Article 4

As long as the provisions of Article 3(2) and, when appropriate, of Article 3(3) apply, the Member States, under their mutual cooperation arrangements, shall take any necessary measures compatible with the Treaty against misuse of the transitional points system.

The decisions of the Commission adopted pursuant to Article 5 shall be consistent with a sustainable transport policy devised for the Alpine region as a whole.

Hauliers with a Community authorisation issued by the competent authorities in Austria shall not be entitled to carry goods on international journeys where neither loading nor unloading takes place in Austria. All such journeys involving transit through Austria shall, however, be subject to the provisions of Article 3.

To the extent necessary, any monitoring methods including electronic systems relating to the implementation of Article 3 shall be decided in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 5(2).