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REGULATION (EEC)No358/69OFTHECOMMISSION
of26February1969
layingdowndetailedrulesforthepublicationoftransportratesandconditionswhich
departfrompublishedtariffs,inimplementation ofArticle9ofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No1174/68of30July1968ontheintroductionofasystemofbrackettariffs
forthecarriageofgoodsbyroadbetweenMemberStates
publicationandtospecifytheformwhichthetwo
stagesofpublicationshouldtake;
Whereas,althoughRegulation (EEC)No1174/68
laysdownnocriteriaforthedesignationbyMember
Statesofthebodiesresponsibleforpublicationin
theirterritories,itisnonethelessessential,ifeffective
publicationistobeensured,thatthenumberand
locationofthosebodies,andtheterritorialareasfor
whichtheyaretoberesponsible,shouldbe
appropriatetotherespectiveformsofpublicationat
eachofthetwostagesprovidedfor;
Whereas,inviewoftheexperimentalnatureofthe
tariffsystemintroducedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1174/68,itappearssufficientthatonlyoneofthe
twoformsofpublicationshouldbethesubjectof
widedistribution ;whereassincemonthlypublication
appliestocarriagebothfromandtoaMemberState,
itseemsappropriatethatsuchpublicationshould
havethewiderscope;whereasthereforepublication
atthefirststagemaybeeffectedbymeansofpublic
notices;whereasinthesecircumstances monthly
publicationwillneedtoberelativelycomprehensive ;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COM­
MUNITIES,
HavingregardtctheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1174/681of30July1968ontheintroductionofa
systemofbrackettariffsforthecarriageofgoodsby
roadbetweenMemberStates,andinparticular
Article9thereof;
Havingregardtotheopinionexpressedatitsmeeting
of12February1969bytheCommitteeofExpertsset
upinaccordancewithArticle11ofRegulation (EEC)
No1174/68;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1174/68makes
transportratesandconditionswhichdepartfrom
publishedbrackettariffssubjecttoasystemof
publication;whereasthatRegulationsetsoutthe
generalprinciplesofthesystem,theCommission
beinginstructedtoadopttherelevantdetailed
implementing rules;
WhereasthesaidRegulationprovidesthat
publicationshallbetheresponsibility ofbodies
speciallydesignatedorsetupforthepurposebyeach
MemberState:whereasitprovidesfortwostagesof
publication :immediatepublicationintheMember
Stateofdispatchandmonthlypublicationbothinthe
MemberStateofdispatchandintheMemberStateof
destination ;
Whereas,inorderthatpublicationmaybecarried
outuniformly,themainaimoftheprovisionstobe
adoptedbytheCommissionmustbetolaydown
proceduresforthecommunication asbetweenthe
variouspartiesconcernedoftheparticularsforHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Thebodyorbodiesresponsible,pursuanttoArticle8
(1)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1174/68of30
July1968,forpublishingtransportratesand
conditionswhichdepartfromthepublishedbracket
tariffsshallbedesignatedorsetupbyeachMember
Statehavingregardtoitsgeographicandeconomic
structureandtotheformslaiddownbythis
Regulationforthetwotypesofpublicationprovided
forinthefirstandsecondsubparagraphs respectively
ofArticle8(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No1174/68.
MemberStatesshallatthesametimedefinethe
territorialareaforwhicheachsuchbodyistobe
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Article2 ThecompetentauthoritiesofMemberStatesin
whichgoodsareloadedorunloadedshall,ingood
timetoallowpublicationwithinthetimelimitsfixed
inArticle4(1)ofthisRegulation,sendallthe
relevantparticularstothebodyorbodiesreferredto
inArticle1responsibleintheirrespectiveterritories
forthepublicationofmonthlyreturns.
Article3
1.ThebodiesreferredtoinArticle1shalleffect
theimmediatepublicationrequiredunderthefirst
subparagraph ofArticle8(2)ofRegulation (EEC)
No1174/68inrespectofspecialcontractsrelatingto
consignments whosepointofloadingissituated
withintheirrespectiveareasbydisplaying,inaplace
appointedforthatpurposefreelyaccessibletothe
public,noticesshowingtheeightparticularslistedin
thesaidArticle8(2),andsodrawnthatthe
informationcontainedthereinisreadilyavailableto
all.
Tothisend,theparticularsrelatingtoeachspecial
contractshallbelistedbycountryofdestinationand,
foreachcountry,byclassofgoodswithinthe
meaningofArticle4(4)ofthisRegulation,andin
chronologicalorder.
2.Theeightparticularstobepublishedinrespect
ofeachspecialcontractshallbeasfollows:1.Communication oftheratesandconditionsof
transportreferredtoinArticle7ofRegulation (EEC)
No1174/68shallbeeffectedinaccordancewiththe
provisionsofparagraphs2and3ofthisArticle.
2.Thecompetentauthoritiesshallcommunicate
theinformationrequiredforpublicationaslaiddown
inthefirstsubparagraph ofArticle8(2)of
Regulation (EEC)No1174/68assoonaspossible
afterbeingsentthetermsofthespecialcontractby
thecarrierinaccordancewithArticle5(2)ofthat
Regulation .Suchcommunication shallbeeffectedin
accordancewiththefollowingprovisions :
(a)wherethecarrierhassubmittedthespecialcon­
tracttothecompetentauthoritiesoftheStateon
whoseterritorythegoodsaretobeloaded,the
lattershallcommunicate theparticularsfor
publicationtothebodyresponsibleforpubli­
cationintheareawheretheloadingpointis
situated;
(b)wherethecarrierhassubmittedthespecial
contracttothecompetentauthoritiesofthe
Stateonwhoseterritorythegoodsaretobe
unloaded,thelattershallcommunicate the
particularsforpublicationtothecompetent
authoritiesoftheStateonwhoseterritorythe
goodsaretobeloaded,eitherbysendingcopies
oftherelevantdocumentsasprovidedforin
Article5(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No1174/68,or
bysendinganabstractofthecontractcontaining
therelevantinformation ;thelast-mentioned
competentauthoritiesshallforthwithcommuni­
catetheparticularsforpublicationtothebody
responsibleforpublicationintheareawherethe
loadingpointissituated.
Bywayofderogationfromtheprovisionsofthe
precedingsubparagraph ,whereanyspecialcontract
issubjecttopriorauthorization asprovidedforin
Article5(5)and(6)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1174/68,therelevantparticularsshallbe
communicated totheappropriatebodyinaccordance
with(a)oftheprecedingsubparagraph atthesame
timeasthecarrierisnotifiedoftheauthorisationby
thecompetentauthoritiesoftheStateonwhose
territorythegoodsaretobeloaded.
3.Attheendofeachmonththecompetent
authoritiesofeachStateonwhoseterritorygoodsare
loadedshallsendtothecompetentauthoritiesofthe
Statesonwhoseterritoriesthegoodsaretobe
unloadedtheinformationrequiredfordrawing "up,in
respectofthespecialcontractsdetailsofwhichwere
publishedinitsterritorypursuanttoArticle3inthe
courseofthatmonth,themonthlyreturnsreferredto
inArticle4.(a)nameandaddressofcarrier;
(b)therouteorroutesconcerned,byreferencetothe
loadingandunloadingpoints;
(c)typeofgoods,accordingtotheirtariff
classification ;
(d)tonnage;
(e)ratesagreed;
(f)dateonwhichthecontractwasmade;
(g)durationofcontract,specifyingthedatesbetween
whichcarriagemusttakeplace;
(h)principalspecialconditions,andinparticular
thosebearingonthelevelofratesagreed.
3.Particularspublishedinaccordancewiththe
provisionsofparagraphs1and2shallremainon
displayuntiltheendofthesecondmonthfollowing
thatofpublication .
Article4
1.Themonthlyreturnsofspecialcontracts
providedforinthesecondsubparagraphofArticle8
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0-Agriculturalandforestryproducts,liveanimals;
1-Otherfoodstuffs,whetherforhumanoranimal
consumption ;
2-Solidmineralfuels;
3-Petroleumandpetroleumproducts;
4-Metalliferous oresandmetalscrap;
5-Productsofiron,steelandothermetals;
6-Non-metallicminerals,processedorunprocessed ,
andbuildingmaterials;
7-Fertilisers;
8-Chemicalsandchemicalproducts;publishednotlaterthanthelastdayofeachmonth
inanofficialpublicationdesignatedforthatpurpose
byeachMemberState.
2.Eachmonthlyreturnshallgiveparticulars,
listingseparatelyconsignments dispatchedfrom
nationalterritoryandthosedispatchedtonational
territory,ofallspecialcontractsdetailsofwhichwere
publishedpursuanttoArticle3inthecourseofthe
precedingcalendarmonthbytherelevantdomestic
orforeignbodieswithinwhoseareastheloading
pointsweresituated.
3.Monthlyreturnsshallgiveinrespectofeach
specialcontracttheparticularsreferredtoinArticle3
(2),withtheexceptionofthenameandaddressof
thecarrierandthedateonwhichthecontractwas
made.
4.Ineachmonthlyreturnspecialcontractsshall
beclassified,accordingtoareas,byreferencetothe
bodiesintheStateofloadingandintheStateof
unloadingresponsibleforpublicationpursuantto
Article3.Withinthatclassification contractsshallbe
groupedbyroute.
Foreachroutespecialcontractsshallbegroupedby
classofgoodsinaccordancewiththefollowing
classification :9-Machines,vehicles,manufactured articles,special
items.
Article5
MemberStatesshallingoodtime,afterconsulting
theCommission ,adoptthenecessaryprovisionsfor
theimplementation ofthisRegulation .
Article6
TheperiodofvalidityofthisRegulationshallbethe
sameasthatofRegulation (EEC)No1174/68.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26February1969.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
JeanREY