Document ID: 31993R2944

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2944/93 of 25 October 1993 amending Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1839/92 with regard to control documents for shuttle services with accommodation and for occasional services
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 684/92 of 16 March 1992 on common rules for the international carriage of passengers by coach and bus (1), and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Having consulted the Member States in accordance with the abovementioned provision,
Whereas the Commission adopted Regulation (EEC) No 1839/92 of 1 July 1992 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 684/92 as regards documents for the international carriage of passengers (2), the latter Regulation laying down a standard passenger waybill for occasional international services and another for international shuttle services with accommodation;
Whereas it is necessary to standardize, for reasons of simplicity, the control documents laid down by Regulation (EEC) No 684/92 with regard to occasional international services and shuttle services with accommodation;
Whereas the Member States need time to have the new documents printed and distributed,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EEC) No 1839/92 is amended as follows:
1. Article 1 (1) is replaced by the following:
'1. The control document for shuttle services with accommodation, as defined in Article 2 (2.2) of Regulation (EEC) No 684/92, and for occasional services, as defined in Article 2 (3.1) (a), (b), (c) and (d) of this Regulation, shall take the form of the passenger waybill and the set of translations of the waybill. The waybill shall be in the form shown at Annex I to this Regulation.';
2. in Article 1 (2), the following is added:
'The Member States shall adopt all necessary measures for adapting these requirements to computerized processing of waybills.';
3. Article 2 is deleted;
4. Article 3 (1) is replaced by the following:
'1. The book provided for in Article 1 shall be made out in the name of the carrier; it may not be transferred.';
5. Annexes I and Ia of Regulation (EEC) No 1839/92 are replaced respectively by Annexes I and Ia of this Regulation;
6. Annexes II and IIa of Regulation (EEC) No 1839/92 are deleted.
Article 2
In the case of shuttle services with accommodation or of occasional services, Member States may authorize the use of the waybills drawn up in accordance with the provisions of Commission Regulations (EEC) No 1016/68 (3) and (EEC) No 1172/72 (4) until 28 February 1994 at the latest, provided that they are amended legibly, indelibly and in an appropriate manner, insofar as is necessary, in order to comply with the provisions of Regulations (EEC) No 684/92 and (EEC) No 1839/92.
Member States may also authorize, until 28 February 1994 at the latest, the use of waybills drawn up in accordance with the repealed or amended provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 1839/92.
The other Member States shall accept these documents on their territory until 28 February 1994.
Article 3
Member States shall take the necessary measures to implement this Regulation. They shall inform the Commission thereof.
Article 4
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1994.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 25 October 1993.

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