CAR PASSES FOR DANUBIAN AREA TO BE ABOLISHED AS OF 19 NOVEMBER ( Editorial: --> 8105 )

( Editorial: --> 8105 ) VUKOVAR, Nov 4 (Hina) - Passes for vehicles entering the Danube river region of eastern Croatia will be annulled on 19 November when vehicles will be allowed to enter the area with only a brief form filled at UNTAES checkpoints, the UN Transitional Administration in the region (UNTAES) said in a statement on Tuesday. As of 19 November, vehicles would be allowed to enter the Danubian area between 06.00 and 22.00 hours without passes. Drivers will be required to write their names, license plate numbers, ID numbers and destinations in the Danubian region in a form at a UNTAES checkpoint. The UNTAES also reported on the sponsored visits programme which ended on Monday. The sponsored visits programme had been established last December, and about 155,000 people had used the programme to enter the Danubian region so far, the statement said. (hina) lm 041554 MET nov 97