Common rules for international carriage by coach and bus (amend. Regulation (EEC) No 684/92)

OBJECTIVE: the proposal for a regulation aims to continue the liberalization process begun at Community level concerning the international carriage of passengers by coach and bus. CONTENT: the new proposal for a regulation simplifies and clarifies the current provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 92/684 by making the following amendments: - elimination of the category of international shuttle services; - elimination of the category of residual occasional services; - liberalization of all occasional services; - liberalization of all special regular services and own-account transport operations; - improved wording of the definition of occasional services; - introduction of the Community coach licence; - restoration of competition between regular coach and bus services and regular rail services; - extension of certain time limits for the granting of licences; - setting identical rules for access to the market for EU and EEA transport operators.�