Regulation (EC) No 685/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 April 2001 concerning the distribution of authorisations among Member States received through the Agreements establishing certain conditions for the carriage of goods by road and the promotion of combined transport between the European Community and the Republic of Bulgaria and between the European Community and the Republic of Hungary
Modified by
  • Regulation (EC) No 893/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 27 May 2002amending Regulation (EC) No 685/2001 in order to provide for the distribution among Member States of authorisations received pursuant to the Agreement establishing certain conditions for the carriage of goods by road and the promotion of combined transport between the European Community and Romania, 32002R0893, May 31, 2002
  • Council regulation (EC) No 861/2004of 29 April 2004adapting Regulation (EC) No 685/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council, in the field of transport, by reason of the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia, 32004R0861, June 9, 2004
  • Regulation (EU) 2017/1952 of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 25 October 2017repealing Regulations (EC) No 2888/2000 and (EC) No 685/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EEC) No 1101/89(Text with EEA relevance), 32017R1952, October 31, 2017
Regulation (EC) No 685/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 4 April 2001concerning the distribution of authorisations among Member States received through the Agreements establishing certain conditions for the carriage of goods by road and the promotion of combined transport between the European Community and the Republic of Bulgaria and between the European Community and Romania
Article 1This Regulation lays down the rules for the distribution among Member States of authorisations available to the Community pursuant to Article 6(2) of the Agreements between the European Community and the Republic of Bulgaria and between the European Community and Romania establishing certain conditions for the carriage of goods by road and the promotion of combined transport (hereinafter referred to as "the Agreements").
Article 21.The Commission shall allocate authorisations in accordance with paragraphs 2, 3 and 4.2.The authorisations shall be allocated between Member States in accordance with the Annex. In the light of experience, especially the changes in traffic flows, the Commission will, where appropriate and at the earliest three years after the entry into force of this Regulation, make a proposal to the Council to decide on a modification of the allocation of the authorisations between Member States.3.The authorisations for each year shall be allocated before 15 October of the preceding year.4.The number of authorisations to be allocated for the first year of implementation of either of the Agreements shall be adjusted pro rata if the Agreement has entered into force after 1 January of that year.
Article 3Member States shall distribute authorisations amongst undertakings established in their territory according to objective and non-discriminatory criteria.
Article 4Before 15 September of each year, the competent authorities of the Member States shall return to the Commission those authorisations which, on the basis of available data and estimates, are unlikely to be used before the end of that year. The Commission shall allocate these returned authorisations taking account of the distribution key in the Annex and the request of Member States for additional authorisations.
Article 5This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.ANNEX
Member StateAuthorisations for use in:
BulgariaRomania
Belgium5354
Czech Republic5050
Denmark6061
Germany8487
Estonia6366
Greece1046811457
Spain5050
France5252
Ireland5050
Italy5252
Cyprus6364
Latvia5354
Lithuania211227
Luxembourg5050
Hungary324359
Malta5755
Netherlands100104
Austria6970
Poland386296
Portugal5050
Slovenia6487
Slovak Republic429442
Finland5252
Sweden5757
United Kingdom5354
Total1300014000

Article 1This Regulation lays down the rules for the distribution among Member States of authorisations available to the Community pursuant to Article 6(2) of the Agreements between the European Community and the Republic of Bulgaria and between the European Community and Romania establishing certain conditions for the carriage of goods by road and the promotion of combined transport (hereinafter referred to as "the Agreements").
Article 21.The Commission shall allocate authorisations in accordance with paragraphs 2, 3 and 4.2.The authorisations shall be allocated between Member States in accordance with the Annex. In the light of experience, especially the changes in traffic flows, the Commission will, where appropriate and at the earliest three years after the entry into force of this Regulation, make a proposal to the Council to decide on a modification of the allocation of the authorisations between Member States.3.The authorisations for each year shall be allocated before 15 October of the preceding year.4.The number of authorisations to be allocated for the first year of implementation of either of the Agreements shall be adjusted pro rata if the Agreement has entered into force after 1 January of that year.
Article 3Member States shall distribute authorisations amongst undertakings established in their territory according to objective and non-discriminatory criteria.
Article 4Before 15 September of each year, the competent authorities of the Member States shall return to the Commission those authorisations which, on the basis of available data and estimates, are unlikely to be used before the end of that year. The Commission shall allocate these returned authorisations taking account of the distribution key in the Annex and the request of Member States for additional authorisations.
Article 5This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.ANNEX
Member StateAuthorisations for use in:
BulgariaRomania
Belgium5354
Czech Republic5050
Denmark6061
Germany8487
Estonia6366
Greece1046811457
Spain5050
France5252
Ireland5050
Italy5252
Cyprus6364
Latvia5354
Lithuania211227
Luxembourg5050
Hungary324359
Malta5755
Netherlands100104
Austria6970
Poland386296
Portugal5050
Slovenia6487
Slovak Republic429442
Finland5252
Sweden5757
United Kingdom5354
Total1300014000