Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 169/1999 of 26 November 1999 amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 1999-11-26
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: carriage of goods, carriage of passengers, carrier, recognition of diplomas, right of establishment, road transport

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 169/1999

of 26 November 1999

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 (cid:145)the Agreement(cid:146), and in
particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Annex XIII to the Agreement was amended by Decision No 85/1999 of the EEA Joint Committee
of 25 June 1999 (1).

Council Directive 98/76/EC of 1 October 1998 amending Directive 96/26/EC on admission to the
occupation of road haulage operator and road passenger transport operator and mutual recognition
of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications intended to facilitate for these
operators
transport
to freedom of establishment
operations (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

in national and international

the right

(3)

Liechtenstein is to be granted a transitional period with regard to the provisions of Directive
98/76/EC,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following shall be added in point 19 (Council Directive 96/26/EC) in Annex XIII to the Agreement:

(cid:145), as amended by:

(cid:151) 398 L 0076: Council Directive 98/76/EC of 1 October 1998 (OJ L 277, 14.10.1998, p. 17).

The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purposes of the present Agreement, be read with the
following adaptations:

(a) Liechtenstein shall comply with the amendments made to the Directive by Council Directive

98/76/EC by 26 November 2000;

(b)

(c)

in Article 3(3)(c), regarding the EFTA States, (cid:147)those national currencies which are non-participants
in the third stage of monetary union(cid:148), shall read (cid:147)the national currencies of the EFTA States(cid:148) and
(cid:147)published in the Official Journal of the European Communities(cid:148) shall read (cid:147)published officially in each
EFTA State(cid:148);

the EFTA States shall recognise the Community certificate issued by the EC Member States in
accordance with Article 3(4)(d) of the Directive. For the purposes of such recognition,
in the
provisions of the Community certificate set out in Annex Ia to the Directive, references to (cid:147)Member
State(s)(cid:148) shall read (cid:147)EC Member State(s), Iceland, Liechtenstein and/or Norway(cid:148);

(d) the Community and the EC Member States shall recognise the certificate issued by Iceland,
Liechtenstein and Norway in accordance with the Directive as adapted in Appendix 7 to this
Annex;

(e) when issued by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, the certificate shall correspond to the model set

out in Appendix 7 to this Annex.(cid:146)

(1) OJ L 296, 23.11.2000, p. 45.
(2) OJ L 277, 14.10.1998, p. 17.

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The Appendix in the Annex to this Decision shall become Appendix 7 to Annex XIII to the Agreement.

Article 2

The texts of Directive 98/76/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages which are annexed to the
respective language versions of this Decision, are authentic.

Article 3

Article 4

This Decision shall enter into force on 27 November 1999, provided that all the notifications under
Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee.

This Decision shall be published in the EEA section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal
of the European Communities.

Article 5

Done at Brussels, 26 November 1999.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

N. v. LIECHTENSTEIN

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ANNEX

to Decision No 169/1999 of the EEA Joint Committee

(cid:145)APPENDIX 7

CERTIFICATE REFERRED TO IN ANNEX Ia OF COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 98/76/EC, AS ADAPTED FOR THE
PURPOSES OF THE EEA AGREEMENT

(see adaptation (d) in point 19 of Annex XIII to the Agreement)

ANNEX Ia

EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

(Stout fawn paper (cid:151) Format: DIN A4)

(Text in the official language(s) or one of the official languages of the EFTA State issuing the certificate)

Distinctive
concerned (1)

symbol

of

the

EFTA

State

Designation of
body (2)

the

competent

authority or

CERTIFICATE OF PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE IN NATIONAL (AND INTERNATIONAL) (3) ROAD
HAULAGE (PASSENGER TRANSPORT) (3)

No (cid:133)

We (2)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hereby certify:

(a)

that (4)

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

born in

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (5) organised for
has passed the tests of the examination (year:
the award of the certificate of professional competence in national (and international) (3) road haulage (passenger
transport) (3) in accordance with (6)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ; session:

(b)

that the person referred to in (a) is qualified to work in a professional capacity in an undertaking responsible for
road haulage (road passenger transport) (3)

(cid:151) engaging solely in national transport (3),

(cid:151) engaging in international transport (3),

(1) Distinctive symbol of the State: (IS) Iceland, (FL) Liechtenstein, (N) Norway.
(2) Authority or body designated in advance for this purpose by each EFTA State to issue this certificate.
(3) Delete as appropriate.
(4) Surname and forenames; place and date of birth.
(5) Identification of the examination.
(6) Reference to the provisions of national law adopted in this field in accordance with the abovementioned Directive.

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This certificate constitutes the sufficient proof of professional competence referred to in Article 10(1) of Council
Directive 96/26/EC of 29 April 1996 on admission to the occupation of road haulage operator and road passenger
transport operator and mutual recognition of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications
intended to facilitate for these operators the right to freedom of establishment in national and international
transport operations, as adapted for the purposes of the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Issued at

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

, on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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

(7)

(7) Signature and stamp of the competent authority or body issuing the certificate.(cid:146)