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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
•*■.'«*•m'MCOM(77)346final.
Brussels,21July1977
SixthBiennialReport
ontheimplementation ofCouncilDecisionNo65/271/EECof
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13May1965ontheharmonization ofcertainprovisions
affectingcompetitionintransportbyrail/roadandinland
waterway
(1June1975-31May1977)
(CommunicationfromtheCommissiontotheCouncil)
CQM(77)346final.

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Thisdocumentisthe6thbiennialreportontheimplementation oftheCouncil
DecisionNo65/27'1/CEE,of13May1965,ontheharmonization ofcertainprovisions
affectingcompetitionintransportbyrail,roadandinlandwaterwayC1)drawn
upwithintheprovisionspfArt.15ofthesaiddecision.
Itcoverstheperiod1June1975to31May1977andtherebyreflectsthesituation
asat.thislastdate. \
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Situationasat1June1977
SECTIONI
Taxation
1.Article 1a)Abolitionofdoubletaxationonmotorvehicles
b)Dutyfreeadmissionoffuelcontainedinthefueltanksof
commercialmotorvehiclesandinlandwaterwayvessels
Article2-Adoptionofauniformbasisforthecalculation oftaxon
motorvehiclesandinlandwaterwayvesselsforthecarriage
ofgoods
Article3-Alignmentofthetaxationsystemsforthecarriageofgoods
byprofessional andownaccounttransportundertakings
Nonewelementsinrelationtothe5thBiennialReport(2).
(1)0J88of24.5.1965,p.1500
<2)Doc.C0M(75)301finalof20.6.1975

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2.Article4-Applicationoi)valueaddedtaxoncarriageofgoods
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"iheCounciladopted,on17May1977/thedirective (1)layingdownuniform
ofvalueaddedtax.Theresultforthecarriageofgoodsare:
nationaltransport :taxation
international transport :exoneration
transportontheRhine
andtheMoselle :taxationwhiletemporarily maintaining
theexistingtaxprovisions
SECTIONII
ProvisionsconcerningcertainkindsofStateintervention
Asstatedinpreviousreports,particularly the5thBiennialReport(2)all
provisionshavebeen-coveredbycommunityregulations :-
1)the'FirstBiennialReportontheEconomicandFinancialSituationofthe
Railways' (Art.14oftheDecision75/327/CEE(3))
2>InventoryofAidsandCompensations granted.inapplicationofRegulations
'(EEC)No1191/69,1192/69,1107/70andcommunicated totheMemberStates
byletterNo8857of21March1977.
SECTIONIII
Provisionsinthesocialfield
1."Roadtransport '..•\
Theapplication byMemberStatesofRegulation (EEC)No543/69oftheCouncil
.of25March1969hasbeenmadetheobjectofannualreportsdrawnuponthe
basisofArt.17ofthesaidregulationandthe5thReportof13May1977(4).
(1)OJL145of13.6.1977
(2)Doc.COM(75)301finalof20.6.1975
<3)Doc.COM(77)295finalof29.6.1977
(4)Doc.COM(77)170final

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TheCommissionpresentedtofheCouncilinMarch1976adraftregulationon.-
theharmonization "ofcertainsocialprovisionsinthefieldoftransportby
road,aimingtoreplacewithonetextRegulation (EEC)No543/69havingthesame
objective,modifiedbyRegulations (EEC)No514/72and515/72,aswellasits
proposalofApril1972.
TheEuropeanParliament,ingeneral,supportedthisproposal:theEconomic
andSocialCommittee,ontheotherhand,gaveanopinioninwhichitdidnot
takeupaposition.TheproposalisstillbeingexaminedbytheCouncilas
isadraftproposalonthesimultaneousratification oftheAETRbyMember
States.
OnDecember16,1976(1)theCouncilapprovedadirectivefixingtheminimal
leveloftrainingforsomeroadtransportdrivers.
AdraftregulationmodifyingRegulation (EEC)No1463/70onthetachygraph was
transmitted bytheCommissiontotheCouncilon29October1975bymaking
certaintechnicalandadministrative improvements thereto.Thisproposalis
likewisebeingexaminedbytheCouncil.
2.Inlandnavigation
On17September1975theCommissionpresentedtotheCounciladraftregulation
ontheharmonization ofcertainsocialprovisionsinthefieldofgoods
transportbyinlandwaterways.Thisproposalcoverstherestandworktimes,
timespentatthehelmandtheradarscreen,dailyrestperiods,periodic
resttimes,annualholidaysandfeastdays,thecompositionofthecrewsand
methodsforcontrollingtheapplicationoftheregulation.
FollowingtheopinionsoftheEuropeanParliamentandtheEconomicandSocial
Committee,theCommissionshallshortlysubmittotheCouncilammendmentsto
itsproposal,inconformitywithArt.149(2)oftheEECTreaty.
(1)OJL357/36of29.12.1976

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3.RaiIways * '
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Thepreparatory works continue .
CONCLUSIONS
Aswellaswhatcarriesoutofthisreport,theprogressmadeintheharmonization
ofthecompetitiveconditionsinthedifferentfieldscoveredbytheDecisionof
theCouncil13May1965cgnbeappreciatedmorepreciselyfromthereportsprovided
forinthedifferentprovisionstakeninapplicationofthisdecision.