The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: The agreement on the international occasional carriage of passengers by coach and bus INTERBUS article 1. The agreement on the international occasional carriage of passengers by coach and bus INTERBUS (hereinafter the agreement) with this law is adopted and approved. 2. article. With the law of the Republic of Latvia adopted the Declaration in relation to article 4 of the agreement and annex 1 (hereinafter referred to as the Declaration). 3. article. The law shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation. With the law put the agreement in English and its translation into Latvian language, as well as in the Latvian language. 4. article. Agreement of the competent institution for the enforcement of obligations under article 3 of the agreement point 7 is the Ministry of transport. 5. article. The agreement shall enter into force on the 28th for the period specified in article and in order, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall notify the newspaper "journal". The law adopted by the Parliament of 14 March 2002. The President of the Parliament instead of the President j. stream in Riga on 27 March 2002, the agreement on the International Occasional carriage of Passenger by Coach and bus shall be the Contracting Parties INTERB: HAVING REGARD to the desire to promote the development of international transport in Europe and especially to facilitat the organisation and operation thereof; HAVING REGARD to the desire of the tourism and cultural exchange facilitat between the Contracting Parties; Whereas the agreement on the international carriage of Passenger by Road by means of Occasional Coach and Bus Services (ASOR), services, signed in Dublin on the 23rd May 1982 does not provide for any scope for the accession of new parties; Whereas the experience and the liberalisation achieved by this latter agreement should be maintained; Whereas it is desirabl to provide for harmonised liberalisation of certain international occasional services by coach and bus and the transit operations thereof; Whereas it is desirabl to provide for certain harmonised rules of procedure for non-liberalised international occasional services, that with this are still subject to authorisation; Whereas it is not to provide for (a) cessary high degree of harmonisation of the technical conditions applying to buses and coaches carrying out international occasional services between Contracting Parties in order to improve road safety and protection of the environment; Whereas it is not cessary that Contracting Parties should apply uniform measure of concerning the work of the crew of buses and coaches engaged in international road transport; Whereas it is desirabl to provide for harmonisation of the conditions for access to the occupation of road passenger transport operator; Whereas the principle of non-discrimination on grounds of nationality or the place of establishment of the transport operator, and of the origin or destination of the bus or coach, should be considered to be a basic condition applying to the provision of international transport services; Whereas it is not to provide for uniform cessary models for transport documents such as the control document for liberalised occasional services and also the authorisation and the application form for non-liberalised services in order to simplify inspection procedures and facilitat; Whereas it is not to provide for certain harmonised cessary measure on the enforcement of the agreement, especially as far as control procedures, penalties and mutual assistance are concerned; Whereas it is appropriate to establish certain procedures for the management of the agreement in order to ensur proper enforcement and to permit some technical adaptation of the annex; Whereas the agreement should be open for accession to future members of the European Conference of Minister of transport and to certain other European countries; Have DECIDED to establish uniform rules for the international occasional carriage of passenger by coach and bus; Have AGREED AS follows: Section I scope and definition article 1 scope 1. This agreement shall apply: (a)) to the international carriage of passenger, of any nationality, by road by means of occasional services:-between the territories of two Contracting Parties, or starting and finishing on the territory of the same Contracting Party and, should the need of «arise during such services , in transit through the territory of another Contracting Party or through the territory of a non-Contracting State; — carried out by transport operators for hire or reward established in a Contracting Party in accordanc with its law and holding a license for the carriage by the undertak means of international occasional services by coach and bus; -using buses and coaches registered in the Contracting Party where the transport operator is established. (b) to unladen journey) of the buses and coaches concerned with these services. 2. None of the provision of this agreement may be interpreted as providing the possibility to operate national occasional services in the territory of a Contracting Party by operators established in another Contracting Party in the territory of. 3. The use of buses and coaches designed to carry a passenger for the transport of goods for commercial purpose of the is excluded from the scope of this agreement. 4. The present agreement does not concern own account occasional services. Article 2 Contracting Parties with Non discrimination required to ensur that the principles of non-discrimination on the grounds of the nationality or the place of establishment of the transport operator, and of the origin or destination of the bus or coach, is applied, in particular with regards to fiscal provision as established in section VI as well as control and penalties as established in section IX. Article 3 Definition For the purpose of this agreement the following definition is, shall apply: 1. "buses and coaches" are vehicles which, by virtue of their construction and their equipment, with is suitabl for carrying more than nine persons, including the driver, and are intended for that purpose. 2. "International Occasional services" are services between the territory of at least two Contracting Parties falling within the definition of ither not regular services or special regular services nor the definition of a shuttle service. Such services may be operated with some degree of frequency without thereby ceasing to be occasional services. 3. "Regular services" are services which provide for the carriage of the passenger to a specified frequency and along according to specified routes, whereby the passenger may be taken up or set down at predetermined stopping points. Regular services can be subject to the obligation to respect previously established timetabl and tariff. 4. "Special Regular services" are services, by whomsoever organised, which provide for the carriage of specified categories of passenger to the exclusion of others, insofar as such passenger services are operated under the conditions specified in point 3. Special regular services shall include:-the carriage of workers between home and work; -the carriage of school pupil and student it and from the educational institution; The fact that a special regular service may be varied according to the needs of users shall not be its classification as a affec the regular service. 5. (1) the "shuttle services" are services whereby, by means of repeated outward and return journey, previously formed groups of passenger is carried from a to single place of departure to a single destination. Each group, consisting of the passenger who made the outward journey, shall be carried back to the place of departure on a later journey by the same transport operator. Place of departure and destination shall mean, respectively, the place where the journey begins and the place where the journey ends, together with, in each case, the surrounding localita to within a radius of 50 km. (2) In the course of shuttle services, no passenger may be taken up or set down during the journey. (3) the first return journey and the last outward journey in a series of shuttles shall be made unladen. (4) However, the classification of a transport operation as a shuttle service shall not be affected by the fact that, with the agreement of the competent authorities in the Contracting Party or the parties concerned: — passenger, notwithstanding the provision of sub-paragraph 1, make the return journey with another group or another transport operator. — passenger, notwithstanding the provision of sub-paragraph 2, taken up with or set down along the way. — the first outward journey and the last return journey of the series of shuttles are, notwithstanding the provision of sub-paragraph 3, made unladen. 6. "Contracting Parties" are those that have a signator consented to be bound by this agreement and for which this agreement is in force. This agreement applies to those territories where the Treaty establishing the European Community is applied and under the conditions laid down in that Treaty and to Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, CZECH REPUBLIC, Estonia, HUNGARY, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, POLAND, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, TURKEY, as far as they have concluded the present agreement. 7. "the Competent authorities" are those authorities designated by the Member States of the Community and by the other Contracting Parties to carry out the tasks set out in sections V, VI, VII, VIII and IX of this agreement. 8. "transit" means the part of a transport operation through the territory of a Contracting Party without the passenger being picked up or set down. Section II conditions applying to road passenger transport operator article 4 1. Contracting Parties who have not yet done so shall apply the provision of equivalent to those established by the European Community directive referred to in Annex 1 Concerning 2 the condition on the appropriate financial standing referred to in article 3, paragraph 3 of such directive, Contracting Parties may apply a minimum available capital and reserve lower than the amount established in point (c) of the said paragraph (3) , up to the date of 1 January 2003 or even to 1 January 2005 under condition in the latter case that a òàæó declaration be made at the time of the ratification of the agreement, without prejudice to the provision included in the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European communities and their Member States and certain Contracting Parties of the present agreement. Section III Technical conditions applying to vehicles article 5 the buses and coaches used to carry out the international occasional services covered by this Agreement shall comply with the technical standards laid down in Annex IV Section 2 access to the market article 6 the following occasional services Liberalised occasional services exempted from authorisation shall be on the territory of any Contracting Party other than that in which the transport operator is established. 1. Closed-door tours, that is to say services whereby the same bus or coach is used to carry the same group of throughout the journey of the passenger and to bring them back to the place of departure. The place of departure is in the territory of the Contracting Party in which the transport operator is established. 2. Services which make the outward journey laden and the return journey unladen the. The place of departure is in the territory of the Contracting Party in which the transport operator is established. 3. the services on which the outward journey is made unladen and all the passenger with taken up in the same place, provided that one of the following conditions is met: (a) the passenger is constitut groups), on the territory of a non-Contracting Party or of a Contracting Party other than that in which the transport operator is established or that where the passenger is taken up with , that have been formed under contracts of carriage made before their arrival in the territory of the latter Contracting Party. With a passenger carried on the territory of the Contracting Party in which the transport operator is established. (b)) have been previously contained in brough, by the same transport operator in the provided for under point of circumstanc 2, into the territory of the Contracting Party where they are taken up again and carried into the territory of the Contracting Party in which the transport operator is established. (c)) have been invited to a passenger to travel into the territory of another Contracting Party, the cost of transport being borne by the person issuing the invitation. Such passenger must homogeneo to a group, constitut which has not been formed solely with a view to undertak that particular journey and which is to be brough into the territory of the Contracting Party in which the transport operator is established. Shall also be exempted from authorisation: 4. Transit operations through the territory of Contracting Parties in conjunction with occasional services that are exempted from authorisation. 5. Unladen buses and coaches to be used exclusively for the replacement of a bus or a coach damaged or broken down, while performing an international service covered by this agreement. For services provided by transport operators established within the European Community, the points of departure and/or destination of the services can be in any Member State of the European Community, independently of the Member State in which the bus or coach is registered or the Member State in which the transport operator is established. Article 7 Non-liberalised occasional services 1. Occasional services other than those referred to in article 6 shall be subject to authorisation in accordanc with article 15 2. For services provided by transport operators established within the European Community, the points of departure and/or destination of the services can be in any Member State of the European Community, independently of the Member State in which the bus or coach is registered or the Member State in which the transport operator is established. Section V Social provision in article 8 the Contracting Parties to this Agreement who have not yet done so shall accede to the European Agreement concerning the work of the Crew of vehicles engaged in International Road Transport (AETR) of 1 July 1970, as subsequently amended, or shall apply Community regulations 3820/85 and 3821/85 as in force at the entry into force of this agreement. Section VI Custom and Fiscal provision Article 9 1 and coach the access.bus are engaged in transport operations in accordanc with this Agreement shall be exempted from all vehicle taxes and charges levied on the circulation or possession of vehicles as well as from all special taxes or charges levied on transport operations in the territory of the other Contracting Parties. Buses and coaches shall not be exempted from payment of taxes and charges on motor fuel, Value Added Tax on transport services, road toll and user charges levied on the use of infrastructure. 2. the Contracting Parties shall ensur that any other form of toll and user charges may not be imposed at the same time for the use of a single road section. However, Contracting Parties may also toll impost on networks where user charges are levied, for the use of bridges, tunnels and mountain passu. 3. The fuel for buses and coaches, led in the fuel tanks established by the manufacturer for this purpose, and in any case not more than 600 litres, as well as the lubricant is led in buses and coaches for the sole purpose of their operation, shall be exempted from import duties and any other taxes and payments imposed in other Contracting Parties. 4. The Joint Committee established in article 23 will draft a list of the taxes concerning road transport of passenger by bus and coach levied in each Contracting Party. This list will indicates the tax's Sonic the provision of paragraph 1, first subparagraph, of this article that can only be levied in the Contracting Party of registration of the vehicle. This list will also indicates the tax's Sonic the provision of point 1, second subparagraph, of this article that may be levied in Contracting Parties other than the Contracting Party of registration of the vehicle. Contracting Parties which replace any tax included in the lists referred to with another tax of the same or a different kind shall notify the Joint Committee in order to make the cessary amendments. 5. Spare parts and tools imported for the repair of a damaged bus or coach while performing an international road transport operation shall be exempted from customs duty and from all taxes and charges at the time of importation into the territory of the other Contracting Party under the conditions laid down in its provision concerning temporary admission of such good will. The swing parts which are replaced should be re-exported or destroyed under the control of the competent customs authority of a the other Contracting Party. Section VII Control documents for occasional services exempted from authorisation article 10 the provision of services referred to in article 6 shall be carried out under cover of a control document issued by the competent authorities or by a duly authorised any agency of the Contracting Party in which the transport operator is established. Article 11 1. The control document shall be detachable passenger waybill consis of in duplicate in books of 25. The control document shall conform to the model shown in Annex 3 to this agreement. 2. Each book and its component passenger waybill shall bear (a) of the number. The passenger waybill shall be numbered consecutively in also, running from 1 to 25.3. The wording on the cover of the book and that on the passenger waybill shall be printed in the official language or in the official language of several of the Contracting Party in which the transport operator is established. Article 12 1. The book referred to in article 11 shall be made out in the name of the transport operator; It shall not be transferabl. 2. The top copy of the passenger waybill shall be kep on the bus or coach throughout the journey to which it will refer. 3. The transport operator shall be responsible for seeing that passenger waybill with a duly and correctly completed. Article 13 1. The passenger waybill shall be completed in duplicate by the transport operator for each journey before the start of the journey. 2. For the purpose of providing the names of the passenger, the transport operator may use a previously completed list on a separate sheet, which shall be annexed to the passenger waybill. The transport operator's stamp or, where appropriate, the transport operator's signature or that of the driver of the bus or coach shall be placed both on the list and on the passenger waybill. 3. For the services involving an outward journey referred to in unlined article 6 (3) of this agreement, the list of passenger may be completed as provided in paragraph 2 at the time when the passenger with taken up. Article 14 the competent authorities to be of two or more Contracting Parties may agree that the list of passenger need not be drawn up. In that case, the number of passenger must be shown on the control document. The Joint Committee established in article 23 shall be informed of these agreements. Section VIII Authorisation for non-liberalised occasional services article 15 1. An authorisation for each occasional service which has not been liberalised under the provision of article 6 shall be issued, in mutual agreement by the competent authorities of the Contracting Parties where the passenger is picked up by or set down as well as by the competent authorities of the Contracting Parties, the crossed in transit. When the point of departure or destination is situated in a Member State of the European Community, the transit through other Member States of this Community will not be subject to authorisation. 2. The authorisation shall conform to the model placed down in Annexe 5. Article 16 Application for authorisation 1. The application for authorisation shall be submitted by the transport operator to the competent authorities of the Contracting Party on the whose territory the point of departure is situated. Applications shall conform to the model placed down in Annexe 4. Transport operators shall fill in the application form and attach evidence that the applicant is licensed to perform carriage by means of international occasional services by coach and bus referred to in article 1 axis (1) (a), second indent. 3. The competent authorities of the Contracting Party in the whose territory the place of departure is situated shall examin the applications for authorisation of the service concerned and, in the case of its approval, shall forward it to the competent authorities of a Contracting Party (ies) of the destination as well as of the competent authorities of the Contracting the parties in transit. 4. a derogation from article 15 paragraph 1, Contracting Parties whose territories are crossed in transit may decide that their agreement is no longer not cessary for services envisaged in this Section. In this case, the Joint Committee established in article 23 shall be informed of this decision. 5. The competent authorities of a Contracting Party (ies), the whose agreement has been requested shall issue the authorisation within one month, without discrimination as to the nationality or place of establishment of the transport operator. If these authorities do not agree on the terms of the authorisation they shall inform the competent authorities of a Contracting Party (ies) of the concerned of the relevant reasons. Article 17 the competent authorities to be of two or more Contracting Parties may agree to simplify the authorisation procedure, the model of application for authorisation and the model of authorisation for the occasional services carried out between these Contracting Parties. The Joint Committee established in article 23 shall be informed of these agreements. Section IX controls, penalties and mutual assistance article 18 the control documents referred to in article 10 and the authorisation referred to in article 15 thereof shall be carried on the bus or coach and shall be presented at the request of any authorised inspecting officer. Article 19 the competent authorities in the Contracting to Parties shall ensur that transport operators comply with the provision of this agreement. Article 20 (A) A certified true copy of the licence to perform carriage by means of international occasional services by coach and bus referred to in article 1 (1) (a), second indent, shall be kep on the bus or coach and shall be presented at the request of any authorised inspecting officer. The Joint Committee established in article 23 shall be informed about the models of such a document issued by the competent authorities of the Contracting the parties. Article 21 the competent authorities of the Contracting Parties shall the lay down a system of penalties for breaching this agreement. The penalties provided for shall be effective for the, proportionat and dissuasiv. Article 22 1. Where serious or repeated infringement of regulations concerning road transport, especially those concerning driving and restinga time and road safety, have been committed by non-resident transport operators and might lead to withdrawals of the license contained in the practis as a road transport operator, the competent authorities of the Contracting Party concerned shall provide the the the competent authorities of the Contracting Party in which such a transport operator is established with all of the information in their possession concerning those infringement and the penalties that they have imposed. 2. The competent authorities of the Contracting Party in the whose territory the serious or repeated infringement of regulations concerning road transport, especially those concerning driving and restinga time and road safety have occurred, may deny access OK for the transport operator concerned to the territory of this Contracting Party. As far as the European Community is concerned, the competent authority of a Member State may only OK deny access to the territory of that Member State. The competent authorities of the Contracting Party of establishment of the transport operator and the Joint Committee established in article 23 shall be informed of such measure. 3. Where serious or repeated infringement of regulations concerning road transport, especially those concerning driving and restinga time and road safety, have been committed by a transport operator, the competent authorities of the Contracting Party where the transport operator is established the shall take the appropriate measure to avoid repetition of those infringement; These measure may include the suspension of or the attention of the license contained in the practis as a road transport operator. The Joint Committee established in article 23 shall be informed on such measure. 4. the Contracting Parties shall guarantee the right of the transport operator to appeal against the sanctions imposed. Section X the Joint Committee article 23 1. In order to facilitat the management of this agreement, a Joint Committee is hereby established. The Joint Committee shall be made up of representatives of the Contracting Parties. 2. The Joint Committee shall meet for the first time within six months of the entry into force of the present agreement. 3. The Joint Committee shall establish its own rules of procedure. 4. The Joint Committee will meet at the request of at least one Contracting Party. 5. The Joint Committee may make decisions only when adop two thirds of the Contracting Parties, including the European Community, represented by the Council in the Joint Committee meetings. 6. In so far as the Joint Committee is required to take decisions, unanimity of the Contracting Parties represented shall be required. In the event that unanimity cannot be achieved, then the competent authorities concerned shall be, following a request by one or more of the Contracting Parties concerned, meet for consultation within a period of six weeks. Article 24 1. The Joint Committee shall ensur proper implementation of this agreement. The Committee will be informed of any measure adopted or to be adopted in order to implementations that the provision of this agreement. 2. The Joint Committee shall in particular: (a) On the basis of the information provided by the Contracting Parties, draw up a list of the competent authorities of the Contracting Parties responsible for the tasks referred to in sections V, VI VII, VIII and IX of this agreement. (b) Amend or adap the control documents and other models of documents established in the Annex of this agreement. (c) Amend or adap of the Annex concerning the technical standards applying to buses and coaches, as well as Annex 1 regarding the conditions applying to road passenger transport operators referred to in article 4, in order to measure future of incorporat taken within the European Community. (d) On the basis of the information provided by the Contracting Parties, draw up a list, for information, of all customs duties, taxes and charges referred to in article 9 paragraph 4 and 5 (e) Amend or adap the requirements concerning the social provision for it in the article 8 referred in order to measure future of incorporat taken within the European Community. (f) resolve any dispute which may «arise over the implementation and interpretation of this agreement. (g) Recommend further steps towards the liberalisation of those occasional services still subject to authorisation. 3. The Contracting Parties shall take the measure does not enforce any decision it is cessary adopted by the Joint Committee in accordanc, where, with their own internal cessary not procedures. 4. If an agreement cannot be reached to settle a dispute in accordanc with paragraph 2, point (f) of this article, the Contracting Parties concerned may submit the case to an arbitration panel. Each Contracting Party concerned shall be an arbitrator. appoin The Joint Committee itself shall also be an arbitrator. appoin The decision of the arbitrator shall be ' taken by majority vote. Contracting Parties involved in the dispute shall take the steps required to implementations that the arbitrator for decision. Section XI General and final provision Article 25 Bilateral agreements 1. The provision of this Agreement shall replace those relevant provision of the agreements concluded between Contracting Parties. As far as the European Community is concerned, this provision applies to agreements concluded between any Member State and a Contracting Party. 2. the Contracting Parties other than the European Community may agree not to apply article 5 and Annex 2 of the present agreement and apply other technical standards to buses and coaches executing occasional services between these Contracting Parties including transit of their territories. 3. Notwithstanding the provision of article 6 of Annex 2, the provision of this Agreement shall replace those relevant provision of the agreements concluded between the Member States of the European Community and other Contracting Parties. However, the provision for granting an exemption from authorisation in existing bilateral agreements led between Member States of the European Community and other Contracting Parties for occasional services mentioned in article 7 may be maintained and renewed stands out among. In that case, the Contracting Parties concerned will immediately inform the Joint Committee established in article 23, article 26 signature this Agreement shall be open for signature at Brussels from 14 April 2000 to 30 June 2001, at the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union which shall act as the depository of the present agreement. Article 27 Ratification or Approval and Depository of the agreement this Agreement shall be approved or ratified by the signator in accordanc with their own procedures. The instruments of approval or ratification shall be deposited by Contracting Parties with the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union, which shall notify all other signator. Article 28 Entry into force 1 this Agreement shall enter into force for the Contracting Parties that have approved or ratified it, when four Contracting Parties including the European Community have approved or ratified it, on the first day of the third month following the date on which the fourth instrument of approval or ratification is deposited, or even on the first day of the sixth month , under condition in the latter case that a òàæó declaration be made at the time of the ratification of the agreement. 2. This agreement shall enter into force for each Contracting Party, that it would approve or ratif after the entry into force provided for in paragraph 1, on the first day of the third month following the date on which the Contracting Party concerned has deposited its instrument of approval or ratification. Article 29 Duration of the agreement: evaluation of the functioning of the agreement this agreement 1 shall be concluded for a period of five years, dating from its entry into force. 2. The duration of this Agreement shall be automatically extended for successive period of five years among those Contracting Parties who do not express their wish not to do so. In the latter case the Contracting Party concerned shall notify the Depository of its intention according to article 31 3. Before the end of each period of five years, the Joint Committee shall evaluate the functioning of this agreement. Article 30 Accession 1. After its entry into force, the present Agreement shall be open to accession by countries which are full members of the European Conference of Minister of transport (ECMT). In the event of the accession to this agreement by countries that are members of the agreement on the European Economic area, the present Agreement shall not apply among the Contracting Parties of the agreement on the European Economic area. 2. This agreement shall also be open to accession by the Republic of San Marino, the Principality of Andorra and the Principality of Monaco. 3. For each State acceding to this agreement after the entry into force provided for in article 28, the agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the third month after deposit by such State of its instrument of accession. 4. Each State acceding to this agreement after the entry into force provided for in article 28 may be granted a period of three years maximum for the adoption of a provision equivalent to the directive (s) referred to in Annex 1. The Joint Committee shall be informed of any measure adopted for such. Article 31 Denunciation Each Contracting Party may, for its part, denounc this agreement with one year's notice by simultaneous notification of the other Contracting Parties through the Depository of the agreement. The Joint Committee shall also be informed of the reason of the denunciation. However, the agreement cannot be denounced during the first four years which follow its entry into force, as provided for under article 28 If the agreement is denounced by one or more Contracting Parties, and the number of Contracting Parties falls below the number agreed for the original entry into force as provided for in article 28, the agreement shall remain in force unless the Joint Committee , comprising the remaining Contracting Parties, decide otherwise of. Article 32 Termination (A) the Contracting Party that has acceded to the European Union shall cease to be treated as a Contracting Party from the date of such accession. Article 33 of the Annexe Annexe to this agreement an integral part thereof constitut. Article 34 languages this agreement, drawn up in the English, French and German languages, these texts being authentic, shall be deposited in the archives of the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union, which shall transmit a certified true copy to each of the Contracting Parties. Each Contracting Party shall ensur a proper translation of this agreement in its official language or official languages. (A) a copy of the translation shall be deposited in the archives of the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union. (A) a copy of all translations of the agreement and the annex will be sent by the Depository to all Contracting Parties. In WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned have signed this plenipotentiar in agreement.

Annex 1 the conditions applying to road passenger transport operators referred to in article 4 the European Community directive referred to in article 4 is the following: Council Directive 96/26/EC of 29 April 1996 on admission to the occupation of road passenger transport operators and road haulag the operator and mutual recognition of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications intended to facilitat for these operators the right of freedom of establishment for national and international transport operations. (Official Journal of the European Communities L 124 of 23.5.1996, From p. 1) as last amended by Council Directive 98/76/EC of 1 October 1998 (Official Journal of the European Communities L 277 of 14.10.1998 From, p. 17).   Appendix 2 Technical standards applying to buses and coaches article 1 As from the date of entry into force for each Contracting Party of the agreement, buses to INTERB and coaches carrying out international occasional carriage of a passenger shall comply with the rules established in the following legal texts: a) Council Directive 96/96/EC of 20 December 1996 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to roadworthines tests for motor vehicles and their trailers (Official Journal of the European Communities L 46 of 17.2.1997 From, p. 1). b) Council Directive 92/6/EEC of 10 February 1992 on the installation and use of speed limitations devices for certain categories of motor vehicles in the Community (Official Journal of the European Communities No L 57 of 232.1992, p. 27). c) Council Directive 96/53/EEC of 25 July 1996 laying down for certain road vehicles circulating within the Community the maximum authorised dimensions in national and international traffic and the maximum authorised weights in international traffic (Official Journal of the European Communities L 235 of 17.9.1996, from p. 59). (d) Council Regulation (EEC)) From 20 December 1985 of 3821/85 on recording equipment in road transport (Official Journal of the European Communities L 370 of 31.12.1985, from p. 8) as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) 2135/95(24)/98 of 24.9.1998 From (Official Journal L 274 of 9.10.1998, p. 1) or equivalent rules established by AETR agreement including its protocols.  Article 2 As from the date of entry into force of the agreement for each Contracting INTERB Party, Contracting Parties other than the European Community shall comply, for buses and coaches carrying out international occasional carriage of passenger, with the technical requirements of the following Community directives or equivalent UN-ECE regulations on uniform provision concerning of the type-approval for new vehicles and their equipment.
 
Item and-ECE EC-directive Details of Regulations/(original-latest) implementation reads the amendment within the EU Exhaust emission to 49/01-88/77 01/10/1993, 49/02, approval A-91/542 step 1 01/10/1996 to 49/02, approval B-91/542 step 2-96/1 smoke 24/03 72/306 02/08/1972 noise emission 51 70/157/02-01/10/1989-84/424 01/10/1996-92/97 brake system 13/09-71/320 01/10/1991-01/10/88/194 1994-91/422-98/12 of 54 92/23 Tyra 01/01/1993 light installation 48 76/756/01-01/01/1994-91/663-97/28 article 3 the buses and coaches carrying out the following services: (a) services from any Member State) of the Community (except to Greece) to any Contracting Party of INTERB; (b) any Contracting Party) services from the Member States of any INTERB of the Community (except to Greece); (c) any Contracting Party) services from it Greece of INTERB in transit through any other Member State of the Community carried out by transport operators established in any of the Contracting Party, shall be INTERB subject to the following rules: 1. Buses and coaches first registered before 1.1.1980 cannot be used for the occasional services covered by the present agreement. 2. Buses and coaches first registered between 1.1.1980 and 31.12.1981 can be used only until 31.12.2000.3. Buses and coaches first registered between 1.1.1982 and can be used only until 31.12.2001 31.12.1983.4. Buses and coaches first registered between 1.1.1984 and can be used only until 31 December 2002 31.12.1985.5. Buses and coaches first registered between 1.1.1986 and 12 can be used only until 31.12.2003 6. Buses and coaches first registered between 1.1.1988 and can be used only until 31.12.2004 31.12.1989. 7. Only buses and coaches first registered as from 1.1.1990 (Euro 0) can be used from 1.1.2005.8. Only buses and coaches first registered as from 1.10.1993 (Euro 1) can be used from 1.1.2007.  Article 4 buses and coaches carrying out the following services: (a) services from it Greece) Contracting Parties of INTERB; (b) services from Contracting Parties) of the Greece INTERB; shall be subject to the following rules: 1. Buses and coaches first registered before 1.1.1980 cannot be used for the occasional services covered by the present agreement. 2. Buses and coaches first registered between and can only be used 1.1.1980 31.12.1981 until 31.12.2000.3. Buses and coaches first registered between 1.1.1982 and can only be used until 31.12.2001 31.12.1983.4. Buses and coaches first registered between 1.1.1984 and can only be used until 31.12.1985 31.12.2003 5. Buses and coaches first registered between and can only be used 1.1.1986 12 until 31.12.2005 6. Buses and coaches first registered between and can only be used 1.1.1988 31.12.1989 until 31.12.2007. 7. Only buses and coaches first registered as from 1.1.1990 (Euro 0) can be used from 1.1.2008 8. Only buses and coaches first registered as from 1.10.1993 (Euro 1) can be used from 1.1.2010.  Article 5 Community buses and coaches used in bilateral traffic between Greece and other Member States of the Community in transit through Contracting Parties of the agreement INTERB not covered by present rules on technical standards, but are subject to European Community rules.  Article 6 1. The rules on technical standards included in bilateral agreements or arrangements between Member States of the Community and Contracting Parties of the agreement, concerning INTERB bilateral traffic and transit, which are stricter than the rules established in this agreement may be applied until December 31, 2006.2. Member States of the Community and Contracting Parties of the agreement concerned shall be notified of INTERB the Joint Committee established in article 23 of the agreement on the contents of such bilateral agreements or arrangements.  Article 7 1 A document proving the date of vehicle's first registration shall be kep on board and shall be presented at the request of any authorised inspecting officer. For the purpose of this Annex the term "date of vehicle's first registration" shall refer to the first registration of the vehicle after its manufacture. When this date of registration is not available, it will be referred to as the date of construction. 2. Where the original bus engine has been replaced by a new engine, the document referred to in paragraph 1 of this article shall be substituted by a document proving the compliance of the new engine to the relevant type approval rules mentioned in article 3.  Article 8 1. Notwithstanding the provision referred to in paragraph (a)) of article 1 of this Annex, the Contracting Parties may establish random inspection in order to control that the buses and coaches concerned comply with the provision of Directive 96/96/EC. For the purpose of this Annex "random inspection" shall mean an unscheduled and therefore unexpected inspection of a bus or a coach circulating on the territory of a Contracting Party carried out by the authorities at the roadsid. 2. In order to carry out the inspection of roadsid provided for in this Annex, the competent authorities of the Contracting Parties shall use the checklist included in Annex II a and II b. A copy of this checklist drawn up by the authority which carried it out shall be given to the driver of the bus or coach and presented on request in order to simplify or avoid , where possible, subsequent inspection is unreasonabl and within a short period. 3. If the vehicle examiner consider that the deficiency in the maintenance of the bus or coach to further examination, the justif bus or coach may be subjected to a test at roadworthines an approved testing centre in accordanc with article 2 of the Community Directive 96/96/EC. 4. Without prejudice to other penalties which may be imposed, if the consequences of the random inspection is that the bus or coach does not comply with the provision of Directive 96/96/EC and therefore is considered to present a serious risk to its occupant or other road users, then the bus or coach may be banned immediately from use on the public roads. 5. check the IR Roadsid be carried out without discrimination on the grounds of nationality, residence or registration of buses and coaches and drivers respectively.   Annex 2 a checklist 1. Place of check............... " 2.............. " 3. Time … …. 4. Vehicle nationality mark and registration number....................................... " 5. Class of vehicle n Coach1 6. Name and address of the transport operator carrying out transport........................................................................... " 7. Nationality ............................................................ 8. Driver .................................................................. 9. the Consignor, address, place of loading............................... " 10. Consigne, address, place of unloading........................... " 11. the gross mass of the unit.................................................... " 12. Reason for failure: the Braking system and components * Steering * Lamp, lighting linkag and signalling devices the wheels/hubs/tyres * Exhaust system the smoke opacity (diesel) of emission Gaseo (petrol) 13. Miscellaneous/callout 14. Authority/officer having carried out the inspection result of inspection * 15. * passports passed with minor defect defect * serious * immediate prohibition signature of testing inspector/Authorisation 1 Motor vehicles with at least four wheels used for the carriage of the passenger will , comprising more than eight seats in addition to the driver's seat (categories M2, M3) Annexe 2 (b) the Technical standard of the roadsid check buses and coaches as defined in article 3 of this Agreement shall be maintained in such a condition that can be deemed as roadworthy by the inspection authorities. The items that shall be inspected will include those that are considered to be important for the safe and clean operation of the bus or coach. As well as simple functional checks (lighting, signalling, tyre condition etc.), specific tests and/or inspection is carried out shall be on the vehicle's brakes and the motor vehicle's emission in the following manner: 1. the brakes Every part of the braking system and its means of operation shall be maintained in good and efficient working order and be properly basis. The bus or coach's brakes shall be capable of performing the following three braking functions: (a) For buses and coaches and their trailers and semi-trailer, a service brake capable of slowing down the vehicle and of stopping it safely, rapidly and efficiently, whatever its conditions of loading and whatever the upward or downward gradient of the road on which it is moving; (b) For buses and coaches and their trailers and semi-trailer for a parking brake capable of holding the bus or coach stationary, whatever its condition of loading, on a upward or downward gradient of noticeabl, the operative surface of the brake being held in the braking position by a device whose action is purely mechanical; (c) For buses and coaches, a secondary (emergency) brake capable of slowing down and stopping the bus or coach, whatever its condition of loading, within a reasonable distance, even in the event of failure of the service brake. Where the maintenance condition of the bus or coach is in doubt then the inspection authorities may test the bus or coach's braking performance in accordanc with some or all of the provision of Directive 96/96/EC Annex II, item (I).  2. Exhaust Emission Exhaust emission to 2.1 to 2.1.1 buses and coaches equipped with positive-ignition (petrol) engines.  (a) where the exhaust emission to be controlled by an advanced emission not control system such as a three-way catalytic converter which is lambda-probe controlled: 1. Visual inspection of the exhaust system in order to check that there is no leakage. 2. If appropriate, Visual inspection of the emission control system in order to check that the required equipment has been fitted. After a reasonable period of engine conditioning (taking account of the bus or coach manufacturer's recommendations) the carbon monoxid (CO) content of the exhaust gas is measured when a of the engine is idling (no load). The maximum permissibl of CO content in the exhaust gas of the ISA to that stated by the bus or coach manufacturer. Where this information is not available or where Member States ' competent authorities to decide not to use it as a reference value, the CO content must not: 12 the following for buses and coaches registered or put into service for the first time between the date from which Contracting Parties required the buses and coaches to comply with Directive 70/220/EEC1 and 1 October 1986 : CO-4.5% vol. for buses and coaches registered or put into service for the first time after 1 October 1986: CO-3.5% vol.  (b) where the exhaust emission to be controlled by an advanced emission control system such as a three-way catalytic converter which is lambda-probe controlled: 1. Visual inspection of the exhaust system in order to check that there are from all parts of and that leakag to complete. 2. Visual inspection of the emission control system in order to check that the required equipment has been fitted. 3. Determination of the efficiency of the bus or coach's emission control system by measuring the lambda value and the CO content of the exhaust gas to be in accordanc with section 4 or with the procedures proposed by the manufacturers and approved at the time of type-approval. For each of the test the engine is conditioned in accordanc with the bus or coach manufacturer's recommendations. 4. Exhaust pipe — the emission limit values. Measurement at engine idling speed: the maximum content in permissibl co. the exhaust of the gas is that stated by the bus or coach manufacturer. Where this information is not available, the maximum CO content must not 0.5% vol 12. Measurement at high idle speed, engine speed to be at least 2 000 min-1: CO content: maximum 0.3% vol. Lambda: 1 ± 0.03 in accordanc with the manufacturer's specifications. 2.1.2 buses and coaches equipped with compression ignition (diesel) engines. Measurement of exhaust gas opacity with free acceleration a (from the load from idling up to cut-off speed). The level of concentration must not 12 the level recorded on the plate pursuan to Directive 72/306/EEC2; Where this information is not available or where Contracting Parties ' competent authorities to decide not to use it as a reference, the limit values of the weightings of absorption with as follows: maximum of weightings for naturally aspirated diesel engine absorption: = 2.5 m-1, turbo-charged diesel engines = 3.0 m-1, or equivalent values where use is made of equipment of a type different from that used for EC type-approval. 2.1.3 test equipment Bus and coach's emission with a tested using equipment designed to establish accurately whethers the limit values prescribed or indicated by the manufacturer have been complied with. 2.2 where appropriate, a check on the correct functioning of the emission On Board Diagnostics (OBD) monitoring system. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 Council Directive 70/220/EEC of 20 March 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the measure to be taken against air pollution by emission from motor vehicles (OJ L 76, 9.3.1970, From p. 1) and corrigenda (OJ L 81, 11.4.1970, From p. 15), as last amended by European Parliament and Council Directive 94/12/EC (OJ No L 100 , 19.4.1994, p. 42). * Council Directive 72/306/EEC of 2 August 1972 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the measure to be taken against the emission of pollutant from diesel engines for use in vehicles (OJ No L 190, 20.8.1972, p. 1), directive as last amended by Commission Directive 89/491/EEC (OJ L 238, 15.8.1989, From p. 43).   Annex 3 (green-coloured paper: DIN A4 = 29.7 x 21 cm) (hot hot heat of the book of waybill-' recto ') (To be worded in the official language (s) or one of the official languages of the Contracting Party where the transport operator is established) important notice 1. Services covered by the agreement with the to INTERB following: 1) International Carriage of passenger of any nationality , by road by means of occasional services:-between the territories of two Contracting Parties, or starting and finishing in the territory of the same Contracting Party and, should the need of such «arise during service, in transit through the territory of another Contracting Party or through the territory of a non-Contracting State; — carried out by transport operators for hire or reward established in a Contracting Party in accordanc with its law and holding a license for the carriage by the undertak means of international occasional services by coach and bus; -using buses and coaches registered in the territory of the Contracting Party where the transport operator is established which by virtue of their construction and their equipment, with is suitabl for carrying more than nine persons, including the driver, and are intended for that purpose. 2) Unladen journey of the buses and coaches concerned with these services. 3 For the purpose) of the agreement, of the INTERB term ' territory of a Contracting Party, as far as the ' cover the European Community is concerned, those territories where the Treaty establishing that Community is applied and under the conditions laid down in that Treaty. 4) the possibility to operate national occasional services in a Contracting Party by operators established in another Contracting Party is excluded from the scope of the agreement to INTERB. 5) the use of buses and coaches designed to carry a passenger, for the transport of goods for commercial purpose of the is excluded from the scope of this agreement. 6) the agreement to INTERB does not concern own account occasional services. 2. International occasional services exempted from authorisation on the territory of any Contracting Party other than that in which the transport operator is established under the terms of article 6 of the agreement with the to INTERB following: 1. The Closed-door tours, that is to say services whereby the same bus or coach is used to carry the same group of throughout the journey of the passenger and to bring them back to the place of departure. The place of departure is in the territory of the Contracting Party in which the transport operator is established.     2. Services which make the outward journey laden and the return journey unladen the. The place of departure is in the territory of the Contracting Party in which the transport operator is established.     3. Services during which the outward journey is made unladen and all the passenger with taken up in the same place provided that one of the following conditions is complied with: (a) a passenger of the constitut groups), on the territory of a non-Contracting Party or a Contracting Party other than that in which the transport operator is established or that where the passenger is taken up with , that have been formed under contracts of carriage made before their arrival in the territory of the latter Contracting Party. With a passenger carried on the territory of the Contracting Party in which the transport operator is established.         (b)) have been previously contained in brough, by the same transport operator in the provided for under point of circumstanc 2, into the territory of the Contracting Party where they are taken up again and carried into the territory of the Contracting Party in which the transport operator is established.         (c)) have been invited to a passenger to travel into the territory of another Contracting Party, the cost of transport being borne by the person issuing the invitation. Such passenger must homogeneo to a group, constitut which has not been formed solely with a view to undertak that particular journey and which is to be brough into the territory of the Contracting Party in which the transport operator is established.     4. Transit operations through Contracting Parties in conjonction with occasional services exempted from authorisation are the shall also be exempted from authorisation.     5. Unladen buses and coaches to be used exclusively for the replacement of a damaged or broken down bus or coach, performing an international service covered by this Agreement shall also be exempted from authorisation. For services provided by transport operators established within the European Community, the points of departure and/or destination of the services can be in any Member State of the European Community, independently of the Member State in which the bus or coach is registered or the Contracting Party in which the transport operator is established. 3. Conditions applicable to buses and coaches buses and coaches used to carry out international occasional services covered by the agreement shall comply to INTERB with the technical standards according to article 5 and Annex 2 of such agreement 4. Information concerning the completion of the waybill.     1. For each journey carried out as an occasional service the transport operator must complete a passenger waybill in duplicate, before the start of the journey. For the purpose of providing the names of the passenger, the transport operator may use a previously completed list on a separate sheet, which shall be annexed to the passenger waybill. The transport operator's stamp or, where appropriate, the transport operator's signature or that of the driver of the vehicle must be placed both on the list and on the passenger waybill. For services where the outward journey is made unladen, the list of passenger may be completed as provided above at the time when the passenger with taken up. The top copy of the passenger waybill must be kep on board the bus or coach throughout the journey and be produced whenever required by an authorised inspecting officer any.     2. For services where the outward journey is made unladen, referred to in point 4 c of the waybill, the transport operator must attach the following supporting documents to the document contained in the control. -in the cases mentioned under 4 C1: the copy of the contract of carriage in so far as some countries require it, or any other equivalent document which establish the essential data of this contract (especially place, country and date of conclusion, place, country and date when passenger with taken up, place and country of destination); — in the case of services falling within 4 C2: the passenger waybill which accompanied the bus or coach during the òàæó the journey made by the transport operator outward laden/return unladen in order to bring the passenger into the territory of the Contracting Party where they are taken up again; — in the case of services falling within 4 C3: the letters of invitation from the person issuing the invitation or a photocopy thereof.     3. In the course of occasional services of passenger may be taken up or set down during the journey, his exemption for the competent authorised by the authorities. In that case an authorisation is needed.     4. The transport operator is responsible for seeing that passenger waybill with a duly and correctly completed. They shall be completed in block letters and in ink indelibl. 5. The book of the waybill is not transferabl.

Annex 4 (Third page of the application) important notice 1. Transport operators shall fill in the application form and attach evidence that the applicant has a license for the carriage by the undertak means of international occasional services by coach and bus referred to in article 1 (1) (a) of the second paragraph to INTERB agreement. 2. the Occasional services other than those referred to in article 6 of the agreement shall be to INTERB subject to authorisation namely, services other than the following: 1. The Closed-door tours, that is to say services whereby the same bus or coach is used to carry the same group of throughout the journey of the passenger and to bring them back to the place of departure. The place of departure is in the territory of the Contracting Party in which the transport operator is established.     2. Services which make the outward journey laden and the return journey unladen the. The place of departure is in the territory of the Contracting Party in which the transport operator is established.     3. the services which the outward journey is made unladen and all the passenger with taken up in the same place, provided that one of the following conditions is met: (a) the passenger is constitut groups), on the territory of a non-Contracting Party or of a Contracting Party other than that in which the transport operator is established or that where the passenger is taken up with , that have been formed under contracts of carriage made before their arrival in the territory of the latter Contracting Party. With a passenger carried on the territory of the Contracting Party in which the transport operator is established.         (b)) have been previously contained in brough, by the same transport operator in the provided for under point of circumstanc 2, into the territory of the Contracting Party where they are taken up again and carried into the territory of the Contracting Party in which the transport operator is established.         (c)) have been invited to a passenger to travel into the territory of another Contracting Party, the cost of transport being borne by the person issuing the invitation. Such passenger must homogeneo to a group, constitut which has not been formed solely with a view to undertak that particular journey and which is to be brough into the territory of the Contracting Party in which the transport operator is established.     4. Transit operations through Contracting Parties in conjunction with occasional services that are exempted from authorisation shall also be exempted from authorisation.     5. Unladen buses and coaches to be used exclusively for the replacement of a bus or coach damaged or broken down, while performing an international service covered by this Agreement shall also be exempted from authorisation. For services provided by transport operators established within the European Community, the points of departure and/or destination of the services can be in any Member State of the European Community, independently of the Member State in which the bus or coach is registered or the Member State in which the transport operator is established 3. The application shall be made to the competent authority of the Contracting Party in which the service, namely, depart the first pick-up point for passenger. 4. The buses and coaches to be used shall be registered on the territory of the Contracting Party of establishment of the transport operator. 5. The buses and coaches used to carry out international occasional services covered by the agreement shall comply with INTERB the technical standards laid down in Annex 2 of that agreement.   Annex 5 to the agreement on the international occasional carriage of passengers by coach and bus INTERBUS Contracting Parties: with reference to the desire to develop international transport in Europe and in particular promote its organization and management; Referring to the desire to facilitate tourism and cultural exchange between the Contracting Parties; Given that the Treaty on the non-regular passenger international coach and bus services (ASOR), signed in Dublin on 26 May 1982 does not allow a new accession of the Contracting Parties; Taking into account the need to maintain the above, during the term of the contract, accumulated experience and the level of liberalization; Taking Note that it would be desirable to provide for harmonised liberalisation of certain international occasional carriage way and related to transit traffic; Considering that it is desirable to provide for harmonised rules not liberalised for the international occasional carriage of passengers who are still subject to authorisation; Taking into account the need for a higher extent harmonised technical requirements for buses and coaches carrying out international occasional services between Contracting Parties in order to increase traffic safety and environmental protection; Taking into account the need for uniform requirements occasional international transport involved bus crews work; Considering that it is desirable to harmonise the conditions governing access to the profession of international passenger carrier; Given that the principle of non-discrimination with respect to the carrier's place of establishment, and his nationality and place of establishment of the bus or its destination should be considered a basic condition, which applies to international transport; Considering that the promotion and simplification of controls requires one transport document uniform designs as the control document for liberalised occasional services and also the authorisation and the applications for permission to carry the non liberalised occasional services; Considering that it is necessary to provide specific measures for the execution of the agreement, in particular those that affect the control procedures, penalties and mutual assistance; Considering that it is necessary to introduce specific procedures for the implementation of the agreement, to ensure that it is implemented properly and to prevent the adaptation of the content of the annexes in accordance with technical progress; Given that the agreement should be open to accession potential European Conference of Ministers of Transport, the Member States and other European countries; Decided to adopt uniform rules for the international occasional carriage of passengers by coach and bus; Agreed as follows: chapter I scope and definitions article 1 scope this Agreement shall apply: (a)) of any nationality the international occasional passenger transport, which are carried out: — between the two territories of the Contracting Parties, which begins and ends in the same Contracting Party and, where such operation does not need, also transit through either the territory of another Contracting Party, or to the territory of a State that is not a Contracting Party; — After the rental contract or for remuneration by a Contracting Party in accordance with its established carriers licensed to take the occasional international services by coach and bus; -using buses registered in the Contracting Party in which the transport operator is established. b) journeys without passengers above the transport framework. 2. None of the provisions of this agreement may be interpreted so as to give the right of a Contracting Party by operators established passenger domestic occasional services in the territory of another Contracting Party. 3. Scope of this agreement does not cover the use of buses and coaches designed to carry passengers for the carriage of goods. 4. This agreement does not concern own-account occasional services. non-discrimination article 2 Contracting Parties must ensure the respect of the principle of non-discrimination in respect of nationality or place of establishment, as well as on the establishment or bus destination, particularly in connection with financial rules contained in chapter VI, as well as the control and punishment of related provisions referred to in chapter IX. Article 3 definitions in the context of this agreement, the following definitions shall apply: 1. "the bus" is a vehicle which, by their design and equipment is suitable and intended for more than nine persons, including the driver, transportation. 2. "occasional international services" are services between at least two of the territories of the Contracting Parties, which do not meet the regular or special nor the definition of regular services, shuttle service not a definition. Such transport may occur with some degree of frequency without thereby losing non-scheduled services. 3. "regular services" means the carriage of passengers with a certain frequency of motion tracks during which passengers can climb on or off the bus at predetermined stopping points. Performing regular services, you may be asked to follow a predetermined timetable and tariffs. 4. "special regular services" means the carriage of certain categories of passengers, excluding other passengers if these services meet 3 criteria laid down in point regardless of who organized the shipment. Special regular services shall include:-the carriage of workers between home and work; -pupil and student transportation to and from the educational institution. The fact that the nature of special regular transport may change according to the needs of users shall not affect its classification as a regular service. 5. (1) the "systematic shuttle services" are services which previously formed groups of passengers with more shuttle trips are carried from a single place of departure to a single destination. Each group of passengers, which led in one direction, the same carrier on one of the following trips to be brought back to the place of departure. On the journey to the start point and end point called the journey started and finished the site, as well as the surroundings within a radius of 50 km. (2) in the course of shuttle services, throughout the voyage, passengers may not be taken up, not to disembark from it. (3) systematic outward and the first return journey and the last outward journey in a series of shuttles shall be made unladen. (4) the carriage is considered as a shuttle service, even if, in agreement with the Contracting Party or parties to the competent authorities and:-Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph 1, make the return journey of the passenger with another group of passengers or with another carrier; — Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 2, during the journey, the passengers are taken up in the bus or put it; — Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 3, the first outward journey and the the last return journey is a journey without passengers. 6. "Contracting Parties" are those signatories that have consented to be bound by this agreement and for which this agreement is in force. This agreement shall apply to the territories in which the Treaty establishing the European Community under the conditions referred to therein as well as to Bosnia-HERZEGOVINA, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, MOLDOVA, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, Hungary, if they have signed this agreement. 7. "competent authorities" means the authorities designated by the Member States of the European Community and other Contracting Parties of this agreement in sections V, VI VII, VIII and IX above tasks. 8. "transit" means the part of the carriage through the territory of the Contracting Party in which the passengers will not be admitted, not put in from the bus. Chapter II On passenger carriers rules article 4 1. Contracting Parties which have not yet done so, to apply the rules relevant to this Agreement listed in annex 1 of the European Community directive. 2. with regard to article 3 of this directive laid down in paragraph 3 of the financial situation required the Contracting Parties until 1 January 2003 or even to 1 January 2005 may apply to smaller minimum capital and reserves than set out in paragraph 3 (c)), if it is declared at the time of ratification of the agreement and if it does not affect the provisions contained in the European Agreement establishing an association between the European communities and their Member States and certain Contracting Parties to this agreement. Chapter III technical requirements vehicles article 5 buses, which made occasional international transport in accordance with this agreement, shall comply with Annex 2 technical standards. Market access chapter IV article 6 the Liberalised occasional services of one Contracting Party by operators established the following occasional services in the territory of the other Contracting Party does not require a permit. 1. Services with closed doors — carriage in which the same group of passengers throughout the journey and are transported on the same bus or coach is brought back to the place of departure. The place of departure is in the territory of the Contracting Party in which the transport operator is established. 2. Services which make the outward journey laden and the return journey unladen. The place of departure is in the territory of the Contracting Party in which the transport operator is established. 3. Services during which the outward journey is made unladen and all the passengers are taken up in the same place, provided that the following conditions are satisfied: (a)) in accordance with the contract of carriage, pre-designed passengers make up the group in the territory of a State which is not a Contracting Party or a Contracting Party is, but the carrier is not registered in its territory; passengers are transported to the territory of the Contracting Party in which the transport operator is established; (b)) the passengers are taken up in the same Contracting Party, where the same carrier, under the conditions of paragraph 2 it has previously brought and are transported to the territory of the Contracting Party in which the transport operator is established; c) passengers are invited to visit the territory of the other Contracting Party, in addition to the carriage costs shall be borne by the person who invited them. Passengers are transported to the territory of the Contracting Party in which the transport operator is established, and form a group, not just the one goal to participate in the journey in question. Permission is also required: 4. Transit operations through the territory of Contracting Parties in conjunction with occasional services that are exempted from authorisation. 5. unladen journeys by bus for damaged or crashed bus replacement, performing an international service covered by this agreement. Transport by the European carriers established in the community, the journey start and/or end point can be on any European Community Member State irrespective of the Member State in whose territory the transporter or means of transport is registered. 7. Article Not in the regular services liberalised 1. regular services other than those referred to in article 6, shall not require authorisation in accordance with the provisions of article 15. 2. for transport by the European carriers established in the community, the journey start and/or end point can be on any European Community Member State irrespective of the Member State in whose territory the transporter or means of transport is registered. Social provisions chapter v, article 8 of this agreement, the Contracting Parties that have not yet done so should accede on 1 July 1970 the European Agreement concerning the work of crews of vehicles engaged in international road transport (AETR), and amendments thereto, or this agreement must be applied on the date of entry into force of the existing European Community regulations 3820/85 and 3821/85. Chapter VI of the Customs and financial conditions article 9 1. Buses and coaches carrying out transport operations in accordance with this Agreement shall be exempt from all taxes and charges relating to the property or use, as well as from all special taxes and charges in connection with the transport operations in the territory of the other Contracting Party. Buses are exempt from taxes and charges on motor fuel, value added tax on transport services, as well as from the road user taxes and fees for the use of road infrastructure. 2. The Contracting Parties shall ensure that, at the same time for the use of a single road section would not be charged and any other form of user charges for road use. However, the Contracting Parties may charge a fee for bridges, tunnels and mountain passes use simultaneously with the collection of user. 3. fuel — not more than 600 litres, which is the manufacturer for this purpose, for buses and coaches, as well as the fuel tanks of their operation, the required grease are exempt from import duty, as well as with other taxes and payments imposed in other Contracting Parties. 4. in accordance with article 23 in the Joint Committee established dial any of the Contracting Parties, applicable to passenger transport-related tax list. This list will include taxes, which in accordance with paragraph 1 of this article the first paragraph can charge it Contracting Party in which the vehicle is registered. The list also included the tax in accordance with paragraph 1 of this article the second paragraph may charge the Contracting Party in which the vehicle is registered. If any of the listed tax is replaced with the same type or any other tax, the Contracting Parties shall inform the Joint Committee to make amendments in the tax list. 5. Spare parts and tool repair of a damaged bus or coach are being imported into the territory of the other Contracting Party while performing an international road transport operation shall be exempted from customs duty and from all taxes and duties in accordance with the provisions relating to the temporary admission of such goods. Replaced parts removed or destroyed by the other Contracting Party competent under the supervision of the Customs authorities. Chapter VII control documents are regular services article 10 without permission to perform the transport referred to in article 6, the use of the Contracting Party in which the transport operator is established, the competent authorities or other authorised bodies of the control document issued. 11. Article 1. The control document shall consist of detachable passenger waybills shall two copies, each in the top 25. Control document must comply with this Agreement, to the specimen given in the annex. 2. Each book and its component passenger waybills shall bear a number. In addition, the journey form shall be numbered in sequence from 1 to 25.3. Text on a notebook cover and on the passenger waybills shall be printed in one or more of the contracting party languages in which the transport operator is established. 12. Article 1 referred to in article 11 of the booklet is issued to the name of the carrier, and it is not transferable to another person. 2. The journey form shall be kept on the bus or coach throughout the journey to which it refers. 3. the carrier is responsible for the journey form filled out correctly and timely. Article 13 1. Journey form shall be completed in duplicate for each journey before the start of the. 2. The names of passengers, the transport operator may use a previously completed list on a separate sheet, which shall be annexed to the passenger waybill. Seal or signature of the carrier or the driver's signature must be on the passenger list and on the top. 3. The trades in which, in accordance with article 6 of this agreement referred to in paragraph 3, the terms return trip is a journey without passengers, the passenger list can be drawn up in accordance with the requirements of paragraph 2, the time when the passengers are already taken. Article 14, the competent authorities of two or more Contracting Parties may agree on a withdrawal from the passenger list. In this case the control document must show the number of passengers. Such an agreement must inform the article 23 of the said Joint Committee. Chapter VIII Not liberalised occasional services permission article 15 1. Each occasional passenger transport, which has not been liberalized in accordance with the provisions referred to in article 6, the authorisation shall be issued by mutual agreement, the competent authorities of the Contracting Parties whose territories passengers are put or taken, as well as the competent authorities of the Contracting Parties in whose territories the transport, are crossed in transit. Where do the final point is in the territory of the Member States of the European Community, then transit through other Member States of the European Community to a territory, permission is not required. 2. the authorization must match the form laid down in annex 5. Article 16 Application for authorisation 1. to obtain permission, the carrier must submit an application to the competent authorities of the Contracting Party, in whose territory the place of departure. 4. The application must comply with the model laid down in the annex. 2. the carrier must complete the application to be attached to the application and the proof that he is licensed to perform occasional international services, in accordance with article 1, paragraph 1 (a) of the second paragraph). 3. the Contracting Party in whose territory the place of departure, the competent authorities should examine the application for authorization and, if the application is approved, it must be sent to the competent authorities of the Contracting Party, in whose territory the journey destination, as well as the Contracting Party or the competent authorities of the Contracting Party(ies) whose territory is crossed in transit. 4. By way of derogation from article 15 paragraph 1, Contracting Parties whose territories are crossed in transit may decide that their agreement, to perform the services referred to in this chapter, is not required. Such decision shall be informed in accordance with article 23 in the Joint Committee set up. 5. The competent authorities of the Contracting Party(ies) whose agreement has been requested shall issue the authorisation within one month, without discrimination as to nationality or place of establishment of the transport operator. If the competent authorities do not agree to them for granting authorization, the reasons must inform the other contracting parties concerned of the competent institution. Article 17 the competent authorities of two or more Contracting Parties may agree to simplify the authorisation procedure, the application form for authorisation as well as the permission form that requires the occasional passenger services between these Contracting Parties. For such an agreement should be informed in accordance with article 23 in the Joint Committee set up. Chapter IX controls, penalties and mutual assistance article 18 referred to in article 10, as well as the control document referred to in article 15 privileges must be in the bus, and they must be presented by the control bodies authorized representative's request. Article 19 competent authorities of the Contracting Parties are to ensure that carriers comply with the provisions referred to in this agreement. Article 20 according to article 1, paragraph 1 (a) of the second paragraph), the occasional international transport licences approved copy must be on a bus, and it must be presented by the control bodies authorized representative's request. For the competent authorities of the Contracting Parties in the form of documents issued to inform in accordance with article 23 in the Joint Committee set up. Article 21 Contracting Parties the competent authorities must draw up for violation of the terms of this agreement, the applicable penal system. Penalties must be effective, proportionate and preventive. Article 22 1. If the other party Carriers of the parties made serious or repeated by making road transport offences, especially concerning driving and resting time and road safety, and if they can call a passenger licence disqualification, the contracting parties concerned, the competent authorities shall inform the Contracting Party in which the carrier is established, the competent authorities of those offences and the penalties applicable to carriers. 2. The competent authorities of the Contracting Party, may temporarily deny access for the carrier in its territory the serious or repeated, with the performance of road transport offences, especially those concerning driving and resting time and road safety. The European Community, the competent institution of a Member State may prohibit only temporarily enter national territory. The application of such sanctions must inform the carrier of the competent authorities of the country of registration and in accordance with article 23 in the Joint Committee set up. 3. If a carrier commits a serious or repeated by making road transport offences, in particular concerning driving and resting time and road safety, the Contracting Party in which the transport operator is established, the competent authorities in order to prevent the recurrence of the infringement must take the appropriate measures, which may include the withdrawal of the licence for the transportation of passengers on time or at all. Be informed in accordance with article 23 in the Joint Committee set up. 4. The Contracting Parties shall guarantee the right of the carrier to file a legal complaint against the sanctions applied. Chapter x the Joint Committee article 23 1. in order to facilitate the implementation of this agreement, a Joint Committee shall be set up. The Joint Committee shall consist of representatives of the Contracting Parties. 2. The Joint Committee shall meet for the first time within six months of the entry into force of this agreement. 3. The Joint Committee shall establish its own rules of procedure. 4. the Joint Committee shall meet at the request of at least one Contracting Party. 5. the Joint Committee may adopt decisions only if a meeting of the Joint Committee are represented two thirds of the Contracting Parties, including the European Community. 6. for the Joint Committee to take decisions, unanimity of the contracting parties represented shall be required. If consensus cannot be achieved, the competent institutions concerned by one or more Contracting Parties of the request for consultation, to meet in six weeks. 24. Article 1. The Joint Committee shall ensure the proper application of this agreement. The Joint Committee will be informed of any decision taken or intended to take to implement the provisions of this agreement. 2. the specific tasks of the Joint Committee are: (a) on the basis of the information provided by the Contracting Parties, draw up a list of competent authorities of the contracting parties responsible for the V, VI, VII, VIII and IX to the tasks referred to in sections; (b) amend or adapt in the annexes to this agreement the control documents and other models of documents; (c) amend or adapt the annexes concerning the technical requirements for buses, as well as in annex 1 provisions relating to the carriage of passengers in accordance with article 4, to include the European Community approved standards; (d) on the basis of the information provided by the parties, to establish the customs duties, taxes and contributions list in accordance with article 9 (4) and (5); (e) amend or adapt the requirements referred to in article 8 social rules, to include the European Community approved standards; (f) resolve any dispute which may arise over the implementation and interpretation of this agreement; (g) recommend further steps towards the liberalisation of those occasional services still subject to authorisation. 3. the Contracting Parties shall ensure that decisions taken by the Joint Committee, if necessary, the application of the procedures laid down in national legislation. 4. Where, in accordance with paragraph 2 of this article (f) agreement cannot be reached, the parties concerned may apply to the arbitration. Each Contracting Party shall appoint an arbitrator. The Joint Committee shall also appoint an arbitrator. Arbitrators ' decisions are taken by majority vote. The parties to the dispute to the Contracting Parties to take appropriate measures to comply with the decision of the arbitrators. Chapter XI General and final provisions article 25 bilateral agreements 1. The provisions of this Agreement shall replace those relevant provisions of the agreements concluded between Contracting Parties. In the case of the European Community, they are contracts concluded between any Member State and any Contracting Party. 2. the Contracting Parties which are not members of the European Community, can agree, making passenger services between these countries, as well as in transit through their territories, to apply other technical standards to buses such as those referred to in article 5 of the agreement and in annex 2. 3. Notwithstanding article 6 of annex 2, the provisions of this Agreement shall replace those relevant provisions of the agreements concluded between the Member States of the European Community and other Contracting Parties. However, the existing bilateral agreements between Member States of the European Community and other Contracting Parties provisions enabling without permission, provided for in article 7, take the occasional passenger services, can be saved and restored. In such a case, the contracting parties concerned be informed without delay in accordance with article 23 in the Joint Committee set up. Article 26 signature this Agreement shall be open for signature at Brussels from 14 April 2000 to 30 June 2001 of the Council of the European Union General Secretariat, which is in the depositary of this agreement. Article 27 of the agreement, approval or ratification and deposit of the approved or ratified by the signatory States to this agreement in accordance with its national regulations. The Contracting Parties ' approval or ratification is deposited the documents of the Council of the European Union General Secretariat, in which shall notify all other signatories. Article 28 entry into force 1 this agreement in respect of those Contracting Parties that have approved or ratified it, shall enter into force on the first day of the third month after the four Contracting Parties including the European Community have approved or ratified it, and when the fourth country officially entered its approval or ratification of the instruments, or the first day of the sixth month, if duly declared ratification of this agreement. 2. After this agreement has entered into force in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 1, in respect of each Contracting Party, which ratified or approved this agreement, it shall enter into force on the third month following the date on which the Contracting Party concerned has deposited its instrument of approval or ratification of his instruments, first day. Article 29 duration of Agreement and agreement evaluation 1. this agreement is concluded for a period of five years, dating from its entry into force. 2. this agreement is automatically extended for the next five years, in respect of any Contracting Party which has not expressed a desire to extend it. A Contracting Party which decided the operation of this agreement not to renew, you must notify the depositary in accordance with article 31 of the said provisions. 3. Before each five-year period the Joint Committee to examine this agreement. Article 30 accession 1. After its entry into force, this Agreement shall be open to accession by countries which are full members of the European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT). If this agreement joins the countries which are members of the European economic area agreement, Member States shall, in their mutual relations, this agreement does not apply. 2. This agreement shall also be open to accession by the Republic of San Marino, the Principality of Andorra and the Principality of Monaco Principality. 3. For each State which, in accordance with article 28 shall accede to this agreement after its entry into force, the agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the third month after that State has deposited its instrument of accession. 4. Any State that joins this agreement after its entry into force in accordance with article 28, may be prescribed for a maximum 3-year transition period to implement the directive referred to in annex 1. For such relief should inform the Joint Committee. Article 31 denunciation each Contracting Party may, as regards himself denounce this agreement on notice for the year ahead, and the depositary of the agreement via on notice to the other Contracting Parties. The denunciation shall also be informed of the reasons for the Joint Committee. However, the agreement cannot be denounced for the first four years after its entry into force in accordance with article 28. If the agreement is denounced by one or more of the Contracting Parties, and as a result, the number of Contracting Parties turns out less than it was after the entry into force of the agreement in accordance with article 28, the agreement shall remain in force unless the Joint Committee, which consists of the remaining Contracting Parties, decides otherwise. Article 32 termination agreement, the Contracting Party which joins the European Union, starting from the date of accession, are no longer considered to be a single Contracting Party. Article 33 Annex annex to this Agreement shall form an integral part. Article 34 languages this agreement, drawn up in English, French and German languages, and these texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited in the Council of the European Union General Secretariat archive that each Contracting Party shall transmit certified copies of this agreement. Each Contracting Party shall ensure adequate translation of this agreement in its official language or official languages. A copy of this translation shall be deposited in the European Union by the General Secretariat of the Council of archives. The depositary of this agreement and annex a copy of the translation transmitted to all Contracting Parties. Whereof, the undersigned Plenipotentiaries have signed this agreement.

1. the annex referred to in article 4, the provisions relating to passenger carriers referred to in article 4 of the Directive of the European Community are as follows: 29 April 1996 of Directive 96/26/EC for cargo and passenger transport with road transport profession and tolerance on mutual recognition of diplomas, certificates and other professional qualifications mutual recognition to enable these carriers for more rights to engage in domestic and international transport (European Community Official Journal No. 124 l 23.5.1996, p. 1), last amended by 1 October 1998 Directive 98/76/EC (European Community Official Journal No. L 277, 14.10.1998 p. 17).   2. the annex to the technical standards of the bus article 1 From the date on which the agreement INTERB shall enter into force for each Contracting Party, the international occasional carriage of passengers in this party buses used must comply with the rules, which are contained in the following documents: (a)) Council of 20 December 1996 of Directive 96/96/EC on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to motor vehicles and trailers roadworthiness tests (the European Community Official Journal No. L 46 17.2.1997, p. 1). (b)), the Council of 10 February 1992 Directive 92/6/EEC relating to speed limitation devices and the use of certain categories of vehicles, the transport of the Community (the European Community Official Journal No. L 57.232.1992, p. 27). c) Council 1996 25 July Directive 96/53/EEC, which lays down certain maximum levels of vehicles dimensions in national and international traffic and the maximum authorized weights in international traffic (the European Community Official Journal No. L 235 17.9.1996, p. 59). d) Council of 20 December 1985 (EEC) nr. 3821/85 on recording equipment in road transport (European Community Official Journal No. L 370, 31.12.1985, p. 8). with the latest amendments contained in Commission regulations EC No 24.09.1998. 2135/95(24)/98 (European Community Official Journal No. L 274.9.10.1998, p. 1) or the corresponding provisions in accordance with the AETR agreement and its protocols.  Article 2 from the date of agreement INTERB shall enter into force for each Contracting Party, the Contracting Parties which are not members of the European Community, registered buses, carrying out international occasional carriage of passengers, must conform to the technical requirements contained in the following Community directives or UN/ECE regulations analogue on uniform rules for new vehicles and their equipment type approval.
 
Parameter UN EEC EU directive (framework directive to the last accepted) date of implementation within the EU rules last amendments//ar exhaust gas 47/01-88/77 01/10/1993, 49/02-91/542 step 1 01/10/1996-91/542 A confirmation step 2 49/02-96/1 B approval
     

Opacity 24/03 72/306 02/08/1972 sound level 51-70/157/02, 01/10/1989-84/424 01/10/1996-92/97 braking 71/320 13/09-01/10/1991-88/194 01/10/1994-91/422-98/12 tyres 92/23 54 01/01/1993 light equipment 48 76/756/01-01/01/1994-91/663-97/28 article 3 services carried out by coach and bus): (a) any Member State of the European Community (except Greece) to any contracting party to the agreement to INTERB; (b)) to the agreement from any INTERB parties to any Member State of the European Community (except Greece); (c)) from any of the Contracting Parties to INTERB Greece in transit through other Member States of the European Community, by the carrier, which is registered in any of the Contracting Parties, INTERB must comply with the following rules: 1. The bus for the first time is registered before 1.1.1980., may not be used without the regular carriage of passengers in accordance with this agreement. 2. Bus that first registered between 1.1.1980. and 31.12.1981, can only be used up to 31.12.2000.3. Buses that first registered between 1.1.1982. and 31.12.1983., you can only use up to 31.12.2001.4. Buses that first registered between 1.1.1984. and 31.12.1985, can only be used up to 31 December 2002.5. Buses that first registered between 1.1.1986. and 12., can use only up to 31.12.2003 6. Buses who first registered between 1.1.1988. and 31.12.1989, you can only use up to 31.12.2004 1.1.2005.7 starting with, you can only use a bus that first registered starting with 1.1.1990 (Euro 0). 8. Starting with the 1.1.2007., can be used only on the bus who first registered starting with 1.10.1993 (Euro 1).  Article 4 transport by bus: a) from Greece to INTERB parties to the agreement; (b)), from the agreement INTERB parties to Greece, must comply with the following rules: 1. Bus that first registered before 1.1.1980., may not be used without the regular carriage of passengers in accordance with this agreement. 2. Bus that first registered between 1.1.1980. and 31.12.1981, can only be used up to 31.12.2000.3. Buses that first registered between 1.1.1982. and 31.12.1983., you can only use up to 31.12.2001.4. Buses that first registered between 1.1.1984. and 31.12.1985, can use only up to 31.12.2003 5. Buses that first registered between 1.1.1986.12., and can be used only until 31 December 2005 6. Buses who first registered between 1.1.1988. and, you can only use 31.12.1989 until 31.12.2007 7. ranging from 1.1.2008, can be used only on the bus who first registered starting with 1.1.1990. (Euro 0). 8. Starting with the 1.1.2010., can be used only on the bus who first registered starting with 1.1.1993. (Euro 1).  Article 5 buses registered in the Member States of the European Community and is used in bilateral traffic between Greece and other Member States of the European Community in transit through to INTERB parties to the agreement must satisfy rather than these, but the European Community technical standards.   Article 6 1. If the technical standards contained in bilateral agreements or arrangements between Member States of the European Community and the agreement INTERB parties concerning bilateral and transit traffic, are more stringent than, those referred to in this agreement may be applied up to 31 December 2006. 2. The relevant Member States of the European Community and the agreement INTERB parties must be notified in accordance with article 23, of the Joint Committee set up for such a bilateral agreement or arrangement of the content.  7. Article 1. Document confirming the vehicle's first registration date, must be in the vehicle and must be presented at the request of the authorised controllers. In the framework of this annex, the term "first date" shall mean the first date of registration of the vehicle after its manufacture. If this is not the first date of registration to be found, it is considered as the year of manufacture. 2. If the original bus engine has been replaced with a new engine, the document referred to in paragraph 1 should be replaced with a document attesting to the new engine in conformity with the relevant provisions of type-approval in accordance with the requirements of article 3.  8. Article 1. Despite this article 1, annex a) the provisions referred to, the Contracting Parties may make the occasional checks to control the bus compliance with Directive 96/96/EC. Within the framework of this annex, the term "casual inspection" shall mean an unscheduled and therefore unexpected inspection of the bus, which carries out the transport in the territory of the Contracting Party, which shall be checked. 2. To test on the road, as provided for in this annex, the competent authorities of the Contracting Party(ies) to use 2 a and 2 b a checklist in annex. A copy of the inspection report, which completed the authorized representative must give the bus driver and it must be presented on request in order to simplify or avoid, where possible, of repetitive examinations do not reasonably short period of time. 3. If the examiner finds that the inadequate technical condition necessitates further examination, the bus can be subject to verification of the technical examination centre approved in accordance with the European Community Directive 96/96/EC article 2. 4. in addition to other penalties that may be applied, if the occasional testing is established that the vehicle does not comply with Directive 96/96/EC requirements and thus considered dangerous to its users and to other road users, can be applied to the immediate ban on the use of bus on public roads. 5. Roadside checks shall be carried out without discrimination as to the place of registration of the bus and the driver's nationality and residence.   Annex 2A test report 1. Location of the test … … … … …. 2. Date............. " 3. time......... " 4. Means of Transport to the country of registration and registration number … … … … … … …. 5. Vehicles in category n 6 Autobuss1., which operates the carrier, name, surname and address.......................................................................................... " 7. country of registration of the carrier. .. ... ... ...... ... ...... ... ...... ... ...... ... 8. Vadītājs... ... ...... ... ...... ... ...... ... ...... ... ...... ... ...... ... ... 9. the organizer of the trip the starting point, place, address … … … … … … … … … … … … …. 10. the organizer of the trip, the end point, location, address, … … …. …. …. …. …. …. …. …. …. 11. Transport units gross mass............................................. " 12. Inspection did not pass: the brake system and components of the steering gear and the lamp, the light-signalling devices the wheels/tires * system * exhaust gas opacity (diesel engines) waste characterisation (benzīndzinēj) 13. Notes 14. Control body/checker, which carried out the test 15. Test results the assay inspection been settled, found significant defects not found serious defects in the immediate prohibition of the use of the bus for _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ the Verifier's signature 1 vehicle, which is used for the carriage of passengers, with at least four wheels and a more than eight seats in , not including the driver's seat, (M2, M3).   Annex 2B is out on the road technical standards in accordance with this agreement, buses of article 3 should be the technical running order to the controlling bodies could be considered suitable for passenger transport. The inspection should include those components that are considered to be important vehicles for safe and technically flawless operation. You must take both the simple functional check (light, warning devices, tyre condition), and specific tests and/or checks on the vehicle's brakes and engine exhaust gas.  1. For each brake brake system components must be adjusted accordingly and in perfect working order. The vehicle's brakes must be carried out following three braking functions: (a) the coaches and their trailers and semi-trailers of the service brakes must be able to slow down the progress of the means of transport and to stop it safely, rapidly and efficiently regardless of the nature of the workload of the bus and road inclination; (b) the coaches and their trailers and semi-trailers a parking brake capable of holding the vehicle stationary, whatever the nature of the workload even significant ups and downs of the road conditions, brake work surfaces when you are braking position, this is achieved with a mechanical-operated device; (c) bus, the secondary (emergency) brake must be able to slow down the pace and stop it according to the regulations of the braking path length, regardless of the nature of the workload, even if not working the service brakes. If the vehicle's condition raises no doubts, the controlling authority may verify the vehicle's braking performance under some or all Directive 96/96/EC annex 2 the provisions of paragraph 1.  2. The waste of the Waste 2.1 2.1.1. Road vehicles equipped with positive-ignition (petrol) engines.  (a) where the exhaust emissions are not controlled by an improved exhaust gas control system, such as the trīskomponenš catalytic converter with lambda controller: 1) Visual exhaust system inspection to make sure there are no leaks in the system. 2) if necessary, Visual exhaust control systems inspection to verify whether the device is properly installed. After the engine operating time (taking into account the recommendations of the manufacturer) is measured in carbon monoxide (CO) level in the exhaust, engine work at idling speed (no load). CO levels in the exhaust gases must not exceed the maximum laid down by the manufacturer. If this information is not available or where the Member States of the European Community, the competent authorities have decided not to use it as a standard, the CO level shall not exceed:-coaches who first registered or which started operation between the date when the Contracting Parties have requested compliance of vehicles directive 70/220/EEC1 requirements and 1 October 1986, CO-4,5%; -buses, which for the first time is registered or where the operation started after 1 October 1986-3,5%, CO.   (b) where the exhaust emissions are controlled by an improved exhaust gas control system, such as the trīskomponenš catalytic converter with lambda controller: 1) Visual exhaust system inspection to make sure there are no leaks in the system and that all the details are technical procedures. 2) Visual exhaust control systems inspection to verify whether the device is properly installed. 3) vehicle exhaust control systems efficiency is determined by measuring the lambda value and the CO content of the exhaust gases in accordance with paragraph 4 or in accordance with the manufacturer's suggested procedures are approved for type approval. In each of the tests, the engine is operated in accordance with the vehicle manufacturer's recommendations. 4-exhaust gas limit values). Measurement of engine idling: CO levels in the exhaust gases must not exceed the maximum laid down by the manufacturer. If this information is not available, the maximum CO content in the exhaust gases must not exceed 0,5%. Measurement of engine idling at high speed, at least 2000 min-1. CO content: maximum 0,3%. Lambda: 1 ± 0.03, in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications. 2.1.2 buses with diesel engines diesel exhaust gas opacity value determination of the coefficient under free acceleration. The level of concentration must not exceed the maximum permissible level pursuant to Directive 72/306/EEC2. If this information is not available or where Member States ' competent authorities decide not to use it as a standard, diesel engines the following permissible exhaust gas limit values of the coefficient of absorption: – without supercharging = 2, 5 m-1 — with Turbo = 3.0 m-1, or equivalent values where use equipment that is different from the EP approved type. 2.1.3. test equipment bus exhaust gas is tested using hardware designed for accurate determination of the thresholds laid down by the manufacturer. 2.2. If necessary, check the exhaust also on-board diagnostic (OBD) systems in working order. ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____-1 Council of 20 March 1970 directive 70/220/EEC on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the measures to be taken against air pollution by motor vehicle exhaust gas (OJ No. L 76, 9.3.1970, p. 1). with corrections (OJ No. L 81, 11.4,1970, p. 15) with the latest amendments contained in the European Parliament and Council Directive 94/12/EC (OJ No. L 100, 19.4.1994, p. 42) * 1972 2, Directive 72/306/EEC on the approximation of the laws of harmonisation as regards the measures to be taken against pollution caused by vehicles, which are equipped with diesel engines (OJ No. L 190, 20.8.1972, p. 1) with the latest amendments contained in the European Commission Directive 89/491/EEC (OJ No. L 238, 15.8.1989, p. 43).   3. Annex 1. Carriage instructions in accordance with the provisions of the agreement: 1 INTERB) international occasional carriage of passengers, of any nationality:-between two Contracting Parties, which begins and ends in the same Contracting Party and, where such operation does not need, also transit through either the territory of another Contracting Party, or the territory of a State which is not a Contracting Party; — or by lease for consideration shall be carried out in one of the Contracting Parties in accordance with its laws and regulations established carriers, which are licensed to take the occasional international services by coach and bus; -using buses registered in the Contracting Party in which the transport operator is established and which, by their design and equipment is suitable and intended for carrying more than nine persons, including the driver, transportation. 2) travel without passengers above the transport framework. 3) in the framework of the agreement INTERB in respect of the European Community, the term "territory of a Contracting Party" means the area defined and covered by the European Agreement. 4) within one agreement INTERB the registered carrier can not take domestic non-scheduled passenger services in the territory of another Contracting Party. 5) excluded from the scope of this agreement the use of buses and coaches designed to carry passengers for the carriage of goods. 6) this agreement does not concern own-account occasional services. 2. the international occasional carriage of passengers in the territory of the other Contracting Party, under article 6 of the agreement of INTERB permission is not necessary. 1) with closed doors — carriage in which the same group of passengers throughout the journey and are transported with the same bus or coach is brought back the starting point of the journey. The starting point of the journey is in the territory of the Contracting Party in which the transport operator is established. 2) services which make the outward journey laden and the return journey unladen. The starting point of the journey is in the territory of the Contracting Party in which the transport operator is established. 3) services during which the outward journey is made unladen and all the passengers are taken up in the same place, subject to the following provisions: (a)), taken in groups in accordance with the contract of carriage previously designed in the territory of a State which is a Contracting Party or the Contracting Party, but is in the territory of which the carrier is not registered. Passengers are transported to the territory of the Contracting Party in which the transport operator is established; (b)), the same passenger carrier in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 above is brought to the territory of a Contracting Party, are in the same area taken. Passengers are transported to the territory of the Contracting Party in which the transport operator is established; c) passengers are invited to come to the territory of another Contracting Party, in addition to the carriage costs shall be borne by the person who invited them. Passengers are carried on the territory of the Contracting Party in which the transport operator is established shall have a common interest, which is not only a goal to participate in the journey in question. 4) permission is not required for transit operations through the territory of Contracting Parties in conjunction with occasional passenger services that do not require permissions. 5) bus journeys without passengers, if it is used damaged or crashed bus replacement, performing an international service covered by this agreement, permission is not necessary. Transport by the European carriers established in the community, the place of departure and/or destination can be on any European Community Member State irrespective of the Member State of the European Community bus established or with those of the country of the Contracting Party established in the carrier. 3. requirements for buses buses that this agreement is used for occasional international passenger transport must comply with the technical standards according to article 5 of this agreement, and annex 2. 4. information on the completion of the journey form 1. non-scheduled passenger transport before starting the journey, the carrier must follow the journey form in duplicate. Previously executed the passenger list can be on a separate page to be added to the top. The carrier or driver's stamp or, where relevant, the signature must be both on the top and on the passenger list. Services, when the outward journey is made unladen, the passenger list can be completed according to the requirements set out above, at the time when the passengers are taken up. The original of the journey form must be on the bus for the whole journey and must be presented when requested by the authorized representative of the inspection body. 2. A service when the Shuttle takes place without passengers, as indicated in the journey form 4 c), carrier, the journey form must be accompanied by the following documents: — in the cases referred to in subparagraph 4C1: copy of the contract of carriage or other document, if requested by the State concerned, which contains important information about this agreement (specifically, the conclusion of the contract a date, place and the passenger was taken, State and date, shipping destination and country); -in the cases referred to in subparagraph 4C2: Shuttle form, who was in the vehicle when the carrier transported passengers in the territory of the Contracting Party and returned without them, provided that those same passengers later return journey will be taken; -in the cases referred to in subparagraph 4C3: invitation letter or its photocopy. 3. the occasional services of passengers during the journey, may not admit it, nor to drop off the, unless it is authorised by the competent institution. In this case, do not need permission. 4. the carrier is responsible for the timely and the journey form duly completed. It must be filled in block letters and in indelible ink. 5. Books are not transferable to a third party.

Annex 4 (third application page) instructions 1. Carriers must fill out an application and be accompanied by the statement that he is licensed to perform occasional international services, in accordance with article 1 of the agreement of INTERB (1) (a) of the second paragraph. 2. to carry out occasional services other than those referred to in article 6 of the agreement INTERB, authorisation, i.e. authorisation required services that do not meet the following conditions: 1) with closed doors — carriage in which the same group of passengers throughout the journey and are transported on the same bus or coach is brought back to the place of departure; the place of departure is in the territory of the Contracting Party in which the transport operator is established; 2) services which make the outward journey laden and the return journey unladen; the place of departure is in the territory of the Contracting Party in which the transport operator is established; 3) services during which the outward journey is made unladen and all the passengers are taken up in the same place, subject to the following provisions: (a)), taken in groups in accordance with the contract of carriage previously designed in the territory of a State which is a Contracting Party or the Contracting Party, but is in the territory of which the carrier is not registered. Passengers are transported to the territory of the Contracting Party in which the transport operator is established; (b)), the same passenger carrier in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 above is brought to the territory of a Contracting Party, are in the same area taken. Passengers are transported to the territory of the Contracting Party in which the transport operator is established; c) passengers are invited to come to the territory of the other Contracting Party, in addition to the carriage costs shall be borne by the person who invited them. Passengers are transported to the territory of the Contracting Party in which the transport operator is established and must be with a single interest, which is not only a goal to participate in the journey in question. 4. Permission is not required for transit operations through the territory of Contracting Parties in conjunction with occasional passenger services that permission is not required. 5. Bus journeys without passengers, if it is used, damaged or crashed bus replacement, who performed an international service covered by this agreement, permission is required. Transport by the European carriers established in the community, the place of departure and/or the end point can be located anywhere in the European Community, in the territory of a Member State irrespective of the Member State of the European Community bus registered or registered in a Member State carrier. 3. the application must be submitted to the competent authorities of the Contracting Party in whose territory the place of departure, i.e., the first passenger reception point. 4. Buses that are used must be registered in the Contracting Party in which the transport operator is established. 5. the buses on which the occasional international services under the agreement must meet INTERB this Agreement referred to in annex 2 of the technical standards.   5. the annex to the Declaration by the Republic of Latvia in respect of article 4 of the agreement INTERB and annex 1 1.29 April 1996 Council Directive 96/26/EC, the provisions of title I of the cargo and passenger carrier by road clearance and for the professional recognition of diplomas, certificates and other professional qualifications mutual recognition to enable these carriers for more rights to engage in domestic and international transport (European Community Official Journal No. 124 l 23.5.1996, p. 1), last amended by 1 October 1998 Directive 98/76/EC (European Community Official Journal No. L 277 14.1.1998, p. 17). are incorporated into the national legislation the following legislation: amendments to the road transport Act, (2), article 3 (30.09.1999.); The Ministry of transport regulation No 18 29.06.2000. "on the amendments to the Ministry of transport on 30 September 1998, the Regulation No 52" On road transport business licensing ". 2. In respect of the requirement on the financial situation of the existing laws provides that the disposal of the carrier with the January 1, 2002, the following must be available in the capital and financial reserves: not less than LVL 4000 (EUR 7087,34 [*]) when use the same means of transport, and LVL 2200 (EUR 3898,03 [*]) to each vehicle unit. Directive 98/76/EC compliant status will be achieved by January 1, 2004, when the Ministry of transport in accordance with Regulation No. 18 29.06.2000. "on the amendments to the Ministry of transport on 30 September 1998, the Regulation No 52" On road transport business licensing "in the possession of the carrier, the following must be available in the capital and financial reserves: 5400 not less than LVL (EUR 9567,90 [*]) when use the same means of transport, and LVL 3000 (EUR 5315,50 [*]) to each vehicle unit. [*] at the rate of the Bank of Latvia on 10.12.2001.