Reports of Cases

1998 I-02147

Subject-matter

Preliminary ruling ─ Richmond Magistrates Court ─ Interpretation of Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 684/92 of 16 March 1992 on common rules for the international carriage of passengers by coach and bus and Article 4(3) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3820/85 of 20 December 1985 on the harmonization of certain social legislation relating to road transport ─ Definition of specified categories of passengers ─ Groups of passengers carried between an airport and a hotel ─ Inclusion ─ Definition of special regular services

Systematic classification scheme

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• Regulation 117/66 : paragraph 7
• Regulation 684/92 -A02 : paragraphs 1, 8
• Regulation 684/92 -A02PT1 : paragraphs 15 - 17, 19
• Regulation 684/92 -A02PT2 : paragraph 22
• Regulation 684/92 -A02PT1PT2 : paragraphs 13, 21
• Regulation 684/92 -A21 : paragraph 7
• Regulation 684/92 -A21PT2 : paragraph 22
• Regulation 3820/85 -A01PT7 : paragraphs 5, 15
• Regulation 3820/85 -A04PT3 : paragraphs 1, 6, 13, 14, 24
• Regulation 3821/85 -A03P1 : paragraphs 2, 14
• Regulation 3821/85 -A14P2 : paragraph 3
• Regulation 3821/85 -A15P7 : paragraph 4

Operative part

• Interprets : Regulation 3820/85 -A04PT3

Opinion

• Regulation 117/66 : points 5, 17
  
• Regulation 684/92 -A02 : points 1, 5, 7
  
• Regulation 684/92 -A02PT2 : point 24
  
• Regulation 684/92 -A02PT3 : points 32, 47
  
• Regulation 684/92 -A02PT1PT1 : points 17, 23, 27
  
• Regulation 684/92 -A02PT1PT2 : points 18, 23, 25 - 27, 32, 47
  
• Regulation 684/92 -A02PT3PT1LB : point 30
  
• Regulation 684/92 -A02PT3PT1LD : point 31
  
• Regulation 684/92 -A02PT3PT1LE : point 31
  
• Regulation 684/92 -A21 : points 5, 17
  
• Regulation 3820/85 -A01PT7 : point 5
  
• Regulation 3820/85 -A04 : points 40, 43
  
• Regulation 3820/85 -A04PT3 : points 1, 5 - 7, 17, 33, 34, 42, 46, 47
  
• Regulation 3820/85 -A14P1 : points 5, 17
  
• Regulation 3820/85 -C1 : point 41
  
• Regulation 3821/85 -A03P1 : points 5, 17
  
• Regulation 3821/85 -C : point 10
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -337/82 : point 39
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -83/94 : point 39
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -39/95 : point 40
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -84/95 : point 39
  

Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 06/02/1997

Date of the Opinion

• 29/01/1998

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

30/04/1998

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 94 from 22.03.1997, p.12

Judgment: OJ C 209 from 04.07.1998, p.8

Name of the parties

Clarke & Sons and Ferne

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Braegger, Tobias: Linienverkehr in der Personenbeförderung, European Law Reporter 1998 p.236-237

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Richmond Magistrates' Court - United Kingdom

Subject-matter

• Transport
  
• Social policy
  

Provisions of national law referred to

UK - Transport Act 1968, sections 97(1)(a)(iii), 99(1)(bb) et (4)(a)

Provisions of international law referred to

Information not available

Procedure and result

• Reference for a preliminary ruling
  

Formation of the Court

première chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Jann

Advocate General

Alber

Language(s) of the Case

• English
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

• German