The discretionary public transport services of road passengers with vehicles of less than ten seats, including that of the driver, and provided with documented transport authorisation by card of the class VT, they are subject to the system of administrative authorisation, subject to the tariff system and conditions of application laid down in Articles 18 and 19 of Law 16/1987 of 30 July 1987 on the Management of Land Transports, and 28 and 29 of their Regulation adopted by Royal Decree 1211/1990 of 28 September 1990, as amended in this field by Royal Decree 1136/1997 of 11 July 1997.

The increase in the operating costs since the approval of the Order of 18 December 2000, on the tariff regime of these services, whose structure and amounts have been duly analyzed, advises their updating and the subsequent revision of the application fees, with the maximum rate established in the previous updates.

Even if the competition for the fixing of this tariff corresponds, in principle, to the General Administration of the State, depending on the national scope of the enabling authorization for the provision of such services, the (a) delegation of powers in the Autonomous Communities operated by the Organic Law 5/1987 of 30 July, allows the said Autonomous Communities to set the rates corresponding to those made by vehicles residing in their field territorial, taking into account the special circumstances in which they are present.

In the procedure for the elaboration of this Order the report of the National Council of Land Transports and the National Committee for Road Transport, required by Article 29.2 of the Regulation of the Law of Management of Land Transport.

In its virtue, I have:

First. -Interurban public transportation services of discretionary public transportation carried out by vehicles provided with documented authorization of the VT class will be made subject to the following maximum rates (including taxes):

Price per kilometer run or fraction: 0.384648 euros (64 pesetas).

Wait time price: 10.23 euros (1,702 pesetas).

Minimum of perception: 2.15 euros (357 pesetas).

During the first hour of the waiting time, the user will be entitled to have a 15-minute waiting time free of charge, after which the user will be counted for a fraction of fifteen minutes, at a rate of 2.56 euros (426 pesetas) each fraction.

Perception minimums will not be cumulable to routes to which the ordinary fare per kilometer traveled has been applied.

Second. -Services will be contracted by a complete car, and the tours will be understood in a closed circuit to the point of departure for the shortest route, if the contrary is not expressly agreed.

Third.-The vehicles covered by this Order shall be provided with a form containing the applicable tariffs, in an official model, the format and conditions of which are specified in the Annex to this Order, which shall be placed on the market. in place visible from the interior of the vehicle.

Fourth. -In any case, the user will be entitled to the free carriage of his luggage, which, once the total number of places is used, will not exceed 50 kilograms for the vehicles of up to four places, and of 60 kilograms for those of higher capacity, provided that the volume of the luggage allows them to be placed in the carrier or placed in the vehicle's baca, without contravening the traffic and traffic rules and regulations.

When the total number of places is not used, these figures may be increased by 30 kilograms for each empty seat, provided that the shape, dimensions and nature of the luggage makes it possible to transport them inside the vehicle.

The excess baggage over the above figures will be paid at the rate of EUR 0,042071 (7 pesetas) for every 10 kilograms or fraction and kilometre travelled, leaving the carrier free to admit them when this excess is more than 50 per 100 of these figures.

Fifth. -When the service is contracted, the routes, places and weight of the luggage will be fixed.

Sixth. -The Autonomous Communities in which the system of delegations provided for in the Organic Law 5/1987 of 30 July 1987 will apply, may freely fix the tariff rate of the services referred to in the present Order, in accordance with the provisions of the second subparagraph of Article 5 (d) of that Law, to apply the scheme to all services in the Autonomous Community, whatever the place where the services are located. finish.

Seventh.-The Order of 18 December 2000, on the tariff regime for inter-city services for the discretionary public transport of passengers in passenger cars, as well as the provisions of equal or equal provisions, is hereby repealed. lower rank object to the provisions of this Order.

Eighth. -By the Directorate General of Road Transport, the instructions which, if any, are necessary for the implementation of this Order will be issued.

Ninth. -This Order will enter into force on 1 January 2002.

Madrid, 12 December 2001.

ALVEZ-HELMETS FERNANDEZ

ANNEX

Directorate-General for Road Transport

Official maximum rates for inter-city services of public passenger discretionary transport in passenger cars (card of class VT), authorised by Order of 12 December 2001:

Price per vehicle/kilometer, or fraction, including taxes: 0.384648 euros (64 pesetas).

Minimum of perception: 2.15 euros (357 pesetas).

Wait time price, including taxes:

10.23 euros (1,702 pesetas).

Summary of application conditions:

A) During the first hour of waiting, the user shall have the right to have a 15-minute wait time free of charge, after which it shall be computed by fractions of fifteen minutes at the rate of 2,56 minutes. (426 pesetas) each fraction.

B) The services shall be hired on the basis of a complete car rental and the routes shall be read in a closed circuit to the point of departure, for the shortest route, if the contrary is not expressly agreed.

C) In any case the user shall be entitled to the free carriage of his luggage under the conditions set out in the Order of 12 December 2001.

(D) The perceptions expressed are of a maximum nature and may be reduced by mutual agreement, except for the minimum of perception, the amount of which shall be compulsory.

(E) Irregularities or infringements observed by users must be brought to the attention of the Land Transport Inspection Services, which may be reflected in the existing claims book in the vehicle.

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