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COMMISSION OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(76)329 final
Brussels ,9July 1976 ,
AMENDMENTS TO
THEPROPOSAL FORACOUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)ONTHECOMMUNITY
QUOTA FOR THE CARRIAGE OFGOODS BYROAD BETWEEN MEMBER STATES
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission pursuant to
thesecond paragraph ofArticle 149oftheEECTreaty )0
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COM(76 )329final

EXPLANATORY KEIDRAEDUM
The application ofthe Community quota system introduced byCouncil
Regulation (ICEC)N°1018/68(l)of19July 1968 wasextended byRegulation
(EEC)U°3331/75 (2)of18December 1975 »among others ,asthe Council was
unable toact intime onallthe provisions ofthe proposal which the Com­
mission had presented inthis connection on10October 1975 *
After re-examining the matter ,and bearing inmind certain opinions
delivered inthe meantime byvarious relevant bodies ontheinitial proposal ,
the Commission considers that the proposal should beamended onthe basis
ofArticle 149 ofthe Treaty asset out below .The Commission formulated
the amendments forthe following reasons
-Article 2
-Paragraph 2
Astwo Annexes arenecessary they should benumbered .
-Article 3
-Paragraph 1
Article 3oftheinitial proposal contains provisions relating to
1976 .Asthose provisions must now cover 1977 1they must be
amended . '
\
(1)OJL175,23July 1968 ,p.13
(2)OJL329,23December 1975 ,p.9

-4-
Paragraph 2
Anexamination ofthe record sheets shows that the number of
multilateral transport operations isstill increasing .Further­
more ,the .Community quota system must betaken beyond theinitial
experimental phase and into the second stage where itwill act
asacatalyst ofCommunity integration from its current inroad
haulage .
Thus ,asthe current Community quota involves only some 4million
tonnes ofthe goods carried byroad between the Member States ,
which represents
•»less than 4*50 $ofthe volume ofgoods carried byroad between
the Member States ,
-less than 1.2 %ofthe volume ofgoods carried between 'the
Member States bythethree inland modes oftransport ,
-less than 0.20 $ofthe volume ofgoods carried ininternational
andnational transport operations within the Community ,
having regard also tothelikely economic upturn andthe fact
that various bilateral quotas areinsufficient forcertain traffic
flows between Member States ,the Commission isofthe opinion
that the Community quota should bemade sufficient tocover in
1977 atleast twice the present volume ,although without causing
market upheaval .
Asfar asthe allocation ofquotas isconcerned ,the Commission
proposed .toincrease the quota granted toeach Member State on
the following basis
-50feacross theboard ,totake into account theperipheral
situation ofcertain Member States , ,
-50foonthebasis ofthe Community authorizations used in1974i
expressed intonne-km .

-Paragraph 3
Asset out inparagraph 2there isa'need toincrease the Community
quota .Inthis proposal theCommi|sion -confines itself toadvocatingarevision ofthe Community quota/ancLitsdivision between the Member
States :toavoid anymisunderstanding the Commission would emphasise
that itisinnoway seeking to"pre-empt "the final system bymeans
ofthis proposal for amendments .
Inthis context there isnoneed tomention any consultations with
the Committee referred toinArticle 6(l)(a)oftheproposal fora
Council Regulation concerning asystem for observing the markets
forthe carriage ofgoods byrail ,road and inland waterways between
the Member States (l).Such consultations will beprovided inthe
proposal for aRegulation .
-Paragraph A
(a)This subparagraph isnow superfluous because this proposal for
amendments tothe 1975 proposal already covers 1977
(b)Inthelight ofportions taken invarious forums ,the Commission
has not provided ,inthis proposal ,for predetermined mechanisms
designed toincrease the Community quota automatically ;conse -
1quently ,the proposal does notstill contain the provision for
the quota tobeincreased by20fowhere the Council hasnot made
adecision indue time .Allthat isprovided forinthe proposal
isthat tha Community quota would beheld atitsexisting level ,
ifthe Council had not taken adecision inrespect ofaparticular
year ,onthe basis ofanamending proposal from the Commission .
-Article 3(a)
Toenable the Member States and>the Commission toobtain information onthe
use ofCommunity authorizations ,itisproposed that transport report
should still continue although the Commission previously planned to'abolish
it,notably onthe grounds ofthe cost ofoperating it.- •<"' ■" •
(l)Commission proposal of1October 1975
OJCI,5January 1976 ,p.37

ARTICLES
Initial proposal
Article 2
1. Community authorization shall
entitle their holders toeffect ,over
alltransport links between the Mem­
ber States ,the carriage ofgoods by
road ,ofthe type specified inArticle
1,with the exception ofinternal
transport operations within theterri­
tory ofaMember State ,andtoeffect
journeys unladen throughout the Com­
munity .
2. Community authorizations shall
correspond tothe model contained in
the Annex .This Annex ,which forms
anintegral pati ;ofthis Regulation ,
also lays down the conditions ofuse
ofthe Community authorizations .
3. Community authorizations shall
bemade out inthe name ofacarrier .
They may not betransferred tothird
parties .
Each authorization may beused
for only one vehicle atthe -fcaroe
time .Itshall becarried onthe
vehicle and produced atthe request
ofanyauthorized inspecting officer .Few proposal
Article 2
1. liichanged .
2. Community authorizations shall
correspond tothe model in .Annex I.
This /innex ,which forms anintegral
part ofthe present Regulation ,also
lays down the conditions ofuse of
the Community authorizations . ■
Unchanged .

_7_
I
"Vehicle "means asingle vehicle
oracoupled combinat ion ofvehicles .
4.Community authorizations shall 4* Unchanged ,
bevalid for one calendar year .
5.Community authorizations shall 5* Unchanged ,
beallocated bythe Commission to
the Member States forthe purpose of
issuing then tocarriers .
6.Community authorizations shall , 6. Unchanged .
inaccordance with the relevant
national procedures ,beissued by
the competent authorities ofthe
Member States ,inrespect ofcarriers
established ontheir territory ,
within the limits ofthe total number
ofauthorizations allocated toeach
Member State .'
7. The issuing ofaCommunity 7» Unchanged ,
authorization shall besubject toa
fee tocover the costs of
administration and inspection .
Article 3
1. For 1976 the quota shall consist
of4726authorizations .1. Por 1977 thoquota shall comprise
i-4726authorizations .

2.Thenumber ofCommunity author­
izations allocated toeach Member
State shall beasfollows :
Belgium :: k96
Denmark :: 298
Germany . :: 99'v
France :t 826
Ireland :: 79
Italy s: 615
Luxaoboarg: lk2
Netherlands :: 835
United Kingdom :: kkl '
For each ofthe following years
theCouncil ,onaproposal bythe
Commission ,shall decide ,by30
November oftheprevious year ,on
thequota and thenumber ofauthor !
izations tobeallocated toeach
Member State .These proposals
shall bedrawn upafter consulta­
tion with the Committee referred
toinArticle 6(i)a)ofRegula­
tion (EEC )No (1).
4.(a)If,bythedate fixed in
paragraph 3above ,theCoucil has
reached nodecision inrespect of
1977 ,thequota andnumbers of
authorizations setoutinparagrapl
1and 2shall remain the same for
that year .
(b)If,bythedate fixed in
paragraph 3above ,theCouncil
has reached nodecision inrespect
ofanylater year ,the current
qu«ta and numbers ofauthoriza­
tions shall beincreased by20#«2.Thenumber ofCommunity author­
izations allocated toeach Member State
shall beasfollows :
Belgium !»
Denmark !!^
Germany :: -206
France !! 2§1
Ireland : Si
Italy s: 706
Luxembourg : 130
Netherlands :' 231
United Kingdom :
3.For each ofthesubsequent years
theCouncil ,onaproposal from
theCommission ,shall decide ,by30
November oftheprevious year ,on
anyincrease intheCommunity quota
andontheallocation totheMember
States oftheextra authorizations
resulting therefrom .
k(a)Deleted
b)becomes
If,bythe date fixed inparagraph
3above ,theCoucil hasreached no
decision inrespect ofanylater
year ,thecurrent quota undnumbers
ofauthorizations shall bemaintained .

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Article 6
This Regulation shall enter into
force on1January 1977 »Article 3(a) -
1. Transport operations effected
under aCommunity authorization shall
beentered onrecord sheets -Annex II
contains the model ofsuch record
sheets together with the general pro­
visions for the use and supply ofin­
formation concerning the abovementio -
ned operations .This Annex forms an
integral part ofthis Regulation .
2. The competent authorities ofthe
Member States shall forward tothe
Commission the information received
inrespect ofeach six-month period ,
inanonymous form ,within two months
of_the_end_o_f the__sjX–mont h__Qe r^od
concerned . ^
3. The information referred tointhe
preceding paragraphs
forstati stical ourgoses .It_sha_l L
purposes nor
shal^_it kecommunicated tothirdpart le"s~ ~
Article 6
This Regulation shall enter into
force on1January 1977 .
This Regulation shall bebinding
initsentirety anddirectly applic­
able inall Member States .This Regulation shall bebinding
initsentirety anddirectly applic­
able inall Member States .

Initial proposal ..
-Annex
(a)(First page ofCommunity autho­
rization ) • -New proposal  
Annex I
(a)unchanged

(Second page ofCommunity authori­
zation )
(Tert tobeworded intheofficial
language orlanguages ofthe Member
State issuing the authorizations ;
translations inthe other official
languages ofthe Community tobe
given onpages (c)and (d)).
GENERAL PROVISIONS
This authorization permits the
international carriage ofgoods by
road forhire orreward from any
Member State ofthe European Economic
Community byany route toany other
Member State ,but does not authorize
the carrying out ofanytransport
operation entirely within theterri­
tory ofone Member State .
Itisnot valid fortransport
operations between aMember State and
anont-Member State ,nor isitvalid
ontheterritory ofanon-Member State
fortransport intransit through that
non-Member State .
Itispersonal tothe holder and
non-transferable . /
Itmay beused for only one
vehicle atthe same time (1)and must
becarried inthat vehicle .(b)unchanged
The authorization must bepro­
duced whenever required byanautho­
rized inspecting officer .GENERAL PROVISIONS
unchanged
unchanged
unchanged
It.may beused for only one vehicle
atthe same time .
Itmust becarried inthat vehicle
and hnntcfcgj accompanied bya-book
Ofrecord sheets for ,all international
.transport operat i'6n£r~ effect edunder
it:^ -■f. .ri .v
The authorization and thebook .r>f
record-^heVt £?-'for *intferaat ions-l "transport nuct boproduced
td-fct'her .yhenever required byan
'authorized inspecting rofficer .
(l)"Vehicle "means asingle vehicle
oracoupled combination ofvehicles .

00
(Continuation ofsecond page of
Community authorization )
The holder isrequired tocomply
intheterritory ofeach Member State
with the laws ,regulation and admi­
nistrative provisions ofthat State ,
and inparticular with those con­
cerning transport and road traffic .
This authorization must "bere­
turned tothe competent issuing
authority oragency within fifteen
days ofitsdate ofexpiry .unchanged ,
unchanged .
imchanged .

Initial proposalNew proposai
Innex II
Theprovisions ofAnnex IIto
Regulation No2829/72on'transport
record sheets shall beincluded
in.full .

fINaNCIAL_ANNEX
The coding andtaping ofthedata onTransport hastodate cost
the Commission 66.66 u.a.per authorization .
For 1977 the 4,726 authorizations wilt therefore involve an
expenditure of315/036 u.a.under Article 264 ofthe Commission Budget .
Noprovision forthe 315,036 u.a.required appears inthe
preliminary .draft 1977 Budget forwarded tothe Budgeting Authority .The
work inquestion cannot ,therefore ,berarried outuntil the Budgeting
Authority gives permission forthis amount tobetransferred from
Chapter 101ofthe 1977 Budget .
For each year thereafter theexpenditure will have tobeadjusted
inaccordance with the number ofauthorizations granted at 1January
ofthe Budget year concerned .