Council Directive 85/579/EEC of 20 December 1985 amending, on account of the accession of Spain and Portugal, Directive 74/562/EEC on admission to the occupation of road passenger transport operator in national and international transport operations

COUNCIL DIRECTIVE  of 20 December 1985 amending, on account of the accession of Spain and Portugal, Directive  74/562/EEC on admission to the occupation of road passenger transport operator in national and  international transport operations (85/579/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES
, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having  regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 396 thereof, Having  regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas Directive 74/562/EEC (1), as amended by  Directive 80/1179/EEC (2), must be amended because of the accession of Spain and Portugal; Whereas,  under the terms of Article 27 of the Act of Accession, Directive 74/562/EEC must be amended in  accordance with the guidelines laid down in Annex II to the Act, with a view to ensuring that in  Spain and Portugal the existing rights of transport operators already engaged in their occupation  in those countries are safeguarded under conditions comparable to those which have been enjoyed by  operators in the present Member States; Whereas, by virtue of Article 2 (3) of the Treaty of  Accession, the institutions of the Communities may adopt, before accession, the measures referred  to in Article 396 of the Act, such measures entering into force subject to, and on the date of, the  entry into force of the said Treaty,