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95/0121 (SYN) 
95/0122 (SYN) 
95/0123 (SYN) 
95/0121 (SYN) 
Amended proposal for a 
Council Directive 
on the systems of chartering and pricing in national and international inland waterway 
transport in the Community 
95/0122 (SYN) 
Amended proposal for a 
Council Regulation (EC) 
amending Council Regulation (EEQ No 1101/89 on structural improvements in inland 
waterway transport 
95/0123 (SYN) 
Amended proposal for a 
Council Regulation (EC) 
amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1107/70 on the granting of aids for transport by 
rail, road and inland waterway 
(presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 189 a (2) 
of the riC-Treaty) 

Amended proposals relating to the common policy on the organization of 
the inland waterway transport market and supporting measures 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
At its plenary part-session of 13 February 1996 the European Parliament approved, 
subject to several amendments, the following proposals'" presented by the Commission 
in the framework of a Communication on a common policy on the organization of the 
inland waterway transport market and supporting measures: 
I. Council Directive on the systems of chartering and pricing in national and 
international inland waterway transport in the Community; 
II. Council Regulation (EC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 1101/89 on structural 
improvements in inland waterway transport; 
III. Council Regulation (EC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 1107/70 on the granting 
of aids for transport by rail, road and inland waterway. 
With regard to proposal I the Commission has accepted the amendments 
concerning recital 4a (new) and the first subparagraph of Article 10(1), since they 
reinforce and update the original text. 
With regard to proposal II the Commission has accepted the amendments 
concerning recital 2, recital 4, Article 1 and Article 2, which provide for the 
possibility of a scrapping operation after 1995 for an additional period of four 
years until 1999 inclusive, and which create a legal basis for a contribution from 
the Community budget to the restructuring operation for a further year compared 
with the Commission proposal. The Commission recognizes that the large-scale 
scrapping scheme could run until 1999, the eve of full liberalization of the 
market, while maintaining its objective to reduce overcapacity by scrapping 15% 
of the total loading tonnage. In this context, the contribution from the 
Community budget to co-finance the scheme could be extended by one year until 
1999. In addition, in order to avoid any budgetary problems at the end of 1996, 
it would indeed be preferable if the Regulation entered into force on the actual 
day of its publication. 
(i) OJ C 318, 29.11.1995, p. 8. 
With regard to proposal III the Commission has accepted the amendments 
concerning the third and fifth paragraph of Article 1, as they are in line with the 
philosophy of these aids and extend by six months the period for the Commission 
proposal to be presented to the Council on expiry of the arrangements. 
The Commission therefore amends its proposals as follows: 
I. 
Amended proposal fora 95/0121 (SYN) 
Council Directive 
on the systems of chartering and pricing in national and international inland waterway 
transport in the Community 
Original proposal Amended proposal 
Recital 4a (new) 
Whereas the Member States adopt 
accompanying social measures to assist 
carriers who close down their 
businesses; 
Article 10(1) 
1. Member States shall bring into force 1. Member States shall bring into force 
the laws, regulations and administrative the laws, regulations and administrative 
provisions necessary to comply with this provisions necessary to comply with this 
Directive before 1 January 1996. They Directive before 1 January 1997. They 
shall forthwith inform the Commission shall forthwith inform the Commission 
thereof. thereof. 
When Member States adopt these When Member States adopt these 
provisions, these shall contain a provisions, these shall contain a 
reference to this Directive or shall be reference to this Directive or shall be 
accompanied by such reference at the accompanied by such reference at the 
time of their publication. The procedure time of their publication. The procedure 
for such references shall be adopted by for such references shall be adopted by 
the Member States. the Member States. 
II Amended proposal for a 
Council Regulation (EC) 
amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1101/89 on structural improvements in inland 
waterway transport 
Recital 2 
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) 
No 1101/89 provides for the possibility 
of Community financing for 1995 to 
1998; whereas the procedure for 1996, 
1997 and 1998 has still to be 
determined; Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) 
No 1101/89 provides for the possibility 
of Community financing for 1995, and 
whereas Community financing should 
also be possible in the years immediately 
following that year up to and including 
1999: 
Recital 4 
Whereas public contributions must be 
granted annually, in line with the 
contributions made by the trade; 
whereas measures are scheduled for a 
period of three years from 1996 to 1998; 
whereas they must be assessed annually; Whereas public contributions must be 
granted annually, in line with the 
contributions made by the trade; 
whereas measures are scheduled for a 
period of four years from 1996 to 1999; 
whereas they must be assessed annually; 
Article 1 
Article 4a(l) of Regulation (EEC) 
No 1101/89, as amended on 5 December 
1995, reads as follows: 
"For the years 1995. 1996. 1997, 1998 
and 1999 the funds referred to in 
Article 3 may be resourced by means of 
financial contributions from the 
Community." 
The following paragraphs are added to 
Article 4(a) of Regulation (EEC) 
No 1101/89: The following paragraphs are added to 
Article 4(a) of Regulation (EEC) 
No 1101/89: 
"4. Financial contributions from the 
Community for 1996, 1997 and 1998 
shall not be more than double the 
contributions from the trade. ^3. The annual amount of financial 
contributions from the Community for 
1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999 shall not be 
more than double the contributions from 
the trade. 
5. The Member States in question shall 
jointly make available from their funds 
similar amounts to those from the 
Community for the years mentioned in 
paragraph 4. The proportionate share of 
each Member State concerned shall be 
calculated against the size of its active 
fleet as compared with the Member 
States. These amounts shall be 
determined by the Commission in 
conjunction with the authorities of the 
various scrapping funds. 
6. At the beginning of each year during 
the scrapping operations for 1996 to 
1998, the Commission shall lay down, 
as part of this Regulation, the 
procedures for scrapping for the year in 
progress as a function of available 
finances, market developments and 
liberalization measures taken." 4. The Member States in question shall^ 
for the period mentioned in paragraph 3, 
make available from their funds amounts 
that are sufficient when used together 
with those from the Community to 
achieve the structural reorganization 
envisaged. The proportionate share of 
each Member State concerned shall be 
calculated against the size of its active 
fleet as compared with the Member 
States. These amounts shall be 
determined by the Commission in 
conjunction with the authorities of the 
various scrapping funds. 
5. At the beginning of each year during 
the scrapping operations for the period 
referred to in paragraph 3 the 
Commission shall lay down, as part of 
this Regulation, the procedures for 
scrapping for the year in progress as a 
function of available finances, market 
developments and liberalization 
measures taken." 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on 
the twentieth day following that of its 
publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Communities. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its 
entirety and directly applicable in all 
Member States. This Regulation shall enter into force on 
the day of its publication in the Official 
Journal of the European Communities. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its 
entirety and directly applicable in all 
Member States. 
95/0123 (SYN) 
III. Amended proposal for a 
Council Regulation (EO 
amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1107/70 on the granting of aids for transport by 
rail, road and inland waterway 
Article 1 
(No change to the first two paragraphs) 
The beneficiaries of this aid shall 
undertake to provide new or additional 
transport tonnage on I he inland 
waterway, to be determined with the 
competent authorities of the Member 
States, for a period of five years. In the 
event of failure to honour this 
undertaking the aid shall be recovered 
by the competent authority. The beneficiaries of this aid shall 
undertake to provide new or additional 
transport tonnage on the inland 
waterway, to be determined with the 
competent authorities of the Member 
States, for a period of five years. In the 
event of failure to honour this 
undertaking, all or part of the aid may 
be recovered by the competent authority. 
No later than 31 July 1999 the Council 
shall decide, on a proposal from the 
Commission and under the conditions set 
out in the Treaty, on subsequent 
arrangements or, where appropriate, on 
the conditions for terminating those 
arrangements. No later than 31 December 1999 the 
Council shall decide, on a proposal from 
the Commission and under the 
conditions set out in the Treaty, on 
subsequent arrangements or, where 
appropriate, on the conditions for 
terminating those arrangements. 
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