AN international agreement which will remove much of the red-tape
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that now plagues British coach firms operating on the Continent has been concluded between the EEC and the eight non-member countries.
The agreement simplifies border controls between the EEC countries and Austria, Finland, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey.
When it enters into force coaches will, in many cases, require only one control document for inspection at frontiers instead of the present three or four.
The new streamlined procedure is designed chiefly for coaches picking up or dropping parties of tourists and for coach tours.
The agreement has been negotiated by the EEC Commission, the first time that the community has acted as one body in the international transport field.
It should be ratified by the EEC next month and will probably come into force early next year.
One important holiday country, Yugoslavia, decided not to join the agreement. Further talks may be held with Belgrade.