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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(74)101Final
Brussels-4February1974
COMMISSION OPINION
of4February197^
TransmittedtotheGovernmentofIrelandconcerningtheIrish
DraftEuropeanCommunities (international Carriageof
Passengers)Regulations .1973»
COM(74)101Final

(EMISSION OPINION
of4February1974
TRANSMITTED TOTHEGOVERNMENT CF:."2;LANDCONCERNING THEIRISH
DRAFTEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES (INTERNATIONAL CARRIAGEOFPASSENGERS)
REGULATIONS ,1973
Undercoverofletterdated31August1973"thePermanent
Representation ofIrelandsenttheCommissionacopyofdraft
regulations whichtheIrishGovernmentplanstoadopttoimplement
thefollowingregulations :
-CouncilRegulationN°117/66/EEC(l)of28July1966onthe
introduction ofcommonrulesfortheinternational carriageof
passengersbycoachandbus;
-CommissionRegulationn(EEC )N°1016/68(2)of9July1968prescribing
themodelcontroldocumentsreferredtoinArticles6and9of
CouncilRegulationN°II7/66/EEC;
-CouncilRegulation(EEC)N°516/72(3)of28February1972onthe
introduction ofcommonrulesforshuttleservicesbycoachandbus
betweenMemberStates;
-CouncilRegulation (EEC)N°517/72(4)of28February1972onthe
introduction ofcommonrulesforregularandspecialregular
servicesbycoachandbusbetweenMemberStates.
Thiscommunication representsconsultation oftheCommission
asrequiredby
-Article10ofRegulation N°117/66/EEC,
-Article6ofRegulation(EEC)N°1016/68,-Article24ofRegulation (EEC)N°516/72,-Article22ofRegulation(EEC)N°517/72.
TheIrishGovernment'scommunication concerningRegulation
(EEC)N°II72/725istoberegardedassatisfyingthetermsofArticle6
oftheRegulation ,whichrequiresthattheCommissionbeinformedof
theprovisionsadoptedtoimplementit.
1)OJN0147,9August1966,p.2688
2)OJN°L173,22July1968,p.8 ,
(3)OJN°L67,20March1972,p.13 .••/•••
(4)OJN°L67,20March1972,p.19
(5)OJN°L134,12June1972,p.1

ANNEX I
TheCommission regrets that theIrish Government disnotkeep
tothedeadline bywhich themeasures toimplement Regulations (EEC )
N°516/72and (EEC)N°517/72should have been a<fpted .
Asregards theprovisions oftheIrish draft regulations ,
theCommission notes that they satisfy theobligations imposed
ontheMember States under theabovementioned Community Regulations .
Done atBrussels ,4February 1974
For The Connisaion
ThePresident ■
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI .