30. 12. 89 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 390/3 COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 4059/89 v of 21 December 1989 laying down the conditions under which non-resident carriers may operate national road haulage services within a Member State THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 75 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (?), Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and- Social - Committee (3), Whereas, pursuant to Article 75 (1) (b) of the Treaty, the establishment of a common transport policy entails, inter alia, laying down the conditions under which non-resident carriers may operate transport services within a Member State, hereinafter referred to as ‘cabotage’; Whiereas the freedom to provide national transport services implicit in this provision entails the removal of all restrictions against the person providing the services in question on the grounds of his nationality or the fact that he is established in a different Member State from the one in which the service is to be provided; - ' Whereas, in order for this freedom to provide services to be implemented smoothly and flexibly, a transitional cabotage system should be adopted before the definitive system is adopted; Whereas such a transitional system should provide for the introduction of a Community cabotage quota comprising a number of specific authorizations; Whereas such authorizations should be granted solely to carriers established in-a Member State and authorized in that State to operate international road haulage services; Whereas the conditions for the issue and use of the said authorizations should bé determined; Whereas provisions should be adopted so that action can be taken in the event of serious disturbance of the transport markets-affected and in order to obviate cabotage operations- being concentrated in one Member State; (1).0J No C 349, 31. 12. 1985, p. 26. (2) OJ No C 255, 13. 10. 1986, p. 236. (3) O] No C 180, 8. 7. 1987, p. 37. Whereas the provisions of the host Member State applicable to cabotage operations-should .be fixed; . Whereas it is desirable that Member States should grant each other mutual assistance with a view to the sound application of the system introduced, particularly in respect of penalties applicable in the event of infringements; Whereas- the definitive cabotage system which will be - applicable from the date on which this Regulation expires should be drawn up. in compliance with the Treaty, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1. With effect from 1 July 1990, any road haulage carrier for hire and reward who: — is established in a Member State, hereinafter referred to as ‘Member State of establishment’, in accordance with its legislation, — is authorized, in that State, to operate international road - haulage services, in accordance with the legislation of the aforementioned State, shall be entitled, under the conditions laid down in this Regulation, to operate on a temporary basis national road haulage services for hire and reward in another Member State (cabotage), hereinafter referred to as the ‘host.Member State’, without having- a registered office or other establishment therein. Article 2 1.  National road haulage operations as referred to in Article 1 shall be carried out within Community cabotage “quotas. Cabotage authorizations shall correspond to the specimen in Annex I. : A Community cabotage quota shall consist of 15 000 cabotage authorizations, each valid for two months. 2. At the request of a Member State, to be submitted - before 1 July of each year, one cabotage authorization may - - be converted into two short-duration authorizations, each valid for one month. The short-duration cabotage authorizations shall correspond to the specimen in Annex I