Annexes to COM(1996)190-2 - Amendment of Council Regulation (EEC) No 684/92 on common rules for the international carriage of passengers by coach and bus - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(1996)190-2 - Amendment of Council Regulation (EEC) No 684/92 on common rules for the international carriage of passengers by coach and ... |
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| document | COM(1996)190  |
| date | December 11, 1997 |
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EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
(a)
(Heavy-duty, blue - dimension DIN A4)
(First page of the licence)
(Text in the official language(s) or one of the official languages of the
Member State issuing the licence)
Distinctive symbol of the Member State (1) issuing the licence
Designation of the competent authority or bodyLICENCE No. . . .
for the international carriage of passengers by coach and bus
for hire or reward
The holder of this licence (2) is authorized to carry out international carriage of passengers by road for hire or reward in the territory of the Community pursuant to the conditions laid down by Council Regulation (EEC) No 684/92 of 16 March 1992, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 11/98 and in accordance with the general provisions of this licence.
Comments: This licence is valid from to Issued in , on (3)(1) (B) Belgium, (DK) Denmark, (D) Germany, (GR) Greece, (E) Spain, (F) France, (IRL) Ireland, (I) Italy, (L) Luxembourg,(NL) Netherlands, (A) Austria, (P) Portugal, (FIN) Finland, (S) Sweden, (UK) United Kingdom.
(2) Full name or business name of the carrier.
(3) Signature and stamp of the competent authority or body issuing the licence.
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General provisions
1. This licence is issued pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 684/92 of 16 March 1992 on common rules for the international carriage of passengers by coach and bus, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 11/98.
2. This licence is issued by the competent authorities of the Member State of establishment of the carrier for hire or reward who:
- is authorized in the Member State of establishment to undertake carriage by means of regular services, including special regular services or occasional services by coach and bus,
- satisfies the conditions laid down in accordance with Community rules on admission to the occupation of road passenger transport operator in national and international transport operations,
- meets legal requirements on road safety as far as the standards for drivers and vehicles are concerned.
3. This licence permits the international carriage of passengers by coach and bus for hire or reward on all transport links for journeys carried out in the territory of the Community:
- where the place of departure and place of destination are situated in two different Member States, with or without transit through one or more Member States or third countries,
- from a Member State to a third country and vice versa, with or without transit through one or more Member States or third countries,
- between third countries crossing the territory of one or more Member States in transit,
and empty journeys in connection with transport operations under the conditions laid down by Regulation (EEC) No 684/92.
In the case of a transport operation from a Member State to a third country and vice versa, Regulation (EEC) No 684/92, is applicable, for the journey made in the territory of the Member State of picking up or setting down, once the necessary agreement between the Community and the third country in question has been concluded.
4. This licence is personal and non-transferable.
5. This licence may be withdrawn by the competent authority of the Member State of issue in particular where the carrier:
- no longer meets the conditions laid down in Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 684/92,
- has supplied inaccurate information regarding the data required for the issue or renewal of the licence,
- has committed a serious breach or repeated minor breaches of road safety regulations, in particular with regard to the rules applicable to vehicles, driving and rest periods for drivers and the provision, without authorization, of parallel or temporary services as referred to in Article 2 (1.3) of Regulation (EEC) No 684/92. The competent authorities of the Member State of establishment of the carrier who committed the breach may, inter alia, withdraw the Community licence or make temporary and/or partial withdrawals of the certified true copies of the Community licence.
These penalties are determined in accordance with the seriousness of the breach committed by the holder of the Community licence and with the total number of certified true copies that he possesses in respect of his international trade.
6. The original of the licence must be kept by the carrier. A certified true copy of the licence must be carried on the vehicle carrying out an international transport operation.
7. This licence must be presented at the request of any inspecting officer.
8. The holder must, on the territory of each Member State, comply with the laws, regulations and administrative measures in force in that State, particularly with regard to transport and traffic.
9. 'Regular services` means services which provide for the carriage of passengers at specified intervals along specified routes, passengers being taken up and set down at predetermined stopping points. Regular services shall be open to all, subject, where appropriate, to compulsory reservation.
The regular nature of the service shall not be affected by any adjustment to the service operating conditions.
Regular services require authorization.
'Special regular services` means regular services which provide for the carriage of specified categories of passengers, to the exclusion of other passengers, at specified intervals along specified routes, passengers being taken up and set down at predetermined stopping points.
Special regular services shall include:
(a) the carriage of workers between home and work;
(b) carriage to and from the educational institution for school pupils and students;
(c) the carriage of soldiers and their families between their homes and the area of their barracks.
The fact that a special service may be varied according to the needs of users shall not affect its classification as a regular service.
Special regular services do not require authorization if they are covered by a contract between the organizer and the carrier.
The organization of parallel or temporary services, serving the same public as existing regular services, requires authorization.
'Occasional services` means services which do not fall within the definition of regular services, including special regular services, and whose main characteristic is that they carry groups constituted on the initiative of a customer or of the carrier himself. The organization of parallel or temporary services comparable to existing regular services and serving the same public as the latter shall be subject to authorization in accordance with the procedure with the procedure laid down in Section II of Regulation (EEC) No 684/92. These services shall not cease to be occasional services solely because they are provided at certain intervals.
Occasional services do not require authorization.`