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NoL298/16 OfficialJournaloftheEuropean Communities 31.12.72
REGULATION (EEC)No2829/72OFTHECOUNCIL
of28December 1972
ontheCommunity quotaforthecarriageofgoodsbyroadbetweenMember
States
whereappropriate ,thenumberofauthorisa­
tionsallocatedtothenewMemberStates;
Whereas ,inordertopermittheimmediate use
oftheseauthorisations ,certaintransitional
provisions mustbemade;
Whereas ,inordertoascertaintheusemadeof
theCommunity authorisations ,theholdersof
suchauthorisations mustprovidethecompetent
authorities withadequateinformation inthis
respect;
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article 1THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNI­
TIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing the
European Economic Community ,andinpartic­
ularArticle75thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCom­
mission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropean
Parliament ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEconomic
andSocialCommittee ;
Whereas theintroduction ofacommon trans­
portpolicyentails,interalia,theestablishment
ofcommon rulesfortheinternational car­
riageofgoodsbyroad;whereasitisappropriate
tocontinueandextendtheCommunity quota
systemintroduced byCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No1018/68of19July1968,1introducing a
Community quotaforthecarriageofgoodsby
roadbetweenMemberStates;
Whereasnevertheless adefinitivesystemcannot
beadoptedingcodtimeandbeforetheexpiry
ofthesaidRegulation ;whereasmoreover the
expiryofthisRegulation coincideswiththe
enlargement oftheCommunity ;whereasfor
thesereasonsitappearsappropriate tomaintain
theCommunity quotasystemforaperiod
sufficient toenabletheCouncil,takinginto
accounttheexperience acquired ,todecide
ingoodtimeandonthebasisoftheproposal
fromtheCommission ,onthesystemtobe
appliedinthefuture;
Whereasthesizeofthequotaandthenumber
ofCommunity authorisations tobeallocated
totheMember States,shouldbedirectly
specified ;wheref.s,nevertheless ,provision has
tobemadeforthepossibility ofadapting ,ThisRegulation shallapplytothecarriageof
goodsbyroadforhireorrewardeffected
between Member Statesunderauthorisations
issuedasCommunity authorisations withinthe
Community quota.
Article2
1.Community authorisations shallentitle
theirholderstoeffect,overalltransport links
betweentheMemberStates,thecarriageof
goodsbyroadofthetypespecifiedinArticle1,
withtheexception ofanyinternaltransport
withintheterritoryofaMemberState,andto
effectjourneysunladenthroughout theCom­
munity.
2.Community authorisations shallcor­
respondtothemodelcontained inAnnexI.
ThisAnnex,whichformsanintegralpartofthis
Regulation alsolaysdowntheconditions ofuse
oftheCommunity authorisations .
3.Community authorisations shallbemade
outinthenameofacarrier.Theymaynotbe
transferred tothirdparties. OJNoL175,23.".1968,p.13.

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France 341
Ireland 26
Italy 266
Luxembourg 58
Netherlands 318
UnitedKingdom 129
3.OnaproposalfromtheCommission ,
andinaccordance withtheprocedure laiddown
inArticle75,theCouncilshalldecide,not
laterthan31March1973,ontheadaptation
ofthenumberofauthorisations allocated to
thenewMemberStatesinsofarasanyadapt­
ationisjustified,accountbeingtakenofdevel­
opmentsintrafficbetweentheseStatesandthe
originalMemberStatessince1969.Eachauthorisation mayonlybeusedforone
vehicleatatime.Itshallbecarriedonthe
vehicleandproduced attherequestofany
authorised inspecting officer.
'Vehicle'meansasinglevehicleoracoupled
combination ofvehicles .
4.Community authorisations shallbevalid
foronecalendaryear.Theymayhoweverbe
withdrawn iftheinformation provided in
accordance withArticle5indicatesthatthey
arenotbeingsufficiently used,orarebeing
usedsolelyforbilateraltransportoperations .
5.Community authorisations shallbeal­
locatedbytheCommission totheMember
Statesforthepurposeofissuingthemto
carriers .
6.Community authorisations shall,inac­
cordancewiththerelevantnationalprocedures ,
beissuedorwithdrawn bythecompetent
authorities oftheMemberStates,inrespect
ofcarriersestablished ontheirterritory,
withinthelimitsofthetotalnumber of
authorisations allocated toeachMember State.Article5
Article3
1.For1973thequotashallconsistof
1584authorisations .
2.For1974thequotashallconsistof
1792authorisations .1.Transport operations effectedundera
Community authorisation shallbeenteredon
recordsheets.AnnexIIcontainsthemodelof
suchrecordsheetstogetherwiththegeneral
provisionsfortheuseandsupplyofinforma­
tionconcerning theabovementioned oper­
ations.ThisAnnexformsanintegralpartof
thisRegulation .
2.Thecompetent authorities oftheMember
StatesshallforwardtotheCommission the
information receivedinrespectofeachsix­
monthperiod,inanonymous form,within
twomonthsfollowing thesix-month periodin
question .
3.Theinformation referred tointhe
precedingparagraphs maybeusedforstatistical
purposes only.Itcannotbeusedfortax
purposesnorcanitbecommunicated tothird
parties.
4.TheCommission shall,assoonaspos­
sible,communicate totheMember States
returnsestablished onthebasisoftheinforma­
tionforwarded toitpursuanttoparagraph 2.Article4
1.For1973thenumberofCommunity
authorisations allocated toeachMemberState
shallbeasfollows :
Belgium 191
Denmark 68
Germany 321
France 313
Ireland 23
Italy 230
Luxembourg 45
Netherlands 279
UnitedKingdom 114Article6
2.For1974thenumberof.Community
authorisations allocated toeachMember State
shallbeasfollows :1.TheMember Statesshallassistone
anotherwithaviewtoapplyingthisRegula­
tionandsupervising itsexecution .
2.Ifthecompetent authorities ofaMember
Stateareawareofanyinfringement ofthis
Regulation committed bytheholderofa
Community authorisation grantedinanother
A4emberState,theStateonwhoseterritory
theinfringement hasbeendiscovered shallBelgium 221
Denmark 77
Germany 356

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reportittotheauthorities oftheStatewhich
grantedtheCommunity authorisation .The
competent authorities shallgiveoneanotherall
theinformation theypossessonthepenalties
imposedfortheseinfringements .France 286
Ireland 20
Italy 194
Luxembourg 33
Netherlands 240
UnitedKingdom 99
Article72.WithoutprejudicetoArticle2(2)and(4),
—authorisations issuedintheoriginalMember
Statespursuant toRegulation (EEC)
No1018/68whichexpireson31December
1972shallremainvaliduntil31March1973;
—inthenewMemberStates,Community
authorisations corresponding tothemodel
contained intheAnnextoCommission
Regulation (EEC)No1224/68shallbe
issuedandshallbevaliduntil31March
1973.Tothisend,theCommission will
allocatetheseauthorisations totheseStates
before1January1973.
3.Byderogation fromArticle2(4),author­
isationsissuedfor1973corresponding tothe
modelreferredtoinArticle2(2)shallbevalid
witheffectfrom1April1973only.1.TheMemberStatesshall,induetimeand
afterconsulting theCommission ,adoptthe
laws,regulations oradministrative provisions
necessary fortheimplementation ofthis
Regulation ,orshallmaintaininforce,forthe
termofthisRegulation ,theprovisions which
havebeenadoptedfortheimplementation of
Regulation No1018/68.
Theseprovisions shallcover,interalia,the
organisation of,procedure for,andmeansof
carryingoutinspection measures ,aswellasthe
penaltiesforinfringements .
2.IfaMemberStatesorequests,orifthe
Commission considers itdesirable,theCom­
missionshallconsultwiththeMember States
concernedonthedrafttextsoftheprovisions
referredtoinparagraph 1.
Article8 Article9
ThisRegulation shallapplyuntil31December
1974.Itmaybeextended foroneyearif,
beforethatdatetheCouncilhasnotdecidedon
thesystemtobeappliedinthefuture.1.Fortheperiodfrom1Januaryto31March
1973,andbyderogation fromArticle3(1)and
Article4(1),theCommunity quotashall
consistof1378authorisations .
ThenumbercfCommunity authorisations
allocated toeachMember Stateshallbeas
follows : Article10
Belgium 161
Denmark 59
Germany 286ThisRegulation shallenterintoforceon
1January1973.
ThisFvegulation shallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable inall
MemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,28December 1972.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
R.G.H.KRUISINGA

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ANNEX I
(a)
(Thickpinkpaper-format15X21cm)
(FirstpageofCommunity authorisation )
(Texttobewordedintheofficiallanguageorlanguages oftheMemberStateissuing
theauthorisation-translations intheotherofficiallanguages oftheCommunity tobe
givenonpages(e)and(f))
COMMISSION
OFTHE
EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES(Impressed stamp
oftheCommission
oftheEuropean
Communities )Stateissuing
theauthorisation­
international
distinguishing signCompetent
authority
or
agency
COMMUNITY AUTHORISATION No
forthecarriageofgoodsbyroadforhireorrewardbetweentheMemberStates
oftheEuropean Economic Community 1
Thisauthorisation entitles
2
tocarrygoodsbyroadforhireorreward,bymeansofasinglevehicleoracoupledcombination
ofvehicles,fromanyMemberStateoftheEuropean Economic Community 1byanyroute
toanyotherMemberStatethereof,andtomovesuchvehicleorcombination unladenoverany
partoftheterritoryoftheaforesaidCommunity .
Thisauthorisation isvalidfrom to
Issuedat...: date.
3
1Belgium (B),Denmark (DK),Germany (D),France (F),Ireland (IRL),Italy(1),Luxembourg (L),Netherlands (NL),
UnitedKingdom (GB).
2Name,orregistered businessname,andfulladdressofcarrier.
3Signatureandstampofthecompetent authorityoragencyissuingtheauthorisation .

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(b)
(SecondpageofCommunity authorisation )
(Texttobewordedintheofficiallanguageorlanguages oftheMemberStateissuing
theauthorisation-translations intheotherofficiallanguages oftheCommunity tobe
givenonpages(c)and(d))
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Thisauthorisation isissuedpursuanttoArticle2ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2831/72
of28December 1972concerning theCommunity quotaforthecarriageofgoodsbyroad
betweentheMember States.1
Itpermitstheinternational carriageofgoodsbyroadforhireorrewardfromanyMember
StateoftheEuropean Economic Community byanyroutetoanyotherMemberState,but
doesnotauthorisethecarryingoutofanytransportoperation forhireorrewardentirely
withintheterritoryofoneMemberState.
Itisnotvalidfortransportoperations betweenaMemberStateandanon-Member State,nor
isitvalidontheterritoryofanon-Member Statefortransportintransitthroughthatnon­
MembsrState.
Itispersonaltotheholderandnon-transferable .
Itmaybewithdrawn bythecompetent authorityoftheMemberStatewhichissuedit,and
inparticular intheeventofinsufficient useorwheretheusemadeofitisconfinedtobilateral
transportoperations only.
Itmaybeusedforonlyonevehicleatatime.2
Itmus:becarriedinthevehicleandmustbeaccompanied byabookofrecordsheetsforall
international transportoperations effectedunderit.
Theauthorisation andthebookofrecordsheetsforinternational transportoperations mustbe
producedtogetherwheneverrequiredbyanauthorised inspecting officer.
TheholderisrequiredtocomplyintheterritoryofeachMemberStatewiththelaws,
regulations andadministrative provisions ofthatState,andinparticular withthoseconcerning
transportandroadtraffic.
Thisauthorisation mustbereturnedtothecompetent issuingauthorityoragencywithin
fifteendaysfollowing itsdateofexpiry.
1OJXoL29S,31.12.1972 .p.16.
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(c)and(d)
(ThirdandfourthpagesofCommunity authorisation )
(Translations intheotherofficiallanguages oftheCommunity ofthetextonpage(b))
(e)and(f)
(FifthandsixthpagesofCommunity authorisation )
(Translations intheotherofficiallanguages oftheCommunity ofthetextonpage(a))

OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 49
ANNEX II
(a
(Format30X21cm)
(Frontcoverofbookofrecordsheets)
(Textintheofficiallanguageorlanguages oftheMemberStateissuingbookofrecord
sheets—translations intheotherofficiallanguages oftheCommunity tobegiven
overleaf)
STATEISSUING BOOK Competent authorityoragency
OFRECORD SHEETS .
BookNo
International distinguishing sign
BOOKOFRECORD SHEETS FOR
INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT OPERATIONS
CARRIED OUTUNDER
COMMUNITY AUTHORISATION No
Thisbookisvaliduntil 1
Issuedat date
2
1TheperiodofvaliditymaynotexceedthatoftheCommunity authorisation .
1Stam;ofthecompetent authorityoragencyissuingthebook.

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(b)
(Insidefrontcoverofbookofrecordsheets)
(1)(Translation intheotherofficiallanguages oftheCommunity oftextoverleaf )
(2)(Textintheofficiallanguageorlanguages ofissuingMemberState)
GENERAL PROVISIONS
1.Thisbookofrecordsheetscontains50detachable sheets,numbered 1to50,eachof
whichconstitutes aformforrecordinginternational transportoperations .Eachbookis
numbered andthatnumberismarkedoneverypageofthebook.
2.Thecarrierisresponsible forthepropercompletion oftherecordsofinternational
transportoperations .
3.Thebookmustaccompany theCommunity authorisation towhichitrelates.Itmustbe
producedwheneverrequiredbyanauthorised inspecting officer.
4.Arecordsheetmustbecompleted foreachjourney.Ajourneyisdefinedasanumberof
successive stagestravelledbyasinglevehicle.Itnormallystartsandfinishesattheplace
wherethevehicleisusuallybased.Therefore allstagesofthejourneyfromthestarting
pointtotheendofthatjourneymustbeindicated .Astageisdefinedasthatpartofa
journeybetweenanytwostopsforloadingand/orunloading whetherpartialortotal.
Detailsshouldalsobeenteredonanystagetravelledunladenbetweenthestartofthe
journeyandthefirstloadingpoint,andbetweenthelastunloading pointandtheend
ofthejourney,wheresuchstagesrelatedirectlytotheuseoftheCommunity authorisa­
tion.Arecordsheetmaynotbeusedtorecordmorethanonejourney.
5.Recordsheetsmustbeusedinnumerical orderandthesuccessive stages(whetherladenor
unladen)mustbeenteredinchronological order.Whereajourneyconsistsofmorethan
fivestages,detailsoftheadditional stagesshouldbeenteredonthenextsheet.
6.Eachitemintherecordsheetmustbecompleted accurately andlegiblybyprintingin
indelible ink.
7.Eachcompleted recordsheetmustbereturnedtotheauthorityoragencyoftheMember
Statewhichissuedthisbooknotlaterthantwoweeksaftertheendofthemonthtowhich
thesheetrelates.Whereajourneyrunsoverfromonemonthintothenexttherecordshould
beincludedinthereturnforthemonthinwhichthejourneybegan(e.g.ajourney
beginning towardstheendofJanuaryandendingintheearlypartofFebruaryshouldbe
includedintheJanuaryreturn).
8.Careshouldbetakenattherelevantfrontiercrossingpointtoseethatthesheetisstamped
bythecustomsauthorities atthepointofentryintoanycountrywhereastageistoend.

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c
(Insidebackcoverofbookofrecordsheets)
(Textintheofficiallanguageorlanguages ofissuingMemberState)
EXPLANATORY NOTES
I.Columns 1-8:Vehicle
Col.1Eachofthenumbers 1to5inthiscolumnrelatestoastageofthejourney,
number 1representing thestartofthejourney.
Columns2—8shouldbecompleted asfollows :
Col.2Thetypeofvehicleused(i.e.GV=goodsvehicle,GVT=goodsvehiclewith
trailer,ST=semi-trailer )andthemaximum permitted loadinmetrictonsto
onedecimalplace(e.g.10*5t).
Col.3Theplaceofdeparture foreachstage,whethertravelledladenorunladen,and
theinternational distinguishing signofeachcountryconcerned .1
Col.4Thedatesofdeparturefromeachoftheplacesmentioned incolumn3.
Col.5Theplaceofarrivalforeachstage,whethertravelledladenorunladen;and
theinternational distinguishing signofthecountryconcerned .1
Col.6Thedatesofarrivalateachoftheplacesmentioned incolumn5.
ei:her
Col.7Thenumberofkmofeachstagetravelledladenbetweentheplacesofdeparture
andarrivalenteredincolumns 3and5.
oi
Col.8Thenumberofkilometres ofeachstagetravelledunladenbetweentheplacesof
departure andarrivalenteredincolumns3and5.
II.Columns 9-12:Goods
T.iesecolumnsshouldbecompleted asfollows :
CdI.9Description ofthevariousconsignments ofgoodsloadedateachplaceof
departure enteredincolumn3.
Col.10Theweightofeachconsignment enteredincolumn9,expressed inmetrictons
toonedecimalplace(e.g.lO'Ot).
N.B.Thedescription andweightofthegoodstransported mustbethesameas
thosegiveninthecustomsdeclaration .Theweightofcontainers orpallets
shouldnotbeincluded .
Col.11Theplacewhereeachconsignment istobeunloaded .
Col.12Customsstampfromlastfrontiercrossingpointofeachstage.Forthepurposes
ofthiscolumntheterritoryoftheMemberStatesofBeneluxistoberegarded
asconstituting asingleunit.
(d)
(Backcoverofbookofrecordsheets)
Translations intheotherofficiallanguages oftheCommunity oftextsetoutoninside
backcover
1Belgium (B),Denmark (DK),Germany (D),France(F),Ireland (IRL),Italy(I),Luxembourg (L),Netherlands (NL),
UniredKingdom (GB\

(c)
—format30x21ems) (Pinkpaper
(Textintheofficiallanguageorlanguages ofissuingMemberState)52
(Numbered from1to50)
IMonthrNameandaddress
ofcarrierCommunity
authorisation No197...BookNo SheetNoOfficialJournaloftheEuropean CommunitiesStageof
'journeyVehicleGoods Customs
Typeofvehicle
andmaximum
permitted
load
(....r)Departure Arrival kmrun
DescriptionTonnage
(..,,t)Placeatwhicheach
consignment loaded
atanyplaceentered
incolumn3
istobeunloadedForeachstage,
customsstamp
fromlast
frontier
crossingpointPlace
(+country)DatePlace
(+country )Date Laden Unladen
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1GV
-
GVT
ST
2GV
GVT
ST
3GV
GVT
ST
4GV -
GVT
ST
5GV
-
GVT
ST
Ifthejourneydidnotbeginorendattheplacewherethevehicleisnormallybasedindicatebyplacingacrossintheappropriate boxwhetherthejourneywas:□immediately precededbyadomestictransportoperation □immediately followedbyadomestictransportoperation
LIimmediately precededbyaninternational transport □immediately followedbyaninternational transport
operationcarriedoutunderanyotherarrangements operationcarriedoutunderanyotherarrangements