ON THE OTHER HAND IT IS ONLY BY VIRTUE OF AN OPTIONAL CLAUSE ( OPTIONAL CLAUSE 4 ( B ) OF THE UNIFORM AGREEMENT BETWEEN BUREAUX ) THAT THE PAYING BUREAU MAY REQUEST THE HANDLING BUREAU TO LEAVE THE HANDLING AND SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS TO A NOMINATED CORRESPONDENT , WHO , IN THE TERMS OF THAT CLAUSE , MAY BE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING :
( I ) A MEMBER OF THE HANDLING BUREAU ;
( II ) AN ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED IN THE COUNTRY OF THE HANDLING BUREAU FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRANSACTING INSURANCE , WHETHER MOTOR INSURANCE OR SOME OTHER CLASS OF INSURANCE ;
( III ) AN ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED IN THE COUNTRY OF THE HANDLING BUREAU AND SPECIALIZING IN THE HANDLING OF CLAIMS ON BEHALF OF INSURERS .
EVEN WHEN THE HANDLING BUREAU HAS ACCEPTED THE OPTIONAL CLAUSE THE NOMINATED CORRESPONDENT REMAINS RESPONSIBLE TO THE HANDLING BUREAU FOR THE HANDLING OF CLAIMS AS THE DULY APPOINTED AGENT OF THE SAID BUREAU AND MUST COMPLY WITH BOTH THE GENERAL AND PARTICULAR INSTRUCTIONS RECEIVED FROM THE HANDLING BUREAU .
10 ON THE COMMUNITY PLANE COUNCIL DIRECTIVE NO 72/166/EEC OF 24 APRIL 1972 CONCERNS THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO INSURANCE AGAINST CIVIL LIABILITY IN RESPECT OF THE USE OF MOTOR VEHICLES , AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE OBLIGATION TO INSURE AGAINST SUCH LIABILITY AND HAS THE OBJECT OF FACILITATING THE FREE MOVEMENT OF GOODS AND OF PERSONS BY ABOLISHING CHECKS AT THE FRONTIER ON GREEN CARDS FOR VEHICLES NORMALLY BASED IN A MEMBER STATE ENTERING THE TERRITORY OF ANOTHER MEMBER STATE .
IN THE TERMS OF THE SEVENTH RECITAL IN THE PREAMBLE TO THAT DIRECTIVE THAT OBJECTIVE CAN BE EFFECTED BY MEANS OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SIX NATIONAL INSURERS ' BUREAUX , WHEREBY EACH NATIONAL BUREAU WOULD GUARANTEE COMPENSATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF NATIONAL LAW IN RESPECT OF ANY LOSS OR INJURY GIVING ENTITLEMENT TO COMPENSATION CAUSED IN ITS TERRITORY BY ONE OF THOSE VEHICLES , WHETHER OR NOT INSURED .
11 BY RECOMMENDATION NO 73/185/EEC OF 15 MAY 1973 THE COMMISSION , RECITING THAT THE ORIGINAL MEMBER STATES HAD TAKEN OR WERE ABOUT TO TAKE THE MEASURES NECESSARY TO COMPLY WITH THE DIRECTIVE OF 24 APRIL 1972 PROVIDED IN ARTICLE 1 THAT :
' FROM 1 JULY 1973 EACH ORIGINAL MEMBER STATE SHALL REFRAIN FROM MAKING CHECKS ON INSURANCE AGAINST CIVIL LIABILITY IN RESPECT OF THE USE OF VEHICLES WHICH ARE NORMALLY BASED IN THE EUROPEAN TERRITORY OF ANOTHER ORIGINAL MEMBER STATE AND HAVE NOT BEEN THE SUBJECT OF NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 4 ( B ) OF THE COUNCIL DIRECTIVE OF 24 APRIL 1972 . '
12 BY DECISION NO 74/166/EEC OF 6 FEBRUARY 1974 THE COMMISSION , RECITING THAT ON 12 DECEMBER 1973 THE NATIONAL INSURERS ' BUREAUX OF THE MEMBER STATES HAD CONCLUDED AN AGREEMENT IN CONFORMITY WITH THE SAID DIRECTIVE PROVIDED THAT :
' FROM 15 MAY 1974 EACH MEMBER STATE SHALL REFRAIN FROM MAKING CHECKS ON INSURANCE