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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)562final.
Brussels,14November1977
i «
Proposalfora
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
amending .Regulation (EEC)No517/72
theintroduction ofcommonmilesforregularandspecialregular
services "bycoachand"bus"betweenMemberStates
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(77)562final.

EXPLAITATOHT I®10RMra
On28February1972,"theCounciladoptedRegulation (EEC)No517/72on
theintroduction ofcommonrulesforregularandspecialregularservices
bycoachand"busbetweentheMemberStates^*ThisRegulationcameinto
forceintheoriginalMemberStateson1January1973and,inconformity
withitsArticle23(b)2,on1July1973in"thenewMemberStates.
InthelightoftheexperiencegainedinapplyingthisRegulationandthe
convincingnatureofvarioussuggestions madebytheMemberStates,there
isreasontoamendsomeofitsprovisions.
TheseamendmentsapplytotheprovisionsofArticles12,15and16ofthe
abovementioned Regulation.
OJNoL67of20March1972,page19-
^OJNoL265of24November1972,page7«

Article12
Paragraph4of"thisArticlestipulatesthatcopies:
(a)ofapplicationsforsettinguparegularorspecialregularservice,
(b)ofapplicationsforrenewalofanauthorization orformodification
oftheconditionstowhichoperationofsuchaserviceissubject,
(c)ofnotifications thataserviceisbeingdiscontinued ,and
(d)ofthedocumentsreferredtoinparagraph3ofArticle12shallbe
senttotheMemberStateswhoseterritoryisused"bytheservicein
questionandtotheCommission.
IfcrvirtueofArticle16(3)theCommissionalsoreceivescopiesofthe
decisionstakenbytheMemberStatetowhichtheapplications aremade.
SincethisgivestheCommissionsufficientinformation aboutthe
developmentofthemarketinregularandspecialregularservices,it
takestheviewthattheMemberStatesneednotsenditcopiesofthese
applications .
Article12shallbeamendedaccordingly.
Article15
Article15ofRegulation(EEC)Ho517/72stipulatesthat"theCommission
shalleachyearsendareportontheoperationofthisRegulationtothe
Council".ItwasinconformitywiththisprovisionthattheCommission
senttheCouncilthereportfor1973undercoverofaletterdated
22July1975.

Duringthepreparatory workwhichtheCommissioninitiatedwithaview
todrawingtipthe1974reportand,moreparticularly ,atmeetingswith
theMemberStates,thedelegationsstressedthat,inrelationto
thesituationexistingbeforeimplementation ofRegulation(EEC)Ho517/72,
therehad"beennonotablechangesasregardsadaptationofcarrying
capacitytodemand,protectionoftheservicesinquestionagainBt
unfaircompetitionor,indeed,intheimprovementofcooperation
betweenundertakings .For,t<ahileeliminating somesmall
divergencesandestablishing tmiformprocedures,theRegulation
incorporated theprinciplesalreadyappliedatnationallevel.
Underthesecircumstances andinviewofthesubstantial administrative
workloadinvolvedindrawingupthisreport,itwouldbeappropriate
fortheCommissiontodepartfromthesystemofdrawingupan
annualreport,assetoutinArticle15ofRegulation(EEC)No517/72,
anddrawupatriennialreportinstead.
Anappropriate amendmentoftheaforementioned Article15istherefore
proposed.
Article16
SomeMemberStateshaveinformedtheCommissionthat+heprocedure
providedforinArticles12and16inrespectofapplications for
launchingaregularorspecialregularserviceandtheissueof
authorizations islikelytooausedifficulties 5nsomecases.This
istruewhenitisamatterofsettingupservicesintendedtomeet
urgenttransportrequirements ;theprocedureinquestionoftendoes
notallowdecisionstobetaken,withthespeednecessaryfor
respondingtotherequirements ofthemoment.

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Thesameappliestoapplications formodification oftheconditions
subjecttowhichaserviceisoperatedandapplications forrenewal
ofanauthorizations whenobjectionsareraisedtosuchapplications
"byothercarriers,therelevantauthoritymaynotmakeadecision
untiltheauthorization inquestionhasexpired.
Theabovementioned MemberStatestaketheviewthatsuchproblems
couldberesolvedbyissuingprovisionalauthorizations ,validfor
afairlyshortperiodandrenewablewithoutwaitingforthe
conclusionoftheprocedureprovidedforinArticles13,14and16
oftheRegulation.TheyspecifIcythatsuchprovisional
authorizations shouldnotgivetheirrecipientsanyrighttoa
definitiveauthorization .
TheCommissionacknowledges themeritsofthesesuggestions ,but,
asotherMemberStatestaketheviewthattheexistingprocedureis
adequatefordealingwiththecasesinquestion,aflexiblesolution
mustbefound.TheCommissionthereforeproposesthattheMember
Statesbeempoweredtoagreeatthebilateralormultilateral level
onmeasuresallowingtheissueofprovisionalauthorizations whenit
hasbeenestablishedthaturgenttransportrequirements cannotbe
metbyexistingservicesorwhenthedecisiontorenewan
authorization cannot,forproceduralreasons,betakeningoodtime.

Proposal fora
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
amanding Regulation (EEC)No517/72of
ontheintroduction ofcommon rules forregular and Bpeoiaj .
regular services laycoach andbus-between Member States
TKECOUNCIL CFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totiltTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Article 75thtvoof ,
Having regard totheproposal fromthe-^amission ,
Having regard totheOpinio ^oftheEuropean ^rliament ,
Having regard totheOpinion oftheEconomic and Sociy.7 .Committee ,
Whereas itisnecessary tosimplify theprocedure under inArticle 12(4 )
.ox ^.ouxxoil Regulation (EEC)No517/72of28February 1972 ontheintroduction
ofcommon rules forregular andspecial regular and special regular services
bycoach andbusbetween Member States' *",byremoving theobligation tosend
totheCommission copies oftheapplications andnotifications referred toin
Article 1^(3 );whereas this obligation iseven I6ss necessary since ,under
Article 16(3 ),theCommission also receives copies ofthedecisions taken
bytheMember State towhich theapplications aremade ;
Whereas Regulation (EEC)NO517/72hasnot .substantially changed the
economic situation ofthemarket inregular service and speoial regular
services ;whereas theannual report ontheoperation ofthesaid Regulation
mayaccordingly bereplaced byatriennial reports
10JNoL67,20.3.1972 ,p.19

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Whereas,inordertosetup-regularservicesorspecialregularservicestomeet
urgenttransportrequirements ,
MemberStatesshouldhavethepowertoagreeamongthemselvestoissueprovisional
authorizations withoutwaitingfor,thenormalprocedureto"becompleted
andwithoutprejudictothefinaldeoision,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
SoleArticle
Regulation(EEC)No517/72isherebyamendedasfollows:
1*Article12(4)shallreadasfollows:
"4.TheMemberState'referredtoinparagraph 2shallforwardto
theMemberStatesoverwhoseterritorytheserviceconcernedistopass
acopyofeachapplication andnotification referredtointhat
paragraph,togetherwithcopiesofthedocumentsattachedinaccordance
withparagraph 3."
2.InArticle15thewords"eachyear"shall:read"every
threeyears".
3.ThereshallbeinsertedafterArticle16thefollowingArticle16a:
"Article16a
1.TheMemberStatereferredtoinArticle12(2)shall,afterreaching
agreementwiththeotherMemberStatesconcerned,issueaprovisional
authorization ,
(i)whentheimmediatecreationofaregularserviceorspecialregular
serviceisessentialbecauseofunforeseeable circumstanoes
,orforcemajeureandwheretransportrequirementscannotbe
metbyexistingservices,or

(ii)when adecision onanapplication forrenewal ofanauthorization
oravariation ,oftheconditions subject towhich aeerv2.ce .
i.Boperated ■•ar'Aotp inpartioulsx because ofobjections raised "by
other interested :,:.rriers ,hetaken before theauthorization
expires .
2.Theprovisional authorisation v^#llnotprejudice thedecision to
betaken ontheapplication inqu9S \•*. .which decision shall "be
taken under ofArticle 16.
3.The provisional authorization shall not bt.valid formore than _
sixmonths .However ,itmayherenewed onthe
same terms jandforasingle period ofthesame length .
If,after theexpiration ofthese periods ther hashotbeen apositive
decision under theprocedure referred to -inArticles 12(4 ),13,14
and16,theservice provided forinparagraph 1maynolonger be
operat ed.
4.TheMember State referred toinArticle 12(2 )shall forward a
copy oftheprovisional authorization tothe other Member States
concerned .M
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly
applicable inallMember States .
Done atBrussels . Por "theCouncil
The President