CELEX: 32004R0861
Language: en
Date: 2004-04-29 00:00:00
Title: 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

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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,
1
      OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 17.
2
      OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 33.
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Whereas:
(1)    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.
(2)    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.
(3)    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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                                                 Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 685/2001 is hereby amended as follows:
1)    the title shall be replaced by:
         "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:
                                               "Annex
                                                 Authorisations for use in:
                     Member State
                                                 Bulgaria         Romania
                        Belgium                     53               54
                   Czech Republic                   50               50
                       Denmark                      60                61
                       Germany                       84               87
                        Estonia                     63               66
                         Greece                   10 468           11 457
                          Spain                     50               50
                         France                     52               52
                         Ireland                     50               50
                          Italy                     52               52
                        Cyprus                      63               64
                         Latvia                     53               54
                       Lithuania                    211              227
                      Luxembourg                     50               50
                        Hungary                     324              359
                          Malta                     57                55
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                                            Authorisations for use in:
                 Member State
                                            Bulgaria         Romania
                  Netherlands                  100              104
                    Austria                    69               70
                     Poland                    386              296
                    Portugal                    50               50
                   Slovenia                     64               87
                Slovak Republic                429              442
                    Finland                    52               52
                    Sweden                      57               57
                United Kingdom                  53               54
                      Total                  13 000       14 000
                                                                       "
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                                               Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force subject to and on the date of entry into force of the Treaty of
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