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PROPOSAL FORA
REGULATION OPTHE COUNCIL
ontheaction tobetaken tobring into force theEuropean Agreement
concerning the
Work ofCrews ofVehicles engaged inInternational Road Transport (AETR )
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
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Explanatory Memorandum
1.TheEuropean Agreement concerning theWork ofCrews ofVehicles engaged ,
inInternational Road Transport (AETR )done atGeneva on1July 1970
wasopen until 31March 1971 f°rsignature andafter that date for
accession ,particularly byMember States oftheEconomic Commission
forEurope (ECE).TheAgreement stipulates that itistoenter into
force onthelSO^*1dayfollowing deposit oftheeighth instrument of
ratification orofaccession with theSecretary-General oftheUnited
Nations .Six countries which are not members oftheEEC have now
deposited instruments ofratification orofaccession .Theentry into
force ,ISOdays later ,oftheAETR thus requires only thedeposit of
instruments ofratification byMember States oftheCommunity .
2.TheCommunity hasalways expressed great interest inseeing theAETR
enter into force ,since itconsiders this tobeaprerequisite for
theestablishment ofuniform social provisions whose geographical
field of -application extends beyond theterritory oftheCommunity .
TheAgreement will beofdistinct value inimproving road safety and
promoting social progress ;itwill also enable theoperation of
Community social legislation relating toroad transport tobemore
effectively supervised where transport toandfrom third countries
isinvolved .This point was also made intheCouncil Recommendation
of23September 1974 which requested theMember States ,before 1
January 19751totake themeasures necessary toenable theAETR to
enter into force immediately with theparticipation ofalltheMember
States oftheCommunity .This recommendation hasunfortunately not
hadthedesired effect ,certain Member States nothaving followed it
upsothat thesimultaneous deposition byallMember States oftheir
instruments ofratification oradhesion hasalways been held up.
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(1)Spain ,Portugal ,Norwaj >Sweden ,Greece ,Yugoslavia
(2)Regulation (EEC)No543/69of25March I969 (OJNoL77of29March I969 ),
asamended byRegulations (EEC)Nos514/72and515/72of28February
1972 (OJNoL67of20March 1972 )

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3*Asfarastheapplication ofAE'Pl to.cre.ws ftom third countries is
concerned ,itissufficient that Article 2ofRegulation (EEC)
No543/69temodified byfixing thedateoftheefttry into force
ofAETR fortheCommunity .Anautonomous application ofthis ■
nature will give theadvantage ofeffectively assuming theunifor­
mity ofthelawapplicable throughout theCommunity byapplication
ofAETR inallMember States inrespect ofvehicles from third
countries which areparties tothis agreement .1January 1976
appears tobeanappropriate date fortheentry into force ofAETR
fortheCommunity , '
4*Inthemeantime ,theCommunity must take themeasures necessaiy in
view oftheapplication ofAETR tothenationals ofMember States'
ontheterritory ofthird countries which areparties totheAgreement .
Since thematters covered bytheAgreement come within thescope -of .
Community rules relating tosocial harmonisation inroad transport ,
theprocedure provided forinArticle 228ought therefore inprinciple
tobeapplied asfarastheCommunity isconcerned ;however ,the '
particular circumstances ofthenegotiations ofthis Agreement ,which ,
theCourt ofJustice hasreferred toinitsjudgement of ;31Maroh 1971
inthe22/70case ,mayexceptionally ,justify theapplication ofan ,
adhocprooedure ,such aprocedure ought toprovide fortheconcerted
deposit ofinstruments ofratification or-ofadhesion .ofMember States
acting together "intheinterest andonbehalf oftheCommunity •'(l). .
Thenational procedures oftheMember States necessary forthis ought
tobe'completed within time limits permitting point depositions around
1July 1975 »thus thetime limit of180days provided forbyAETR
Would beinline with thedate fixed bytheCommunity Regulation for
itsapplication tothenationals ofthird countries .Thecommunity
nature 'ofthis concerted action will beexpressed bythedeposition
oftheinstruments ofMember States byasingle person authorized to
•u*■. . •
represent them ,namely the -representative oftheMember State holding
thePresidency oftheCouncil . , ■ ... ...
(l)Judgement oftheCourt ofJustice oftheEuropean Communities
inCase 22/70,point 90oftheGrounds ofJudgement (1971Report )

Proposal fora
REGULATIOIT OPTHE COUJJCIL
ontheaction tobetaken tobring into force theEuropean Agreement 1 •
concerning theWork ofCrews ofVehicles engaged inInternational Road
Transport (AETR )
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard ,totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community .
andinparticular Article 75thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
Having regard totheOpinion oftheEuropean Parliament ;
Having regard totheOpinion oftheEconomic andSocial Committee ;
Whereas theEuropean Agreement concerning theWork ofCrews ofVehicles
engaged inInternational Road Transport (AETR )done atGeneva on1July 1970
wasopen until 31March 1971 f°rsignature andafter that date foraccession
byMember States oftheEconomic Commission forEurope ;whereas that Agree­
ment istoenter into force onehundred andeighty days after thedeposit
ofthe eighth instrument ofratification oraccession with theSecretary -
General oftheUnited Nations Organization ; -
Whereas only through theentry into ,force oftheAETR canuniform rules be
instituted inthesocial sphere which will improve road safety andpromote
social progress inthefield ofroad transport inasmany European countries
aspossible ;whereas the entry into force oftheAETR will also make the
operation ofCouncil Regulation (EEC)No543/69of25March 1969 ,asamended
byCouncil Regulations (EEC)Nos514/72 -and515/72of28February 1972 (*)
more effeotive inrespect oftransport operations toandfrom third countries
whereas theCommunity should therefore make anactive effort toenable the
Agreement toenter into force ;
Whereas itwould beright tothis effect tomake theoperation ofAETR in
anautonomous wayinorder toassure theuniform application inthewhole of
theCommunity tovehicles registered inathird country which isparty to
theAgreement from 1January 1976iwhereas thesubject matter ofAETR comes
within thescope ofRegulation (EEC)No543/69 »whereas theCouncil is
accordingly competent' "toconclude that Agreement onbehalf oftheCommunity ;
(*)J.O. NosL77of29.3.1969 ,p.49 ;L67of20.3.1972 .;p.1and11

whereas,however,theparticularcircumstances inwhichtheAETRnegocia-
tionstookplaceftowhichtheCourtofJusticedrewattentioninita
judgmentof31March1971inCase22/70,warrantthat,exceptionally ,the
MemberStatesoftheCommunity,actingjointlyintheinterestandon
behalfoftheCommunity,effectthesimultaneous entryintoforceofthe
AETRinrespectofthewholeCommunitysothatuniformityofthelaw
applicableinthismattermaybeassured;whereassuchsimultaneity re­
quiresthejointdepositoftheinstrumentsofratification oraccession
oftheMemberStatesonthebasisofconceitedactiontheendsofwhich
mustnowbespecified j •
HASDECIDELASFOLLOWSî
Article1
ThetextofthesecondparagraphofArticle2ofRegulation(EEC)
No543/69ismodifiedasfollows:
"However,from1January1976theprovisionsoftheEuropeanAgreementon
theWorkofCrewsofVehiolesCarryingoutInternational RoadTransport
(AETR)appliestointernational roadtransportcomingfromorgoingto
thirdcountrieswhoarepartiestotheAgreement,whencarriedoutin
vehiclesregisteredinathirdcounti-ywhichisalsoapartytothe
Agreement"#
Article2
(1)MemberStatesshallproceedtoratifyAETRoradheretothisAgreement
before15June1975*
(2)Theyshallsendtheirinstrumentsofratificationoradhesiontothe
-SecretariatoftheCouncilimmediatelyafterthecompletionofthe
nationalprocedureforratification oradhesion.
(3)TheinstrumentsofratificationofAETRoradhesiontothisAgreement
ofMemberStateswillbedepositedjointlywiththeSecretaryGeneral
oftheUnitedNationsOrganisation bytherepresentative ofthe.Member
Statewhichha3thePresidencyof"theCouncil,actingonbehalfofthe
Community,atadateascloseaspossibleto4July1975*

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectly
applicableinallMemberStates,
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCounoil