2005/849/EC: Commission Decision of  29 November 2005  on the application of Council Directive 72/166/EEC with regard to checks on insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles  (notified under document number C(2005) 4580)   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2005-11-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Andorra, European Economic Area, insurance company, inter-company agreement, motor vehicle insurance, third-party insurance

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 29 November 2005

on the application of Council Directive 72/166/EEC with regard to checks on insurance against civil
liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles

(notified under document number C(2005) 4580)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2005/849/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Directive 72/166/EEC of 24 April
the laws of Member States
1972 on the approximation of
relating to insurance against civil liability in respect of the use
of motor vehicles, and to the enforcement of the obligation to
insure against such liability (1), and in particular Article 7(3)
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

is

associate

and
attached

On 30 May 2002 a multilateral agreement, hereinafter
‘the Agreement’, was concluded between the national
insurers’ bureaux of the Member States of the European
Economic Area
States. The
other
Agreement
to Commission Decision
2003/564/EC of 28 July 2003 on the application of
Council Directive 72/166/EEC relating to checks on
insurance against civil
liability in respect of the use of
motor vehicles (2) by which the Commission fixed the
date from which Member States would refrain from
making checks on insurance against civil
liability in
respect of vehicles which are normally based in the

(1) OJ L 103, 2.5.1972, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive
the Council

the European Parliament and of

2005/14/EC of
(OJ L 149, 11.6.2005, p. 14).

(2) OJ L 192, 31.7.2003, p. 23.

the States having signed the
territory of one of
to the Agreement.
Agreement and which are subject
The Agreement has
subsequently been extended to
further countries by the adoption of Addendum No 1.

(2)

On 26 May 2005 the national insurers’ bureaux of the
Member States and those of Andorra, Croatia, Iceland,
Norway and Switzerland, signed Addendum No 2 to
the Agreement by which the Agreement was extended
to include the national insurers’ bureau of Andorra. The
Addendum provides for the practical arrangements to
abolish insurance checks in respect of vehicles normally
based in the territory of Andorra and which are subject
to the Addendum.

(3)

Therefore all the conditions for the removal of checks on
motor insurance against civil liability in accordance with
Directive 72/166/EEC between the Member States and
Andorra are fulfilled,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

As from 1 January 2006, Member States shall refrain from
making checks on insurance against civil liability in respect of
vehicles which are normally based in the territory of Andorra
and which are subject to Addendum No 2 of 26 May 2005 to
insurers’
the Multilateral Agreement between the national
bureaux of
the European Economic
Area and other associate States.

the Member States of

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Member States shall forthwith inform the Commission of measures taken to apply this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 29 November 2005.

For the Commission

Charlie McCREEVY
Member of the Commission