Transit traffic
Article 34
For the purposes of this Agreement, the following definitions shall apply: (a) Community transit traffic: the carriage, by a carrier established in the Community, of goods in transit through the territory of Montenegro ‘en route’ to or from a Member State of the Community; (b) Montenegrin transit traffic: the carriage, by a carrier established in Montenegro, of goods in transit from Montenegro through Community territory and destined for a third country or of goods from a third country destined for Montenegro; 1. The Parties hereby agree to grant unrestricted access to Community transit traffic through Montenegro and to Montenegrin transit traffic through the Community with effect from the date of entry into force of this Agreement. 2. If, as a result of the rights granted under paragraph 1, transit traffic by Community hauliers increases to such a degree as to cause or threaten to cause serious harm to road infrastructure and/or traffic fluidity on the axes defined in the Memorandum of Understanding for developing a core transport infrastructure network for South East Europe which was signed by ministers from the region, and the European Commission, in June 2004, and under the same circumstances problems arise on Community territory close to the borders of Montenegro, the matter shall be submitted to the Interim Committee in accordance with Article 45 of this Agreement. The Parties may propose exceptional temporary, non-discriminatory measures as are necessary to limit or mitigate such harm. 3. The Parties shall refrain from taking any unilateral action that might lead to discrimination between Community carriers or vehicles and carriers or vehicles from Montenegro. Each Contracting Party shall take all steps necessary to facilitate road transport to or through the territory of the other Contracting Party. 1. The Parties agree to simplify the flow of goods by rail and road, whether bilateral or in transit. 2. The Parties agree, to the extent necessary, to take joint action on, and to encourage, the adoption of further simplification measures. Cooperation between the Parties shall be carried out within the framework of a special sub-committee to the Interim Committee in accordance with Article 46 of this Agreement. It shall, in particular, coordinate the monitoring, forecasting and other statistical work relating to international transport and in particular transit traffic.