No C 31/14 Official Journal of the European Communities 7. 2. 89 
Amendments to the proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) on structural improvements in 
inland waterway transport (') 
COM(88) 853 final 
(Submitted by the Commission under Article 149 (3) of the EEC Treaty on 23 December 1988) 
(89/C 31/10) 
O OJ No C 297, 22. 11. 1988, p. 13. 
The Commission proposal of 3 May 1988, as set out in COM(88) 111 final, is hereby amended 
as follows: 
INITIAL TEXT AMENDMENTS 
1. The eleventh recital is amended as follows: 
Whereas as part of the proposed system, social measures Whereas as part of the proposed system, social measures 
should be taken to help workers who wish to leave the should be taken to help workers and inland waterway 
inland waterway industry or to retrain for jobs in carriers who wish to leave the inland waterway industry 
another sector; or to retrain for jobs in another sector; 
2. The first indent of Article 1 (2) is replaced by the following: 
2. The system shall comprise: 2. The system shall comprise: 
— measures to reduce structural overcapacity by means — measures to reduce structural overcapacity by means 
of scrapping schemes; of coordinated Community scrapping schemes; 
3. Article 5 (1) is replaced by the following: 
1. Any owner scrapping a vessel for which a contri- 1. Any owner scrapping a vessel for which a contri­
bution has been paid shall receive a scrapping premium bution has been paid shall receive a scrapping premium 
from the Fund to which his vessel belongs in so far as the from the Fund to which his vessel belongs in so far as the 
financial means are available. Subject to the conditions financial means are available, subject to the conditions 
set out in Article 6. This scrapping premium shall be set out in Article 6. This scrapping premium shall be 
granted only in respect of vessels which the owner proves granted only in respect of vessels which the owner proves 
form part of his active fleet. formed part of his active fleet in the year prior to the 
application for a scrapping premium. 
4. The last indent of Article 6 (3) is deleted. 
5. The first indent of Article 6 (6) is amended as follows: 
6. The Commission shall take the decisions referred to 6. After consulting the Member States and the organiz-
in paragraphs 1 to 5 after consulting the Member States ations representing inland waterway carriers at Community 
and the organizations representing inland waterway level, the Commission shall set a target date for achieving a 
carriers at Community level. substantial reduction in overcapacity and shall take the 
decisions referred to in paragraphs 1 to 5. 
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INITIAL TEXT AMENDMENTS 
6. Article 7 is replaced by the following: 
Article 7 
Without prejudice to the provisions of the Treaty on aids 
and to the rules adopted in implementation thereof, the 
Member States concerned may make advance payments, 
in the form of loans, to the Fund set up in their territory. 
The sums granted in this way shall be repaid free of 
interest by the Fund, according to a predetermined 
schedule. Article 7 
Without prejudice to the provisions of the Treaty on aids 
and to the rules adopted in implementation thereof, the 
Member, States concerned shall make advance 
payements, in the form of loans, to the Fund set up in 
their territory, so that a coordinated scrapping scheme can 
start operating immediately. The sums granted in this way 
shall be repaid, free of interest by the Fund, according to 
a predetermined schedule. 
7. The last subparagraph of Article 8 (1) is amended as follows: 
These conditions shall not apply to vessels which the 
owner proves were under construction on the date on 
which the scrapping scheme was instituted. These conditions shall not apply to vessels for which the 
owner proves that: 
(a) construction was underway on the date on which the 
scrapping scheme commenced; 
(h) work is in progress on at least 20 °/o of the steel weight 
or 50 tonnes; 
(c) delivery and commissioning is to take place within six 
months of the date referred to in subparagraph (a) 
above; 
8. In Article 8, the following new paragraph 2 is added after paragraph 1 
2. The restrictions set out above shall also apply to any 
increase in inland waterway capacity brought about by 
lengthening cargo vessels or replacing the engines of pusher 
craft. 
9. In Article 8, paragraph 2 becomes paragraph 3. 
10. In Article 11 (3), 'Article 8 (2)' is replaced by 'Article 8 (3)' 
11. In Article 11, the following paragraphs are added: 
4. Existing national scrapping schemes shall be brought 
into line with Community scrapping arrangements. 
5. Two years after this Regulation enters into force, the 
Commission shall draw up a report evaluating the effect of 
these measures and report to the European Parliament.