CELEX: 31972R2829
Language: en
Date: 1972-12-28 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 2829/72 of the Council of 28 December 1972 on the Community quota for the carriage of goods by road between Member States

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                        REGULATION (EEC) No 2829/72 OF THE COUNCIL
                                               of 28 December 1972
            on the Community quota for the carriage of goods by road between Member
                                                       States
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNI­                          where appropriate, the number of authorisa­
TIES ,                                                        tions allocated to the new Member States ;
                                                              Whereas, in order to permit the immediate use
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                  of these authorisations , certain transitional
European Economic Community, and in partic­                   provisions must be made;
ular Article 75 thereof;
                                                              Whereas , in order to ascertain the use made of
Having regard to the proposal from the Com­                   the Community authorisations , the holders of
mission ;                                                     such authorisations must provide the competent
                                                              authorities with adequate information in this
Having regard to the Opinion of the European                  respect;
Parliament ;
Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic
and Social Committee;                                         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas the introduction of a common trans­
port policy entails, inter alia, the establishment
of common rules for the international car­                                        Article 1
riage of goods by road; whereas it is appropriate
to continue and extend the Community quota                   This Regulation shall apply to the carriage of
system introduced by Council Regulation (EEC)                goods by road for hire or reward effected
No 1018/68 of 19 July 1968 ,1 introducing a                  between Member States under authorisations
Community quota for the carriage of goods by                 issued as Community authorisations within the
road between Member States ;                                 Community quota .
Whereas nevertheless a definitive system cannot
be adopted in gcod time and before the expiry                                     Article 2
of the said Regulation; whereas moreover the
expiry of this Regulation coincides with the                 1.     Community authorisations shall entitle
enlargement of the Community; whereas for                    their holders to effect, over all transport links
these reasons it appears appropriate to maintain             between the Member States, the carriage of
the Community quota system for a period                      goods by road of the type specified in Article 1 ,
sufficient to enable the Council , taking into               with the exception of any internal transport
account the experience acquired, to decide                   within the territory of a Member State, and to
in good time and on the basis of the proposal                effect journeys unladen throughout the Com­
from the Commission, on the system to be                     munity.
applied in the future;
                                                             2.     Community      authorisations  shall  cor­
Whereas the size of the quota and the number                 respond to the model contained in Annex I.
of Community authorisations to be allocated                  This Annex, which forms an integral part of this
to the Member States, should be directly                     Regulation also lays down the conditions of use
specified; wheref.s, nevertheless, provision has             of the Community authorisations .
to be made for the possibility of adapting,
                                                             3.     Community authorisations shall be made
                                                             out in the name of a carrier. They may not be
   OJ No L 175, 23 .". 1968 , p. 13.                         transferred to third parties.
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Each authorisation may only be used for one                            France               341
vehicle at a time. It shall be carried on the                          Ireland               26
vehicle and produced at the request of any                             Italy                266
authorised inspecting officer.
                                                                       Luxembourg            58
'Vehicle' means a single vehicle or a coupled                          Netherlands          318
combination of vehicles .
                                                                       United Kingdom       129
4.    Community authorisations shall be valid           3.    On a proposal from the Commission,
for one calendar year. They may however be              and in accordance with the procedure laid down
withdrawn if the information provided in                in Article 75 , the Council shall decide, not
accordance with Article 5 indicates that they           later than 31 March 1973, on the adaptation
are not being sufficiently used, or are being           of the number of authorisations allocated to
used solely for bilateral transport operations.         the new Member States insofar as any adapt­
5.    Community authorisations shall be al­             ation is justified, account being taken of devel­
located by the Commission to the Member                 opments in traffic between these States and the
States for the purpose of issuing them to               original Member States since 1969.
carriers .
6.    Community authorisations shall, in ac­
cordance with the relevant national procedures,                                Article 5
be issued or withdrawn by the competent
authorities of the Member States, in respect            1.    Transport operations effected under a
of carriers established on their territory,             Community authorisation shall be entered on
within the limits of the total number of                record sheets . Annex II contains the model of
authorisations allocated to each Member State.          such record sheets together with the general
                                                        provisions for the use and supply of informa­
                                                        tion concerning       the   abovementioned oper­
                      Article 3                         ations . This Annex forms an integral part of
                                                        this Regulation.
1.    For 1973 the quota shall consist of               2.    The competent authorities of the Member
1584 authorisations .                                   States shall forward to the Commission the
                                                        information received in respect of each six­
2.    For 1974 the quota shall consist of               month period, in anonymous form, within
1792 authorisations .
                                                        two months following the six-month period in
                                                        question.
                      Article 4                         3.    The     information     referred  to   in the
                                                        preceding paragraphs may be used for statistical
1.    For 1973 the number of Community                  purposes only. It cannot be used for tax
authorisations allocated to each Member State           purposes nor can it be communicated to third
shall be as follows :                                   parties .
              Belgium              191                  4.    The Commission shall, as soon as pos­
              Denmark               68                  sible, communicate to the Member States
                                                        returns established on the basis of the informa­
              Germany              321
                                                        tion forwarded to it pursuant to paragraph 2.
              France               313
              Ireland               23
              Italy                230                                         Article 6
              Luxembourg            45
              Netherlands          279                   1.    The    Member      States  shall  assist one
              United Kingdom 114                        another with a view to applying this Regula­
                                                        tion and supervising its execution.
2.    For 1974 the number of. Community
authorisations allocated to each Member State           2.    If the competent authorities of a Member
shall be as follows :                                   State are aware of any infringement of this
                                                        Regulation committed by the holder of a
              Belgium              221                  Community authorisation granted in another
              Denmark               77                  A4ember State, the State on whose territory
              Germany              356                  the infringement has been discovered shall
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 report it to the authorities of the State which                       France             286
 granted the Community authorisation. The                             Ireland               20
 competent authorities shall give one another all                     Italy                194
 the information they possess on the penalties
 imposed for these infringements.                                     Luxembourg            33
                                                                      Netherlands         240
                                                                      United Kingdom        99
                     Article 7
                                                         2.    Without prejudice to Article 2 (2) and (4),
 1.    The Member States shall, in due time and          — authorisations issued in the original Member
 after consulting the Commission, adopt the                  States pursuant to Regulation (EEC)
 laws, regulations or administrative provisions             No 1018/68 which expires on 31 December
 necessary for the implementation of this                    1972 shall remain valid until 31 March 1973 ;
 Regulation, or shall maintain in force, for the
term of this Regulation, the provisions which            — in the new Member States, Community
have been adopted for the implementation of                 authorisations corresponding to the model
Regulation No 1018/68 .                                     contained in the Annex to Commission
                                                            Regulation (EEC) No 1224/68 shall be
These provisions shall cover, inter alia, the               issued and shall be valid until 31 March
organisation of, procedure for, and means of                1973 . To this end, the Commission will
carrying out inspection measures, as well as the            allocate these authorisations to these States
penalties for infringements.                                before 1 January 1973 .
2.     If a Member State so requests, or if the         3.     By derogation from Article 2 (4), author­
Commission considers it desirable, the Com­             isations issued for 1973 corresponding to the
mission shall consult with the Member States
                                                        model referred to in Article 2 (2) shall be valid
concerned on the draft texts of the provisions          with effect from 1 April 1973 only.
referred to in paragraph 1 .
                     Article 8                                               Article 9
1.     For the period from 1 January to 31 March        This Regulation shall apply until 31 December
1973 , and by derogation from Article 3 (1) and         1974. It may be extended for one year if,
Article 4 (1), the Community quota shall                before that date the Council has not decided on
consist of 1378 authorisations .                        the system to be applied in the future.
The number cf Community authorisations
allocated to each Member State shall be as
follows :                                                                   Article 10
              Belgium             161
              Denmark              59                  This Regulation shall enter into force on
              Germany             286                  1 January 1973 .
            This Fvegulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all
            Member States .
            Done at Brussels , 28 December 1972 .
                                                                        For the Council
                                                                         The President
                                                                      R. G. H. KRUISINGA
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                                                       ANNEX I
                                                             (a)
                                    (Thick pink paper - format 15 X 21 cm)
                                     (First page of Community authorisation)
       (Text to be worded in the official language or languages of the Member State issuing
      the authorisation-translations in the other official languages of the Community to be
                                             given on pages (e) and (f))
       COMMISSION                   (Impressed stamp                  State issuing                Competent
           OF THE                  of the Commission                the authorisation­               authority
        EUROPEAN                     of the European                   international                    or
      COMMUNITIES                     Communities)                 distinguishing sign                agency
                      COMMUNITY AUTHORISATION No
   for the carriage of goods by road for hire or reward between the Member States
                                of the European Economic Community1
   This authorisation entitles
                                                                                                                      2
   to carry goods by road for hire or reward, by means of a single vehicle or a coupled combination
   of vehicles , from any Member State of the European Economic Community1 by any route
   to any other Member State thereof, and to move such vehicle or combination unladen over any
   part of the territory of the aforesaid Community.
   This authorisation is valid from                                           to
   Issued at ... :                                                         date .
                                                                                            3
   1  Belgium (B), Denmark (DK), Germany (D ), France ( F), Ireland (IRL), Italy (1), Luxembourg (L), Netherlands ( NL),
      United Kingdom (GB).
   2  Name, or registered business name, and full address of carrier.
   3 Signature and stamp of the competent authority or agency issuing the authorisation.
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                                                          (b)
                                   (Second page of Community authorisation)
    (Text to be worded in the official language or languages of the Member State issuing
    the authorisation-translations in the other official languages of the Community to be
                                            given on pages (c) and (d))
                                            GENERAL PROVISIONS
This authorisation is issued pursuant to Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2831 /72
of 28 December 1972 concerning the Community quota for the carriage of goods by road
between the Member States . 1
It permits the international carriage of goods by road for hire or reward from any Member
State of the European Economic Community by any route to any other Member State, but
does not authorise the carrying out of any transport operation for hire or reward entirely
within the territory of one Member State.
It is not valid for transport operations between a Member State and a non-Member State, nor
is it valid on the territory of a non-Member State for transport in transit through that non­
Membsr State.
It is personal to the holder and non-transferable.
It may be withdrawn by the competent authority of the Member State which issued it, and
in particular in the event of insufficient use or where the use made of it is confined to bilateral
transport operations only.
It may be used for only one vehicle at a time.2
It mus : be carried in the vehicle and must be accompanied by a book of record sheets for all
international transport operations effected under it.
The authorisation and the book of record sheets for international transport operations must be
produced together whenever required by an authorised inspecting officer.
The holder is required to comply in the territory of each Member State with the laws,
regulations and administrative provisions of that State, and in particular with those concerning
transport and road traffic.
This authorisation must be returned to the competent issuing authority or agency within
fifteen days following its date of expiry.
1  OJ Xo L 29S , 31.12.1972 . p . 16.
2   Vehicle* means a single vehicle or a coupled combination of vehicles .
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                                            (c) and (d)
                     (Third and fourth pages of Community authorisation)
   (Translations in the other official languages of the Community of the text on page (b ))
                                            (e) and (f)
                      (Fifth and sixth pages of Community authorisation)
   (Translations in the other official languages of the Community of the text on page (a))
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                                                    ANNEX II
                                                        (a
                                             (Format 30 X 21 cm)
                                  (Front cover of book of record sheets)
    (Text in the official language or languages of the Member State issuing book of record
    sheets — translations in the other official languages of the Community to be given
                                                     overleaf)
          STATE ISSUING BOOK                                         Competent authority or agency
           OF RECORD SHEETS .
                                                                              Book No
      International distinguishing sign
                            BOOK OF RECORD SHEETS FOR
                  INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT OPERATIONS
                                     CARRIED OUT UNDER
                  COMMUNITY AUTHORISATION No
This book is valid until                                                            1
Issued at                                                        date
                                                                                    2
1 The period of validity may not exceed that of the Community authorisation .
1 Stam; of the competent authority or agency issuing the book .
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                                                      (b)
                                (Inside front cover of book of record sheets)
       (1) (Translation in the other official languages of the Community of text overleaf)
       (2) (Text in the official language or languages of issuing Member State)
                                          GENERAL PROVISIONS
   1 . This book of record sheets contains 50 detachable sheets, numbered 1 to 50, each of
       which constitutes a form for recording international transport operations. Each book is
       numbered and that number is marked on every page of the book.
   2 . The carrier is responsible for the proper completion of the records of international
       transport operations.
   3 . The book must accompany the Community authorisation to which it relates. It must be
       produced whenever required by an authorised inspecting officer.
   4 . A record sheet must be completed for each journey. A journey is defined as a number of
       successive stages travelled by a single vehicle. It normally starts and finishes at the place
       where the vehicle is usually based. Therefore all stages of the journey from the starting
       point to the end of that journey must be indicated. A stage is defined as that part of a
       journey between any two stops for loading and/or unloading whether partial or total.
       Details should also be entered on any stage travelled unladen between the start of the
       journey and the first loading point, and between the last unloading point and the end
       of the journey, where such stages relate directly to the use of the Community authorisa­
       tion. A record sheet may not be used to record more than one journey.
   5 . Record sheets must be used in numerical order and the successive stages (whether laden or
       unladen) must be entered in chronological order. Where a journey consists of more than
       five stages, details of the additional stages should be entered on the next sheet.
   6 . Each item in the record sheet must be completed accurately and legibly by printing in
       indelible ink .
   7 . Each completed record sheet must be returned to the authority or agency of the Member
       State which issued this book not later than two weeks after the end of the month to which
       the sheet relates. Where a journey runs over from one month into the next the record should
       be included in the return for the month in which the journey began (e.g. a journey
       beginning towards the end of January and ending in the early part of February should be
       included in the January return).
   8 . Care should be taken at the relevant frontier crossing point to see that the sheet is stamped
       by the customs authorities at the point of entry into any country where a stage is to end.
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                                                          c
                               (Inside back cover of book of record sheets)
                (Text in the official language or languages of issuing Member State)
                                        EXPLANATORY NOTES
 I. Columns 1-8 : Vehicle
     Col. 1       Each of the numbers 1 to 5 in this column relates to a stage of the journey,
                  number 1 representing the start of the journey.
     Columns 2—8 should be completed as follows:
     Col. 2       The type of vehicle used (i.e. GV = goods vehicle, GVT = goods vehicle with
                  trailer, ST = semi-trailer) and the maximum permitted load in metric tons to
                  one decimal place (e.g. 10*5 t).
      Col. 3      The place of departure for each stage, whether travelled laden or unladen, and
                  the international distinguishing sign of each country concerned.1
     Col. 4       The dates of departure from each of the places mentioned in column 3 .
      Col. 5      The place of arrival for each stage, whether travelled laden or unladen; and
                  the international distinguishing sign of the country concerned.1
      Col. 6      The dates of arrival at each of the places mentioned in column 5.
     ei:her
      Col. 7      The number of km of each stage travelled laden between the places of departure
                  and arrival entered in columns 3 and 5 .
     oi
      Col. 8      The number of kilometres of each stage travelled unladen between the places of
                  departure and arrival entered in columns 3 and 5 .
II . Columns 9-12 : Goods
      T.iese columns should be completed as follows :
      C dI. 9     Description of the various consignments of goods loaded at each place of
                  departure entered in column 3 .
      Col. 10     The weight of each consignment entered in column 9, expressed in metric tons
                  to one decimal place (e.g. lO'O t).
                  N.B. The description and weight of the goods transported must be the same as
                         those given in the customs declaration. The weight of containers or pallets
                         should not be included .
      Col. 11     The place where each consignment is to be unloaded.
      Col. 12      Customs stamp from last frontier crossing point of each stage. For the purposes
                   of this column the territory of the Member States of Benelux is to be regarded
                   as constituting a single unit.
                                                         (d)
                                    (Back cover of book of record sheets)
      Translations in the other official languages of the Community of text set out on inside
                                                    back cover
1    Belgium (B), Denmark ( DK), Germany ( D), France (F), Ireland ( IRL), Italy (I), Luxembourg ( L), Netherlands (NL),
     Unired Kingdom ( GB\
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                  (Text in the official language or languages of issuing Member State)                                                                                 52
                                                  (Numbered from 1 to 50)
                  Community                                     I Month r
                  authorisation No                                                             197 ...   Book No                           Sheet No
                     Vehicle                                                                                  Goods                                   Customs
                                        Arrival                         km run
                                                                                                                         Place at which each     For each stage,
                                                                                                              Tonnage    consignment loaded      customs stamp
                                                                                           Description                   at any place entered       from last
                               Place                                                                          (..,, t)        in column 3            frontier
           Date                                   Date          Laden            Unladen
                         (+ country )                                                                                     is to be unloaded      crossing point
                                                                                                                                                                       Official
            4                   5                  6             7                  8          9                10                11                    12
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     where the vehicle is normally based indicate by placing a cross in the appropriate box whether the journey was:
rt operation                                 □ immediately followed by a domestic transport operation
   ansport                                                  □ immediately followed by an international transport
   gements                                                    operation carried out under any other arrangements