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NoL298/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.12.72
REGULATION (EEC)No2826/72OFTHECOUNCIL
of28December1972
extendingtheperiodofvalidityofandamendingCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No1174/68ontheintroductionofasystemofbrackettariffsforthecarriageof
goodsbyroadbetweenMemberStates
Whereasithasappearedadvisabletoclarify
certainprovisionsofthesaidRegulationand
tocorrectcertaindisparitiesnotedbetweenthe
textsofthatRegulationinthevariousCom­
munitylanguages;
Whereastimelimitsshouldbelaiddownfor
fixingthetariffswhichdirectlyconcernthe
newMemberStates;
Article1
Regulation (EEC)No1174/68shallbeamended
asfollows.
Article2THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNI­
TIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,andinpartic­
ularArticle75thereof;
Havingregardt:otheproposalfromtheCom­
mission;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropean
Parliament ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEconomic
andSocialCommittee;
Whereastheregulationoftransportratesand
conditionsisarimportantaspectofthecom­
montransportpolicyprovidedforunderthe
Treaty;
Whereastheimplementation ofCouncilRegu­
lation(EEC)ND1174/68of30July19681on
theintroductior .ofasystemofbrackettariffs
forthecarriageofgoodsbyroadbetween
MemberStatesasamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No293/7*0,2willallowexperiencetobe
acquiredforthspurposeoflayingdownthe
systemtobeappliedasfromtheendofits
periodofvalidity;whereastothatend,the
saidRegulationstipulatedthatthesystemwhich
itsetupwouldapplyuntil31December1971
andwouldremaininforceforafurtherperiod
ofoneyearintheeventoftheCouncilnot
havingdecidedbeforethatdateonthesystem
tobeappliedthereafter;
Whereas,asaresultofthedelayedintroduction
ofthetariffsadoptedunderRegulation (EEC)
No1174/68,theperiodofapplicationofthat
Regulationhasnotbeensufficienttoprovide
alltherequiredexperience;whereasitis
consequentlynecessarytoextendthatRegu­
lationforanappropriateperiod;Article17shallbereplacedbythefollowing
text:
'ThisRegulationshallremaininforceuntil
31December1974.Intheeventofthe
Councilnothavingdecidedbeforethatdate
onthetariffsystemtobeappliedthereafter,
itmaybeextendedforaperiodofoneyear.'
Article3
1.Inthesecondsubparagraph ofArticle3(1)
thewords'includingthegeneralexpensesofthe
business'shallbereplacedbythewords
'including,whereappropriate,thegeneral
expensesofthebusiness'.
2.Thewords'mustbenotlessthan500metric
tonsinthreemonths'attheendofsubpara­
graph(b)(ii)ofArticle5(1),shallbereplaced
bythewords'mustbenotlessthan500metric
tonswithinathree-monthperiod'.1OJNoL194,68.1968,p.1.
2OJNoL40,20,2.1970,p.1.

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'(c)hetvervoervandeindebijlagenIenII
bijdeeersterichtlijnvandeRaad
inzakedevaststellingvanbepaalde
gemeenschappelijke regelsvoorhetin­
ternationalevervoer(goederenvervoer
overdewegtegenvergoeding)opge­
somdegoederen(1)'.3.Article16(b)shallbereplacedbythe
following:
c(b)tothecarriageofgoodsoveradistance
whichintotaldoesnotexceed
fiftykm;iftheroadvehicleis
transportedbyseaforpartofthe
distance,theseacrossingshallnotbe
takenintoconsideration whencalcu­
latingsuchdistance'.
Article5
Article4 Fortariffswhichdirectlyconcernthenew
MemberStates,thetimelimitslaiddownin
Article15shalltakeeffectasfromthedateof
theaccessionofthesaidStates.1.IntheEnglishtextoftheRegulation
referredtoinArticle1,theword'communicate'
inthefirstsubparagraph ofArticle5(2)shall
bereplacedbytheword'forward',andtheword
'communicating 'inthesecondsubparagraph
shallbereplacedbytheword'forwarding'.
2.TheDutchtextofArticle16(c)shallbe
replacedbythefollowing:Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon
1January1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinall
MemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,28December1972.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
R.G.H.KRUISINGA