Commission Regulation (EC) No 2121/98 of 2 October 1998 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulations (EEC) No 684/92 and (EC) No 12/98 as regards documents for the carriage of passengers by coach and bus (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1998-10-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: bus, carriage of passengers, international road transport, transport licence, vehicle documents

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2121/98

of 2 October 1998

laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulations (EEC) No
684/92 and (EC) No 12/98 as regards documents for the carriage of passengers by
coach and bus

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 684/92 of
16 March 1992 on common rules for the international
carriage of passengers by coach and bus (1), as amended by
Regulation (EC) No 11/98 (2), and in particular point 3.4
of Article 2 and Articles 5(4), 6(2), 11(5) and 13(3) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 12/98 of 11
December 1997 laying down the conditions under which
non-resident carriers may operate national road passenger
transport services within a Member State (3), and in partic-
ular Articles 6(2) and (3) and 7(1) thereof,

After consulting the committee established by Article 10
of Regulation (EC) No 12/98,

the international carriage of passengers (4), as last
amended by the Act of Accession of Austria,
Finland and Sweden; whereas that Regulation has
been amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2944/93 (5)
in order to standardise, for reasons of simplicity,
the control documents for shuttle services with
accommodation and for occasional services;

6. Whereas Regulation (EC) No 11/98 abolished the
concept of shuttle services and simplified the defi-
nition of occasional services by abolishing the
concept of residual occasional services;

7. Whereas it is necessary to standardise, for reasons
of simplicity, the journey form for international
occasional services and for occasional services in
the form of cabotage provided for in Regulation
(EC) No 12/98;

1. Whereas Article 4(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 684/
92 provides that regular services and certain special
regular services are to be subject to authorisation;

8. Whereas the journey form used as a control docu-
ment in the framework of special regular services
in the form of cabotage must be completed in the
form of a monthly statement;

2. Whereas Article 11(1) of that Regulation states that
occasional services are to be carried out under cover
of a journey form;

3. Whereas Article 13(1) of that Regulation provides
that own-account transport operations are to be
subject to a system of certificates;

4. Whereas rules should also be laid down governing
the use of the journey form referred to in Article 11
of that Regulation and the means of commun-
icating to the Member States concerned the names
of the carriers carrying out those services and of the
connection points en route;

5. Whereas

the Commission adopted Regulation
(EEC) No 1839/92 of l July 1992 laying down
detailed rules for the application of Council Regu-
lation (EEC) No 684/92 as regards documents for

9. Whereas,

of

for

reasons

transparency

and
simplicity, all the model documents laid down by
Regulation (EEC) No 1839/92 should be adapted to
the new regulatory framework applicable to inter-
national coach and bus services and that Regulation
should be replaced by the present Regulation;

10. Whereas Member States need time to have the new

documents printed and distributed;

11. Whereas carriers should in the meantime be able to
continue to use the documents provided for in
Regulation (EEC) No 1839/92 and Council Regula-
tion (EEC) No 2454/92 (6), suitably amended where
necessary to take account of Regulations (EEC) No
684/92 and (EC) No 12/98,

(1) OJ L 74, 20. 3. 1992, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 4, 8. 1. 1998, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 4, 8. 1. 1998, p. 10.

(4) OJ L 187, 7. 7. 1992, p. 5.
(5) OJ L 266, 27. 10. 1993, p. 2.
(6) OJ L 251, 29. 8. 1992, p. 1.

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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

CHAPTER I

CONTROL DOCUMENT (cid:190) JOURNEY FORM

Article 1

The control document (cid:190) journey form for the occa-
1.
sional services referred to in point 3.1 of Article 2 of
Regulation (EEC) No 684/92 shall conform to the model
in Annex I to this Regulation.

The control document (cid:190) journey form for the occa-
2.
sional services referred to in point 3 of Article 2 of
Regulation (EC) No 12/98 shall conform to the model in
Annex I to this Regulation.

3.
The journey forms shall be in books of 25 forms, in
duplicate, and detachable. Each book shall bear a number.
The forms shall also be numbered from l to 25. The cover
of the book shall conform to the model in Annex II to
this Regulation. Member States shall take all necessary
measures to adapt these requirements to computerised
processing of journey forms.

Article 2

1.
The book provided for in Article 1(3) shall be made
out in the name of the carrier; it may not be transferred.

2.
The journey form shall be filled in legibly in indel-
ible letters, in duplicate, either by the carrier or by the
driver for each journey prior to departure. It shall be valid
for the entire journey.

2.
In the case of special regular services in the form of
cabotage pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No
12/98, the journey form as set out in Annex I to this
Regulation shall be completed in the form of a monthly
statement and returned by the carrier to the competent
authority or agency in the Member State of establishment
in accordance with procedures to be laid down by that
authority or agency.

Article 5

to carry out

The journey form shall enable the holder, in the course of
an international occasional service,
local
excursions in a Member State other than that in which
the carrier is established, in accordance with the condi-
tions laid down in the second paragraph of Article 12 of
Regulation (EEC) No 684/92. The local excursions shall
be entered on the journey forms before the departure of
the vehicle on the excursion concerned. The original of
the journey form shall be kept on board the vehicle for
the duration of the local excursion.

Article 6

The control document shall be presented to any enforce-
ment official on request.

CHAPTER II

AUTHORISATIONS

Article 7

3.
The top copy of the journey form shall be kept on
the vehicle during the whole of the journey to which it
refers. A copy shall be kept at the company’s base.

1. Applications for authorisation of regular services and
special
to authorisation shall
conform to the model in Annex III.

regular services subject

The carrier shall be responsible for keeping the

4.
journey forms.

2. Applications
following information:

for authorisation shall contain the

Article 3

In the case of an international occasional service provided
by a group of carriers acting on behalf of
the same
contractor, and which may include the travellers catching
a connection en route with a different carrier of the same
group, the original of the journey form shall be kept on
the vehicle carrying out the service. A copy of the journey
form shall be kept at the base of each carrier.

Article 4

1. Copies of the journey forms used as control docu-
ments for occasional services in the form of cabotage
pursuant to Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 12/98 shall
be returned by the carrier to the competent authority or
agency in the Member State of establishment in accord-
ance with procedures to be laid down by that authority or
agency.

(a)

the timetable;

(b) fare scales;

(c) a certified true copy of the Community licence for the
international carriage of passengers by coach and bus
for hire or reward provided for in Article 3a of Regula-
tion (EEC) No 684/92;

(d) information concerning the type and volume of the
service which the applicant plans to provide, in the
case of an application to create a service, or which has
in the case of an application for
been provided,
renewal of an authorisation;

(e) a map on an appropriate scale, on which are marked
the route and stopping points where passengers are to
be taken up or set down;

(f) a driving schedule to permit verification of compli-
ance with the Community legislation on driving and
rest periods.

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3. Applicants shall provide any further information
which they consider relevant or which is requested by the
issuing authority in support of the application.

cated in tabular form in accordance with the model in
Annex VI to this Regulation.

Article 8

CHAPTER V

1. Authorisations shall conform to the model in Annex
IV.

Each vehicle carrying out a service subject to author-
2.
isation shall have on board an authorisation or a copy
certified by the issuing authority.

CHAPTER III

CERTIFICATES

Article 9

1. Certificates for the own-account transport operations
defined in point 4 of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No
684/92 shall conform to the model in Annex V to this
Regulation.

2. Undertakings requesting a certificate shall provide
the issuing authority with evidence or an assurance that
the conditions laid down in point 4 of Article 2 of Regu-
lation (EEC) No 684/92 have been met.

to a
Each vehicle carrying out a service subject
3.
system of certificates shall carry on board for the duration
of the journey a certificate or a certified true copy, which
shall be presented to enforcement officials on request.

4. Certificates shall be valid for a maximum of five
years.

TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 11

Regulation (EEC) No 1839/92 shall be repealed with
effect from 31 December 1999.

Article 12

Member States may authorise the use of
the journey
forms, applications for authorisation, authorisations and
certificates drawn up in conformity with Regulation (EEC)
No 1839/92 and with Regulation (EEC) No 2454/92 until
31 December 1999 at the latest, provided that they are
amended, legibly, indelibly and appropriately in so far as
is necessary, in order to conform to Regulations (EEC) No
684/92,

(EC) No 12/98 and this Regulation.

The other Member States shall accept those documents
on their territory until 3l December 1999.

Article 13

Member States shall
implement
Commission thereof.

take the necessary measures to
this Regulation and forthwith inform the

CHAPTER IV

Article 14

COMMUNICATION OF STATISTICAL DATA

Article 10

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
following its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Communities.

The data on cabotage transport operations referred to in
Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 12/98 shall be communi-

It shall apply from 11 December 1998, except for Articles
1(2), 4 and 10, which shall apply from 11 June 1999.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.

Done at Brussels, 2 October 1998.

For the Commission
Neil KINNOCK

Member of the Commission

ANNEX I

JOURNEY FORM (cid:190) MODEL

No . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(Light green paper (cid:190) A4)

INTERNATIONAL OCCASIONAL SERVICES and OCCASIONAL SERVICES IN THE FORM OF CABOTAGE

(Each item,

if necessary, can be supplemented on a separate sheet)

Registration number of the coach

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Place, date and signature of the carrier

Carrier and, where appropriate, subcontractor or group of
carriers

1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Name of driver(s)

3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Organisation or person responsible
for the occasional service

1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

EN

1

2

3

4

5

Type of service

International occasional service

Occasional service in the form of cabotage

Special regular services in the form of cabotage (cid:190) monthly statement

Month . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Year

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Place of departure of service: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Country: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Place of destination of service: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Country: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Journey

Dates

Route / Daily stages and/or
passenger pick-up or set-down points

Planned km

from

to
q

number of
passengers

empty
(mark with an X)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Connection points, if any,
with another carrier
in the same group

Number of
passengers set down

Final destination of the
passengers set down

Carrier picking up
the passengers

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Local excursions

Date

Planned km

Place of departure

Place of excursion

No of passengers

6

7

8

9

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Unforeseen changes

10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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ANNEX II

Cover page

(Paper — A4)

To be worded in the official language(s) or one of the official languages of the carrier’s Member State of
establishment

ISSUING STATE
(cid:190) International distinguishing sign (cid:190) (1)

Competent authority

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

BOOK No . . . . . .

of journey forms:

(a) for international occasional services by coach and bus between Member States, issued on the

basis of Regulation (EEC) No 684/92

(b) for occasional services by coach and bus in the form of cabotage carried out in a Member State
other than that in which the carrier is established, issued on the basis of Regulation (EC) No
12/98

to:

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(Surname and first name or trade name of carrier)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(Full address, telephone and fax number)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(Place and date of issue)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(Signature and stamp of issuing authority or
agency)

(1) Austria (A), Belgium (B), Denmark (DK), Finland (FIN), France (F), Germany (D), Greece (GR), Ireland (IRL), Italy (I),

Luxembourg (L), Netherlands (NL), Portugal (P), Spain (E), Sweden (S), United Kingdom (UK).

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To be worded in the official language(s) or one of the official languages of the carrier’s Member State of
establishment

Important notice

A. GENERAL PROVISIONS COMMON TO INTERNATIONAL OCCASIONAL SERVICES AND OCCA-

SIONAL SERVICES IN THE FORM OF CABOTAGE

1. Articles 11(1) and 4(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 684/92 and Article 6(1), (2) and (3) of Regulation (EC)
No 12/98 state that occasional services shall be carried out under cover of a control document (cid:190)
journey form.

2. The provisions referred to in the previous paragraph define occasional services as services ‘which do not
including special regular services, and whose main
fall within the definiton of regular services,
characteristic is that they carry groups constituted on the initiative of a customer or of the carrier
himself'.

Regular services are ‘services which provide for the carriage of passengers at specified intervals along
specified routes, passengers being taken up and set down at predetermined stopping points. Regular
services shall be open to all, subject, where appropriate, to compulsory reservation.

The regular nature of the service shall not be affected by any adjustment to the service operating
conditions.

Services, by whomsoever organized, which provide for the carriage of specified categories of passengers
to the exclusion of other passengers, in so far as such services are operated under the conditions
specified in 1.1, shall be deemed to be regular services. Such services are called ‘special regular services'.

Special regular services shall include:

(a) the carriage of workers between home and work;

(b) carriage to and from the educational institution for school pupils and students;

(c) the carriage of soldiers and their families between their state of origin and the area of their barracks.

The fact that a special service may be varied according to the needs of users shall not affect its
classification as a regular service.'

3. The journey form shall be valid for the entire journey.

4. The Community licence and the journey form entitle the holder to carry out:

(a)

international occasional services by coach and bus between two or more Member States;

(b) occasional services in the form of cabotage in a Member State other than that in which the carrier is

established.

5. The journey form shall be completed in duplicate, either by the carrier or by the driver before the
beginning of each service. The copy of the journey form shall remain in the undertaking. The driver
shall keep the original on board the vehicle throughout the journey and present it on request to
enforcement officials.

6. The driver shall return the journey form to the undertaking which delivered it at the end of the journey
in question. The carrier shall be responsible for keeping the documents. They shall be filled in legibly
and indelibly.

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B. PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO INTERNATIONAL OCCASIONAL SERVICES

1. The second subparagraph of Article 2(3.1) of Regulation (EEC) No 684/92 states that the organisation of
parallel or temporary services comparable to existing regular service and serving the same clientele as
the latter shall be subject to authorisation.

2. Carriers may carry out local excursions in a Member State other than that in which they are established
in the case of international occasional services. Such local excursions shall be intended exclusively for
non-resident passengers previously transported by the same carrier in the framework of an international
occasional service. They shall be transported in the same vehicle or a vehicle belonging to the same
carrier or group of carriers.

3. In the case of local excursions, the journey form must be completed before the departure of the vehicle

on the excursion in question.

4. In the case of an international occasional service operated by a group of carriers acting on behalf of the
same customer and possibly involving the passengers catching a conneciton en route with a different
carrier of the same group, the original of the journey form shall be kept on the vehicle carrying out the
service. A copy of the journey form shall be kept at the base of each carrier involved.

C. PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO OCCASIONAL SERVICES IN THE FORM OF CABOTAGE

1. Occasional services in the form of cabotage shall be subject, save as otherwise provided in Community
legislation, to the laws, regulations and administrative measures in force in the host Member State in the
following areas:

(a) rates and conditions governing the transport contract;

(b) weights and dimensions of the road vehicles. Such weights and dimensions may, where appropriate,
exceed those applicable in the carrier’s Member State of establishment, but in no circumstances may
they exceed the weights and dimensions set out in the certificate of conformity;

(c) requirements relating to the carriage of certain categories of passenger, viz. schoolchildren, children

and persons with reduced mobility;

(d) driving and rest periods;

(e) value added tax (VAT) on the transport services. In this area, Article 21(1)(a) of Council Directive
77/388/EEC of 17 May 1977 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to
turnover taxes (cid:190) common system of value added tax: uniform basis or assessment (1), as last
amended by Directive 96/95/EC (2), shall apply to the services referred to in Article 1 of this
Regulation.

2. The technical standards for construction and equipment which the vehicles used to carry out the
cabotage transport operations must meet shall be those laid down for vehicles put into circulation in
international transport.

3. Member States shall apply the national provisions referred to in pargraphs 1 and 2 above to non-res-
ident carriers on the same conditions as those applied to their own citizens, in order effectively to
prevent any open or hidden discrimination on grounds of nationality or place of establishment.

4. In the case of an occasional service in the form of cabotage, the journey forms shall be returned by the
carrier to the competent authority or agency of the Member State of establishment in accordance with
procedures to be laid down by that authority or agency (3).

5. In the case of special regular services in the form of cabotage, the journey forms shall be completed in
the form of a monthly statement and returned by the carrier to the competent authority or agency of
the Member State of establishment in accordance with procedures to be laid down by that authority or
agency.

(1) OJ L 145, 13. 6. 1977, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 338, 28. 12. 1996, p. 89.
(3) Member States’ competent authorities may supplement point 4 with particulars of the agency responsible for collecting the

journey forms and the procedure for forwarding the information.

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ANNEX III

Cover page

(White paper — A4)

To be worded in the official language(s) or one of the official languages of the carrier’s Member State of
establishment

APPLICATION (1):

TO START A REGULAR SERVICE (cid:30)
TO START A SPECIAL REGULAR SERVICE (2) (cid:30)
TO RENEW AUTHORISATION FOR A SERVICE (cid:30)

carried out by coach and bus between Member States in accordance with Regulation (EEC)
No 684/92

to: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(Competent authority)

1. Name and first name or trade of the applicant and, where appropriate, of the managing carrier in the case

of an association (pool):

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2. Service(s) carried out (1)
by an undertaking (cid:30)

as a member of an association (pool) (cid:30)

as a subcontractor (cid:30)

3. Names and addresses of the

carrier, associated carrier(s) or subcontractor(s) (3) (4)

3.1.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.2.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.3.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.4.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(1) Tick or complete as appropriate.
(2) Special regular services not covered by a contract between the organiser and the carrier.
(3) Indicate in each case whether a member of an association or a subcontractor is concerned.
(4) Attach list if applicable.

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4. In the case of a special regular service:

4.1. Category of passengers:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5. Duration of authorisation requested or date on which the service ends:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6. Principal route of service (underline passenger pick-up points):

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7. Period of operation:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8. Frequency (daily, weekly, etc.):

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9. Fares:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Annex attached

10. Enclose a driving schedule to permit verification of compliance with the Community legislation on

driving and rest periods

11. Number of authorisations or of copies of authorisations requested (1):

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12. Any additional information:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

13.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(Place and date)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(Signature of applicant)

(1) The attention of the applicant is drawn to the fact that, since the authorisation has to be kept on board the vehicle, the
number of authorisations which the applicant must have should correspond to the number of vehicles needed for carrying
out the service requested at the same time.

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Important notice

1. The following must be attached to the application, as appropriate:

the timetable;

(a)
(b) fare scales;
(c) a certified true copy of the Community licence for the international carriage of passengers by road for

hire or reward provided for in Article 3(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 684/92;

(d) information concerning the type and volume of the service that the applicant plans to provide in the
case of a new service, or that has been provided in the case of renewal of an authorisation;
(e) a map on an appropriate scale on which are marked the route and the stopping points at which

passengers are to be taken up or set down;

(f) a driving schedule to permit verification of compliance with the Community legislation on driving and

rest periods.

2. Applicants shall provide any additional information in support of their application which they consider

relevant or which is requested by the issuing authority.

3. Article 4(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 684/92 states that the following services are subject to authorisation:

(a) regular services, services which provide for the carriage of passengers at specified intervals along
specified routes, passengers being taken up and set down at predetermined stopping points. Regular
services shall be open to all, subject, where appropriate, to compulsory reservation. The regular nature of
the service shall not be affected by any adjustment to the service operating conditions;

(b) special regular services not covered by a contract between the organiser and the carrier. Services, by
whomsoever organised, which provide for the carriage of specified categories of passengers to the
exclusion of other passengers, in so far as such services are operated under the conditions specified in
1.1, shall be deemed to be regular services. Such services are hereinafter called ‘special regular services'.
Special regular services shall include:

(i) the carriage of workers between home and work;
(ii) carriage to and from the educational institution for school pupils and students;
(iii) the carriage of soldiers and their families between their State of origin and the area of their

barracks.

The fact that a special service may be varied according to the needs of users shall not affect its classification
as a special regular service.

4. The application shall be made to the competent authority of the Member State from which the service

departs, namely one of the service termini.

5. The maximum period of validity of the authorisation is five years.

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ANNEX IV

(First page of the authorisation)

(Pink paper — A4)

To be worded in the official language(s) or one of the official languages of the carrier’s Member State of
establishment

ISSUING STATE
(cid:190) International distinguishing sign (cid:190) (1)

Competent authority

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

AUTHORISATION No . . . .

for a regular service (2)
for a non-liberalised special regular service

by coach and bus between Member States in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 684/92

to:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(Surname, first name or trade name of carrier or of managing carrier in the case of an association of undertakings (pool))

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Address:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel. and fax:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Name, address, telephone and fax numbers of associates or members of the association of undertakings (pool)
and subcontractors:

(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

List attached, if appropriate

Expiry date of authorisation:

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(Place and date of issue)

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(Signature and stamp of the issuing authority or
agency)

(1) Austria (A), Belgium (B), Denmark (DK), Germany (D), Greece (GR), Finland (FIN), France (F), Ireland (IRL), Italy (I),

Luxembourg (L), Netherlands (NL), Portugal (P), Spain (E), Sweden (S), United Kingdom (UK).

(2) Delete as appropriate.

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(Second page of authorisation No . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .)

1. Route:

(a) Place of departure of service:

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(b) Place of destination of service:

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(c) Principal itinerary, with passenger pick-up and set-down points underlined:

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2. Periods of operation:

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3. Frequency:

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4. Timetable:

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5. Special regular service:

— Category of passengers:

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6. Other conditions or special points:

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(Stamp of authority issuing the authorisation)

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(Third page of the authorisation)

To be worded in the official language(s) or one of the official languages of the carrier’s Member State of
establishment

Important notice

1. This authorisation is valid for the entire journey. It may not be used except by a party whose name is

indicated thereon.

2. The authorisation or a true copy certified by the issuing authority shall be kept on the vehicle for the

duration of the journey and shall be presented to enforcement officials on request.

3. A true certified copy of the Community licence shall be kept on board the vehicle.

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ANNEX V

(First page of the certificate)

(Yellow paper — A4)

To be worded in the official language(s) or one of the official languages of the carrier’s Member State of
establishment

ISSUING STATE
(cid:190) International distinguishing sign (cid:190) (1)

Competent authority

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issued for own-account transport operations by coach and bus between Member States on the basis
of Regulation (EEC) No 684/92

CERTIFICATE

(Part for the person or entity carrying out the own-account transport operations)

The undersigned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

responsible for the undertaking, non-profit-making body or other (describe)

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(Surname and first name or official name, full address)

certifies that:

(cid:190) the transport service provided is non-profit-making and non-commercial,

(cid:190) transport is only an ancillary activity for the person or entity,

(cid:190) the coach or bus registration No . . . . . . . . . . is the property of the person or entity or has been obtained by

them on deferred terms or has been the subject of a long-term leasing contract,

(cid:190) the coach or bus will be driven by a member of staff of the undersigned person or entity or by the

undersigned in person.

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(Signature of the person or representative of the entity)

(Part for the competent authority)

This constitutes a certificate within the meaning of Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 684/92.

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(Period of validity)

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(Place and date of issue)

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(Signature and stamp of the competent authority)

(1) Austria (A), Belgium (B), Denmark (DK), Finland (FIN), France (F), Germany (D), Greece (EL), Ireland (IRL), Italy (I),

Luxembourg (L), Netherlands (NL), Portugal (P), Spain (E), Sweden (S), United Kingdom (UK).

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(Second page of the certificate)

To be worded in the official language(s) or one of the official languages of the carrier’s Member State of
establishment

General provisions

1. Article 2(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 684/92 states that ‘own-account transport operations are transport
operations carried out for non-commercial and non-profit-making purposes by a natural or legal person,
provided that:
(cid:190) the transport activity is only an ancillary activity for that natural or legal person;
(cid:190) the vehicles used are the property of that natural or legal person or have been obtained on deferred
terms by them or have been the subject of a long-term leasing contract and are driven by a member of
the staff of the natural or legal person or by the natural person himself'.

2. Own-account carriers are licensed to carry out this type of transport operation without discrimination on

grounds of nationality or place of establishment provided that they:
(cid:190) are authorised in the State of establishment to undertake transport by coach and bus on the conditions

of access to the market laid down in national legislation;

(cid:190) meet the requirements on road safety as far as the standards for drivers and vehicles are concerned.

3. The own-account transport operations referred to in point 1 are exempt from authorisation but subject to a

system of certificates.

4. The certificate entitles the holder to carry out international transport operations by coach and bus for
own-account. It is issued by the competent authority of the Member State where the vehicle is registered
and is valid for the entire journey, including any transit journeys.

5. The relevant parts of this certificate must be completed in indelible letters in triplicate by the person or the
representative of the entity carrying out the operation and by the competent authority. One copy must be
kept by the administration and one by the person or entity. The driver must keep the original or a certified
true copy on board the vehicle for the entire duration of any international journeys. It must be presented to
the enforcement authorities on request. The person or entity, as appropriate, is responsible for keeping the
certificates.

6. The certificate is valid for a maximum of five years.

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ANNEX VI

MODEL COMMUNICATION

Referred to in Article 7(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 12/98 of 11 December 1997 laying down
the conditions under which non-resident carriers may operate national road passenger transport
services within a Member State

Cabotage transport operations carried out in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(quarter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(year)

by carriers established in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (name of the Member State)

Number of passengers

Number of passenger — km

Host Member
State

Type of services

Type of services

Special regular

Occasional

Special regular

Occasional

A

B

D

DK

E

GR

FIN

F

I

IRL

L

NL

P

S

UK

Total
cabotage