WRITTEN QUESTION No. 688/98 by Amedeo AMADEO , Salvatore TATARELLA to the Commission. International carriage of passengers - Council Regulation (EEC) No 684/92 of 16 March 1992
Date: 1998-03-10
Institutions: AMADEO, European Parliament, TATARELLA
Subjects: carriage of passengers, common transport policy, fraud, free competition, freedom to provide services, international transport, liberalisation of the market, protective clause, transport authorisation

22.12.98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 402/17

(98/C 402/019)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0687/98

by Amedeo Amadeo (NI) and Salvatore Tatarella (NI) to the Commission

(10 March 1998)

Subject: International carriage of passengers › Council Regulation (EEC) 684/92 of 16 March 1992

Article 4(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) 684/92 (1) states that (cid:145)special regular services referred to in Article 2
(1.2), second subparagraph, (a), (b), (c) and (d), shall not require authorization if they are covered by a contract
concluded between the organizer and the carrier.(cid:146)

Could the Commision state whether it is correct that special regular services which fall within the definition of a
regular service contained in Article 2 (1.2), second subparagraph, (a), (b), (c) and (d), and do not require
authorization ((cid:145)if they are covered by a contract concluded between the organizer and the carrier(cid:146)) can
systematically ply routes alongside existing regular services that do require authorization, thus taking away
custom from the latter?

(1) OJ L 74, 20.3.1992, p. 1.

(98/C 402/020)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0688/98

by Amedeo Amadeo (NI) and Salvatore Tatarella (NI) to the Commission

(10 March 1998)

Subject: International carriage of passengers › Council Regulation (EEC) 684/92 of 16 March 1992

Is the Commission aware that, due to the contradiction between Article 4(2) and Article 2(1.3) of Regulation
(EEC) 684/92 (1), special regular services have started up which are covered by a contract and are taking away
custom from existing regular services subject to authorization, thus seriously undermining the viability of the
latter?

Is the Commission prepared to put an end to these pirate services, which are tolerated by the Member States, now
that their existence has been brought to its attention?

If so, how and when?

If not, why not?

On the last point, why does the Commission not deregulate the regular services subject to authorization, thus
opening them up to competition from companies established in the Member States, since the special regular
services classified as regular services are not subject to authorization and so can damage the interests of existing
regular services and replace them by virtue of a contract?

(1) OJ L 74, 20.3.1992, p. 1.

(98/C 402/021)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0689/98

by Amedeo Amadeo (NI) and Salvatore Tatarella (NI) to the Commission

(10 March 1998)

Subject: International carriage of passengers- Council Regulation (EEC) 684/92 of 16 March 1992

Is the Commission aware that Article 2 (1.3) of Regulation (EEC) 684/92 (1), which provides for an authorization
system for all parallel (or comparable) services serving the same public as regular services, completely
contradicts Article 4 of the same regulation?

(1) OJ L 74, 20.3.1992, p. 1.