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COMMISSION OFHIEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(74)465 final
Brussels,10April1974
PROPOSALFORAREGULATION(ESC)
extendingRegulation .(EEC)No1174/68ofthe
Councilof30July1968ontheintroduction ofa
systemof"brackettariffsforthecarriageof
goods "byroad"betweenMemberStates
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
COM(74)465final

'Ur-olenat^ryMemorandum
PursuanttoArticle17ofRegulation(LSC)ITo.1174/6'°'tthe
tariffsystemimplemented .bythisRegulationforthecarriageofgoods
byroadbetweenKernberStatesexpireson31December1974*-*hQperiod
ofapplication maybeextendedforoneyearintheeventoftheCouncil
nothavingdecidedbeforethatdateonthetariffsystemtobeapplied
thereafter .
TheCouncilmustttexeforedecide,beforetheendof1974»ona
proposalfromtheCommission,ontheextensionoftheRegulationoron
anewsystemofprices.
ThesystemofobligatorybrackettariffsbasedontheRegulation
has,fromthebeginning,beenconsideredtobeatemporarybutnecessary
intervention intothefreefixingofpricesinregardtotheharmonization
ofcompetitiveconditionsbetweentransportmodesandcarriers.This
system,whichisof:anexperimental nature,andwhichwas.'implfimen/feedin
I968,hasonlybeenappliedsince1972'inthe-sixoriginalSeraSe'r^States.
Its;implementation inthenew5Menrbe-tfStatesiscurrentlybeingdiscussed®
TheCommissionhasunderlinedthisconceptioninitslastcommunica­
tiontotheCouncilregardingthedevelopmentofthetransportpolicy,
whereithasbeenindicatedthat,inthefieldofprices,itisenvisaged
to"preparethewayfortheprogressive removalofallconstraints on
theformationoftransportrates".

Undertheseconditions,thequestioncouldthereforeariseasto
whetherthepassagefromthoexistingobligatorysystemtoamoreflexible
systemofreferencetariffsto"beappliedwitheffectfrom1January1975
shouldnotheconsideredimmediately.
Inanycase,thodifferentphasestowardsadefiniteorganisation
ofthetransportmarketcannotbedefinedexclusivelyforinternational
roadhaulage;anessentialamendmentoftheRegulationcannotbeenvisaged
atpresent.Itisamatterofoveralloperationwhich,becauseofthe
interdependence ofpolitical,economicandlegalfactorsexistinginall
relevantmarkets,canonlyberealisedbyaglobalconception,acoherent
andharmoniousorganisation inwhichallrelevanteconomicfactsaretaken
intoaccount.
Thenecessaryworkforthispurposehasbeenstarted.Inthe
courseof1975jthisworkcouldresultinageneralreportaccompanied
bythenecessaryproposals.Inthemeantime,theextensionofthe
existingRegulationseemstobethemostadequatesolution.
Thisproposalshouldnotbeconsideredtobeapoliticaloption
infavourofthistariffsystemandofcontinuinginthisway.There
isnoindication,afterall,thatthopresentexperimentshouldlead
tothesuppositionthat.the.presentsystemshouldbaconspermanent.

PROPOSALFORA
IZSSOLMSGN fcSEG).
V'u
extendingRe/julation(SDC)No.1174/68
oftheCouncilof30July1968onthe
introduction ofasystemofbracket
tariffsforthecarriageofgoodsby
roadbetweeni'lenberStates.
TIZHCOUITCILOPTK,JiJUROPZ^jTCOIJUTTITES ,
Havingregardtothe'Treatyestablishing theEuropean2coiaornicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle75thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
Havingregardtothe.OpinionoftheEuropeanParliament;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEconomicandSocie.1Committee;
VifUICAGbyvirtueofitsArticle17jRegulation(.ISC)Ko.1174/68ofthe
Councilof30July1J68ontheintroduction ofasystemcfbrackettariffs
forthecarriageofgoodsbyroadbetweenlienberStates(l)asamendedby
Regulation(.V3C)I'o.2826/72of28.12.1972(2)expireson31December1974
andnaybeextendedforaperiodofoneyear,intheeventoftheCouncil
nothavingdecidedbeforethatdateonthetariffsystemtobeapplied
thereafter;
VJIIDHEAost>decisionhasnotyetbeenmadeonthistariff-S^rs-teni!■'
•/•••
(1)O.J.ofthe3.C.Ko.L194of6.8.1963.
(2)O.J.ofthe3.C.Ho.L2?8of31.12.1972

WHEREASinadditionitappearsappropriatetoestablishthetariffsystem
whichistobeappliedafter31December1975aspartofanoverallorga­
nisationforthetransportmarketsoftheCommunity }thesolutionto"be
foundhastotakeaccountofallaspectsofthisorganisation .TheCouncil
canonlytakedecisionsonthefuturesystemafterhavingexaminedthis
overallconception onthe"basisofpropositions theComriseionwillsubmit
forthispurposeinduecourse.Thisfuturesystemcanthereforeonlybe
implemented andenterintoforceinthecourseof1976;
WHEREASRegulation(EEC)no.1174/68hasonlybeenappliedbytheoriginal
MemberStatesfrom1972andthetarift*systembasedonitisonlyinaphase
ofelaborationforthenewMemberStates;
WHEREASinthesecircumstancesitisappropriatetoextendthisRegulation
.fortwoyearswithoutmodifyingit.Suchsolutioncannotandshouldnotpre­
judicetherulestobemadeinthefuturefortheformationcftransport
ratesforthecarriageofgoodsintheCommunity^
HASADOPTEDTIUSREGULATION ;
Article1
A3rbicle17ofRegulation(EEC)no1174/68cf'theCouncilof30July1968
isreplacedbythefollowing:
"ThisRegulationshallapplyuntil31December1976".
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
ThePresident