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REGULATION (EEC)No3255/74OFTHECOUNCIL
of19December 1974
extendingandamendingRegulation (EEC)No1174/68ontheintroduction ofa
systemofbrackettariffsforthecarriageofgoodsbyroadbetweenMember
States
transparent ;whereassuchsimplification must,
however,becounterbalanced bymakingitpossiblefor
theCommission toobtainalltheinformation it
considersnecessaryorrelevantregardingsuch
contracts ;
Whereascarriageofliveanimalsshouldnotbesubject
tothissystem;whereaspricesforsuchcarriageare
fixedaccordingtospecificrules,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATIONTHECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle75
thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment(');
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEconomicand
SocialCommittee (2);
WhereasbyvirtueofitsArticle17,CouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1174/68(3)of30July1968onthe
introduction ofasystemofbrackettariffsforthe
carriageofgoodsbyroadbetweenMemberStates,as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2826/72(4),is
validuntil31December1974andmaybeextended
foraperiodofoneyearintheeventoftheCouncil
failingtodecidebythatdateonthetariffsystemtobe
appliedsubsequently ;
WhereastheCommission ,initscommunication to
theCouncilof25October1973concerningthedeve­
lopmentofthecommontransportpolicy,envisaged
reviewingthetariffsystemforthecarriageofgoodsby
road;whereasthiscommunication wasthesubjectof
aresolutionadoptedbytheEuropeanParliamenton
25September1974andhasnotyetbeenfully
examinedbytheCouncil;whereasinthemeantime
thetariffsystemestablishedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1174/68shouldbeextendedforoneyear;
Whereasthesysteminforceisofanexperimentaland
provisionalnature;whereassignificantdifficulties
havebeenencounteredinapplyingtheprovisionsof
theaboveRegulationtojourneysinvolvingtheembar­
kationofaroadvehicleontoaseagoingvesselforall
orpartofitsjourney;whereas,inviewofthesediffi­
cultiesandinsofarasthetariffsinquestionhavenot
beenfixed,itseemsjustifiabletomakeanexception
andnottoapplytheprovisionsoftheRegulationto
suchtransportfortheextensionperiodlaiddownby
thisRegulation .
Whereas,inthelightofexperience,thesystemof
publicizingspecialcontractsmustbeimprovedand
greatlysimplified ;whereasmonthlyreturnshave
provedtoocumbersomeandhavenothadthedesired
effectofrenderingthecontractsinquestionmoreArticle1
1.TheperiodofvalidityofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No1174/68,aslastamendedbyCouncilRegu­
lation(EEC)No2826/72,isherebyextendeduntil31
December 1975.
2.Bywayofanexceptionandinsofarasthe
tariffsinquestionhavenotyetbeenfixed,theprovi­
sionsoftheabovementioned Regulation,asamended
bythisRegulation ,shallnotapplyduringtheexten­
sionperiodlaiddowninparagraph 1abovetothe
carriageofgoodsforwhichallorpartoftheitinerary
followedbytheroadvehicleisbysea.
Article2
Regulation (EEC)No1174/68shallbeamendedas
follows:
1.ThefollowingparagraphshallbeaddedtoArticle
5:
'9.MemberStatesshallsendtotheCommission
acopyofanyspecialcontractrequestedbyit,
togetherwiththesupportingevidencerelating
theretoandanyotherinformationtheCommission
considersnecessaryorusefulforthepurposeof
checkingmeasurestaken.'
2.ThefirstpartofArticle8(2)shouldreadas
follows:
'Eachsuchbodyshallmakeavailabletotheparties
concernedtheparticularsofallspecialcontracts
notifiedtoitrelatingtoanytransportoperation
whoseloadingpointissituatedwithintheareafor
whichitisresponsible
3.Thesecondandthirdsubparagraph ofArticle8(2)
shallbedeleted.(')OJNoC85,18.7.1974,p.4.
(-')OJNoC109,19.9.1974,p.48.
(3)OJNoL194,6.8.1968,p.1.
(■>)OJNoL298,31.12.1972,p.12.

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6.Article16shallbesupplemented byapoint(e)
wordedasfollows:
'(e)tothecarriageofliveanimals.'4.Thesecondsentenceofthefirstsubparagraph of
Article11(4)shallbedeleted.
5.Article16(c)shallbewordedasfollows:
'(c)tothetypesofcarriagelistedinAnnexesIand
IItotheFirstCouncilDirective(')ontheesta­
blishmentofcertaincommonrulesforinterna­
tionaltransport(carriageofgoodsbyroadfor
hireorreward),aslastamendedbytheDirec­
tiveof4March1974(2),'
'(2)OJNoL84,28.3.1974,p.8.'Artitie3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
197.5.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,19December1974.
FortheCounciI
ThePresident
J.P.FOURCADE