NoL191/24 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 15.7.76
COMMISSION DECISION
of23June1976
modifyingitsDecisionof22December1975authorizingIrelandtotakeprotec­
tivemeasuresinrespectofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No543/69of25March
1969ontheharmonization ofcertainsociallegislationrelatingtoroadtransport
(OnlytheEnglishtextisauthentic)
(76/588/EEC)
cations,allofwhichledtheCommission totakeits
Decision,remaininchanged;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No1463/70appliesonly
tonewlyregisteredvehiclesfrom1January1976;
whereasthisrepresentsonlyaminoradditionalcostto
theindustry;whereasthegradualintroductioninthe
mannerplannedrepresentsanimportantstepin
educationastothebenefitsofthetachographandin
achievinguseracceptability ;whereasthetachograph
introducedbyRegulation (EEC)No1463/70isan
importantadvanceincheck-upandcontrolonsocial
mattersinroadtransport;whereasnonewarguments
inthismatterhavebeenadvancedsinceDecember
1975;
Whereas,giventhelikelihoodofanimprovementin
economicconditionsintherelevantsectors,aproroga­
tionoftheexistingauthorizationofderogationfor
eightmonthsshouldpermittheRegulationtobefully
appliedbytheendofthatperiod;
Whereasitisappropriatethatthesameconditions
continuetobeattachedtotheauthorization fordero­
gation,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheActconcerningtheconditionsof
accessionandtheadjustmentstotheTreaties,andin
particularArticle135thereof,
WhereasbyvirtueofActicle133oftheActofAcces­
sionandparagraph 1ofTableIIIofAnnexVIItothe
Act,theapplicationofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
543/69of25March1969ontheharmonization of
certainsociallegislationrelatingtonationaltransport
operationsinthenewMemberStatesispostponed
until1January1976;
WhereastheGovernement ofIrelandrequestedby
letterdated18December1975authorization under
Article135oftheActofAccessionforthetakingof
protectivemeasuresintheroadtransportsector,and
inparticularforthesuspensionuntil31December
1977oftheapplicationofRegulation (EEC)No
543/69tonationaltraffic;
WhereastheCommission initsDecisionof22
December1975authorizedIrelandtotakenational
measureswithrespecttonationaltransportoperations
foraperioduntil30June1976derogatingfromArti­
cles6to12,14and15ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No543/69of25March1969ontheharmonization of
certainsociallegislationrelatingtoroadtransport;
WhereasintheDecisionof22December1975,the
Commission alsolaiddowncertainconditionsasto
themaintenance ofconditionsatleastassocially
favourabletotransportworkersasthosealreadyin
forceinIreland,astonotificationofmeasurestaken
andastotheCommission'spowertoreviewtheautho­
rization;
WhereastheGovernment ofIrelandhasnow
requestedbyletterdated15June1976prolongation
oftheauthorizationgrantedbytheDecisionof22
December1975uptoandincluding31December
1977;
WhereasthefactssubmittedbytheIrishGovernment
concerningthestructureoftheindustry,the
economicpressurestowhichitissubjected,the
adverseimpactoncostswhichareductioninhours
resultingfromtheapplicationoftheRegulation
wouldhaveandthedamagingeffectswhichapplica­
tionoftheRegulationwouldbringabouttocommuni­HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
TheDecisionof22December1975ismodifiedas
follows:
inArticle1(1)thedateof28February1977shallbe
substitutedforthedateof30June1976;
inArticle2(2)thedateof1November1976shallbe
substitutedforthedateof1April1976;
inArticle3(1)thedateof30November1976shallbe
substitutedforthedateof30April1976.
Article2
ThisDecisionisaddressedtoIreland.
DoneatBrussels,23June1976.
FortheCommission
PatrickJ.HILLERY
Vice-President