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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(80)582 final
Brussels,21October1980
Draftfora
COUNCILRESOLUTION
concerningprioritiesandthetimetablefordecisions
tobetakenbytheCouncilinthetransportsector
duringtheperioduptotheendof1983
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
C0MC80)582finalA\\

COMMUNICATION FROMTHECOMMISSION TOTHECOUNCIL
PrioritybusinessforaCouncilWorkingProgramme
onTransporttoend1983

PriorityBusinessforaCounciI,WorkingProgramme onTransporttoend1983
I.Introduction andsettinà
I*
' .'i.
ThisCommunication takesforwardintoafurtherphase,up
totheendof1983,theprogramming ofpriorityactionbytheCommunity
ontransport. *
2.InOctober,1973theCommission presentedtotheCouncila
Communication (1)onthedevelopment ofCommunitypolicylooking
forwardoverthedecadesoftheseventies'andeighties.ThatCommu­
nicationalsosetoutaspecificprogrammeofactionfortheyears
1974-76.Tomaintainprogress,theCommission respondedtoan
invitation fromtheCouncil'sJune1977sessionbypresenting,in
NovemberA977,aworkingprogrammelistingprioritiesforCouncil
actionuptotheendof1980.(2).TheCounciltooknoteofthis
duringitssessionof20/21December1977,andstatedthatitwould
takeitintoaccount,aspracticable,initsensuingwork.During
1978/79theCouncilreacheddecisions onhalfoftheproposals
madebytheCommissionwithinthatprogramme :appreciable progress
hasbeenmadeonothers.
3.TheParliament,initsplenarysessionof16thJanuary
1979,adoptedaresolution (3)supportingtheprogrammepresented
bytheCommissiontotheCouncil,andinvitedtheCommissionto
present"aprogrammeofactivitybytheCouncilfortheyearsafter
1980"whichtheCouncilcould !adoptintheformofaresolution.
: -■ ■." : ./.
(1)Commontransportpolicy;objectives andprogramme.ECBulletin
suppl.16/73 •,
(2)E.C.BulletinNo.11-1977>page113
(3)OJNo.C39,12.2.1979,pége16

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4.InviewofwhatthqParliamenthadresolvedandthefact
thattheprioritylist_fprCpyncilactionstoend1980significantly
improvedthestructureofactionsinceAutumn1977,theCommission
nowputsforwardafurtherprogrammeforpriorityactionbythe
Councilcoveringtheperioduptotheendof1983. ■"'
•-.> "'·-·■.('
II.Characteroftpeprogramme •
5.Thelatestlistofprioritybusinessiswithintheframework
oftheapproachtoCommunitypolicyfortransportbroadlystatedin-
theCommission's1973Communication (1)andfurtherdefinedsincethen.
IttakesaccountofeconomicandotherchangesaffectingtheCommunity
overrecentyearsandofprogressmadetodateinCommunitytransport
policy.IthasregardalsotoviewsexpressedbytheCouncil,the
Parliament andtheEconomicandSocialCommittee.Itemphasisesthe
followingobjectives :
z',
-realisation ofatransportinfrastructure networkmatching
Communityrequirements,
-expansionofscopeforflexibleandproductivetransportservices
betweenCommunitycountries,responsivetoneedsandatthelowest
overallcost,
-healthyreformsandcooperation inaCommunitydimensionbetween
therailways, .
-thewellbeingofmerchantshippinginitsworldsetting,\
-development ofopportunityforefficientairservices,
-satisfactory treatmentofall'formsoftransportandtheirusers
inwiderinternational relations.
-rationaluseofenergy,
is
socialconsiderations intransportpolicy. ^
ii;■
~./..
(1)Commontransportpolicy;objectivesandprogramme.ECBulletin
suppl.16/73 .
1'
I

6.Liketheprecedingpriorityprogramme,thisoneconcentrates
onwhatappearsessentialforadvancingCommunitytransportpolicyby
measuresdemonstrably urgenttomeetpracticalneeds.Indrawingitup,
closeregardhasbeenhadtorealisticpossibilities ofaction,taking
accountofthestateofworkonproposalspresentlyunderdiscussion,
thetimenecessaryforpreparation offurtherproposalsintendedover
theperiod,andthatneededfortheirconsideration bytheother
Communityinstitutions .Experiencehasshownthat,asstatedinthe
November1977Communication (1)andastheParliament has
underlined (2),fulfilment bytheCommissionofitspartinthe
*
programmeiscruciallydependentonresourcesengaged:lackof
resourceswoulddelayandreducewhatcanbedone.
7.'Thestatementofpriorityactionsinthislistdoesnot
excludeactiononothermatters;thelistunderlinespriorities,and
isnotdesignedexhaustively:tocatalogueallworkfallingtobedone.
Inseveralareasproposalsalreadyputforwardandactionalready
indicatedneedtobefollowedthrough.Changingcircumstances may
necessitatetheintroduction ofunforeseenitems,ortheattribution
ofspecialprioritytoparticulartopicsattheexpenseofothers.
Needforadaptationandadjustmentwillbekeptinsight.
III.ContentsofapriorityworkingprogrammefortheCouncil
totheendof1983
8..Theannextothiscommunication setsoutalistofmeasures,
corresponding totheobjectivesstatedinparagraph 5above,onwhich
theCouncildecisionswillbesoughtovertheperiodbetweennowand
theendof1983.Thefollowingparagraphsexplainthenecessityand
urgencyofthesemeasures:theordersetoutisdetermined by
convenienceofexposition,anddoesnotimplyanyrelativegrading
inimportanceortiming.
. './.
(1)E.C.BulletinNo.11-1977,page113
"(2)OJNo.C39,12.2.1979,page16

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9.Transportinfrastructures canfrequentlyplayadeterminant
rolefortransportactivity.Theirimportancegrowswithchangesin
transportsystemsandineconomicandsocialorganisation .Thehigh
relativegrowthinexchangesbetweenMemberStatesimposesincreasing
demandsonlinks,ofallmodes,toandacrossfrontiers.Infrastructure
planninghasusuallybeenthesubjectofdiscretenationalprogrammes
whichhavenotbeensuchastopayregardtotheoverallrequirements
ofCommunitytraffic.DueweightforCommunityinterestsneedstobe
addedin.AnobjectiveofCommunityaction,asoutlinedinthe
Commission'smemorandum ontheCommunityroleindevelopment of
infrastructure (1),istoexpandtheconceptualscopeofnational
programmesandprojectstocoveralsotheevolvingandprospective
needsofCommunitytraffic.
10.Inthiscontext,commencement ofworkbytheCommunity
Committeeoninfrastructure (2)hasrepresented awelcomeadvance.
Thenextessentialmovetowardsachievement ofanadequateCommunity
networkrequiresadoptionbytheCounciloftheproposalbeforeit
formeansoffinancialsupportforprojectsofhighCommunityinterest(3).
TheCommission hadprovidedthefurther,reportsonbottlenecks and
mechanisms (4)requestedbytheCouncil.
11.Satisfaction ofCommunityneedsinvolvesomeaxes
transitingthirdcouht;ries,forexampleinthecaseoflandward
movementbetweenGreece,joiningin1981,andtherestofthe
Community.HencetheCommissionhasproposedthatthereshouldbe
abilitytosupportkeyintra-Community linkslocatedinthird
countries (5)(andhassuggestedanapproachallowingfora
Communitycontribution towardsthecostofamotorwayacrossAustria-
(1)AtransportnetworkforEurope;Outlineofapolicy.E.C.Bulletin,
isuppl.8/79
(2)0JNo.L54,25.2.1978,page16
(3)0JNo.C207,2.9.1976,page7;modified0JNo.C249,18.10.1977,
(4)C0MC80)323final,20.6.1980 p.4
(5)0JNo.C89>10.4.1980,p.4

theInnkreis-Pyhrnautobahg ,*vas well asimproved cooperation inother
respects over transport ofCommunity interest across that country (1)).
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12. Thebearing ofinfrastructure costs byusers would aidsound
decision making at'3LI leveLs andencourage rational use .Lifting of
theoneremaining .'reservation byaMember State would permit enactment
ofthe first directive oncommercial vehicle taxation (2)andopen
thewayforfurther moves towards ageneral system covering other
transport modes and costs .
13. Recent years have seen acontinuing deterioration inthe
financial situation ofraiIway undertakings ,and recent forecasts
indicate that with unchanged policies ,therailways' share oftotal
traffic islikely tocontinue tofall .
Ontheother hand ,taking account ofrecent economic trends
andofthesituation andprospects inrelation toenergy supply ,the
Commission isconvinced ofthenecessity ofmaintaining the full range
oftransport modes .
There isneed for achange ofemphasis inCommunity railway
policy over thecoming decade .Decisions arerequired ,new initiatives
andactions have tobetaken andfresh perspectives examined ifpresent
market andfinancial difficulties inrailway operations aretobe
reversed .The Commission hasexamined the situation ofrailway
undertakings andwill place before theCouncil apaper which examines
arange ofproposals andoptions for anewCommunity railway policy .
Thenewpolicy will mark achange ofemphasis ,building onthepositive
elements offoregoing Community achievements .Oneofitsmain objec­
tives will bethedevelopment ofaframework permitting railway
enterprises toattune their operations topresent andfuture market
requirements . ■ .
Itwill deal with thesetting ofdates andconditions for .
attainment offinancial balance byrailway enterprises .Itwill contain
anewexamination ofpublic service obligations .Itwill advocate more
vigorous cooperation between railways andcloser coordination of
suitable activities .Thepaper will befollowed closely bysuitable
legislative proposals relating totheachievement offinancial balance .
(1)C0M(80 )86final ,11.4.1980
(2)0JNo.C95,21.9.1968 ,p.41

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14.Development ofcombinedtransportfitstheimpartially
multi-modal approachstatedinthe1973Communication (1)and
continuedsince.Tworelevantmeasuresmeritingpriorityare:
-negotiation withthirdcountriestoclearthewayforsuchtraffic
withthem(2)(concurrence inthebasisforthesenegotiations is
awaitedfromoneCouncilmember),and
-proposalswhichtheCommissionwillmakethisyearforfurther
practicalactiontodevelopuseofcombinedtransport.
15.Toenableinlandsurfacetransportservices,especially
betweenMember•States,torespondtousers'needsreadily,flexibly,
economocally andefficiently,furtherpracticalmeasuresshouldbe
takentowardsachievingthefreefunctioning ofmarketsforgoods
servicesadvocatedintheCommission'sCommunication of1973(1)
and1975(3).Reformswhichappearnecessaryforthepurpose
include : .
-freedomforvariouscategoriesofmovement,
-progressive adaptationofCommunityquotas(aswellastaking
Communityfactorsintoaccountinfixingbilateralquotas,for
whichlegislationalreadyexfsts),
-modernisation ofregulatoryandauthorisation arrangements in
markets,wheretheyexist,intheinterestsoftechnicaladvance
andproductivity,and
-improvement ofknowledgeofthestateandtrendsofdemandand
supply.
(1)Commontransportpolicy;objectivesandprogramme.E.C.Bulletin
suppl.16/73.
(2).C0M(75)188final,30.4.1975
(3)0JNo.C1,5.1.1976 *

16. The system ofobservation ofmarkets C1)isanecessary tool
intheaction just mentioned (andforthesafety net incase ofgrave
disequi Libria ).Its initial three year experimental period expires at
theendofDecember 1981 .TheCouncil will berequested toprovide
forcontinuation ofthis action ingood time before then .
17. Other actions needed to .avoid orreduce obstacles toease
ofintra Community movements include decisions onthe Commission 's
proposals forweights (2)anddimensions ofcommercial road vehicles ,
and ontechnical standards for inland waterways vessels ,aswell as
agreement oncommon dates forending summer time (3)(to complete the
simplification ofallkinds oftransport operations ,begun bythe
agreement reached oncommon starting dates ).Ease oftransit across
countries enroute isvital tomany long-distance movements .The
Commission will shortly present aCommunication setting outthe
«
present position regarding transit andproposing improvements ,which
theCouncil will beinvited todiscuss indepth .The Commission will
also ,insofar asresources allow ,pursue work toreduce andeliminate
unnecessary administrative formalities delaying frontier-crossing .
18. Ininland transport ,benefits could come from greater
cooperation between groups ofenterprises ,forsuch purposes as
acquisition ofmaterial andsharing of^technical andmarketing
facilities (e.g. maintenance ,return loads ,operating and revenue
pools fortraffic that could thereby bebetter served ).Such
developments could have particular ,point forthe health ofinland
waterway transport ,improving thequality ofservices offered ,
through modernisation ofmaterial andimprovement ofmanagerial
decision-making with improved andbetter shared knowledge .
(1)OJNo.C1,5.1.1976 -',m
(2)OJNo.C16,18.1.1979 '
(3)OJNo.C36,17.2.1976

19.Communityactiononmerchantshippingwillneedtodeal
'bothwithsafetyandwithfactorsinfluencing economicopportunity
forcommercialshippingandthecarriageofseabornetrade.Asregards
safety,theCommHssionseeksadoptionbytheCounciloftheproposed
Communityarrangements forverifyingthatshipsinMemberStates*
portsfulfilinternational standards(1).Ontheeconomicside,
prioritytasksincludepursjuifgf Communitypolicytowardsthecode
,ofconductfor-linerconferences (2)andfeaturesofCommunityconcern
inmultilaterat"«andbiJLa,t^r'al^relationswiththirdcountries.
: V'i''1
.-#B?l"•... '.M.20.The^prarnM& ,'tycouldcontributetowardsresolvingdifficulties
encounterecj :jrisieveraltransportmodesstemmingforsomepracticesof
statetradingcountries'governments andtheirenterprises .While,for
inlandwaterwaytransport,afirststephasbeentakenbyadoption
oftheadditionalprotocoltotherevisedconventionforRhine
navigation,thereisaneedforfollow-upmeasuresofspecific
practicaleffect.Forroad,railandinlandwaterwaytransport,the
settingupofa-systemofconsultation regardingdealingsandagreements
betweenMemberStatesandthirdcountrieswilladdusefullytowhat
canbedonebyCommunitymeanstodealwithobjectionable uncommercial
practices.Inseatransport,pursuitand,ifnecessary,extension
ofthemonitoringsystemalreadyinoperationwillpermitthe
Communitytobeinformedoftheimpactofuncommercial activities
byshipsflyingstatetradingcountryflagsandtojudgethe
necessityforandnatureofpossibleremedies. \
I
21.Activityconcerningairtransportshouldconcentrate on'
executionofthepriorityprogrammeadoptedbytheCouncilon12th
June1978(3).Particularattentionwillbegiventoimprovingscope
forinterregional airservices,developingmoreflexibleprocedures
forauthorisation ofregularservices,simplification offormalities
(1)COM(80)360final,25.6.1980 mlm
(2)0JNo.L121,17.5.1979,p.1^
(3)Airtransport :aCommunityapproach.E.C.Bulletin,suppl.5/79,
annex1 -

(facilitation )andprogress ;regardingtariffs,amongCommunitycountries.
*: ?\
,îï"•'c>
22.Appropriatep£jdali|i'esfortheapplicationofcompetition
rulestoseaandtoeiir"transbprtshouldbedefinedduringtheperiod.
.i* ■TT^'mi
23.Full,ar)deffectiveapplication oftheexistingprovisions
•9.forsocialworkingconditionsinroadtransportwillbesought(1).
TheCommissionconsidersthatthebalanceoftheproposalsalready
presentedinMarch1976(2)shouldbedealtwith,andthatthe
proposal(3)asamended(4)onsocialworkingconditionsininland
waterwaytransportshouldbeadopted.Thereasonswhichoriginally
inspiredactioninthisfieldremainvalid. -
24.Giventherecognisedimportanceofplannedprogramming
aheadofCommunityactionintransport,theCouncilisinvitedto
adopttheattacheddraftresolution,containing alistofpriorities
foritsaction,yearbyyear,fromnowuntiltheendof1983.Inthe
lightofeventsandwithinthelimitsofitsresources,theCommission
willpresent,induetime,additionalproposalsnecessary.
(1)OJNo.L77,29.3.1969,p.49;modifiedonseveraloccasions
OJNo.C73,17.3.1979,p.1(codifiedversion)
(2)OJNo.C103,6.5.1976,p.2;modification OJNo.C249,18.10.1977,
p.6
(3)0JNo.C259,12.11.1975,p.2
(4)0JNo.C206,16.8.1979,p..3

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Draft
COUNCILRESOLUTION .
concerningprioritiesandthetimetablefordecisionstobetakenby
theCouncilinthetransportsectorduringtiieperioduptotheend
of1983
THECOUNCILOF-THEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity;
... ..1'HavingregardtothedraftsubmittedbytheCommission;
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParliament (2)of..;
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicandSocialCommittee (3)of
Whereason25October1973(4)theCommission submitted aCommunication
totheCouncilconcerningthedevelopment oftheCommonTransportPolicy
whichcontainedaworkingprogrammefortheyears1974to1976onwhich'
theEuropeanParliamentgaveitsopinionon25September1974(5)and
\
theEconomicandSocialCommitteeon28March1974(6);
Whereason28November1977(7),followingtheCouncil'sinvitation,
theCommissionpresenteditwithaworkingprogrammeincludingalistof
priorityactionstobeadoptedbytheCouncilduringtheperiodof
1978-1980/ofwhichtheCounciltooknoteonDecember1977andofwhichitde­
clareditwouldendeavourtotakeaccountasfaraspossible;
VIJ
(2)
(3)
(4)BulletinoftheEuropeanCommunities ;suppl.16/73
(5)OJC127,18.10.1974
(6)0JC126,17.10.1974andOJC286,15.12.1975
<7)BulletinoftheEuropeanCommunities No.11-1977,p.113

WhereastheEuropeanParliamentinitsResolutionof16January1979(1)
invitedtheCommissiontopresentaprogrammeofactivitiesforthe
yearsafter1980intheformofadraftCouncilresolution;
Whereasitisusefulandappropriate insuchaprogrammetodefine
priorityactionsandtoplacetheaccentinparticular onthemeasures
tobeadoptedinthefieldsoftransportinfrastructure ,improvement of
theeconomicsituationoftherailways-theachievement ofamoreadequate
V
frameworkpermittingtheintroduction ofintra-Community transport
serviceswhichbettermeetneeds,thedevelopment ofnewactionsinthe
marinetransportsector,andthecreationofappropriateconditionsallowing
moreefficientairlineservicestobeoffered,andonthemeasurestotakeaccountofthe
interestsoftransportinthecontextofrelationswithnon-membercountries,
aswellasamorerationaluseofenergy; "
Whereasthisprogrammeshouldtakeaccountoftheinterestsofusersin
general,ofcarriersandtransportworkersandatthesametimetakeaccountofthe
publicinterest;
-approvesthelistofprioritiesandthetimetablefordecisionssetout
intheAnnexwhicharetobetakenduringtheperioduptotheendof
1983and,forthispurpose,willexaminetheCommission'sproposals
withintheappropriate timelimit;
-notesthatinitscommunication theCommissiondeclares
thatitwill,induetime,submitthenecessaryproposalsfor
accomplishing thisprogramme,insofarastheselatterhavenotyet <
alreadybeensubmittedtotheCouncil.
DoneatBrussels
BytheCounciI
ThePresident
(1)0JC39,12.2.1979

Listofprioritymattersfordecisionsontransport
bytheCouncilbeforetheendofsuccessiveyearsuptoend1983
(ItemswithineachperiodhavenotbeenListedwithaviewto
establishing anyparticularorderbetweenthem)
Uptoend1981
-Formationofpricesforinternational
transportofgoodsbyrail
-Negotiations withthirdcountrieson
combinedrail/roadtransport
-Firstdirectiveoncommercial
vehicles'taxsystem
-Regulation onfinancialsupportfor
transport ,infrastructures ofCommunityinterest
-Marketobservation systemontransportof
goodsbyrail,roadandinlandwaterwaybetween
Communitycountries -
-Frameworkforadvancingdevelopment of
combinedroad/railtransport (secondstage)
-Modification offirstdirectiveoncommon
rulesforroadtransporttoharmonise
withcorresponding ECMTresolutions
-Accesstoinlandwaterwaymarkets;conditionsof-
participation inthe-transportbyinlandwaterway
oftheMemberStates("genuinelink")
-Technicalstandardsforinlanplwaterways
goodsvessels - |
(
-RelationsontransportwithAustria
-Settingdeadlinesandconditionsfor
achievement offinancialequilibrium
byrailways
-Monitoringactivityofcertainthirdcountries'
inseatransportandapplication,atneed,of
countei–measures '

-Verifyingfulfilme:.tofinternational safety
standardsbyshipsinportsofCommunitycountries
-BringingCommunityintereststobearinMember
States*relationsonshippingwiththirdcountries
-Improvement ofscopeforinterregional airservices
1982
-Newarrangements forroadgoodstariffs
-Modification offirstdirective (onroadsgoods
carriage)to"neutralise"theintermediateterritory
ofthirdstatesforexecutionofintra-Community
transportarrangements
-Cooperativefacilitiesandothermodernising
measuresforhealthofinlandwaterwaytransport
-Simplification offormalitiesin*airtransport .
(facilitation )
-Firststepsovertariffsforairservicesbetween
Communitycountries
-Communityaspectsofstateaidstoseashipping
-Modalitiesforapplication ofcompetition
rulestomaritimetransport
-Participation ofoperatorsofcertainthirdcountries
inCommunitytraffic(inlandwaterways)
1983
-Firstoutlineoftransportinfrastructure
networkofCommunityinterest
-Elimination ofobstaclestocooperation among
railwayenterprises
-Modernisation ofarrangements andimproved
cooperativefacilitiesinroadtransportmarkets
"improvingscopeforproductivity
-Drivinglicences(secondphase)
-Socialworkingconditionsinseatransport
-Improvedopportunities forregularairservicesbetween
MemberStates

OtherprioritymatterstoIpedealtwithatappropriatetimeovertheperiod
untilend1983,notspecifiedforaparticularyear
-Pursuitofactiontowardshealthofrailways,onthebasisof
the"Commission's' memorandum
-Weightsanddimensionsofcommercialroadvehicles-decisionas
soonaspossible
-Summertime(commonendingdate)-decisionassoonaspossible-
■rSocialworkingconditionsininlandwaterwaytransport,andbalance
ofactiononproposalsalreadymadeonwordingconditionsin
roadtransport
-AnnualadaptationofCommunityquotaforroadhaulage
-Modalitiesforapplication ofcompetitionrulestoairtransport.