Council Directive 85/578/EEC of 20 December 1985 amending, on account of the accession of Spain and Portugal, Directive 74/561/EEC on admission to the occupation of road haulage operator in national and international transport operations
Date: 1985-12-20
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: access to a profession, carriage of goods, carrier, international transport, national transport, road transport













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31985L0578

Council Directive 85/578/EEC of 20 December 1985 amending, on account of the accession of Spain and Portugal, Directive 74/561/EEC on admission to the occupation of road haulage operator in national and international transport operations  


Official Journal L 372 , 31/12/1985 P. 0034 - 0034 Finnish special edition: Chapter 7 Volume 3 P. 0135  Spanish special edition: Chapter 07 Volume 4 P. 0042  Swedish special edition: Chapter 7 Volume 3 P. 0135  Portuguese special edition Chapter 07 Volume 4 P. 0042  





COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 20  December 1985 amending, on account of the accession of Spain and Portugal, Directive 74/561/EEC on  admission to the occupation of road haulage operator in national and international transport  operations (85/578/EEC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to  the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to the Act of Accession of  Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 396 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the  Commission, Whereas Directive 74/561/EEC (1), as amended by Directive 80/1178/EEC (2), must be  amended because of the accession of Spain and Portugal; Whereas, under the terms of Article 27 of  the Act of Accession, Directive 74/561/EEC must be amended in accordance with the guidelines laid  down in Annex II to the Act, with a view to ensuring that in Spain and Portugal the existing rights  of transport operators already engaged in their occupation in those countries are safeguarded under  conditions comparable to those which have been enjoyed by operators in the present Member States;  Whereas, by virtue of Article 2 (3) of the Treaty of Accession, the institutions of the Communities  may adopt, before accession, the measures referred to in Article 396 of the Act, such measures  entering into force subject to, and on the date of, the entry into force of the said Treaty, HAS  ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:Article 1The following paragraph is hereby added to  Article 5 of Directive 74/561/EEC:     '4.    With regard to Spain and Portugal, the dates in  paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be replaced as follows:-  in paragraph 1, ''1 January 1978'' shall be  replaced by ''1 January 1986'';-in paragraph 2, ''31 December 1974'', ''1 January 1978'' and ''1  January 1980'' shall be replaced by ''31 December 1982'', ''1 January 1986'' and ''1 January 1988''  respectively.' Article 2This Directive shall apply from 1 January 1986, subject to the entry into  force of the Treaty of Accession of Spain and Portugal. Article 3This Directive is addressed to  the Member States. Done at Brussels, 20 December 1985. For the Council The  President R. KRIEPS                                                 (1)  OJ No  L 308, 19. 11. 1974, p. 18. (2)  OJ No L 350, 23. 12. 1980, p. 41.