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of2October1998
laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulations (EEC) No 684/92 and (EC)
No12/98asregardsdocumentsforthecarriage ofpassengersbycoachandbus
(TextwithEEArelevance)
(OJ L 268, 3.10.1998, p. 10)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
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Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia,the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic ofMalta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the SlovakRepublic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the EuropeanUnion isfoundedL 236 33 23.9.2003
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COMMISSIONREGULATION(EC)No2121/98
of2October1998
laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regula-
tions (EEC) No 684/92 and (EC) No 12/98 as regards documents
forthecarriage ofpassengersbycoachandbus
(TextwithEEArelevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 684/92 of 16 March
1992 on common rules for the international carriage of passengers bycoach and bus(
1), asamended by Regulation (EC) No 11/98 (2), and in
particular point 3.4 of Article 2 and Articles5(4), 6(2), 11(5) and 13(3)thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 12/98 of 11 December
1997 laying down the conditionsunder which non-res ident carriersmay operate national road passenger transport services within aMember State (
3), and in particular Articles6(2) and (3) and 7(1)
thereof,
After consulting the committee established by Article 10 of Regulation
(EC) No 12/98,
1.WhereasArticle 4(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 684/92 provides
that regular services and certain special regular services are tobe subject to authorisation;
2.Whereas Article 11(1) of that Regulation states that occasionalservices are to be carried out under cover of a journey form;
3.WhereasArticle 13(1) of that Regulation providesthat own-account transport operations are to be subject to a system ofcertificates;
4.Whereas rules should also be laid down governing the use of thejourney form referred to in Article 11 of that Regulation and themeansof communicating to the Member Statesconcerned thenames of the carriers carrying out those services and of theconnection pointsen route;
5.Whereas the Commission adopted Regulation (EEC) No 1839/92of l July 1992 laying down detailed rulesfor the application ofCouncil Regulation (EEC) No 684/92 asregardsdocumentsforthe international carriage of passengers (
4), aslas t amended by
the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden; whereas
that Regulation hasbeen amended by Regulation (EEC)No 2944/93 (
5) in order to standardise, for reasons of simplicity,
the control documents for shuttle services with accommodationand for occasional services;
6.WhereasRegulation (EC) No 11/98 abolis hed the concept ofshuttle services and simplified the definition of occasionalservices by abolishing the concept of residual occasionalservices;
7.Whereas it is necessary to standardise, for reasons of simplicity,the journey form for international occasional services and foroccasional services in the form of cabotage provided for in
Regulation (EC) No 12/98;
8.Whereasthe journey form us ed asa control document in the
framework of special regular services in the form of cabotagemust be completed in the form of a monthly statement;1998R2121 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 001.001 — 2
(1) OJ L 74, 20. 3. 1992, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 4, 8. 1. 1998, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 4, 8. 1. 1998, p. 10.
(4) OJ L 187, 7. 7. 1992, p. 5.
(5) OJ L 266, 27. 10. 1993, p. 2.
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9.Whereas, for reasons of transparency and simplicity, all the
model documentslaid down by Regulation (EEC) No 1839/92
should be adapted to the new regulatory framework applicableto international coach and buss ervicesand that Regulationshould be replaced by the present Regulation;
10.WhereasMember Statesneed time to have the new documentsprinted and distributed;
11.Whereascarrierss hould in the meantime be able to continue touse the documents provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 1839/92and Council Regulation (EEC) No 2454/92 (
1), suitably amended
where necessary to take account of Regulations (EEC) No 684/
92 and (EC) No 12/98,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
CHAPTER I
CONTROLDOCUMENT—JOURNEYFORM
Article 1
1. The control document — journey form for the occasional services
referred to in point 3.1 of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 684/92
shall conform to the model in Annex I to this Regulation.
2. The control document — journey form for the occasional services
referred to in point 3 of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 12/98 shallconform to the model in Annex I to thisRegulation.
3. The journey forms shall be in books of 25 forms, in duplicate,
and detachable. Each book shall bear a number. The forms shall alsobe numbered from l to 25. The cover of the book shall conform to themodel in Annex II to thisRegulation. Member Statess hall take allnecessary measures to adapt these requirements to computerised
processing of journey forms.
Article 2
1. The book provided for in Article 1(3) shall be made out in the
name of the carrier; it may not be transferred.
2. The journey form shall be filled in legibly in indelible letters, in
duplicate, either by the carrier or by the driver for each journey prior todeparture. It shall be valid for the entire journey.
3. The top copy of the journey form shall be kept on the vehicle
during the whole of the journey to which it refers. A copy shall be
kept at the company'sbas e.
4. The carrier shall be responsible for keeping the journey forms.
Article 3
In the case of an international occasional service provided by a group
of carriersacting on behalf of the s ame contractor, and which may
include the travellerscatching a connection en route with a differentcarrier of the same group, the original of the journey form shall bekept on the vehicle carrying out the service. A copy of the journeyform shall be kept at the base of each carrier.
Article 4
1. Copiesof the journey formsus ed ascontrol documentsfor occa-
sional services in the form of cabotage pursuant to Article 6 ofRegulation (EC) No 12/98 shall be returned by the carrier to thecompetent authority or agency in the Member State of establishment1998R2121 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 001.001 — 3
(1) OJ L 251, 29. 8. 1992, p. 1.
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in accordance with proceduresto be laid down by that authority or
agency.
2. In the case of special regular services in the form of cabotage
pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 12/98, the journey formas set out in Annex I to this Regulation shall be completed in the
form of a monthly statement and returned by the carrier to the compe-
tent authority or agency in the Member State of establishment inaccordance with proceduresto be laid down by that authority oragency.
Article 5
The journey form shall enable the holder, in the course of an interna-
tional occasional service, to carry out local excursions in a Member
State other than that in which the carrier is established, in accordance
with the conditionslaid down in the s econd paragraph of Article 12 ofRegulation (EEC) No 684/92. The local excursions shall be entered onthe journey formsbefore the departure of the vehicle on the excurs ionconcerned. The original of the journey form shall be kept on board the
vehicle for the duration of the local excursion.
Article 6
The control document shall be presented to any enforcement official on
request.
CHAPTER II
AUTHORISATIONS
Article 7
1. Applications for authorisation of regular services and special
regular services subject to authorisation shall conform to the model inAnnex III.
2. Applications for authorisation shall contain the following infor-
mation:
(a) the timetable;
(b) fare scales;
(c) a certified true copy of the Community licence for the international
carriage of passengers by coach and bus for hire or rewardprovided for in Article 3a of Regulation (EEC) No 684/92;
(d) information concerning the type and volume of the service which
the applicant plansto provide, in the cas e of an application tocreate a service, or which has been provided, in the case of an
application for renewal of an authorisation;
(e) a map on an appropriate scale, on which are marked the route and
stopping points where passengers are to be taken up or set down;
(f) a driving schedule to permit verification of compliance with the
Community legislation on driving and rest periods.
3. Applicantss hall provide any further information which they
consider relevant or which is requested by the issuing authority insupport of the application.
Article 8
1. Authorisations shall conform to the model in Annex IV.
2. Each vehicle carrying out a service subject to authorisation shall
have on board an authorisation or a copy certified by the issuingauthority.1998R2121 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 001.001 — 4
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CHAPTER III
CERTIFICATES
Article 9
1. Certificatesfor the own-account trans port operationsdefined in
point 4 of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 684/92 shall conform tothe model in Annex V to thisRegulation.
2. Undertakings requesting a certificate shall provide the issuing
authority with evidence or an assurance that the conditions laid down
in point 4 of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 684/92 have been met.
3. Each vehicle carrying out a service subject to a system of certifi-
catess hall carry on board for the duration of the journey a certificate ora certified true copy, which shall be presented to enforcement officialson request.
4. Certificates shall be valid for a maximum of five years.
CHAPTER IV
COMMUNICATIONOFSTATISTICALDATA
Article 10
The data on cabotage transport operations referred to in Article 7 of
Regulation (EC) No 12/98 shall be communicated in tabular form in
accordance with the model in Annex VI to thisRegulation.
CHAPTER V
TRANSITIONALANDFINALPROVISIONS
Article 11
Regulation (EEC) No 1839/92 shall be repealed with effect from 31
December 1999.
Article 12
Member States may authorise the use of the journey forms, applications
for authorisation, authorisations and certificates drawn up in conformitywith Regulation (EEC) No 1839/92 and with Regulation (EEC)No 2454/92 until 31 December 1999 at the latest, provided that they
are amended, legibly, indelibly and appropriately in so far as is neces-
sary, in order to conform to Regulations (EEC) No 684/92, (EC) No 12/98 and thisRegulation.
The other Member States shall accept those documents on their terri-
tory until 3l December 1999.
Article 13
Member States shall take the necessary measures to implement this
Regulation and forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
Article 14
ThisRegulation s hall enter into force on the third day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
It shall apply from 11 December 1998, except for Articles 1(2), 4 and
10, which shall apply from 11 June 1999.
ThisRegulation s hall be binding in itsentirety and directly applicable
in all Member States.1998R2121 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 001.001 — 5
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ANNEX I
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ANNEX II
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ANNEX III
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ANNEX V
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