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COMMISSION
COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
of19March1973
totheGovernmentoftheItalianRepublicconcerningthreeBillsontheorganizationof
themarketforthecarriageofgoodsbyroadinItaly
(73/133/EEC)
UnderthetermsofArticle2oftheCouncilDecision
of21March1962,theCommissionmakesthefol­
lowingrecommendation :
IInaccordancewithArticle1oftheCouncilDecision
of21March1962(*)institutingaprocedureforprior
examinationandconsultationinrespectofcertain
laws,regulationsandadministrative provisions
concerningtransportproposedinMemberStates,the
ItalianGovernment hascommunicated totheCom­
mission,byletterof18January1973fromtheOffice
ofitsPermanentRepresentative totheEuropean
Communities ,thefollowingthreeBills:
—Billestablishinganationalregisterofroadhau­
lageoperatorsworkingforhireorreward;
—Billestablishingrulesforthecarriageofgoods
byroad;
—Billestablishingasystemofbracketratesforthe
carriageofgoodsbyroad.
TheCommission receivedtheletterfromtheOffice
ofthePermanentRepresentative on19January1973.
TheItalianGovernment hasalsocommunicated the
BillstotheotherMemberStates.
PursuanttoArticle2(3)oftheCouncilDecisionof
21March1962,theCommission consultedthe
MemberStatesontheprovisionsinquestionata
meetingheldinBrusselson1March1973.
ByagreementwiththeItalianGovernment ,the
periodofonemonthwithinwhichtheCommission
mustdeliveritsOpinionundertheCouncilDecision
of21March1962hasbeenextendeduntil19March
1973,inaccordancewithArticle2(4)ofthe
Decision.1.TheCommissionnotesthatthepurposeofthe
proposedlegalprovisionsisthecompletereorgani­
zationofthedomesticroadhaulagemarket,withthe
followingsalientfeatures:
(i)theestablishment ofanationalregisterofroad
haulageoperatorsandthecreationofacentral
committee,andofprovincial,inter-provincial
andregionalcommittees ;
(ii)anewdefinitionofthesystemforthecarriage
ofgoodsbyroadandofregulationsgoverning
load-capacity ;
(iii)establishment ofacompulsorybrackettariff
systemwithaspreadof23%forroadtransport
withinItaly.
TheseProvisionsareconsistentwiththeguidelines
oftheCommonTransportPolicy,astheyappear
fromthegeneralaimsandprincipleslaiddownby
theCommunityinstitutions .
However,theadoptionofsuchmeasuresatthein­
itiativeofsomeMemberStateswithintheirown
nationallegislationwouldnotassisttheimplemen­
tationoftheCommonTransportPolicy.Ifsucha
policyistobeestablishedanditsobjectivesachieved,
suchmeasuresmustbeadoptedatCommunitylevel
intheinstitutionalframeworkoftheTreaty,andmust
beimplemented simultaneously andinauniform
mannerinallMemberStates.(!)OJNo23,3.4.1962,p.720/62.

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TheCommissionrecalledthisapproachinitsMem­
orandaof20September1971 >and8November1971
onthecommonorganizationofthetransportmarket
andonthedevelopmentofthecommontransport
policy.Thisregistration,andchecksonthesubsequent
operationoftheundertaking ,bothasregardscon­
tinuedcompliancewiththerequiredconditionsand
observancebytheundertakingofthelaws,regula­
tionsandcontractualprovisionswhichgovernthe
business,becometheresponsibilityofacentralcom­
mitteeandofregional,inter-provincial andprovin­
cialcommittees .
TheCommissionnotes,first,thattheconditions
governingtherighttoengageinroadhaulagedo
notfullycoincidewithCommunityrequirements
and,secondly,thataDirectiveonconditionsgoverning
therighttoengageinroadhaulageshouldshortlybe
adopted,giventhepresentstateofprogressofthe
work.
Furthermore ,theindependentadoptionofdiverging
conditionsbyMemberStateswouldhinderthe
achievementoftherightofestablishment inthe
nearfuture.2.AstheCommissionhaspointedoutseveraltimes,
forinstanceinitsmemorandum onthegeneralaims
andtrendoftheCommonTransportPolicyanidin
itsactionprogrammethereon,aswellasintheabove­
mentionedMemorandaof20September1971and
8November1971,regulationatCommunitylevelof
bothaccesstothetransportmarketandpricefor­
mationconstitutestheessentialfactorofthecommon
organizationoftransport,whichmustmakeitpossible
toregulatecompetition,topromotetheintegrationof
themarketandtoliberalizetheprovisionofservices
andtherightofestablishment inthetransport
business.
Inthelightofalltheseconsiderations ,theCom­
missionaskstheItalianGovernmentto.delaythe
adoptionoftheseconditions,oratleasttoadjust
themtoconiformwiththoseplannedatCommunity
level.ConcurringwiththeviewsexpressedbytheCom­
mission,theCouncil,atitssessionof22June1965,
agreedtotheimplementation ofasystembasedon
acommonorganizationofthegoodsmarketandan
alignmentoftheoperatingconditionsofnational
markets.Accesstothemarketandpriceformation
areincludedasessentialelementsinthissystem.
Furthermore ,initsResolutionof20October1966,
theCouncilstressedtheimportanceofadoptingpro­
visionsontheinspectionofloadcapacityandonthe
righttoengageinhaulageoperations,andaskedthe
Commissiontoputforwarditsproposalsfordomestic
andinternationaltransportoperationsassoonas
possible.Asearlyas1967(*)theCommissionput
forwardproposalscontainingprovisionsbothfor
transportforhireandrewardandforown-account
transport,onwhichboththeEuropeanParliament
andtheEconomicandSocialCommitteedelivereda
favourableOpinion.4.TheCommission alsonotesthatamongthe
conditionslaiddowninArticle14oftheBillcon­
cerningtheregistrationofundertakings ,Italian
nationalityisrequired.UnderArticle15,foreign
undertakingswithifunctioninjgadministrative officers
inItalymayalsoberegistered,providedthatthere
isreciprocaltreatmentintheStateinwhichtheir
headofficesaresituated.
TheCommission drawstheattentionoftheItalian
Governmenttothefactthathaulageoperatorsfrom
otherMemberStateswhomeettheconditionsof
establishmentinItalymustbeeligibleforregistration
underthesameconditionsasItalianhaulageoper­
ators.Further,thereciprocityclausemaynotbe
invokedagainstotherMemberStates.II
3.AsregardstheBillontheestablishment ofana­
tionalregisterofroadhaulageoperators,theCom­
missionnotesthatengagementinthebusinessofroad
haulagewililhenceforthbesubjecttocertaincon­
ditionsandthattheundertakingmustberegistered.PendingtheadoptionbytheCouncilofDirectives
ontheabolitionofrestrictionstofreedomofestab­
lishmentasregardsthecarriageofgoodsbyroad,
theCommission drawstheattentionoftheItalian
GovernmenttotheprovisionsofArticles53and76
oftheEECTreaty.
(*)ProposalforaCouncilRegulationontheIntroduction
ofCommonRulesforAccesstotheNationaland
InternationalRoadHaulageProfessionandtheCon­
trolofCapacityintheRoadHaulageSector(OJNo
254,20.10.1967,p.3).ThetextofArticle15shouldbeamendedaccord­
ingly.

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6.AsregardstheBillontheestablishment ofa
compulsorybracketratesystemforthedomestic
carriageofgoodsbyroad,theCommissionnotes
thatbyandlargethisBillsisconsistentwiththe
generalaimsandprinciplesoftheCommonTrans­
portPolicyasdefinedbytheCouncilAgreementof
22June1965ontheorganizationofthetransport
market.
Itnotes,however,thattheproposedsystemdeparts
fromtheprinciplesgoverningratesasestablished
bytheagreementinthattheBilldoesnotallowfor
individualcontractswithpricesfallingoutsidethe
brackets.
TheCommission alsonotesthat:
•—thereisaninconsistencybetweenArticle3ofthe
Bill,whichstipulatesthecompulsoryinclusion
ofcommercialcostsinthebasicrates,and
Article6,whichlaysdownreducedrates,not
includingcommercialcosts,whereauxiliary
transportserviceshavebeenprovided;
—itisnotclearfromthetermsofArticle8ofthe
Billwhether,asthesupervisionofacompulsory
ratesystemimpliesandasisthepracticein
otherMemberStates,checksarepermittedonthe
premisesof(undertakings ,notonlyofthehaulage
operatorsbutalsooftheirpartners(consignors,
consignees,transportauxiliaries).5.TheCommission notesthattheBillonthe
carriageofgoodsbyroaddefinesown-accounttrans­
portandtransportforhireorreward,anddaysdown
theconditionsfortheissueoftransportauthoriz­
ations.
TheCommission observesthatthedefinitionofown­
accounttransportdiffersinseveralrespectsfrom
thatusedatCommunitylevel,assetoutinArticle
9ofCouncilRegulationNo11(*)of27June1960.
Furthermore ,theBillcontainsnoprovisionsontreat­
ing-transportbymeansofhiredvehiclesonthesame
footingasown-accounttransport.Havingregardto
theprinciplethattheimplementation ofdivergent
measuresinMemberStatesshouldbeavoided,the
Commission considersthattheItalianGovernment
shouldmodelitsdefinitionontheonereferredto
above.
Furthermore ,in-viewoftheeconomicimportance
insomecasesofthehiringofvehicles,theBill
shouldadopttheprovisionssetoutinArticle32(2)
oftheabovementioned proposalbytheCommission
of14June1967.Finally,intheinterestsofharmo­
nizationandliberalization ,themaximumusefulload
toqualifyforexemptionundertheauthorization
systemshouldberaisedfrom2500kgto3000kg.
Asregardstransportforhireorreward,theCom­
missionconsidersthatapositivedefinitionunavoid­
ablyleads»odivergentinterpretations ,forinstance
concerningtheagreedconceptofremuneration ,
whereasanegativedefinitionwouldhavefostered
harmonization whileeliminatingthepossibilityof
divergentinterpretations .
Asforthequotasystem,theItalianGovernment
providesforauthorizations tobeissuedinrespect
ofvehicles,whileCommunitymeasuresprovidefor
theissueofauthorizations toundertakings .The
Commission askstheItalianGovernmenttoamend
itsrelevantprovisionsaccordingly .
Finally,theCommissionnotesthattheBillnolonger
provides,asunderthepresentsystem,foraquota
exemption -forvehicleswithausefulloadofless
than5000kg.IntheCommission'sviewanexemp­
tionforvehiclesoflowtonnageshouldbe
maintained .Finally,theCommissionremindstheItalianGovern­
mentthatitshouldensurethat,intheenforcement
orderwhichitwillmakeunderArticle11oftheBill,
theinformationtobegivenintheconsignmentnote
meetstherequirementsnotonlyoftheprovisionsof
theBillunderdiscussionbutalsoofArticle6of
CouncilRegulationNo11/60/EECof27June1960.
Subjecttotheforegoingcomments,theCommission
deliversafavourableOpiniononthisthirdBill.
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7.Havingregardtotheconsiderations setoutabove,
theCommission considers :
—thattheproposed -Italianmeasuresshouldbe
implemented withinaCommunityframework
bytheadoptionofmeasuresconsistentwiththe()RegulationNo11concerningtheabolitionofdiscrimi­
nationintransportratesandconditions,inimplemen­
tationofArticle79(3)oftheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity (OJNo52,16.8.
1960,p.1121/60).

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mentof22June1965andinconformitywith
itsResolutionof20October1966;8.TheCommission shallinformtheotherMember
Statesof'theRecommendation .
DoneatBrussels,19March1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI—thattheproposedmeasuresshouldtinanycase
beinlinewiiththegeneralaimsandprinciples
oftheCommonTransportPolicy,asrecalledin
thisRecommendation .