WHEREAS OPPORTUNITIES FOR COOPERATION BETWEEN TRANSPORT UNDERTAKINGS MUST BE PROVIDED , FOR SUCH COOPERATION IS AN EFFECTIVE MEANS OF IMPROVING THE USE OF RESOURCES ;
WHEREAS ADEQUATE PROCEDURES SHOULD BE PROVIDED , ON THE ONE HAND TO ENABLE CARRIERS TO ADJUST THEIR SERVICES TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MARKET AND TO POSSIBLE VARIATIONS IN TRANSPORT NEEDS AND , ON THE OTHER , TO ENABLE THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES TO VARY THE CONDITIONS SUBJECT TO WHICH A SERVICE IS OPERATED ; WHEREAS , FURTHERMORE , IT IS NECESSARY TO ALLOW CARRIERS TO WITHDRAW SERVICES ;
WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE APPLICATION OF THE RELEVANT PROVISIONS OF THIS REGULATION , COMMON RULES SHOULD BE LAID DOWN IN RESPECT OF THE PROCEDURE FOR DRAWING UP AND ISSUING AUTHORIZATIONS ; WHEREAS FOR THIS PURPOSE A STANDARD FORM OF APPLICATION SHOULD BE PRESCRIBED ;
WHEREAS COMMUNITY PROCEDURES SHOULD BE PROVIDED FOR WHEREBY DIFFICULTIES ARISING DURING NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN MEMBER STATES MAY BE RESOLVED ; WHEREAS TO THIS END THE COMMISSION AND , WHERE NECESSARY , THE COUNCIL SHOULD BE GIVEN POWER OF DECISION IN THE MATTER ;
WHEREAS CARRIERS MUST BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE REPRESENTATIONS CONCERNING THEIR INTERESTS , BY APPROPRIATE MEANS , IN RELATION TO CERTAIN DECISIONS BY MEMBER STATES ON APPLICATIONS ;
WHEREAS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS REGULATION SOME MEANS OF CHECKING MUST BE PROVIDED ; WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO ENABLE THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES TO FOLLOW THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MARKET AND TO OBTAIN THE NECESSARY INFORMATION FOR ASSESSMENT OF APPLICATIONS IN RESPECT OF A SERVICE , A STANDARD FORM OF RETURN SHOULD BE PROVIDED FOR , BY MEANS OF WHICH CARRIERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO SUPPLY THE NECESSARY STATISTICAL DATA ;
WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO MEET THE SPECIAL NEEDS TO WHICH SERVICES OPERATING IN FRONTIER ZONES MAY BE SUBJECT , IT IS DESIRABLE THAT MEMBER STATES BE PERMITTED , IN DEROGATION FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THIS REGULATION , TO APPLY MORE FLEXIBLE RULES THAN THOSE LAID DOWN FOR OTHER SERVICES ;
WHEREAS TRANSITIONAL MEASURES MUST BE PROVIDED FOR TO COVER THE PERIOD OF VALIDITY OF AUTHORIZATIONS ISSUED BEFORE THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS REGULATION ;
WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THE COMMON RULES ARE IMPLEMENTED IN A UNIFORM MANNER , PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE FOR A PROCEDURE FOR COMMUNITY CONSULTATION IN RESPECT OF THE MEASURES TO BE TAKEN FOR THIS PURPOSE BY THE MEMBER STATES ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
SECTION I
SCOPE AND GENERAL PROVISIONS
ARTICLE 1
THIS REGULATION SHALL APPLY TO REGULAR AND SPECIAL REGULAR SERVICES COMING WITHIN ARTICLE 1 OF REGULATION NO 117/66/EEC AND SATISFYING THE CONDITIONS LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 4 ( 1 ) OF THAT REGULATION .
ARTICLE 2
REGULAR AND SPECIAL REGULAR SERVICES SHALL , AS THE CASE MAY BE , BE OPERATED UNDER A REGULAR SERVICE AUTHORIZATION OR UNDER A SPECIAL REGULAR SERVICE AUTHORIZATION ( HEREINAFTER CALLED " AUTHORIZATION " ) .
AUTHORIZATIONS SHALL BE DRAWN UP AND ISSUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS