31. 7. 96 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 190/13 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1524/96 of 30 July 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 3298/94, with regard to the system of ecopoints for heavy goods vehicles transiting through Austria THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 11 (6) and Annex 4 of Protocol 9 thereto, Whereas Protocol 9 to the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden provided for a special regime con- cerning the transit of heavy goods vehicles through Austrian territory based on a system of rights of transit (ecopoints); Whereas Article 14 of Protocol 9 provides for the main- tenance of non-discriminatory physical controls at the border between Austria and other Member States to verify ecopoints issued under the provisions of Article 11 and the existing quotas for bilateral journeys provided by Article 12 of Protocol 9, only until 31 December 1996; Whereas the implementation of Article 11 of Protocol 9 after 31 December 1996 can be effectively ensured, amongst other control methods, by means of an elec- tronic control system; Whereas the Commission should adopt detailed measures concerning outstanding technical questions relating to the ecopoint system as provided for in Joint Declaration 18 to the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden; Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 3298/94 () should be amended accordingly; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee set up by Article 16 of Protocol 9, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Regulation (EC) No 3298/94 is amended as follows: 1. The title is replaced by the following: ‘Commission Regulation (EC) No 3298/94 of 21 December 1994 laying down detailed measures concerning the system of rights of transit (ecopoints) for heavy goods vehicles transiting through Austria’ () OJ No L 341, 30. 12. 1994, p. 20. 2. Article 1 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 1 1. The driver of a heavy goods vehicle on the terri- tory of Austria shall carry, and shall make available for inspection at the request of the supervisory au- thorities, either: (a) a duly completed standard form or an Austrian certificate confirming payment of the ecopoints for the journey in question, modelled on Annex A, hereinafter referred to as ‘the ecocard’; or an electronic device, fitted to the motor vehicle which enables the automatic debiting of ecopoints, hereinafter referred to as ‘the ecotag’; or ® ~o (c) appropriate documentation, as defined in Article 13, to demonstrate that an ecopoint-free transit journey, as defined in Annex C, is being made; or (d) appropriate documentation to demonstrate that a non-transit journey is being made, and when the vehicle is fitted with an ecotag, the ecotag is set for this purpose. The competent Austrian authorities shall issue the ecocard against payment of the cost of production and distribution of ecopoints and ecocards, and shall install the necessary infrastructure at appropriate places to read the ecotags. 2. Ecotags shall be manufactured, programmed and installed in accordance with the general technical specifications laid down in Annex F. The competent authorities in each Member State are authorized to approve, program and install the ecotags. The ecotag shall be programmed to contain informa- tion on the country of registration and the NO, value of the motor vehicle, as stated in the conformity of production (COP) document, as defined in para- graph 4. 3. The ecotag shall be affixed to the windscreen of the motor vehicle. It shall be positioned in accor- dance with Annex G. It shall be non-transferable. 4. The driver of a heavy goods vehicle registered on or after 1 October 1990 shall also carry, and produce upon request, a COP document, modelled on Annex B, as evidence of the NO, emissions of that vehicle. Heavy goods vehicles first registered before 1 October 1990 or in respect of which no document is produced shall be assumed to have a COP value of 158 g/kWh.