Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 60/95 of 18 July 1995 amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 1995-07-18
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, agreement (EU), road cabotage, transport document, transport licence, transport regulations








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3.10.1996   


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Official Journal of the European Communities


L 251/30





DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
No 60/95
of 18 July 1995
amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement
THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,
Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as adjusted by the Protocol adjusting the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as the Agreement, and in particular Article 98 thereof,
Whereas Annex XIII to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 20/94 of 28 October 1994 (1);
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3315/94 of 22 December 1994 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3118/93 laying down the conditions under which non-resident carriers may operate national road haulage services within a Member State (2), is to be incorporated into the Agreement,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The following shall be added in point 26c (Council Regulation (EEC) No 3118/93) of Annex XIII to the Agreement before the adaptation:
‘, as amended by:






—



394 R 3315: Council Regulation (EC) No 3315/94 of 22 December 1994 (OJ No L 350, 31. 12. 1994, p. 9)’.




Article 2
In point 26c (Council Regulation (EEC) No 3118/93), adaptations (a) to (j) shall be replaced by the following:






‘(a)


This Regulation shall not apply in 1995 and 1996 to undertakings established in Austria, nor shall it apply in connection with carriage of goods within Austrian territory.










(b)


The following shall be added to Article 2:
“The annual cabotage quota for Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway shall consist of 560 authorizations each valid for two months; it shall be increased annually by 30 % starting on 1 January 1996.
This quota shall be allocated among Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway as follows:









 


1995


1996


1997


1 January 1998 to 30 June 1998




Iceland


13


17


23


15




Liechtenstein


33


43


57


37




Norway


514


669


870


567




The quota for Liechtenstein for 1995 shall be eight twelfths of the total annual quota for 1995 reflecting the number of calendar months remaining in 1995 after the entry into force of the EEA Agreement for Liechtenstein on 1 May 1995.
The Community shall obtain 521 supplementary cabotage authorizations, each valid for two months; this number of authorizations shall be increased annually by 30 % starting on 1 January 1996.
The Community cabotage authorizations shall be allocated amongst EC Member States as follows:









 


1995


1996


1997


1 January 1998 to 30 June 1998




Belgium


40


52


69


45




Denmark


40


53


69


44




Germany


67


88


115


75




Greece


19


25


34


22




Spain


42


55


73


49




France


56


73


95


62




Ireland


18


23


29


19




Italy


55


72


94


62




Luxembourg


20


26


35


24




Netherlands


59


78


102


67




Austria


0


0


48


31




Portugal


24


31


40


26




Finland


20


26


34


23




Sweden


26


34


45


30




United Kingdom


35


46


60


40”














(c)


In Article 3 (2), “Commission” shall read “EC Commission”. Regarding Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, the EC Commission shall forward the cabotage authorizations to the EFTA Standing Committee which shall distribute them to the relevant States of establishment.










(d)


In the cases referred to in Articles 5 and 11, regarding EFTA States, “Commission” shall read “EFTA Standing Committee”.
The Summary statements referred to in Article 5 (2) shall at the same time be sent to the EEA Joint Committee which shall make a compilation of such statements and forward it to the EC and EFTA States.










(e)


The text of Article 6 (1) (e) shall be replaced by the following:
“VAT (value-added tax) or turnover tax on transport services,”.










(f)


In situations referred to in Article 7:






—


regarding the EFTA States, “Commission” shall read “EFTA Surveillance Authority” and “Council” shall read “EFTA Standing Committee”,










—


if the Commission receives a request from an EC Member State or the EFTA Surveillance Authority from Iceland, Liechtenstein or Norway to adopt safeguard measures, the EEA Joint Committee shall without delay be notified thereof and be provided with all relevant information.




At the request of a Contracting Party, consultations shall take place within the EEA Joint Committee. Such consultations may also be requested in the case of prolongation of the safeguard measures.
Once the EC Commission or the EFTA Surveillance Authority have adopted a decision, it shall immediately notify the measures taken to the EEA Joint Committee.
If any of the Contracting Parties concerned considers that the safeguard measures would create an imbalance between the rights and obligations of the Contracting Parties, Article 114 of the Agreement shall apply mutatis mutandis.










(g)


Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway shall recognize the Community documents issued by the Commission and the EC Member States in accordance with Annex I to III to the Regulation as sufficient proof to carry out national cabotage operations in Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. For the purposes of such recognition, in the provisions of the Community documents set out in Annexes I, II, III and IV to the Regulation, references to “Member State(s)” shall read “EC Member State(s), Iceland, Liechtenstein and/or Norway”.










(h)


The Community and the EC Member States shall recognize the documents issued by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway in accordance with Annexes I to III to the Regulation, as adpated in Appendix 2 to this Annex as sufficient proof to carry out national cabotage operations in an EC Member State.










(i)


When issued by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway the documents in Annexes I to IV to the Regulation shall correspond to the models set out in Appendix 2 to this Annex.’




Article 3
The Appendix attached to this Decision shall replace Appendix 2 to Annex 11 to Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 7/94 of 21 March 1994 amending Protocol 47 and certain Annexes to the EEA Agreement (3).
Article 4
The texts of Council Regulation (EC) No 3315/94 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, which are annexed to the respective language versions of this Decision, are authentic.
Article 5
This Decision shall enter into force on 1 August 1995, provided that all the notifications under Article 103 (1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee.
Article 6
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Communities.

Done at Brussels, 18 July 1995.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

E. BERG




(1)  OJ No L 325, 17. 12. 1994, p. 72.

(2)  OJ No L 350, 31. 12. 1994, p. 9.

(3)  OJ No L 160, 28. 6. 1994, p. 93.


ANNEX
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APPENDIX 2
DOCUMENTS SET OUT IN THE ANNEXES TO COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3118/93, AS ADAPTED FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE EEA AGREEMENT
(See adaptation (i) in point 26c of Annex XIII to the Agreement)
 


ANNEX I








ANNEX II








ANNEX III














ANNEX IV
TRANSPORT OPERATIONS CARRIED OUT IN ... (quarter) ... (year) UNDER COVER OF COMMUNITY, ICELANDIC, LIECHTENSTEIN AND NORWEGIAN CABOTAGE AUTHORIZATIONS ISSUED BY ... (international distinguishing sign of the country)







Country of loading and unloading


Number of




Tonnes carried


Tonnes/kilometres (in thousands)




D


 


 




F


 


 




I


 


 




NL


 


 




B


 


 




L


 


 




GB (1)



 


 




IRL


 


 




DK


 


 




GR


 


 




E


 


 




P


 


 




FIN


 


 




S


 


 




A (2)



 


 




IS


 


 




FL


 


 




N


 


 




Total cabotage


 


 




’


(1)  As from 1 January 1996: UK.

(2)  Information on Austria only to be supplied as from the first quarter of 1997.