORT OPERATIONS CARRIED OUT
UNDER CABOTAGE AUTHORIZATION
N o ...
This book is valid until ........................................................................................................ (2).
Issued at ................................................. , date .................................................
(3)
►(2)(1) Distinguishing signs of the country :
Belgium (B), Denmark (DK), Germany (D), Greece (GR), Spain (E), France (F), Ireland (IRL), Italy (I), Luxembourg(L), Netherlands (NL), Austria (A), Portugal (P), Finland (FIN), Sweden (S), United Kingdom (GB) (as from 1 January1996: UK). ◄
(
2) The period of validity may not exceed that of the cabotage authorization.
(3)Stampof the com petent authorit yor agencyissuin gthe book.
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(b)
(Inside frontcover of book of record sheet s)
►(1)(Text to be worded in the official language(s) or one of the official languages of the Member State issuing
the book) ◄
General provisions
1. This book of record sheets contains 25 detachable sheets, numbered 1 to 25, on which details must be given,
at the time of loading, of all goods transported under the cabotage authorization to which they relate. Eachbook is numbered and that number is marked on every page of the book.
2. The carrier is responsible for the proper completion of the records of national cabotage operations.3. The book must accompany the cabotage authorization to which it relates and be kept on board the vehicle
travelling laden or unladen under the said authorization. It must be produced whenever required by anauthorized inspecting officer.
4. Record sheets must be used in numerical order and the successive loading operations must be entered in
chronological order.
5. Each item in the record sheet must be completed accurately and legibly by printing in indelible ink.6. Not later than eight days after the end of the month to which the sheet relates, each completed record sheet
must be returned to the competent authority or agency of the Member State which issued this book. Where anoperation spans two census periods, the date of loading determines the period which the record must cover(e.g. an operation beginning towards the end of January and ending in the early part of February should be
included in the January return).
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(c)
(Front of the page inserted before the 25 detachable sheets)
(Text in the official language or languages of the issuing Member State)
Explanatory notes
The information to be given on the following sheets relates to all goods transported under the cabotage
authorization to which this record book relates.
A separate line on this sheet must be completed for each consignment of goods loaded.Column 2: give, where appropriate, the information requested by the issuing Member State;Column 3: give the day (01, 02 . . . 31) of the month indicated at the top of the sheet during which the
vehicle departed under load;
Column 4 and 5: specify the place and, if necessary to make this clear, the department, province, ‘Land’, etc.;►
(1)Column 6: use the following distinguishing signs :
— Belgium: B— Denmark: DK— Germany: D— Greece: GR— Spain: E— France: F— Ireland: IRL— Italy: I— Luxembourg: L— Netherlands: NL— Portugal: P— Finland: FIN— Sweden: S— United Kingdom: GB (as from 1 January 1996: UK)and from 1 January 1997:— Austria: A. ◄
Column 7: state the distance travelled between the place of loading and the place of unloading;Column 8: give the weight in tonnes to one decimal point (e.g. 10,0 t) of the consignment of goods in
the same way as for the customs declaration; do not include the weight of containers orpallets;
Column 9: in addition, describe as accurately as possible the goods in the consignment;
Column 1 0: forofficialuse o nly.
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ANNEX IV