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Council Directive 96/26/EC (repealed)Show full title

Council Directive 96/26/EC of 29 April 1996 on admission to the occupation of road haulage operator and road passenger transport operator and mutual recognition of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications intended to facilitate for these operators the right to freedom of establishment in national and international transport operations (repealed)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. TITLE I Admission to the occupation of road transport operator

    1. Article 1.(1) Admission to the occupations of road haulage operator or...

    2. Article 2.(1) This Directive shall not apply to undertakings engaged in...

    3. Article 3.(1) Undertakings wishing to engage in the occupation of road...

    4. Article 4.Member States shall determine the circumstances in which a road...

    5. Article 5.(1) Undertakings furnishing proof that before: 1 January 1978 for...

    6. Article 6.(1) Decisions taken by the competent authorities of the Member...

    7. Article 7.(1) Where offences against the rules governing either road haulage...

  3. TITLE II Mutual recognition of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications

    1. Article 8.(1) Member States shall, in respect of the activities referred...

    2. Article 9.(1) Where in a host Member State a certificate is...

    3. Article 10.(1) As from 1 January 1990, Member States shall recognize...

    4. Article 10a.Member States shall provide for systems of penalties for infringements...

    5. Article 10b.After 1 October 1999 Member States shall recognise as sufficient...

  4. TITLE III Final provisions

    1. Article 11.Member States shall designate the authorities and bodies competent to...

    2. Article 12.Articles 8 to 11 shall also apply to nationals of...

    3. Article 13.(1) Member States shall take the measures necessary to comply...

    4. Article 14.The Directives listed in Annex II, part A, are hereby...

    5. Article 15.This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

    1. ANNEX I

      1. I. LIST OF SUBJECTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3(4)

        1. A. Civil law

          1. Road haulage and passenger transport

          2. Road haulage

            1. 3. be able to consider a claim by his principal regarding...

            2. 4. be familiar with the rules and obligations arising from the...

          3. Road passenger transport

            1. 5. be able to consider a claim by his principal regarding...

        2. B. Commercial law

          1. Road haulage and passenger transport

        3. C. Social law

          1. Road haulage and passenger transport

        4. D. Fiscal law

          1. Road haulage and passenger transport

        5. E. Business and financial management of the undertaking

          1. Road haulage and passenger transport

          2. Road haulage

            1. 12. be able to apply the rules governing the invoicing of...

            2. 13. be familiar with the different categories of transport auxiliaries, their...

          3. Road passenger transport

            1. 14. be able to apply the rules governing fares and pricing...

            2. 15. be able to apply the rules governing the invoicing of...

        6. F. Access to the market

          1. Road haulage and passenger transport

          2. Road haulage

            1. 4. be familiar with the rules on the organisation of the...

            2. 5. be familiar with frontier formalities, the role and scope of...

          3. Road passenger transport

            1. 6. be familiar with the rules on the organisation of the...

            2. 7. be familiar with the rules for introducing road passenger transport...

        7. G. Technical standards and aspects of operation

          1. Road haulage and passenger transport

          2. Road haulage

            1. 6. be familiar with the different types of cargo-handling and loading...

            2. 7. be familiar with the various techniques of piggy-back and roll-on...

            3. 8. be able to implement procedures for complying with the rules...

            4. 9. be able to implement procedures for complying with the rules...

            5. 10. be able to implement procedures for complying with the rules...

        8. H. Road safety

          1. Road haulage and passenger transport

          2. Road passenger transport

            1. 5. have elementary knowledge of the layout of the road network...

      2. II. ORGANISATION OF THE EXAMINATION

        1. 1. Member States shall organise a compulsory written examination which they...

        2. 2. Where Member States also organise an oral examination, they must...

        3. 3. With regard to all the tests, applicants must obtain an...

    2. ANNEX Ia

      EUROPEAN COMMUNITY

    3. ANNEX II

      1. PART A REPEALED DIRECTIVES

      2. PART B

    4. ANNEX III

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