The Common Rules for Access to the International Market for Coach and Bus Services (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Amendment of Commission Regulation (EU) 361/2014

7.—(1) Commission Regulation (EU) No 361/2014 laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009 as regards documents for the international carriage of passengers by coach and bus and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 2121/98 is amended as follows.

(2) Omit Section I (control document).

(3) In Article 7 (authorisations), in paragraph (2)—

(a) in point (c), for “Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009”, substitute “Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009, as that Regulation has effect in EU law(1)”;

(b) in point (f), for “Union legislation”, substitute “retained EU law”.

(4) For Section III (certificates), substitute—

“SECTION III

EEA AGREEMENT Article 9

The provisions of this Regulation shall, for the purposes of the EEA Agreement, be read with the following adaptations:

(a) The documents issued by EEA states other than the United Kingdom shall be recognised.

(b) In Article 7, the words “retained EU law” shall read “legislation applicable to the EEA Agreement”.

(c) In the documents set out in Annexes III and IV, the words “Member States” shall read “Member States, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Norway”, the words “retained EU law” shall read “legislation applicable to the EEA Agreement” and the words “Community licence” shall read “licence”.”.

(5) Omit Section IV (communication of statistical data).

(6) In Article 11 (transitional provisions), omit paragraphs 1 and 2.

(7) Omit Article 13 (entry into force).

(8) Omit “This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States”.

(9) Omit Annexes I (model journey form) and II (model cover of book of journey forms).

(10) In Annex III (model application for authorisation or for renewal of authorisation)—

(a) on the cover page, after “Member States”, insert “and the United Kingdom”;

(b) on the second page, for “Community legislation”, substitute “retained EU law”;

(c) on the third page —

(i) in paragraph 1—

(aa) in point (c), for “Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009”, substitute “Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009, as that Regulation has effect in EU law(2)”;

(bb) in point (f), for “Community legislation”, substitute “retained EU law”;

(ii) in paragraph 4, for “Member State from which the service departs”, substitute “United Kingdom for the purpose of Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009”.

(11) In Annex IV (model authorisation)—

(a) on the first page—

(i) omit—

(aa) “ISSUING STATE”;

(bb) “International distinguishing sign (¹)”;

(cc) the footnote numbered “(¹)”;

(ii) after “Member States”, insert “and the United Kingdom”;

(b) on the second page, in paragraph 6, omit “(¹)” and the footnote.

(12) Omit Annexes V (model certificate) and VI (model communication).

(1)

OJ No. L300, 14.11.2009, p.88.

(2)

OJ No. L300, 14.11.2009, p.88.