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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(82)577 final
Brussels,22September1982
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
onmeasuresimplementing theagreement ontheinternational carnage
ofpassengers byroadbymeansofoccasional coachandbusservices
(ASOR)
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
TheEuropeanEconomic .Communityhasi.copeLudedwithAustria,Finland,
Norway/Portugal,Spa*in,Sweden,4Switzerland andTurkeyanAgreement
ontheInternational CarriageofPassengers byRoadbymeansofOccasional
CoecháaihàfeúsíServ.ii&si(ft$OR)1i'*iÍ~*ir„.rrrtTTT .T\ii■?;ty- ■;
•V
TobringtheASORintoforceintheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,a
Regulationcontaining measurestoimplementthisAgreementneedstobe
drawnup,inordertoensurethat:-■
(i)theconceptofthecompetentauthorities intheEuropeanEconomic
Communityisspecified;
Cii)theMemberStatesarecalledupontoadoptthemeasuresneededto
implementtheASOR;
(iii)procedures areestablished todealwith:
(a)casesofinfringement oftheprovisionsoftheASOR;
(b)difficulties encountered in,theoperationoftheASORorof
measurestakeninaccordancewith-Article'13thereof;
(c)caseswheretheASORhastobe"revisedorterminated;
(iv)thecommunications tobemade"by-theCommission andbytheMember
Statesandtheinformation tobeprovidedbytheCommission are
laiddown.
Forthedetailsoftheproposal,referenceshouldbemadetothe
attachedproposalforaRegulation .

Proposalfora
COUNCIL REGULATION
ONMEASURES IMPLEMENTING THEAGREEMENT
ONTHEINTERNATIONAL CARRIAGE OFPASSENGERS
BYROADBYMEANSOFOCCASIONAL COACHAND
BUSSERVICES (ASOR)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle75thereof.
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParliament,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicandSocialCommittee,
1Whereas,pursuanttoCouncilDecision82/505/EEC,theCommunityhas
concluded theAgreementontheInternational CarriageofPassengers
byRoadbymeansofOccasional CoachandBusServices(ASOR)'";whereasthat
AgreementthereforeappliestosuchservicesbetweentheCommunityandthe
otherContracting Partieswhichhaveratifiedit
WhereasArticle13oftheASORprovidesthattheContracting Partiesshall
adoptthemeasuresrequiredtoimplementtheAgreement;
Whereas,inordertoimplementtheASORintheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
powersoftheCounciIf"theCerrupissionan^MemberStatesshould
bespecified;
Whereastheprinciple embodiedinArticle14(2)
oftheASOR,thatthecompetentauthorities shallinformeachotherofinfrin­
gementscommitted ontheirterritory byacarrierestablished ontheterri­
toryofanotherContracting Partyandofanypenalties imposed,shouldalso
applytoinfringements oftheASORcommitted ontheterritoryofaMember
Statebyacarrierestablished inanotherMemberState,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
(')On1July1982theContracting PartiestotheASORwere:theEuropeanEconomic
Community,Austria,Finland,Norway,Portugal,Spain,Sweden,Switzerland and
Turkey.
0JNoL230,5.8.1982,p.38
20JNoL230,5.8.1982,p.39

Article 1
ThecompetentauthoritiesreferredtoinArticles2(2),4(4),6,10,
13(1)and14oftheASORshallbethecompetentauthorities inthe
MemberStates.Thoseauthoritiesshall,whereapprooriate,designate
theagenciesreferredtoinArticle6oftheASOR
Article£.
Thetransportauthorization towhichtheoccasional servicesreferredto
inArticle2(1)(c)oftheASORmaybemadesubjectinaccordance with
Article5(3),wheretheconditions laiddowninArticle5(2)arenot
satisfied,shallbeissuedbythecompetentauthorities intheMember
Stateconcerned .
Article3
Themodeldocumentwithstiffgreencoversandcontainingthetext"*the
coverpagerectoversoofthecontroldocumentineachofficialLanguage
ofalltheContractingParties,referredtoinArticle11oftheASOR,
shallbtedistributed .bythecompetentauthorities intheMember
Statewherethevehicleisregistered orbyadulyauthorized agency.

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Article/
ThemeasuresrequiredtoimplementtheASOR,andreferredto
inArticle13(1)thereof,shallbeadoptedbythecompetentauthorities in
theMemberStates.
Article5
Wherethecompetentauthorities intheMemberStatescometoanagreement
withthecompetentauthorities oftheotherContractingPartiestotheASOR
that,inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofArticle10thereof,thelistof
passengersneednotbedrawnup,theMemberStatesconcernedshall
theCommission .
Artide6
Thecompetentauthorities intheMemberStatesshallinformeachother
oftheinfringements oftheASORcommittedintheirterritorybycarriers
established inanotherMemberStateandofanypenaltyimposed.

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Artide7
1.TheCommissionshallinformtheMemberStatesofanydeclaration made
pursuanttoArticle17(1)oftheASORbyaContracting Partywhen
signingtheASOR,thatsuchContractingPartydoesnotconsideritself
boundbyArticle5(2)(b)oftheASOR.
2.TheCommissionshallalsoinformtheMemberStatesofanywithdrawal
ofsuchadeclaration inaccordance withArticle17(2)oftheASOR.
Article 8
1.IfaMemberStateencountersdifficulties intheoperationofthe
ASORorinimplementinq themeasurestakenunderArticle13uMereof,
itshallsoinformtheCommission andtheotherMemberStates.
TheCommissionshallcbrryoutanexamination andshallconsultthe
MemberStatesconcernedregardingpossiblesolutions.
2.Whereappropriate,theCommissionshallrequestthatameetingof
theContractingPartiesbeconvenedinaccordancewithArticle16(1)
oftheASOR.
3.WheretheCommissionisinformedbytheSecretariat oftheEuropeanConfer­
enceofMinistersofTransport (ECMT)thatanotherContractingPartyhas
requestedthatameetingoftheContractingPartiesbeconvenedinaccordance
withArticle16(1)oftheASOR,theproceduresetoutinthesecondsub-
naraqraphofparagraph 1shallapply.

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Artide9
1.IfaMemberStateconsidersitnecessarytorevisetheASOR,itshall
submitareasonedrequesttotheCommission andshallinformthe
otherMemberStatesthereof.TheCommissionshallexaminetherequest
andshallconsulttheMemberStates.
?.TheCommissionshallsubmittotheCouncilareportontheresultsof
theexaminationreferredtointhesecondsubparagraph ofparagraph 1
accompanied,whereappropriate,byaproposaltoauthorizeittonegotiate
withtheotherContractingPartiesonbehalfoftheCommunity.
3.Whereappropriate,theCommissionshallrequestthataconference be
convenedinordertorevisetheASORinaccordance withArticle19(1)
thereof.
U.WheretheCommissionisinformedbytheSecretariat oftheECMTthat
anotherContracting Partyhasrequestedthataconference beconvened
inaccordance withArticle19(1)oftheASORinordertorevisethe
Agreement,theproceduresetoutinthesecondsubparagraph ofparagraph 1
andinparagraph 2shallapply.
Artide10
1.IfaMemberStateconsidersitnecessarytowithdrawfromtheASOR,
itshallsubmitareasonedrequesttotheCommission andshallinform
theotherMemberStatesthereof.TheCommission shallexaminethe
requestand.shallconsulttheMemberStates.
2.TheCommissionshallsubmittotheCouncilareportontheresultsof
theexamination referredtoinparagraph 1accompanied,whereappropriate,by
aproposalforaDecisiontowithdrawfromtheASORpursuanttoArticle20(2)
thereof.
3.Whereappropriate,theCommissionshallgivenotification ofwithdrawal
fromtheASORpursuanttoArticle20(2)thereof.

ArticLe11
TheCommissionshallinformtheMemberStates:
(a)ofanyapprovalorratification oftheASORbyaContracting Party
after .itsentryinforce,pursuantto.Article18(3)ofthe
ASOR;
(b)ofanywithdrawal byanotherContracting PartytotheASORnotified
pursuant toArticle20(2)oftheASOR;
Article12
1.TheCommissionshallcommunicatethisRegulationtotheSecretariat
oftheECMTpursuanttoArticle13(2)oftheASOR.
2.EachMemberStateshallcommunicate totheCommissionthemeasurestake
underthisRegulation,andinparticulardetailsofthecompetentautho­
ritiesdesignated forimplementing theASOR.The
CommissionshallinformtheotherMemberStatesand,pursuantto
Article13(2)oftheASOR,theSecretariat oftheECMT.
3.TheCommissionshallinformtheMemberStatesofthemeasuresreferred
toinArticle13(1)oftheASORtakenbytheotherContractingParties
andcommunicated toitbytheSecretariat oftheECMTpur­
suantto 'Article13(2)oftheASOR.

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Article13
TheMemberStatesshall,ingoodtime,adoptthemeasuresrequired
pursuanttothisRegulationinordertoensureimplementation of
theASORfromthedateonwhichitentersintoforce.
Article14
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthefirstdayofthemonth
followingitspublication intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCom­
munities.TheprovisionsofArticles 1to12shallapplyasfromthe
entryintoforceoftheASOR.
thisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
ThePresident