Council Directive 85/579/EEC of 20 December 1985 amending, on account of the accession of Spain and Portugal, Directive 74/562/EEC on admission to the occupation of road passenger transport operator in national and international transport operations
Date: 1985-12-20
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: access to a profession, carriage of passengers, carrier, international transport, national transport, road transport













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31985L0579

Council Directive 85/579/EEC of 20 December 1985 amending, on account of the accession of Spain and Portugal, Directive 74/562/EEC on admission to the occupation of road passenger transport operator in national and international transport operations  


Official Journal L 372 , 31/12/1985 P. 0035 - 0035 Finnish special edition: Chapter 7 Volume 3 P. 0136  Spanish special edition: Chapter 07 Volume 4 P. 0043  Swedish special edition: Chapter 7 Volume 3 P. 0136  Portuguese special edition Chapter 07 Volume 4 P. 0043  





COUNCIL DIRECTIVE  of 20 December 1985 amending, on account of the accession of Spain and Portugal, Directive  74/562/EEC on admission to the occupation of road passenger transport operator in national and  international transport operations (85/579/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 74/562/EEC (1), as amended by  Directive 80/1179/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 74/562/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 4 of Council Directive 74/562/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. 23. (2)  OJ No L 350, 23. 12. 1980, p. 42.