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of 16 March 1992
on common rules for the international carriage of passengers by coach and bus
(OJ L 74, 20.3.1992, p. 1)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)No 684/92
of 16 March 1992
on common rules for the international carriage of passengers by
coach and bus
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),
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicandSocialCommittee(3),
Whereas, in accordance with Article 75 (1) (a) of the Treaty, the
establishment of a common transport policy entails, inter alia, laying
down common rules applicable to the international carriage of passen-gers by road;
Whereas such rules were laid down in Council Regulations No 117/
66/EEC(
4),(EEC)No516/72(5)and(EEC)No517/72(6)andwhereas
this Regulation does not call in question the liberalization achieved bythose Regulations;
Whereasfreedomtoprovideservicesconstitutesabasicprincipleofthe
common transport policy and requires that carriers from all MemberStates be guaranteed access to international transport markets withoutdiscrimination on grounds of nationality or place of establishment;
Whereasthereshouldbeprovisionforflexiblearrangementssubjectto
certain conditions for shuttle services with accommodation, specialregular service and certain occasional services, in order to satisfymarket demand;
Whereas, while maintaining authorization arrangements for regular
services and shuttle services without accommodation, certain rulesshould be amended, particularly as regards authorization procedures;
WhereasobservanceoftheTreatyrulesoncompetitionmustbeguaran-
teed;
Whereasadministrativeformalitiesshouldbereducedasfaraspossible
without the abandonment of the controls and penalties that guaranteethe correct application of this Regulation;
WhereasitisfortheMemberStatestoadoptthemeasuresnecessaryfor
the implementation of this Regulation;
Whereas the application of this Regulation should be monitored by
means of a report to be submitted by the Commission and any futureaction in this area should be considered in the light of that report,
(1) OJ No C 120, 6. 5. 1987, p. 9,
OJ No C 301, 26. 11. 1988, p. 5 andOJ No C 31, 7. 2. 1989, p. 9.
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2) OJ No C 94, 11. 4. 1988, p. 126.
(3) OJ No C 356, 31. 12. 1987, p. 62.
(4) OJ No 147, 9. 8. 1966, p. 2688/66.
(5) OJ No L 67, 20. 3. 1972, p. 13. Regulation last amended by Regulation
(EEC) No 2778/78 (OJ No L 133, 30. 11. 1978, p. 4).
(6) OJ No L 67, 20. 3. 1972, p. 19. Regulation last amended by Regulation
(EEC) No 1301/78 (OJ No L 158, 16. 6. 1978, p. 1).
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
SECTIONI
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1
Scope
1. ThisRegulationshallapplytotheinternationalcarriageofpassen-
gersbycoachandbuswithintheterritoryoftheCommunitybycarriersfor hire or reward or own-account carriers established in a MemberStateinaccordancewithitslaw,usingvehicleswhichareregisteredinthat Member State and are suitable, by virtue of their construction andequipment, for carrying more than nine persons, including the driver,and are so intended, and to the movement of such vehicles empty inconnection with such carriage.
Changeofvehicleorinterruptionofcarriagetoenablepartofajourney
tobemadebyanothermeansoftransportshallnotaffecttheapplicationof this Regulation.
2. In the event of carriage from a Member State to a third country
andvice-versa,thisRegulationshallapplytothepartofthejourneyonthe territory of the Member State of picking up or setting down, afterconclusionofthenecessaryagreementbetweentheCommunityandthethird country concerned.
3. Pending the conclusion of agreements between the Community
andthethirdcountriesconcerned,thisRegulationshallnotaffectprovi-sions relating to the carriage referred to in paragraph 2 contained inbilateralagreementsconcludedbyMemberStateswiththosethirdcoun-tries. However, Member States shall endeavour to adapt those agree-ments to ensure compliance with the principle of non-discriminationbetween Community carriers.
Article 2
Definitions
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall
apply:
1.Regular services
1.1. Regular services are services which provide for the carriage of
passengersatspecifiedintervalsalongspecifiedroutes,passengersbeing taken up and set down at predetermined stopping points.Regularservicesshallbeopentoall,subject,whereappropriate,tocompulsory reservation.
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Theregularnatureoftheserviceshallnotbeaffectedbyanyadjustment
to the service operating conditions.
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1.2. Services,bywhomsoeverorganized,whichprovideforthecarriage
of specified categories of passengers to the exclusion of otherpassengers, insofar as such services are operated under the condi-tionsspecifiedin1.1.,shallbedeemedtoberegularservices.Suchservices are hereinafter called ‘special regular services'.
Special regular services shall include:(a) the carriage of workers between home and work,(b) carriage to and from the educational institution for school
pupils and students,
(c) thecarriageofsoldiersandtheirfamiliesbetweentheirstateof
origin and the area of their barracks.
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The fact that a special service may be varied according to the
needsofusersshallnotaffectitsclassificationasaregularservice.
1.3. The organization of parallel of temporary services, serving the
samepublicasexistingregularservices, ►M1 ◄the
non-servingofcertainstopsandtheservingofadditionalstopsonexisting regular services shall be governed by the same rules asexisting regular services.
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3.Occasional services
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3.1. Occasional services are services which do not meet the definition
of regular services, including special regular services and whichare characterized above all by the fact that they carry groups ofpassengers assembled on the initiative of the customer or thecarrier himself.
The organization of parallel or temporary services comparable to
existing regular services and serving the same public as the lattershall be subject to authorization in accordance with the procedurelaid down in Section II.
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3.3. Theservicesreferredtoinpoint3shallnotceasetobeoccasional
services solely because they are provided at certain intervals.
3.4. Occasionalservicesmaybeprovidedbyagroupofcarriersacting
on behalf of the same contractor, and travellers may catch aconnectionenroute,withadifferentcarrierofthesamegroup,inthe territory of one of the Member States.
Thenamesofsuchcarriersandtheconnectionpointsenrouteshall
be communicated to the competent authorities of the MemberStates concerned, in accordance with the procedures to be deter-minedbytheCommission ►
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laid down in Article 16a ◄.
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4.Own-account transport operations
Own-account transport operations are those carried out for non-
commercial and non-profit-making purposes by a natural or legalperson, provided that:
— thetransportactivityisonlyanancillaryactivityforthatnatural
or legal person,
— thevehiclesusedarethepropertyofthatnaturalorlegalperson
or have been obtained on deferred terms by them or have beenthe subject of a long-term leasing contract and are driven by amember of the staff of the natural or legal person or by thenatural person himself.
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Article 3
Freedom to provide services
1. Any carrier for hire or reward referred to in Article 1 shall be
permittedtocarryoutthetransportservicesdefinedinArticle2withoutdiscrimination as to nationality or place of establishment if he:
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— is authorized in the State of establishment to undertake carriage by
meansofregularservicesincludingspecialregularservicesorocca-
sional services by coach and bus;
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— satisfies the conditions laid down in accordance with Community
rules on admission to the occupation of road passenger transport
operator in national and international transport operations;
— meets legal requirements on road safety as far as the standards for
drivers and vehicles are concerned.
2. Anyown-accountcarrierreferredtoinArticle1shallbepermittedtocarryoutthetransportservicesdefinedinArticle13withoutdiscrim-ination as to nationality or place of establishment if he:
— is authorized in the State of establishment to undertake carriage by
coachandbusinaccordancewiththemarket-accessconditionslaid
down by national legislation;
— meets legal requirements on road safety as far as the standards for
drivers and vehicles are concerned.
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Article 4
Access to the market
1. Occasional services as defined in Article 2 (3.1) shall not require
authorization.
2. SpecialregularservicesdefinedinArticle2(1.2)shallnotrequire
authorization if they are covered by a contract concluded between theorganizer and the carrier.
3. Empty journeys by vehicles in connection with the transport
operations referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall likewise not requireauthorization.
4. Regular services as defined in the first subparagraph of Article 2
(1.1)andspecialregularservicesnotcoveredbyacontractbetweentheorganizerandthecarriershallrequireauthorizationinaccordancewithArticles 5 to 10.
5. Arrangements for own-account transport operations are set out in
Article 13.
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REGULAR SERVICES SUBJECT TO AUTHORIZATION
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Article 5
Nature of authorization
1. Authorizationsshallbeissuedinthenameofthetransportunder-
taking; they may not be transferred by the latter to third parties.However, the carrier who has received the authorization may, with theconsentoftheauthorityreferredtoinArticle6(1),operatetheservicethroughasub-contractor.Inthiscase,thenameofthelatterundertakinganditsroleassub-contractorshallbeindicatedintheauthorization.Thesub-contracter must fulfil the conditions laid down in Article 3 (1).
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atingaregularservice,theauthorizationshallbeissuedinthenamesof
all the undertakings. ◄It shall be given to the undertaking that
manages the operation and copies shall be given to the others. Theauthorization shall state the names of all the operators.
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fiveyears. ◄Itmaybesetatlesseitherattherequestoftheapplicant
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orbymutualconsentofthecompetentauthoritiesoftheMemberStates
on whose territory passengers are picked up or set down.
3. Authorizations shall specify the following:
(a) the type of service;(b) the route of the service, giving in particular the place of departure
and the place of destination;
(c) the period of validity of the authorization;
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(d) the stops and the timetable.
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4. Authorizations shall conform to a model drawn up by the
Commission ►M1in accordance with the procedure laid down in
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5. Authorizations shall entitle their holder(s) to operate regularservicesintheterritoriesofallMemberStatesoverwhichtheroutesofthe service pass.
6. The operator of a regular service may use additional vehicles to
deal with temporary and exceptional situations.
In this case, the carrier must ensure that the following documents are
carried on the vehicle:
— a copy of the authorization of the regular service,
— a copy of the contract between the operator of the regular service
andtheundertakingprovidingtheadditionalvehiclesoranequiva-lent document,
— a certified true copy of the Community licence issued to the oper-
ator of the regular service.
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Article 6
Submission of applications for authorization
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1. Applications for authorization of regular services shall besubmitted to the competent authorities of the Member State in whoseterritorytheplaceofdepartureissituated,hereinafterreferredtoasthe‘authorizing authority'.The place of departure shall mean ‘one of thetermini of the service'.
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2. ApplicationsshallconformtoamodeldrawnupbytheCommis-sion►
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3. Personsapplyingforauthorizationshallprovideanyfurtherinfor-mation which they consider relevant or which is requested by theauthorizingauthority,inparticularadrivingschedulemakingitpossibleto monitor compliance with Community legislation on driving and restperiodsandacopyoftheCommunitylicenceforinternationalcarriageof passengers by road for hire or reward provided for in Article 3a.
Article 7
Authorizing procedure
1. Authorizationsshallbeissuedinagreementwiththeauthoritiesof
all the Member States in whose territories passengers are picked up orsetdown.Theauthorizingauthorityshallforwardtosuchauthorities—as well as to the competent authorities of Member States whose terri-toriesarecrossedwithoutpassengersbeingpickeduporsetdown—a
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copy of the application, together with copies of any other relevant
documentation, and its assessment.
2. ThecompetentauthoritiesoftheMemberStateswhoseagreement
has been requested shall notify the authorizing authority of theirdecisionontheapplicationwithintwomonths.Thistimelimitshallbecalculatedfromthedateofreceiptoftherequestforanopinionwhichisshown in the acknowledgement of receipt. If within this period theauthorizing authority has received no reply, the authorities consultedshall be deemed to have given their agreement and the authorizingauthority shall grant the authorization.
The authorities of the Member States whose territories are crossed
withoutpassengersbeingpickeduporsetdownmaynotifytheauthor-izingauthorityoftheircommentswithinthetimelimitslaiddowninthefirst subparagraph.
3. Subjecttoparagraphs7and8,theauthorizingauthorityshalltake
adecisionontheapplicationwithinfourmonthsofthedateofsubmis-sion of the application by the carrier.
4. Authorization shall be granted unless:
(a) the applicant is unable to provide the service which is the
subject of the application with equipment directly available tohim;
(b) in the past the applicant has not complied with national or
international legislation on road transport, and in particular theconditions and requirements relating to authorizations for inter-national road passenger services, or has committed seriousbreachesoflegislationinregardtoroadsafety,inparticularwithregard to the rules applicable to vehicles and driving and restperiods for drivers;
(c) in the case of an application for renewal of authorization, the
conditions of authorization have not been complied with;
(d) it is shown that the service in question would directly compro-
misetheexistenceofregularservicesalreadyauthorized,exceptincasesinwhichtheregularservicesinquestionarecarriedoutby a single carrier or group of carriers only;
(e) itappearsthattheoperationofservicescoveredbytheapplica-
tion is aimed only at the most lucrative of the services existingon the links concerned;
(f) a Member State decides on the basis of a detailed analysis that
thesaidservicewouldseriouslyaffecttheviabilityofacompar-able rail service on the direct sections concerned. Any decisionpursuant to this provision, together with the reasons therefor,shall be notified to the carriers affected.
As from 1 January 2000, in the event that an existing inter-
national bus service is seriously affecting the viability of acomparable rail service on the direct sections concerned, aMember State may, with the agreement of the Commission,suspend or withdraw the authorization to run the internationalbusserviceafterhavinggivensixmonths’noticetothecarrier.
The fact that a carrier offers lower prices than are offered by other
roadcarriersorthefactthatthelinkinquestionisalreadyoperatedby other road carriers may not in itself constitute justification forrejecting the application.
5. The authorizing authority and the competent authorities of all
theMemberStatesinvolvedintheproceduretoreachtheagreementprovided for in paragraph 1 may refuse applications only on thebasis of reasons compatible with this Regulation.
6. If the procedure for reaching the agreement referred to in
paragraph 1 does not enable the authorizing authority to decide onanapplication,themattermaybereferredtotheCommissionwithinthetimelimitoffivemonthscalculatedfromthedateofsubmissionof the application by the carrier.
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7. After consulting the Member States concerned, the Commis-
sion shall within ten weeks take a decision which shall take effectwithin thirty days of the notification of the Member Statesconcerned.
8. The Commission decision shall continue to apply until such
timeasagreementisreachedbetweentheMemberStatesconcerned.
9. HavingcompletedtheprocedurelaiddowninthisArticle,the
authorizing authority shall inform all the authorities referred to inparagraph 1 of its decision, sending them a copy of any authoriza-tion; the competent authorities of the transit Member States mayindicate that they do not wish to be so informed.
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Article 8
Grant and renewal of authorizations
1. OncetheproceduresreferredtoinArticle7havebeencompleted,
the authorizing authority shall grant the authorization or shall formallyrefuse the application.
2. Decisionsrefusinganapplicationmuststatethereasonsonwhich
they are based. Member States shall ensure that transport undertakingsare given the opportunity to make representations in the event of theirapplication being refused.
3. Article 7 shall apply, mutatis mutandis , to applications for the
renewalofauthorizationsorforalterationoftheconditionsunderwhichthe services subject to authorization must be carried out.
Intheeventofaminoralterationtotheoperatingconditions,inpartic-
ular adjustment ►
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authorizing authority need only supply the other Member Statesconcerned with the information in question.
The Member States concerned may also agree that the authorizing
authorityaloneshalldecideonalterationstotheconditionsunderwhicha service is operated.
Article 9
Lapse of an authorization
1. Without prejudice to Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 1191/
69(
1),anauthorizationforaregularserviceshalllapseattheendofits
period of validity or three months after the authorizing authority hasreceivedfromitsholdernoticeofhisintentiontowithdrawtheservice.Such notice must contain a proper statement of reasons.
2. Where demand for a service has ceased to exist, the period
mentioned in paragraph 1 shall be reduced to one month.
3. Theauthorizingauthorityshallinformthecompetentauthoritiesof
the other Member States concerned that the authorization has lapsed.
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5. The holder of the authorization shall notify users of the serviceconcernedofitswithdrawalonemonthbeforehandbymeansofappro-priate publicity.
(1) Council Regulation (EEC) No 1191/69 of 26 June 1969 on action by
Member States concerning the obligations inherent in the concept of apublic service in transport by rail, road and inland waterway (OJ No L156, 28. 6. 1969, p. 1). Regulation last amended by Regulation (EEC) No1893/91 (OJ No L 169, 29. 6. 1991, p. 1).
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Article 10
Obligations of carriers
1. Save in the event of force majeure , the operator of a regular
service shall, until the authorization expires, take all measures to guar-antee a transport service that fulfils the standards of continuity, regu-larityandcapacityandcomplieswiththeotherconditionslaiddownbythe competent authority in accordance with Article 5 (3).
2. Thecarriershalldisplaytherouteoftheservice,thebusstops,the
timetable,thefaresandtheconditionsofcarriage—insofarasthesearenotlaiddownbylaw—insuchawayastoensurethatsuchinforma-tion is readily available to all users.
3. Without prejudice to Regulation (EEC) No 1191/69, it shall be
possible for the Member States concerned, by common agreement andin agreement with the holder of the authorization, to make changes tothe operating conditions governing a regular service.
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OCCASIONAL SERVICES AND OTHER SERVICES EXEMPT FROM
AUTHORIZATION
Article 11
Journey form
1. TheservicesreferredtoinArticle4(1)shallbecarriedoutunder
cover of a journey form.
2. A carrier operating occasional services shall fill out a journey
form before each journey.
3. Thejourneyformshallcontainatleastthefollowinginformation:
(a) the type of service;(b) the main itinerary;(c) the carrier(s) involved.
4. The books of journey forms shall be supplied by the competent
authorities of the Member State where the transport undertaking isestablished or by bodies appointed by those authorities.
5. TheCommissionshall,inaccordancewiththeprocedureprovided
forinArticle16a,laydownthemodelforthejourneyformandthewayin which it is to be used.
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Article 12
Local excursions
Within the framework ►M1 ◄of an international occa-
sionalservice,acarriermaycarryoutoccasionalservices(localexcur-sions) in a Member State other than that in which it is established.
Such services shall be intended for non-resident passengers previously
carried by the same carrier on one of the international servicesmentioned in the first subparagraph and must be carried out with thesame vehicle or another vehicle from the same carrier or group ofcarriers.
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SECTIONIV
OWN-ACCOUNT TRANSPORT OPERATIONS
Article 13
1. Own-account road transport operations defined in point 4 of
Article2shallbeexemptfromanysystemofauthorizationbutshallbesubject to a system of certificates.
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3. Thecertificatesprovidedforinparagraph1shallbeissuedbythecompetentauthorityoftheMemberStateinwhichthevehicleisregis-tered and shall be valid for the entire journey including transit.
They must conform to a model determined by the Commission
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SECTIONV
CONTROLS AND PENALTIES
Article 14
Transport tickets
1. Passengers using a regular service, excluding special regular
services, ►M1 ◄shall throughout their journey possess
transport tickets, either individual or collective, which indicate:
— the points of departure and destination and, where appropriate, the
return journey;
— the period of validity of the ticket;
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2. Thetransportticketprovidedforinparagraph1shallbepresented
at the request of any authorized inspecting officer.
Article 15
Inspections on the road and in undertakings
1. The authorization or control document shall be carried on the
vehicle and shall be presented at the request of any authorizedinspecting officer.
In the case of the services covered by Article 4 (2), the contract or a
certified true copy of it shall serve as a control document.
2. Carriers operating coaches and buses in international passenger
transport shall allow all inspections intended to ensure that operationsare being conducted correctly, in particular as regards driving and restperiods.InthecontextofimplementationofthisRegulation,authorizedinspecting officers shall be empowered to:
(a) check the books and other documentation relating to the operation
of the transport undertaking;
(b) makecopiesof,ortakeextractsfrom,thebooksanddocumentation
on the premises;
(c) have access to all the transport undertaking’s premises, sites and
vehicles;
(d) requiretheproductionofanyinformationcontainedinbooks,docu-
mentation or data bases.
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Article 16
Penalties and mutual assistance
1. ThecomptetentauthoritiesoftheMemberStatewherethecarrier
is established shall withdraw the Community licence provided for inArticle 3a where the holder:
— no longer meets the conditions laid down in Article 3 (1),
— hassuppliedinaccurateinformationconcerningthedatawhichwere
required for the issue of the Community licence.
2. The authorizing authority shall withdraw an authorization if the
holdernolongerfulfilstheconditionsonthebasisofwhichtheauthori-zationwasissuedunderthisRegulation,inparticularwheretheMemberStateinwhichthecarrierisestablishedsorequests.Theauthorityshallimmediately inform the competent authorities of the Member Stateconcerned.
3. Inthecaseofaseriousbreachorrepeatedminorbreachesofroad
safety regulations, in particular with regard to the rules applicable tovehicles, driving and rest periods for drivers and the provision withoutauthorizationofparallelortemporaryservices,asreferredtoinArticle2(1.3),thecompetentauthoritiesoftheMemberStateofestablishmentof the carrier who committed the breach may inter aliawithdraw the
Communitylicenceormaketemporaryand/orpartialwithdrawalsofthecertified true copies of the Community licence.
Thesepenaltiesshallbedeterminedinaccordancewiththeseriousness
of the breach committed by the holder of the Community licence andwith the total number of certified true copies that he possesses inrespect of his international trade.
4. The competent authorities of the Member States shall prohibit a
carrier from operating on their territory an international passengerserviceunderthisRegulationifherepeatedlycommitsseriousbreachesoftheregulationsgoverningroadsafety,inparticularwithregardtotherules applicable to vehicles and driving and rest periods for drivers.TheyshallimmediatelyinformthecompetentauthoritiesoftheMemberState concerned.
5. Member States shall on request provide each other with any
relevant information in their possession concerning:
— breaches of this Regulation and of any other Community rules
applicable to the international carriage of passengers by coach andbus committed in their territory by a carrier from another MemberState, and the penalties imposed,
— the penalties imposed on their own carriers in respect of breaches
committed in the territory of another Member State.
Article 16a
Where the procedure referred to in this Article is to be followed the
Commission shall be assisted by the advisory committee set up byCouncilRegulation(EC)No12/98of11December1997,layingdownthe conditions under which non-resident carriers may operate nationalroadpassengertransportserviceswithinaMemberState(
1)andchaired
by the representative of the Commission.
The representative of the Commission shall submit to the committee a
draft of the measures to be taken. The committee shall deliver itsopinion on the draft, within a time limit which the chairman may laydown according to the urgency of the matter, if necessary by taking avote.
(1) OJ No L 4, 8. 1. 1998, p. 10.
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Theopinionshallberecordedintheminutes;inaddition,eachMember
State shall have the right to ask to have its position recorded in theminutes.
TheCommissionshalltaketheutmostaccountoftheopiniondelivered
bythecommittee.Itshallinformthecommitteeofthemannerinwhichits opinion has been taken into account.
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SECTIONVI
TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 17
Transitional provision
Authorizations for services existing on the date of entry into force of
thisRegulationshallcontinuetobevaliduntiltheyexpireinsofarastheservices in question remain subject to authorization.
Article 18
Agreements between Member States
1. MemberStatesmayconcludebilateralandmultilateralagreements
onthefurtherliberalizationoftheservicescoveredbythisRegulation,in particular as regards the authorization system and the simplificationor abolition of control documents.
2. Member States shall inform the Commission of any agreements
concluded under paragraph 1.
Article 19
Implementation
Member States shall, before 1 June 1992 and after consulting the
Commission, adopt the measures necessary for the implementation ofthis Regulation and notify such measures to the Commission.
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MemberStatesshalladoptmeasuresrelatinginparticulartothemeansof carrying out checks and the system of penalties applicable toinfringements of the provisions of this Regulation, and take all themeasures necessary to ensure that those penalties are applied. Thepenaltiesthusprovidedforshallbeeffective,proportionateanddissua-sive.MemberStatesshallnotifytherelevantmeasurestotheCommis-sionwithin12monthsofthedateonwhichthisRegulationcomesintoforceandshallnotifyanysubsequentchangesassoonaspossible.Theyshallensurethatallsuchmeasuresareappliedwithoutdiscriminationasto the nationality or place of establishment of the carrier.
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Article 20
Commission report and proposal
1. Before1July1995theCommissionshallreporttotheCouncilon
theapplicationofthisRegulation.Before1January1996itshallsubmitto the Council a proposal for a Regulation on the simplification ofprocedures including — in the light of the report’s conclusions — theabolition of authorizations.
2. Before1January1997theCouncilshallactbyqualifiedmajority
on the Commission proposal referred to in paragraph 1.
Article 21
Repeals
1. Regulations No 117/66/EEC, (EEC) No 516/72 and (EEC) No
517/72 are hereby repealed.
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2. ReferencestotheRegulationsrepealedshallbetakenasreferencesto this Regulation.
Article 22
Entry into force and application
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingthatof
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
It shall apply from 1 June 1992.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicablein
all Member States.
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ANNEX

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General provisions
1. ThislicenceisissuedpursuanttoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No684/92of16
March1992oncommonrulesfortheinternationalcarriageofpassengersbycoach and bus, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 11/98.
2. This licence is issued by the comptetent authorities of the Member State of
establisment of the carrier for hire or reward who:
— is authorized in the Member State of establishment to undetake carriage
by means of regular services, including special regular services or occa-sional services by coach and bus,
— satisfiestheconditionslaiddowninaccordancewithCommunityruleson
admission to the occupation of road passenger transport operator innational and international transport operations,
— meetslegalrequirementsonroadsafetyasfarasthestandardsfordrivers
and vehicles are concerned.
3. Thislicencepermitstheinternationalcarriageofpassengersbycoachandbus
forhireorrewardonalltransportlinksforjourneyscarriedoutintheterritoryof the Community:
— where the place of departure and place of destination are situated in two
different Member States, with or without transit through one or moreMember States or third countries,
— from a Member State to a third country and vice versa, with or without
transit through one or more Member States or third countries,
— between third countries crossing the territory of one or more Member
States in transit,
and empty journeys in connection with transport operations under the condi-
tions laid down by Regulation (EEC) No 684/92.
In the case of a transport operation from a Member State to a third country
and vice versa, Regulation (EEC) No 684/92, is applicable, for the journeymadeintheterritoryoftheMemberStateofpickinguporsettingdown,oncethe necessary agreement between the Community and the third country inquestion has been concluded.
4. This licence is personal and non-transferable.5. This licence may be withdrawn by the competent authority of the Member
State of issue in particular where the carrier:
— no longer meets the conditions laid down in Article 3 (1) of Regulation
(EEC) No 684/92,
— has supplied inaccurate information regarding the data required for the
issue or renewal of the licence,
— hascommittedaseriousbreachorrepeatedminorbreachesofroadsafety
regulations, in particular with regard to the rules applicable to vehicles,driving and rest periods for drivers and the provision, without authoriza-tion, of parallel or temporary services as referred to in Article 2 (1.3) ofRegulation (EEC) No 684/92. The competent authorities of the MemberStateofestablishmentofthecarrierwhocommittedthebreachmay,‘interalia',withdraw the Community licence or make temporary and/or partialwithdrawals of the certified true copies of the Community licence.
These penalties are determined in accordance with the seriousness of the
breachcommittedbytheholderoftheCommunitylicenceandwiththetotalnumberofcertifiedtruecopiesthathepossessesinrespectofhisinternationaltrade.
6. Theoriginalofthelicencemustbekeptbythecarrier.Acertifiedtruecopy
of the licence must be carried on the vehicle carrying out an internationaltransport operation.
7. This licence must be presented at the request of any inspecting officer.8. The holder must, on the territory of each Member State, comply with the
laws, regulations and administrative measures in force in that State, particu-larly with regard to transport and traffic.
9. ‘Regularservices'meansserviceswhichprovideforthecarriageofpassengers
atspecifiedintervalsalongspecifiedroutes,passengersbeingtakenupandsetdownatpredeterminedstoppingpoints.Regularservicesshallbeopentoall,subject, where appropriate, to compulsory reservation.
The regular nature of the service shall not be affected by any adjustment to
the service operating conditions.
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Regular services require authorization.
‘Special regular services' means regular services which provide for the
carriage of specified categories of passengers, to the exclusion of otherpassengers, at specified intervals along specified routes, passengers beingtaken up and set down at predetermined stopping points.
Special regular services shall include:
(a) the carriage of workers between home and work;(b) carriage to and from the educational institution for school pupils and
students;
(c) the carriage of soldiers and their families between their homes and the
area of their barracks.
Thefactthataspecialservicemaybevariedaccordingtotheneedsofusers
shall not affect its classification as a regular service.
Specialregularservicesdonotrequireauthorizationiftheyarecoveredbya
contract between the organizer and the carrier.
Theorganizationofparallelortemporaryservices,servingthesamepublicas
existing regular services, requires authorization.
‘Occasionalservices'meansserviceswhichdonotfallwithinthedefinitionof
regularservices,includingspecialregularservices,andwhosemaincharacter-isticisthattheycarrygroupsconstitutedontheinitiativeofacustomerorofthe carrier himself. The organization of parallel or temporary servicescomparable to existing regular services and serving the same public as thelattershallbesubjecttoauthorizationinaccordancewiththeprocedurewiththeprocedurelaiddowninSectionIIofRegulation(EEC)No684/92.Theseservices shall not cease to be occasional services solely because they areprovided at certain intervals.
Occasional services do not require authorization.