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(PreparatoryActs)
COMMISSION
AmendedproposalforaCouncilDirectiveamendingDirective96/26/EConadmissiontothe
occupationofroadhaulageoperatorandroadpassengertransportoperatorandmutualrecog­
nitionofdiplomas,certificatesandotherevidenceofformalqualificationsintendedtofacilitate
fortheseoperatorstherighttofreedomofestablishmentinnationalandinternationaltransport
operations
(97/C324/05)
(TextwithEEArelevance)
COM(97)501final—97/0029(SYN)
(SubmittedbytheCommissionpursuanttoArticle189a(2)oftheECTreatyon6October1997)
TheCommissionproposalindocumentCOM(97)25final—97/0029(SYN)(')isamendedas
follows :
(')OJC95,24.3.1997,p.66.
INITIALPROPOSAL AMENDED PROPOSAL
Recital3
Whereaswithregardtotheprovisionsofgoodrepute,it
isnecessarytounderlinethatthisrequirement isnot
satisfiedifnaturalpersonswhoaredeemedtosatisfythis
conditionhavebeenconvictedofoneseriouscriminal
offenceorofcertainrepeatedminoroffencesandto
underlinealsotheimportanceoftherulesconcerningthe
protectionoftheenvironmentandprofessionalliability;Whereaswithregardtotheprovisionsofgoodrepute,it
isnecessarytounderlinethatthisrequirement isnot
satisfiedifnaturalpersonswhoaredeemedtosatisfythis
conditionhavebeenconvictedofoneseriouscriminal
offenceorofcertainrepeatedminoroffencesandto
underlinealsotheimportanceoftherulesconcerningthe
protectionoftheenvironment ,combatingfraudinthe
Communityandcommontransitsystemandprofessional
liability;whereasinassessingwhetherrepeatedminor
offenceshaveoccurred,thenumberofjourneyscarried
outbytheundertakingconcernedalsoneedstobetaken
intoconsideration ;
Article1
(amendingArticle3(2)(c)ofDirective96/26/EC)
Havebeenconvictedofaseriousoffence,repeated
minoroffencesagainsttherulesinforceconcerning :Havebeenconvictedofaseriousoffence,repeated
minoroffencesagainsttherulesinforceconcerning :

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—thepayandemploymentconditionsintheprofession,
or
—roadhaulageorroadpassengertransport,asappro­
priate,inparticulartherulesrelatingtodrivers'
drivingandrestperiods,theweightsanddimensions
ofcommercialvehicles,roadsafetyandvehicle
safety,theprotectionoftheenvironmentandthe
rulesconcerningprofessionalliability.—thepayandemploymentconditionsintheprofession,
or
—roadhaulageorroadpassengertransport,asappro­
priate,inparticulartherulesrelatingtodrivers'
drivingandrestperiods,theweightsanddimensions
ofcommercialvehicles,roadsafetyandvehicle
safety,theprotectionoftheenvironment ,the
Communityandcommontransitsystem,and
professionalliability.
Inassessingwhetherrepeatedminoroffenceshave
occurred,theratioofjourneyscarriedoutbytheunder­
takingconcernedtothenumberofoffencescommitted
shallbetakenintoaccount.
1Article
(amendingArticle3(3)(c)ofDirective96/26/EC)
—Theundertakingmusthaveavailablecapitaland
reservesofatleast:
ECU9000whenonlyonevehicleisusedandECU
5000foreachadditionalvehiclewithapermissible
payloadofmorethan3,5tonnes,orofapermissible
totalladenweightofmorethan6tonnes,orper
vehiclesoconstructedandequippedastobesuitable
forcarryingmorethan20persons,includingthe
driver,
—undertakingsengagedintheoccupationofroad
haulageoperatorbymeansofvehiclesthepermissible
payloadofwhichdoesnotexceed3,5tonnes,orthe
permissibletotalladenweightofwhichdoesnot
exceed6tonnes,mustforthesevehicleshavean
availablecapitalandreservesofatleastECU9000
whenonlyonevehicleisusedandECU700per500
kgofthemaximumauthorizedweightforeach
additionalvehicle,
—undertakingsengagedintheoccupationofroad
passengertransportoperatorbymeansofvehiclesso
constructedandequippedastobesuitablefor
carryingmorethanninebutnotmorethan20
persons,includingthedriver,mustforthesevehicles
haveanavailablecapitalandreservesofatleast
ECU9000whenonlyonevehicleisusedand
ECU250perseatforeachadditionalvehicle.—Theundertakingmusthaveavailablecapitaland
reservesasdefinedinDirective78/660/EECofat
least:
ECU9000whenonlyonevehicleisusedandECU
5000foreachadditionalvehiclewithapermissible
payloadofmorethan3,5tonnes,orofapermissible
totalladenweightofmorethan6tonnes,orper
vehiclesoconstructedandequippedastobesuitable
forcarryingmorethan20persons,includingthe
driver,
—undertakingsengagedintheoccupationofroad
haulageoperatorbymeansofvehiclesthepermissible
payloadofwhichdoesnotexceed3,5tonnes,orthe
permissibletotalladenweightofwhichdoesnot
exceed6tonnes,mustforthesevehicleshavean
availablecapitalandreservesofatleastECU9000
whenonlyonevehicleisusedandECU700per500
kgofthemaximumauthorizedweightforeach
additionalvehicle,
—undertakingsengagedintheoccupationofroad
passengertransportoperatorbymeansofvehiclesso
constructedandequippedastobesuitablefor
carryingmorethanninebutnotmorethan20
persons,includingthedriver,mustforthesevehicles
haveanavailablecapitalandreservesofatleast
ECU9000whenonlyonevehicleisusedand
ECU250perseatforeachadditionalvehicle.
Article1
(amendingArticle6(1)(3)ofDirective96/26/EC)
MemberStatesshallensurethatthecompetentauth­
oritiesassessbetweenthesecondandthirdyearduring
theperiodoffiveyearswhetherornottheoperatorstill
fulfilstherequirementsoffinancialstanding.MemberStatesshallensurethatthecompetentauth­
oritiesassessbetweenthesecondandthirdyearduring
theperiodoffiveyearswhetherornottheoperatorstill
fulfilstherequirementsoffinancialstanding.

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Wherethisisnotthecase,theauthoritiesmay,where
theundertaking'sothereconomiccircumstances give
groundsforassumingthattherequirementsoffinancial
standingwillbefulfilledintheforeseeablefuture,delay
theassessmentfornotmorethanoneyear.
Article1
(amendingArticle7(1)ofDirective96/26/EC)
inparagraph 1thewords'seriousoffences'are—inparagraph 1thewords'seriousoffencesorminor
replacedby'aseriousoffence'. repeatedoffencesagainsttherulesgoverningeither
roadhaulageorroadpassengertransport,asappro­
priate'arereplacedby'aseriousoffenceorrepeated
minoroffencesagainsttherulesgoverningroad
haulageandroadpassengertransport,assetoutin
Article3(2)(c)'.
Article2
AnnexIisreplacedbytheAnnextothisDirective.AnnexItoDirective96/26/ECisreplacedbytheAnnex
tothisDirective .
Article3
ThefollowingnewArticle13aisinserted:
Article13aMemberStatesshalllaydownthesystemofpenaltiesfor
breachingthenationalprovisionsadoptedpursuantto
thisDirectiveandshalltakeallthemeasuresnecessaryto
ensurethatthosepenaltiesareapplied.Thepenalties
thusprovidedforshallbeeffective,proportionateand
dissuasive.MemberStatesshallnotifytherelevant
provisionstotheCommissionnotlaterthan1July1998
andshallnotifyanysubsequentchangesassoonas
possible.MemberStatesshalllaydownthesystemofpenaltiesfor
breachingthenationalprovisionsadoptedpursuantto
thisDirectiveandshalltakeallthemeasuresnecessaryto
ensurethatthosepenaltiesareapplied.Thepenalties
thusprovidedforshallbeeffective,proportionate and
dissuasive.MemberStatesshallnotifytherelevant
provisionstotheCommissionnotlaterthan1July1998
andshallnotifyanysubsequentchangesassoonas
possible.
Article5
ThisDirectiveshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .ThisDirectiveshallenterintoforceonthe20thday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
Theremainderofthetextisunchanged .