Activites

• 2002/11/26 Final act published in Official Journal
  • Decision 2002/917
  • OJ L 321 26.11.2002, p. 0011-0012
• #2452
• 2002/10/03 Council Meeting
• 2002/10/03 End of procedure in Parliament
• 2002/10/03 Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament
• 2002/07/02 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
  • T5-0336/2002 summary

    The European Parliament adopted the report drafted by Dana Rosemary SCALLON (EPP-ED, Ireland) and gave its assent to the conclusion of the INTERBUS Agreement.�

• 2002/06/18 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
  • A5-0235/2002
• 2002/03/11 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
• #2410
• 2002/02/18 Council Meeting
• 2002/01/17 Legislative proposal published
  • 13262/1/2001 summary

    PURPOSE: To sign an Agreement between the Community and third countries on the international occasional carriage of passengers by coach and bus. CONTENT: In 1995 the Council authorised the Commission to negotiate a Community Agreement on the international occasional carriage of passengers by coach and bus with countries in Central and Eastern Europe. Negotiations were opened with the following fourteen countries: Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Turkey. The aim of the Agreement, known as the Interbus Agreement, was to shadow the ASOR agreement signed in Dublin 1982. The new Agreement replaces the bilateral agreements concluded between the Community and Contracting Parties. It includes most of the liberalisation measures of the ASOR Agreement but adds social, fiscal and technical measures based on the principle of non-discrimination between the Contracting Parties. The Agreement will cover traffic between the third countries themselves, thereby creating a certain degree of harmonisation of fiscal, social and technical requirements in addition to the rules on market access. The Republic of San Marino, the Principality of Monaco and the Principality of Andorra may join at a later stage. In terms of the Agreement's content, the following provisions have been proposed: - The Contracting Parties are required to apply a principle of non-discrimination. They are not allowed to discriminate on the grounds of nationality, place of establishment, origin or destination of the bus or coach. - The following are exempt from authorisation: closed-door tours, services which make the outward journey laden and the return journey unladen, services on which the outward journey is made unladen and all the passengers are taken up in the same place, transit operators, buses and coaches to be used exclusively for the replacement of a bus or a coach which is damaged. - The Agreement provides that the Contracting Parties must apply harmonising laws. Thus, the following EU legislation is annexed to the Agreement: the Community Directive on admission to the occupation, Community Directives on various technical standards applicable to vehicles. (By 2010 at the latest, only buses and coaches equivalent to EURO 1 standard are allowed on the road), Accession to the European Agreement concerning the work of crews of vehicles engaged in international road transport (AETR) - Fiscal provision are also specified. A Joint Committee will be instructed to draw up a list of taxes which may only be levied on the Contracting Party of registration of the vehicle. Taxes and charges on motor fuel, VAT, road tolls and other charges for the use of infrastructure will apply in a non-discriminatory manner. A limited quantity of fuel will be excluded as will spare parts which may be imported free of duties. - The contracting parties are responsible for the control of the Agreement. Penalties for breaching the terms of the Agreement can be imposed by the Contracting Parties. - A Joint Committee will be set up to manage the Agreement. - The Agreement will enter into force on the first day of the third month following ratification by a fourth country. The Agreement will be concluded for a period of five years.�

  • DG ['Energy and Transport'],
• 2001/10/01 Initial legislative proposal published
  • COM(2001)0540
  • DG ['Energy and Transport'],

Documents

• Initial legislative proposal published: COM(2001)0540
• Legislative proposal published: 13262/1/2001
• Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A5-0235/2002
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T5-0336/2002
• : Decision 2002/917
• : OJ L 321 26.11.2002, p. 0011-0012

History

(these mark the time of scraping, not the official date of the change)