Council Regulation (EC) No 861/2004 of 29 April 2004 adapting Regulation (EC) No 685/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council, in the field of transport, by reason of the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia
Date: 2004-04-29
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EC Accession Treaty, carriage of goods, combined transport, road transport, transport regulations

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 861/2004 

of 29 April 2004 

adapting Regulation (EC) No 685/2001 of the 
European Parliament and of the Council, 
in the field of transport, by reason of the accession 
of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, 
Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 

Having regard to the Treaty concerning the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of 

Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of 

Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the 
Slovak Republic to the European Union (hereinafter referred to as the "Treaty of Accession")1, and 

in particular Article 2(3) thereof, 

Having regard to the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the 

Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the 

Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and 

the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded 
(hereinafter referred to as the "Act of Accession")2, and in particular Article 57(1) thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 

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2 

OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 17. 
OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 33. 

 
                                                 
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Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

For certain acts which remain valid beyond 1 May 2004 and require adaptation by reason of 
accession, the necessary adaptations were not provided for in the Act of Accession, or were 
provided for, but further adaptations are necessary. All these adaptations need to be adopted 
before accession in order to enter into force as from accession. 

Pursuant to Article 57(2) of the Act of Accession, such adaptations are to be adopted by the 
Council  in  all  cases  where  the  Council  adopted  the  original  act  alone  or  jointly  with  the 
European Parliament. 

Regulation  (EC)  No  685/2001  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of 
4 April 2001  concerning  the  distribution  of  authorisations  among  Member  States  received 
through the Agreements establishing certain conditions for the carriage of goods by road and 
the promotion of combined transport between the European Community and the Republic of 
Bulgaria  and  between  the  European  Community  and  the  Republic  of  Hungary1  should 
therefore be amended, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

1 

OJ L 108, 18.4.2001, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 893/2002 
(OJ L 142, 31.5.2002, p. 1). 

 
                                                 
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Regulation (EC) No 685/2001 is hereby amended as follows: 

1) 

the title shall be replaced by: 

Article 1 

"Regulation  (EC)  No  685/2001  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of 
4 April 2001 concerning the distribution of authorisations among Member States received 
through the Agreements establishing certain conditions for the carriage of goods  by road 
and  the  promotion  of  combined  transport  between  the  European  Community  and  the 
Republic of Bulgaria and between the European Community and Romania"; 

2)  Article 1 shall be replaced by the following: 

"Article 1 

This  Regulation  lays  down  the  rules  for  the  distribution  among  Member  States  of 
authorisations available to the Community under Article 6(2) of the Agreements between 
the  European  Community  and  the  Republic  of  Bulgaria  and  between  the  European 
Community and Romania establishing certain conditions for the carriage of goods by road 
and the promotion of combined transport (hereinafter referred to as "the Agreements")."; 

 
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3) 

the Annex shall be replaced by the following: 

Member State 

Belgium 
Czech Republic 
Denmark 
Germany 
Estonia 
Greece 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Italy 
Cyprus 
Latvia 
Lithuania 
Luxembourg 
Hungary 
Malta 

"Annex 

Authorisations for use in: 
Romania 
Bulgaria 
54 
53 
50 
50 
61 
60 
87 
84 
66 
63 
11 457 
10 468 
50 
50 
52 
52 
50 
50 
52 
52 
64 
63 
54 
53 
227 
211 
50 
50 
359 
324 
55 
57 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Member State 

Netherlands 
Austria 
Poland 
Portugal 
Slovenia 
Slovak Republic 
Finland 
Sweden 
United Kingdom 
Total 

Authorisations for use in: 
Romania 
Bulgaria 
104 
100 
70 
69 
296 
386 
50 
50 
87 
64 
442 
429 
52 
52 
57 
57 
54 
53 
13 000 

14 000 

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This Regulation shall enter into force subject to and on the date of entry into force of the Treaty of 

Article 2 

Accession. 

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

Done at Luxembourg, 29 April 2004.  

For the Council 
The President 

M. McDOWELL