Article 1
Directives 91/672/EEC, 92/106/EEC, 1999/37/EC, 1999/62/EC, 2003/59/EC, 2006/87/EC and 2006/126/EC are amended as set out in the Annex to this Directive.
Council Directive 2013/22/EU of 13 May 2013 adapting certain directives in the field of transport policy, by reason of the accession of the Republic of Croatia
Council Directive 2013/22/EU of 13 May 2013 adapting certain directives in the field of transport policy, by reason of the accession of the Republic of Croatia
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Article 2
1. Member States shall adopt and publish, by the date of accession of Croatia to the Union at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions. They shall apply those provisions from the date of accession of the Croatia to the Union. When Member States adopt those measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made. 2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
Article 3
This Directive shall enter into force subject to and as from the date of the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Croatia.
Article 4
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Supplementary provisions
ANNEXSupplementary provisions
ANNEX PART A ROAD TRANSPORT 1. In Article 6(3) of Directive 92/106/EEC, the following is inserted in the list after the entry for France: ‘— Croatia: godišnja naknada za uporabu javnih cesta koja se plaća pri registraciji motornih i priključnih vozila;’. 2. Directive 1999/37/EC is amended as follows: (a) Annex I is amended as follows: (i) in the second indent of point II.4, the following is inserted in the list after the entry for France: ‘HR : Croatia’; (ii) in point III.1.A(b), the following is inserted in the list after the entry for France: ‘HR Croatia’; (b) Annex II is amended as follows: (i) in the second indent of point II.4, the following is inserted in the list after the entry for France: ‘HR : Croatia’; (ii) in point III.1.A(b), the following is inserted in the list after the entry for France: ‘HR Croatia’. 3. In Article 3(1) of Directive 1999/62/EC, the following is inserted in the list after the entry for France: ‘— Croatia : godišnja naknada za uporabu javnih cesta koja se plaća pri registraciji motornih i priključnih vozila,’. 4. Point 2 of Annex II to Directive 2003/59/EC is amended as follows: (a) in point (c) below the words ‘side 1 contains’, the following is inserted in the list after the entry for France: ‘HR : Croatia’; (b) in point (e) below the words ‘side 1 contains’, the following is inserted in the list after the entry ‘cárta cáilíochta tiomána’: ‘kvalifikacijska kartica vozača’; (c) in point (b) below the words ‘side 2 contains’, the second subparagraph is replaced by the following: ‘If a Member State wishes to word these entries in a national language other than one of the following languages: Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish, it shall draw up a bilingual version of the card using one of the abovementioned languages, without prejudice to the other provisions of this Annex.’. 5. Point 3 of Annex I to Directive 2006/126/EC is amended as follows: (a) in point (c) below the words ‘Page 1 shall contain’, the following is inserted in the list after the entry for France: ‘HR : Croatia’; (b) in point (e) below the words ‘Page 1 shall contain’, the following is inserted in the list after the entry ‘Ceadúas Tiomána’: ‘Vozačka dozvola’; (c) in point (b) below the words ‘Page 2 shall contain’, the second subparagraph is replaced by the following: ‘If a Member State wishes to make the entries in a national language other than one of the following languages: Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish or Swedish, it will draw up a bilingual version of the licence using one of the aforementioned languages, without prejudice to the other provisions of this Annex.’. PART B TRANSPORT BY INLAND WATERWAY 1. In Annex I to Directive 91/672/EEC, the following is added under the heading ‘GROUP B’: ‘Republic of Croatia: — Svjedodžba o stručnoj osposobljenosti/Befähigungszeugnis Zapovjednik - vrsta A/Schiffsführer – Klasse A (Certificate of professional qualification – Boatmaster type A) — Svjedodžba o stručnoj osposobljenosti/Befähigungszeugnis Zapovjednik - vrsta B/Schiffsführer – Klasse B (Certificate of professional qualification – Boatmaster type B) (in accordance with the Ordinance on the professional titles and qualifications of boatmen, Official Gazette No. 73/09)’. 2. Directive 2006/87/EC is amended as follows: (a) Annex I is amended as follows: (i) in Chapter 2, Zone 3, the following is inserted after the entry for the French Republic: ‘Republic of Croatia Danube: from rkm 1 295 + 500 to rkm 1 433 River Drava: from rkm 0 to rkm 198 + 600 River Sava: from rkm 211 to rkm 594 River Kupa: from rkm 0 to rkm 5 + 900 River Una: from rkm 0 to rkm 15’; (ii) in Chapter 3, Zone 4, the following is inserted after the entry for the French Republic: ‘Republic of Croatia All other waterways not listed in Zone 3’; (b) in Part IV of Appendix VI to Annex II, the following is inserted in the list under Section 1 of point 1 after the entry for Ireland: ‘25 for Croatia’; (c) Annex IX is amended as follows: (i) in Article 7(2) of Part I, the following is inserted in the list after the entry for Ireland: ‘25 = Croatia’; (ii) in Article 1.06(2) of Part II, the following is inserted in the list after the entry for Ireland: ‘25 = Croatia’; (iii) Part V is amended as follows: — the table under point 1 is replaced by the following: ‘Country Name Address Telephone number E-mail address Belgium Bulgaria Denmark Germany Estonia Finland France Greece Italy Ireland Croatia Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Austria Poland Portugal Romania Sweden Switzerland Spain Slovakia Slovenia Czech Republic Hungary United Kingdom Cyprus If no authority is given no competent authority was specified by the relevant country.’ — in point 4, the following is inserted after the entry for Ireland: ‘Croatia Item No Name Address Telephone number E-mail address If no approved firm is specified, no approval is granted for firms in this country.’
Implementing measures in the Member States
- GermanyBundesfernstraßenmautgesetz
- FranceLOI n° 2008-1425 du 27 décembre 2008
- FranceLOI n° 2010-788 du 12 juillet 2010
- United KingdomThe Merchant Shipping (Technical Requirements for Inland Waterway Vessels) Regulations 2010
- United KingdomThe Vehicle Drivers (Certificates of Professional Competence) (Amendment) Regulations 2014
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