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COMMISSION OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(73)566final
Brussels,13April1973
I
OPINIONOPTHECOMMISSION
of13April1973
addressedto"theGovernmentoftheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourg onthedraftregulationoftheGrand
DuchyimplementingRegulationNo117/66/EECand
Regulation(EEC)No1016/68
COM(73)566final

OPINIONOPTHECOMMISSION
of13April 1973
addressed ,totheGovernmentoftheGrandDuchyofLuxembourg
onthedraftregulationoftheGrandDuchyimplementing
RegulationNoH7/66/EECandRegulation(EEC)No1016/68
ThePermanentRepresentative oftheGrandDuchyofLuxembourghassent
theCommission,bylettersdated16January1973and9Maroh1973»adraft
regulationoftheGrandDuchylayingdownprevisionsimplementing CouncilRegu­
lationNoII7/66/EEC(l)of28JulyI966ontheintroductionofcommonrules
fortheinternational carriageofpassengersbycoachandbus,andCommission
Regulation(EEC)No1016/68(2)of9July1968prescribingthemodeldocuments
referredtoinArticles6and9ofCouncilRegulationNoII7/66/EEC.
Thiscommunication constitutes aconsultation withinthemeaningofArticle
10ofCouncilRegulationNo117/66/3EC,towhichArticle6ofRegulation(EEC)
No1016/68alsorefers*
TheCommissionnotesthatthedraftregulationoftheGrandDuchylaysdown
theimplementing measureswhichtheMemberStatesarerequiredtotakeunder
thsaforesaidCouncilandCommissionRegulations.AsregardsRegulation No
117/56/EEC,suchmeasuresmustcover,interalia,theorganizationof,proce­
dureforandmeasuresofcontrol,andthepenaltiesforanybreach;asregards
Regulation(EEC)No1016/68,theymustcovertheperiodofvalidityofthebook
ofpassengerwaybills,theprocessingandfilingoftheoriginalandcopyof
passengerwaybillsandmayalsorelatetoanystampingofpassengerwaybills
byauthorizedinspectingofficers.
(1)OJNo147,9August1966,p.2538/66
(2)OJNoL173,22July1968,p.8

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TheCommission delivers thefollowing Opinion onthedraft regulation
oftheGrand Duchy :
TheCommission finds that ,subject tothedelay oftheGovernment of
theDuchy ofLuxemburg inputting them into force ,theprovisions laid down
fulfil theobligations devolving upon theMember States byvirtue ofArti­
cle10ofCouncil Regulation NoII7/66/EECandofArticle 6ofCommission
Regulation (EEC)NO10l6/63»
Don ,:r.tBrussels ,13April 1973
For the Corxisoion
Tho President
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