Decision No 2/2004 of the Community/Switzerland Inland Transport Committee

of 22 June 2004

amending Annex 1 to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the carriage of goods and passengers by rail and road

(2005/249/EC)

THE COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the carriage of goods and passengers by rail and road, and in particular Article 52(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The first indent of Article 52(4) of the Agreement provides for the Joint Committee to adopt decisions revising Annex 1.

(2) Since the Agreement was signed new Community legal acts have been adopted in the areas covered by the Agreement. Annex 1 must therefore be reworded to bring it into line with the changes in the relevant Community legislation.

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Annex 1 to the Agreement is hereby repealed and replaced by the text annexed to this decision.

Article 2

For the purposes of Regulation (EC) No 484/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council [1]:

(a) the European Community and the Swiss Confederation shall exempt from the obligation to hold a driver attestation all citizens of the Swiss Confederation, of a European Community Member State and of a Member State of the European Economic Area;

(b) the Swiss Confederation may not exempt citizens of States other than those mentioned in point (a) from the obligation to hold a driver attestation without prior consultation with and approval by the European Community.

Article 3

The delegations of Switzerland and the European Community agree that Council Regulation (EEC) No 881/92 [2] is applied as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 484/2002.

Article 4

This decision shall enter into force on the first day of the month following its adoption.

Done at Berne, 22 June 2004

For the Swiss Confederation

The Chairman

Max Friedli

For the European Community

The Head of the Delegation

Heinz Hilbrecht

[1] OJ L 76, 19.3.2002, p. 1.

[2] OJ L 95, 9.4.1992, p. 1.

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