3.3.9 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 58/25 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 12 February 1992 settling the dispute between the United Kingdom and Germany over the creation of a special regular coach service (Only the English and German texts are authentic) (92/138/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to .the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 517/72 of the Council of 28 February 1972 on the introduction of common rules for regular and special regular services by coach and bus between Member States ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1301/78 (), and in particular Article 14 thereof, Whereas Cliff's Coaches of Burlington House, 20 Hard- wick Street, Buxton, Derbyshire applied to the United Kingdom authorities on 3 October 1988 for authorization "to run a special regular coach service carrying members of the British Armed Forces, their dependants and relatives, and Ministry of Defence sponsored employees, between London and Lemgo in Germany; Whereas by a letter of 7 June 1990 the British Govern- ment asked the Commission to decide on this application pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 517/72, since Germany, in agreement with whom a decision on the application has to be taken by virtue of Article 13 (1) of that Regulation, was unable to give a decision on the application ; whereas the reason given by the German Government was the existence of proceedings before an () OJ No L 67, 20. 3. 1972, p. 19. () OJ No L 138, 16. 6. 1978, p. 1. Administrative Court in Minden, Germany, by other coach operators; whereas the appeal was against the intention of the local authority, Detmold, to approve an application by Christa Voss, a German operator, for authorization to run:the same service in partnership with Cliff's Coaches; whereas the German Government indi- cated that they could not decide on either application until the legal proceedings had been concluded; Whereas the operator, Cliff's Coaches, indicates that the proposed special regular service could serve a market of some 140 000 potential passengers comprising army personnel, their families and other persons connected with the British military authorities in Germany; Whereas the British (Government favours the creation of a special regular service for security and welfare reasons as the customers could then be only military and associated personnel, and subject to a system of controlled bookings in order to prevent unauthorized persons using the service ; whereas additionally, a special regular service could be tailored to meet the specific needs of these customers ; whilst an ordinary regular service, open to all passengers, cannot be adapted so easily to meet the specific requirements of the military clientele ; Whereas the United Kingdom authorities consider that, in view of the time that has elapsed since the submission by Cliff's Coaches of their application for authorization in 1988, the applicant should have a decision on his applica- tion to start this special regular coach service ;