Official Journal L 057 , 25/02/2004 P. 0017 - 0018 

 

Dates:

of document:   25/02/2004; Date of publication

of effect:   01/01/2004; Provisional application See Pt 4

end of validity:   99/99/9999; See Pt 4 And 32003R2327

 

Author:

Switzerland ; European Community

 

Subject matter: External relations ; Environment ; Transport

Directory code: 11401010

EUROVOC descriptor: EC agreement ; Switzerland ; commercial vehicle

; carriage of goods ; Austria ; transit ; tradeable emission permit

 

Legal basis:

102E071-P1................ Adoption

102E300-P2L1FR1........... Adoption

Instruments cited:

202A0430(03)..............

303R2327..................

Amended by:

Relation...... 304D0182.......... Provisional application from

01/01/2004

 

 

 

 

Administrative arrangement in the form of an Exchange of Letters

between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation

concerning the transitional points system applicable to heavy goods

vehicles travelling through Austria

 

A. Letter from the European Community

Sir,

I have the honour to inform you that, following negotiations between

the delegation of the Swiss Confederation and the delegation of the

European Community held in the context of Article 11 of the

Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation

on the carriage of goods and passengers by rail and road(1), the

following has been agreed:

1. The transitional points system is applicable to the heavy goods

vehicles registered in Switzerland, with a maximum authorised weight

of over 7,5 tons, using 6, 7 or 8 points, when these vehicles

transit Austria, regardless of whether they are laden or not.

Heavy goods vehicles using more than 8 points are not allowed to

transit Austria.

Heavy goods vehicles that require 5 points or less are exempt from

this system.

2. The number of points allocated to the heavy goods vehicles

registered in Switzerland and transiting Austria is:

for 2004, 140992 points;

for 2005, 133572 points;

for 2006, 126151 points.

One fifth of these points shall be distributed in the form of paper

points.

3. The application modalities and procedures for the management and

control of the points are identical to the ones laid down in the

Convention between the Head of the Federal Department for the

environment, transport, energy and communication of the Swiss

Confederation and the Federal Ministry for science and transport of

the Republic of Austria concerning the application of a system of

ecopoints for vehicles in transit through Austria, concluded on 9

September 1999.

The Community-Switzerland Inland Transport Committee shall adopt, if

necessary, further measures concerning the procedures relating to

the transitional points system, the distribution of points and the

technical issues concerning the application of the present Exchange

of Letters.

4. This agreement shall enter into force on the day following the

notification of both parties that the internal procedure leading to

the conclusion of this Agreement is finished.

It shall be applied on a provisional basis from 1 January 2004.

The Agreement shall expire when Regulation (EC) No 2327/2003 of the

European Parliament and of the Council of 22 December 2003

establishing a transitional points system applicable to heavy goods

vehicles travelling through Austria for 2004 within the framework of

a sustainable transport policy(2), expires.

I should be obliged if you would confirm the agreement of your

Government to the contents of this letter.

Please accept Sir, the assurance of my highest considerations.

 

B. Letter from the Swiss Confederation

Sir,

I refer to your preceding letter, in which you inform me of the

following:

"I have the honour to inform you that, following negotiations

between the delegation of the Swiss Confederation and the delegation

of the European Community held in the context of Article 11 of the

Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation

on the carriage of goods and passengers by rail and road(3), the

following has been agreed:

1. The transitional points system is applicable to the heavy goods

vehicles registered in Switzerland, with a maximum authorised weight

of over 7,5 tons, using 6, 7 or 8 points, when these vehicles

transit Austria, regardless of whether they are laden or not.

Heavy goods vehicles using more than 8 points are not allowed to

transit Austria.

Heavy goods vehicles that require 5 points or less are exempt from

this system.

2. The number of points allocated to the heavy goods vehicles

registered in Switzerland and transiting Austria is:

for 2004, 140992 points;

for 2005, 133572 points;

for 2006, 126151 points.

One fifth of these points shall be distributed in the form of paper

points.

3. The application modalities and procedures for the management and

control of the points are identical to the ones laid down in the

Convention between the Head of the Federal Department for the

environment, transport, energy and communication of the Swiss

Confederation and the Federal Ministry for science and transport of

the Republic of Austria concerning the application of a system of

ecopoints for vehicles in transit through Austria, concluded on 9

September 1999.

The Community-Switzerland Inland Transport Committee shall adopt, if

necessary, further measures concerning the procedures relating to

the transitional points system, the distribution of points and the

technical issues concerning the application of the present Exchange

of Letters.

4. This Agreement shall enter into force on the day following the

notification of both parties that the internal procedure leading to

the conclusion of this Agreement is finished.

It shall be applied on a provisional basis from 1 January 2004.

The Agreement shall expire when Regulation (EC) No 2327/2003 of the

European Parliament and of the Council of 22 December 2003

establishing a transitional points system applicable to heavy goods

vehicles travelling through Austria for 2004 within the framework of

a sustainable transport policy(4), expires.

I should be obliged if you would confirm the agreement of your

Government to the contents of this letter."

I have the honour to confirm that my Government is in agreement with

the contents of this letter.

Please accept Sir, the assurance of my highest considerations.

 

 

 

(1) OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 91.

(2) OJ L 345, 31.12.2003, p. 30.

(3) OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 91.

(4) OJ L 345, 31.12.2003, p. 30.