78/620/EEC: Commission opinion of 28 June 1978 pursuant to Article 14a (2) (a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 543/69 of 25 March 1969 on the harmonization of certain social legislation relating to road transport and Article 3 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1463/70 of 20 July 1970 on the introduction of recording equipment in road transport (tachograph) on the exemption by Member States from these Regulations of vehicles constructed and equipped to carry not more than 15 persons including the driver
Date: 1978-06-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: approximation of laws, carriage of passengers, motor vehicle, national transport, road safety, road transport













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78/620/EEC: Commission opinion of 28 June 1978 pursuant to Article 14a (2) (a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 543/69 of 25 March 1969 on the harmonization of certain social legislation relating to road transport and Article 3 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1463/70 of 20 July 1970 on the introduction of recording equipment in road transport (tachograph) on the exemption by Member States from these Regulations of vehicles constructed and equipped to carry not more than 15 persons including the driver  


Official Journal L 198 , 22/07/1978 P. 0020 - 0020 





COMMISSION OPINION of 28 June 1978 pursuant to Article 14a (2) (a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 543/69 of 25 March 1969 on the harmonization of certain social legislation relating to road transport and Article 3 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1463/70 of 20 July 1970 on the introduction of recording equipment in road transport (tachograph) on the exemption by Member States from these Regulations of vehicles constructed and equipped to carry not more than 15 persons including the driver (78/620/EEC) By letter dated 30 March 1978 from the office of its Permanent Representative, the United Kingdom Government, submitted for the opinion of the Commission draft regulations entitled "The Community road transport rules (exemptions) (No 1 : regulations)" intended to exempt vehicles constructed and equipped to carry not more than 15 persons including the driver from both the abovementioned Regulations.  After careful consideration of the new texts of the Regulations and after examination with the authorities of the Member States of the question of exemptions from the Regulations for this class of vehicle, the Commission gives the following opinion on the United Kingdom proposals:  Member States may, after consulting the Commission, grant exemptions from Regulations (EEC) No 543/69 and No 1463/70 only in respect of national transport operations for vehicles constructed and equipped to carry not more than 15 persons including the driver. The limitation to national transport applies in the case of both Regulations and must be made clear in any legislation to implement the exemptions.  Furthermore, by Article 14a (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 543/69, where an exemption from this Regulation is granted, Member States shall take appropriate measures at the same time to keep an effective check on such transport so as to ensure that standards of social protection and road safety are not impaired.  Subject to these observations, the Commission accepts that the measures proposed by the United Kingdom are in accordance with the Regulations in question.  Done at Brussels, 28 June 1978.  For the Commission  Richard BURKE  Member of the Commission