Legal provisions of COM(2019)221 - Empowerment of Germany to amend an agreement with Switzerland with a view to authorising cabotage in the course of transport services by coach and bus in the border regions

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Article 1

Germany is hereby empowered to amend its bilateral road transport agreement with Switzerland of 17 December 1953 (the ‘Swiss‐German Agreement’) with a view to authorising cabotage operations in the border regions of Germany and Switzerland in the course of the provision of road passenger transport services by coach and bus between the two countries, provided that there is no discrimination between carriers established in the Union and no distortion of competition.

The administrative districts of Freiburg and Tübingen in Baden‐Württemberg and the administrative district of Swabia in Bavaria shall be considered to be border regions of Germany within the meaning of the first paragraph.

Article 2

Germany shall inform the Commission of the amendment of the Swiss‐German Agreement pursuant to Article 1 of this Decision and shall notify the Commission of the text of that amendment.

The Commission shall inform the European Parliament and the Council thereof.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.