90 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
20.2.70 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL40/1
REGULATION (EEC)No293/70OFTHECOUNCIL
of16February1970
amendingArticle5ofRegulation (EEC)No1174/68ontheintroductionofasystem
ofbrackettariffsforthecarriageofgoodsbyroadbetweenMemberStates
competitioninthecaseofspecialcontractsatrates
belowthelowerlimitsoftherelevanttariffs;
Whereasthereisthereforenoreasonforthis
conditiontoapplyinthecaseofsuchtransport
operationsasmayproperlybethesubjectofspecial
contractsatratesinexcessofthemaximumtariff
rates;whereasinsuchcasescaremustbetakento
preventanyabuseofadominantposition;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
SoleArticle
Thefollowingshallbesubstitutedforthesecond
subparagraphofArticle5(1)ofRegulation (EEC)
No1174/68:THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
Having .regardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Article75thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropean
Parliament 1
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEconomicand
SocialCommittee 2
WhereasArticle5(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1174/683providesthatspecialcontractsmaybe
concludedinwritingattransportratesoutsidethe
upperorlowerlimitsoftherelevanttariffbrackets
onlywherecircumstancesexistwhichwerenottaken
intoaccountatthetimewhenthetariffswerefixed,
andthetonnagetobecarriedunderanysuch
contractwithinanythree-monthperiodisnotless
than500metrictons;
Whereas,becauseofthepracticallimitationsonthe
extenttowhichtariffscanbediversified,itisnot
possiblewhenfixingtariffstotakeintoaccountall
thecircumstances likelytoariseinroadtransport;
whereasitmaythereforehappenthatinthecaseof
certainrelativelyspecialisedtypesoftransport
operation,otherthanthoseexemptedfromthe
applicationofRegulation (EEC)No1174/68by
virtueofArticle16,asituationarisesinwhichrates
withintheupperlimitoftherelevanttariffwouldnot
coverthecostsofcarriage,whilethetonnage
involvedwouldbeinsufficienttoallowofthe
conclusionofaspecialcontractatratesabovethat
limit;
Whereastheconditionastotonnageabovereferred
towaslaiddownsolelyinordertoavoiddamagingbe 'Theconclusionofsuchcontractsshall
allowedsubjecttothefollowingconditions :
(a)circumstances mustexistwhichwerenot
takenintoaccountatthetimewhenthe
tariffswerefixed,as,inparticular,where
aspecialcontractrelatestotransport
operationshavingspecialtechnicalfeaturesor
wherethecontractismadeinresponsetothe
requirementsofcompetitionorwhereitis
enteredintoforacertainperiod;and
(b)(i)wherethespecialcontractprovidesfor
transportratesabovetheupperlimitof
therelevanttariffbracket,suchcontract
mustrelatetotransportoperationsthe
technicalfeaturesofwhichentailcosts
significantlyhigherthantheaveragecosts
withinthemeaningofArticle3(1)on
whichtherelevanttariffisbased,as,in
particular,where:
—thegoodsrequirespecialhandling
duringtransit;1OJNoC160,18.12.1969,p.5.
2OJNoC144,8.11.1969,p.11.
3OJNoL194,6.8.1968,p.1.

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thevehiclehastobefittedwith
specialequipment;
aspecialvehiclefittedwithpermanent
specialequipmenthastobeused;
carriagehastobeeffectedataspeed
significantly slowerthannormal
trafficspeed;
theconsignorrequiresparticularly
rapiddeliveryofthegoods;—thegoodsareofadangerousor
offensivenature;
—thegoodsaresuchthattheymustbe
deliveredinasinglelargeloadorare
ofabnormaldimensions;or
(ii)wherethespecialcontractprovidesfor
transportratesbelowthelowerlimitof
therelevanttariffbracket,thetonnageto
becarriedunderanysuchcontractwithin
anythree-monthperiodmustbenotless
than500metrictons.'
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,16February1970.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
Ch.HÉGER