Article 1
The unilateral safeguard measure adopted by Spain on 23 December 1992, is hereby abrogated and the competent Spanish authorities shall take the necessary administrative measures to implement the abrogation.
93/125/EEC: Commission Decision of 17 February 1993 on Spain's request for adoption by the Commission of safeguard measures under Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 3577/92 against applying the principle of freedom to provide services to maritime transport within Member States (maritime cabotage) (Only the Spanish text is authentic)
93/125/EEC: Commission Decision of 17 February 1993 on Spain's request for adoption by the Commission of safeguard measures under Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 3577/92 against applying the principle of freedom to provide services to maritime transport within Member States (maritime cabotage) (Only the Spanish text is authentic)
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Article 2
An exclusion of the Spanish mainland area during six months from the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 3577/92 is hereby granted to Spain as from the date of notification of the present Decision.
Article 3
The abovementioned exclusion shall not apply to feeder services.
Article 4
In the event that no Spanish vessel is available at a given moment to meet the demand for mainland cabotage transport services, the Spanish authorities will allow other Member States' vessels to offer such services.
Article 5
Two independent experts shall appointed, one by the Commission and one by the Spanish authorities, in order to prepare a joint study on the possible economic impact on the Spanish shipping sector of the liberalization of mainland cabotage. On the basis of the result of this study which shall be presented to the Commission at least 45 working days before the expiry date of the six months' derogation, the Commission will, on request from Spain, review the situation.
Article 6
The present Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain. Done at Brussels, 17 February 1993. For the Commission Abel MATUTES Member of the Commission
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