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Brussels ,25April 1975
FROPOSAL FOR ADECISION OPTHE COUNCIL
concerning "thenegotiating directives foranAgreement
between theEuropean Economic Community andcertain non-member countries
ontherules tobeapplied tothe
international carriage ofpassengers byooach andbus
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1. On5January 1973 "theCommission sent the .Council aproposal for
a'Council Decision relating totheopening ofnegotiations ,.foranagreement
between theEECand certain non-member countries on .the .rules tobe ;
applied totheinternational carriage ofpassengers bycoach andbus"
(doc.CQM(72 )1685 final ,of4January 1973 )•
According toArticle 1ofthat proposal foradecision ,the
negotiations would beconducted with those non-member countries belonging
totheEuropean Conference ofMinisters ofTransport £e®IT .),i.e. Austria ,
Spain ,Greece ,Norway ,Portugal ,Sweden rSwitzerland ,Turkey and
Yugoslavia .
Article 2ofthat proposal provides that thenegotiations should be
conducted bytheCommission onthebasis ofthedirectives which the
Council ,acting byaqualified majority ,would laydown onaproposal from
the Commission .
2. Itmust bepointed outthat inResolution No.20of16December
1969 jamended on16June 1971 ,theECKT provided forgeneral rules to
govern international passenger traffic bycoach andbus.Itdrew up
definitions ofregular services ,shuttle services andoccasional services ;-
liberalization measures were introduced for closed-door tours and for
occasional services operated "outward laden/return unladen ";inaddition ,
asingle control document wasadopted forsuch transport .

3. Thenegotiations should make itpossible toeliminate thediff­
erences between theCommunity legislation andtherules currently applied
totheinternational carriage ofpassengers toandfrom non-member countries
where theapplication oftwosystems isliable togive rise toproblems
both from thelegal point ofview andasregards thepractical application
ofparallel provisions .Furthermore ,thenegotiations should relate only
totransport operations between Member States andnon–member countries
which are ofgenuine economic interest toeach participant .
4. Thenegotiations should therefore lead toa.standardization of
thedefinitions ofthevarious ways ofcarrying passengers andtoan
alignment oftherules applicable tooccasional services .Inview of ,
theever-diminishing number ofshuttle services ,andalso ofthefewness ,
small scale andinfrequency ofregular services ,thenegotiations will at
present notrelate totherules governing such services .
5. Theattempt toadopt common provisions does notnecessarily
imply that thesame rules will beapplied toallnon–member countries ,
solong astheeconomic andsocial conditions arenotsuited tothe
application ofcommon rules andtheir competitive positions differ .
Such circumstances could lead tothe conclusion ofdifferent agreements
with certain non-member countries .
i Furthermore ,nosystematic attempt should bemade during these
negotiations toadapt theprovisions adopted bytheECMT tothe
Community miles ,butanexamination should bemade toascertain whether ,
andtowhat extent ,thedifferences between thetwosystems could lead ,
toamendments being made totheCommunity rules .Thechanges in
Community lawwhich this would require would bemade intheregulation'
approving theAgreement tobeconcluded .

Theexamination from this viewpoint ofthedifferences between
thevarious systems allow thefollowing conclusions tobedrawn asa
"basis forthenegotiations .
A. Definitions
(a)Although theECMT definition ofregular services ismore
detailed than that given inArticle 1(l)ofRegulation No,
117/66/ESC ,itcorresponds "broadly with theCommunity definition .
Inparticular ,itcomprises theprinciples of s
- afixed itinerary , - -
thefrequency oftheservice and
- the timetable .
Thedefinition ofspecial regular ,services corresponds tothat
given inArticle 1(3)ofRegulation No .II7/66/SEC*
Itwould beadvisable toseek toextend tothe non-member countries
.concerned thedefinition contained inArticle 1(l)ofRegulation
JTo117/66/EEC,-since ,,on.account ofitswording andtheuseofthe
term "specified routes ",this definition makes aclearer dis­
tinction between transport operations governed bystrict rules
(regular services )andliberalized transport operations (occasional
services )thus helping tocheck abuse .
(b)Inthecase ,ofshuttle services ,theECMT definition corres­
ponds tothat ofArticle 2(l)to(3)ofRegulation No117/66/EEC.
.However ,paragraph 4ofthat Article ,which provides that .>
•conditions should belaid down under which exceptions maybe
authorized ,isexcluded .

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Inview oftheneed toretain theright toauthorize the
operator toinclude onthereturn journey passengers whohave
made theoutward journey with another group ,this provision
should beincorporated intheECMT definition andapplied to •
transport operations between Member States andthenon-member
countries concerned .
(c)TheECMT definition ofoccasional services corresponds to
that given in'Article 3ofRegulation NoII7/66/EEC.However ,
while theCommunity definition subdivides occasional services
into three types oftransport operation (closed-door tours ,
outward laden/retum unladen services ,other services ),the
ECMT definition introduces anadditional type (outward unladen /
return laden ). -
Inthis particular case ,thesubdivision adopted bytheCommunity
should ,forpractical reasons ,bereplaced bythat adopted bythe
ECMT .
Furthermore ,theterms "outward laden (orunladen )"and "return
laden (orunladen )"would bereplaced respectively bytheterms
"entry laden (orunladen)' 1and "exit laden (orunladen )".
B. Scope
TheECMT resolution andRegulation No117/66/EEC (thesecond
indent ofArticle 4(l))areboth applicable tocarriage by
vehicles intended tocarry more than nine persons ,including the
driver ..However ,Regulation No117/66/EECalso stipulates that
thevehicle iiould be"suitable "forcarrying outsuch transport
operations .

Itwould "beadvisable topropose that thenon-member countries
should also adopt this provision andshould therefore accept the
definition contained inRegulation No117/66/EEC.
C. Rules applicable tooccasionai services
(a)Liberalization measures
Under theECMT rules ,closed-door tours andentry laden/exit
unladen servioes donotrequire authorization .Under theEEC
rules ,certain services where theentry journey ismade unladen -
also donotrequire authorization ,provided that the "conditions
setoutinArticle 5(2)ofRegulation No117/66/EECare
fulfilled .
Such liberalization measures would also beextended totraffic
toandfrom those lion–member countries applying theprovisions of
theEuropean Agreement concerning thework ofcrews ofvehicles
engaged ininternational road transport (AETR)V Theapplication
ofliberalization measures toservices where 'the entry journey
ismade unladen asitistoserve asarelief service would .also
beadvocated onthe same terms .Itshould benoted that such a
provision would therefore also have tobeincorporated inthe
Community rules .
0>) Control document ,•- . -,..:
Onthebasis oftheCommunity provisions ,-andinparticular of
Regulation (EEC)No1016/68,theECMT hasdrawn upacontrol
document intheform ofapassenger waybill tobecompleted 'before
anyliberalized occasional service •isoperated .

Asinthecase oftheEECpassenger waybills ,the ECMT documents
arecontained inawaybill book .However ,there aresome differences
between thedocuments used bytheEECandtheECMT ,i.e. theECMT document .
– isused solely forliberalized occasional services ,whereas the
EECdocument must ,,beused ,.whatever form theoccasional service
takes ;
– therefore refers only toclosed-door tours andentry laden/exit
unladen services ,whereas ,theEECdocument also refers tothe
various entry unladen /exit laden services andto"allother
services "; . .
– issmaller andtherefore more manageable ;
– . isprinted intheofficial language (s)ofthecountry inwhich the
•vehicle is .registered ,butistranslated only into French and
:English' incases where theoriginal text isinanother language ;
theEECpassenger waybill ,ontheother hand ,also has ,onthe
reverse side ,translations into alltheofficial languages ofthe
■ Community jother than that/those ofthecountry inwhich the
. ..-vehicle isregistered .
In .order tofacilitate theadministrative work andthe control
formalities ,anattempt should bemade tointroduce asingle document .
Once this principle hasbeen accepted ,itisnotessential that detailed
,directives should beproposed inthis connection .Infact ,thetechnical
aspects ofthis matter require acertain degree offlexibility andadap­
tation during thenegotiations andthat theopinions ofthevarious
participants betaken into account sufficiently ;itistherefore adequate
•to .state purely andsimply that itwould benecessary tosimplify and
standardize thedocuments inquestion asfaraspossible .Theresulting
document would replace theonecurrently used under theCommunity rules .

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6. Apart from -theprovisions ofatechnical nature mentioned above ,
itwould appear necessary toreach anagreement with thenon-member
countries concerned oncertain common rules ofamore general character ,
governing ,inparticular :
– theprocedure forajoint examination bytherepresentatives of
each contracting party ofthegeneral operation oftheAgreement
and ofspecific cases liable toarise within theframework ofthe
application oftheAgreement ;those representatives could also
draw upproposals foradditions oramendments totheAgreement ;
– theperiod ofvalidity oftheAgreement ,which should also be
automatically extendible forsuccessive periods ofapre–determined
duration ; „ (
– thetermination oftheAgreement byoneofthecontracting parties ,
after theother party hasbeen consulted ,andthenotification of
such termination within agreed time limits .

«·8–
PROPOSAL FOR ADECISION OPTHE COUNCIL
concerning thenegotiating directives foran
Agreement between theEuropean Economic
Community andcertain non-member countries
ontherules tobeapplied totheinternational
carriage ofpassengers bycoach andbus '

THE COUNCIL OPTHE EUROPEAN CCMMUNITIES
Having regard totheCouncil Decision of relating tothe
opening ofnegotiations foranagreement bet-ween theEECandcertain non-
member countries ontherules to "beapplied totheinternational carriage
ofpassengers bycoach andbus ,andinparticular Article 2thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas itisappropriate todraw upcertain directives forthese
negotiations conforming with theafore-mentioned Article 2;
HAS DECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
{ ,
Sole Article
Thenegotiations with thenon-member countries referred toin
Article 1ofthe Council Decision of shall be
conducted bytheCommission onthebasis ofthefollowing directives :
1. Definition ofthe forms oftransport - • -
(a). Thedefinition contained inArticle 1ofCouncil Regulation
No117/66/EECof28July 1966(1)shall beextended tocover regular
services andspecial regular services between Member States andnon-
member countries ,v
(1) OJNo147 ,9August 1966 .

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(b) Thedefinition ofshuttle services contained inArticle 2(1),(2)
and (3)ofRegulation NoII7/66/EECshall ,beextended ;furthermore ,a
provision shall "beadded permitting thepublic authorities toauthorize
transport operators toinclude onthereturn journey passengers whohave
made theoutward journey with another group .1...
(c) Thedefinition ofoccasional services contained inECMT resolution
No20shall serve asthebasis fornegotiation ;however ,theterms "outward
journey "and "return journey "shall bereplaced by"entry "and "exit "
respectively .This amended definition shall beintroduced atCommunity
level atthe same time and shall replaces that provided forinArticle 3
ofRegulation No117/66/13EC;Article 5ofthesame Regulation shall
beadopted .
2. Definition ofthe vehicles
Thedefinition oftheconstruction andequipment ofthevehicles
given inthesecond indent OfArticle 40)Regulation NoII7/66/EEC
shall be-extended tocover carriage between Member States -andthenon-
member countries concerned . ... •./
3. Liberalization ofoccasional services
Themeasures referred toinArticle 50)Regulation .Nollj/66/EEC
shall beextended tocover carriage between Member States andnon-member
countries .Furthermore ,theliberalization measures provided forin
paragraph 2ofthat same Article shall beextended toroutes toandfrom
allnon-member countries applying theprovisions oftheAETR .Liberalization
measures shall also beapplied tovehicles making theoutward journey unladen
and intended toserve asrelief services .

4. Control documents
During thenegotiations asingle model document shall "beintroduced
for all the occasional services both between Member States and between
Member States andnon-member countries .Thedocument must beassimple
aspossible .Themodel shall replace that provided forinCommission
Regulation (EEC)No1016/68of9July I968 (2).
5. Concertation
Provision shall bemade forprocedures whereby the .representatives
ofthecontracting parties -canhold discussions toconcert action atthe
request ofoneparty whenever necessary .They shall also beable to .
examine thegeneral operation oftheAgreement and ,where appropriate ,
draw upproposals foramending oradding toit.
6. Period ofvalidity andextension oftheAgreement
j '
TheAgreement shall bevalid foraperiod oftenyears .Unless
itis .terminated byone .ofthecontracting parties ,itshall thereafter
beextended automatically .
7. Termination ofthe Afrreement
Each contracting party shall have theright toterminate the
Agreement ,after consulting theother party beforehand andgiving notice .
Done atBrussels For the Council
. . The President
_(2) OJNoL173 ,22July 1968