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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(80)796 final
Brussels.5December 1980
Proposalfora
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
oncertainmeasurestopromotethedevelopment ofcombined
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fora^transport
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingRegulation (EEC)No1107/70withaviewtosupplementing
thesystemforthegrantingofaidsfortransport byrail/roadand
inlandwaterwaybytheadditionofprovisions oncombinedtransport
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
COM(80)796final

Proposal for a
COUNCIL *DIRECTIVE . '
oncertain measures
topromote thedevelopment
ofcombined transport

Explanatory memorandum
GENERALCONSIDERATIONS
Theimportanceofthevariousformsofcombined ,transportforeconomies
ingeneralandthetransportsectorinparticularisuniversally recognized
nowadays.
Combinedtransport,particularlyinitsroad/rail("piggy-back")formcan
provideanappropriate answertotheproblemsarisingfromsaturationof
theroadnetworkandtheneedtoprotecttheenvironment .
Furthermore ,itmakesaneffectivecontribution toincreasingroadsafety,
toimprovingworkingconditionsofroadtransportworkers,tomaking
energysavingsandtoimprovingtheutilization oftherailways'carrying
capacity.
Combinedtransportalsomakesitpossibletoreducethetrans-shipment costs
andensuringthatcarriageisreliableandregular,withhighspeedsoverlong
distanceswhichmakesitinteresting fromacommerialpointofview.Thisisof
particularimportancefortheservicingofanintegratedcontinentalarea,such
astheCommunityasnowconstituted ,andwillbeevenmoreimportantafterit
hasbeenenlargedtoinclude'otherEuropeahcountries.
Sothatcombinedtransportmayplayitsproperpartandproducetheexpected
results,itsvolumemustbeconsiderablyincreasedandasubstantialportion
•ofpresentroadtraffic-and ,oftheexpectedincreasesinit-betrans­
.t
ferredtocombinedtransport.
Onlyundersuchconditionswillcombinedtransportbeabletohavean
appreciable economicimpactontheorganization ofthetransportmarketat
Communitylevel.

3.Toachievethis,anumberofoonditionamust"befulfilled *Firstofall,
theauthorities musttakeeffectivemeasures,coordinatedaspartofan
overallplan,toeliminate "bureaucratic obstaclestothedevelopmentof
combinedtransportandmaketheuseofitmoreattractive..
I - -
'ni
Themeasurestobeadopted"willthushavetoconcerneveryfielddirectly
orindirectlyaffectingtheconductofcombinedtransport.,
Secondly,actiontopromotecombinedtransportmust"becomprehensive
inthesense-thatitmustcovernationalandinternational transport,
allpossibleformsofcooperationbetweenlandtransportmodesandall
techniques ,includingcontainertransport,whosedramaticgrowthseems
- , «'•likelytocontinue. , 'é
' ?
Finally,theoperatorsandcarriersconcernedwillhavetoinstitute
permanentandeffectivecooperationinaclimateofmutualtrust,while
respectingeachother'scommercialinterests.
4.ThemeasuresproposedbytheCommission-detailsofwhicharesetout
inthesecondpartofthismemorandum -*•areintendedtoachievethese
aimsandsoarebasedonthefollowingprinciples :
thedevelopment ofcombinedtransportmustnotbetheresultofan-~
authoritarian decisionbutmustmatchthemarketandits'needs;
–thedevelopment ofcombinedtransportmustbebasedonaqualitative
improvement andareductioninthe'ratesofferedtocustomerssoas.
toencourageitsusebyusersandbycarriersbecauseofitsadvantages
overtraditionaltechniques : '
'V

-themarket-economyprincipledoesnot,however,precludecertaininter­
ventions "bythepublicauthoritiestoassistcombinedtransport,e.g.
intheforraofstateaids,providedthattheseinterventions are
suitabletoefficientlyfacilitatethedevelopment ofcombinedtrans­
portwithoutchangingthecompetitiveconditionsinawaycontraryto
thecommoninterest.
Theabove-mentioned needtodevelopcombinedtransportbyofferingattractive
transportratesisparticularly importantforthetariffsandratesofthe
railwaysincombinedroad/railtransport.Inamarketfunctioningaccording
totherulesofamarketeconomy,suchactioncouldbeincompatiblewith
therequirementtoapplyratescoveringcosts.Weighingobjectivelythe
prosandconsofthecontradictory interestsitappearsreasonableto
allowtherailwaystofollow,duringacertaininitialperiodofcombined
transport,acommercialpolicywhichwillnotbeimmediatelyprofitablebut
whichwill,inthelongrun,ensurebalancedaccounts.Aslongasthe
railwayundertakings areobligedtofollowsuchpriceformationthecharges
resultingtherefromshouldbecompensated .Amodification ofCommunitylaw
willnotbenecessaryforthiscompensation ;theexistingrulesalready
permitsolutionsofthiskind.
Ontheotherhand,thedevelopment ofcombinedtransportbymeansofaids
presupposesan•adjustmentofRegulation(EEC)No.IIO7/7O.Thiswillbe
theobjectoftheproposedmodification oftheRegulationsubmittedtogether
withtheproposeddirective.Theaidsmust,however,belimitedtosubsidies
designedtopartlycovertheinvestments.
Thetransportofcontainersbyinlandwaterwayscombinedwithrailandroad-
terminaltransport",isshowinginteresting growth,especially ontheRhine;
ontheRhoneandtheSeinecontainershavealreadybeencarried;onother
waterwayscomparableevolutioncanbeexpectedinthefuture.

Combinedtransportwiththeparticipatleftofinlandwaterwaytransport
offersthesameadvantagesascombinedroad/railtransportand,talcing
intoaccountthenecessitytoavoiddiscrimination ofinlandwaterway
transport,thislattershouldalsobeincludedwithinthescopeofthis
directive.■...
Ontheotherhandtheproposeddirectivedoesnotcoverctpmbinedtransport
betweenmaritimenavigationandonemodeofinlandtransportonly.Intra–
Communitytransportlinkscertainlyexistforwhichcombinations betweenmaritime
andonemodeofinlandtransportcouldproducethesameadvantagestothe
collectivity ascombinedtransportbetweentwomodesofinlandtransport.
'ButinthisfieldtheCommissionholdstheviewthatthis,.questionshould
besubjecttofurtherexaminationinordertobeableto<|eterminewhether
andtowhatextentthistransportshouldbeencouragedby.politicalactions.
TheCommissionisawarethattheseaimscannotbeachievedsolely
withafthocmeasuresandthatitwillbenecessarytomakeconstant
adjustments'asrequiredbythechangingsituationandneedsofthe
market. 1 -;
4'
TheCommissionthereioreattachesparticularimportancetothesetting' ,
upofanadvisorybodywhichwillhelpittogetabettergraspofthese
requirements andassistindrawingupsuchproposalsasmayprove
necessaryinthefutureinthelightoftheresultsachievedandof.
experience.- .'

PARTICULAR CONSIDERATIONS
,Article1:Scopeofapplication
TheaimoftheArticleistoshowthatthedirectiveandthemeasures'
necessaryforitsimplementation arenotlimitedtotrafficbetween
theMemberStates "butarealsointendedtofosterthedevelopment
ofnationalcombinedtransport.
Certainly ,thegeographical andstructuralconditionsforthe
developmentofcombinedtransportvjithinanationalcontextvary
fromonecountrytoanotherjbuttheyarenotofacharacterto
justifylimitingthedirectivetointernational combinedtransport.
Theinterestwhichcombinedtransporthasforthecollectivityisthe
samebothfornationalandinternational traffic.
Moreover,alimitationoftheactiontointernational trafficwould
hardlybepossiblebecausecombinednationalandinternational transport
cannotbepractically andtechnically separatedfromoneanother.
Article2:Definitions
«
Someoftheconcepts~usedmore,thanonceintheenactingtermsneed
tobedefinedinordertoavoidcumbersomerepetitions .
Inviewoftheapproachofthedirectiveandthewidescopeofapplication
itisnotpossibletoadoptthedefinitionalreadyenshrinedinCommunity
lawbyDirectives75/130and79/5»
Theinclusionofinlandwaterwayswithcombinedtransportinthedirective
andconsequently inthedefinitions ,isjustifiedbyitspublic
interest andtheneedtoavoiddiscrimination inrelationtoroad/'
railcombinedtransport.

Itislikewiseusefulforpracticalanddraftingreasonstodefinefeeder,
andfinaldeliveryroadtransportoperationstoorfromrailheadsor
inlandports,called"roadhaulage"throughout .
Article3sTaxexemptions ,
t ■• '
Thereductioninroadvehicletaxation'proportional tothedistancecovered
byrailfortheuseorpossessionofroadvehiclesusedincombinedtrans­
port,asprovidedforinParagraph1,isthelogicalconsequencetothe
characterofthesetaxesasacontribution tocoveringinfrastructure costs
ParagraphsprovidesMemberStateswiththepossibilityofexemptingfrom
taxationthevehiclesusedexclusively byreadhaulagewithinthecontext
ofcombinedtransport.Thispossibility ,envisagedforarunning-inperiod,
shouldhaveanencouragingeffectonthetransferoflongdistanceroad
haulagetowardsvariousformsofcombinedtransport.Theadvantageswhich
couldbeobtainedfromsuchameasurewouldlargelycompensateforthe
technicalinconveniences possiblylinkedtothistaxexemption.
Article4•Accesstothemarket .„ ■ '
Thisprovisionisbasedonthe.ideathatcombinedtransporthasitsown
characteristics andisatransporttechniqueinitsownright.The
organization ofthemarketapplicabletothistypeoftransportmusttake
accountofthesespecificfeatures.Application oftheregulationsfor
conventional goodstransportwouldhinderanormaldevelopment of
combinedtransport.Thisisparticularly trueoflimitationofaccess
totheroadfreightmarket.Ifcombinedroad/railtransportistobe
givenadecisivestimulus,theselimitations mustbedoneawaywith,since
theylimit,withnoapparent 'justification ,thenormaldevelopmentofthese
markets.Thisistheaimof"theregulationreferredtoinparagraph1,
whichhasalreadyproveditsworthintransportbetweentheMemberStates.

Atnationalleveloar-account ',&£eissubjectt-J.certainprovisions
whichformth*basisfv/separatingitfromcarriageforhireand
re-ward.HCK?V«'->"thesam»^me"theseconditionsformobstaclestothe
participaci-T^own–accorr'carriageincombinedroad/railtransport.
Theseobst?"-*;SshouldbeEliminatedbutonlyinsuchawayasto•
encourage,.s'iicipationAroad/railtransportwithoutaffectingthe
legaldi«i°nbetweenown-accountandhireandrewardtransnort.
/
' . y
'Thepropo«-setoutmparagraph2likewisederivesfromtheobjectiveto
promotet".:suseofcombinedtransportinpermittinginitialandterminalroad
transportsofacombinedtransportatdaysorduringperiodslong-distance
trafficisnotallowed.,
Article5:Rateformation
ForthesamefundamentalreasonalreadymentionedinArticle4,i"tis
necessarytoexemptcombinedtransportfromthetariffobligationsstill
inforceinsomeMemberStates ,inrespectofroadandinland-waterway
transport.Pastexperience showsthatitisinadvisableto'imposecompulsory
pricesontheseformsoftransport.Abandoningtheseregulations shouldhave
noadverseeffect.Market-oriented rateswillprovidebettercriteriafor
thedevelopment ofcombinedtransportthanimposedtariffs.Shouldthe
businessinterestsconcernedattachimportancetothe.publication of
referencetariffs,i.e.non-compulsory pricerecommendations ,forthese
markets,nationalauthorities shouldestablishthenecessaryregulations
andtomakesuresuchmeasuresarecompatiblewithcompetition law.
Thedateof1January19^4ischosentopermitnationalauthoritiesto
establishreferencetariffsfornationalcombinedtransports .
Article5:Frontiercrossing
Frontiercrossingdifficulties encounteredintheinternational transport
ofgoodsbyrails.re–unfortunately -tendingtoincreasesndhaverecently
beguntoaffectcombinedtransport.TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionwill

-δ-
hr.vetotakeenergeticstepstostepandreverse ,thistrend.Asmainly
administrative measuresareinvolved,thedirectivecannotforthetime
beinggobeyondconfirmingthisobjective.
ThemeasurestobetakenatCustomslevelwillbethesubjectof'other
CommissionproposalswithintheframeworkofrulesforCommunitytransit.
Article6thereforeonlyaimsatmeasuresoutsidethescopeofthis
Customsregime..
Article7:Statistics ..
Promalltherelevantpointsofview,the,needtoimprovethestatistics
oncombinedtransportisindisputable .Agreatdealremainstobedone
inthis'-field.Thedirectivespecifies,asfromnow,certainindispensable'
statisticalinformationtobeprovidedbyMemberStates.Provisionsfor
developingandharmonisingstatistical informationwillbeproposedlater.
Article8:Infrastructure ,technicalharmonisation
Theformationofacomprehensive andcoherentplanoftheinfrastructure
i 1
forcombinedtransportintheCommunityisanothertasktobetackledover,
thenextfewyears.
Technicalharmonization -.mainlyoftherollingstockusedincombined
road/railtransport-isaprioritytaskinthedevelopmentofmore
rationalandlessexpensivecombinedtransporttechniques .Inthissector
thereismuchcatching^uptobedoneandanimpressiverangeofunsolved
■questions.TheproposalswhichtheCommissionwillmakeassoonvaspossible
willcoveraninitialseriesofproblems.

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Article9:.Report
Inviewofthe-rapidevolutionofcombinedtransportitisopportune,
everysecondyear,todrawupareportonthedevelopment ofthis
trafficaswellasontherepercussions oftheapplicationofCommunity
lawinthisfield. - ■
Article10:Consultative Comnittee
Inviewoftherapiddevelopmentofcombinedtransportandtheconsequent
'needforthepoliticalauthoritiestokeepaclosewatchonthisdevelop­
mentandstayincloseandregularcontactwiththefacts,itisdesirable
tosetupaCommitteeofExpertstoassisttheCommission .Unlikeother
committeesofthiskind,thiscommitteeshouldbemadeupofrepresentatives
ofthebusinesscirclesconcerned.ItmilbefortheCommunityinstitutions
todrawthepoliticalconclusions-pursuanttotheinstitutional rulesin
force–fromtheworkoftheafore-mentioned experts.
Articles11and12
Thetimetableforimplementing measuresandthe^consultations preceding
themwillhavetobetailoredtothedatessetoutinthevariousarticles
forimplementation oftheobligationslaidupongovernments .

PROPOSAL FORA
COUNCILDIRECTIVE
oncertainmeasuresto
promotethedevelopment
of.combinedtransport
(81//EEC)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle75thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParliament (l),
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicandSocialCommittee(2),
(1)
(2)

Whereasthedevelopment ,ofcombinedtransportisamatterofpublicinterestj
whereasaslargeaspossibleanexpansionofthistransportonappropriate
routeshelpstorelieveroadcongestionandtherebytoimproveroadsafetjr
andtheenvironment ;'whereasacombinationoftheadvantagesspecificto
severalmodesoftransporti,dintheeconomicinterestbothofconsignors
andofcarriers;whereascombinedtransport,bytakingalargershareof
themarket,canhelptoplacetherailwajrsonasounderfootingjwhereas,
finally,itisimportantthatthisdevelopmentbelinkedwithenergyproblems
andtheireffectsontransporteconomics;
Whereasthevarioustechniquesofcombinedtransporthavemaderemarkable
progressinrecentyears;whereasthepresentratesofgrowthinboth
containerandroad/railtrafficarealreadyimpressive;whereasthisfavourable
trendisnotconfinedtoroad/railcooperationbutalsoextendstoinland
navigation ,inparticular ontheRhine;
Whereasthisdevelopment couldbeevenmoremarkedifcombinedtransport
were,ontheonehand,freedfromcertainadministrative restrictions and,
ontheotherhand,facilitated bymeasureswhichhadastimulatingeffect;
Whereas,,inprinciple,theaimof-development measuresshouldbetofree,
combinedtransport,byrecognition ofitsparticularcharacteristics ,fromthe
regulations applyingtothecarriageofgoodsbyconventional methods;
whereasthedevelopment ofthistransporttechniquemustdependonthemarket,
withouttheimpositionofuselessadministrative constraints ;
Whereas,sincethecombinedtransporttechniqueLeadstoareductioninroad
congestion,itislogicaltoreducetaxationontheuseorpossessionof
commercialvehiclesemployedincombinedtransportoperationstotheextentthat
thattheyarecarriedbyrail;
Whereas,inordertostimulatethetransferofgoodsatpresentcarriedbyroad
overlongdistancestocombinedmeansoftransport,exemptionfrom.thesetaxes
foranexperimental periodcouldbeconsideredforroadvehicleswhichareused
exclusively forroadhaulageascoveredbythisDirective;

WhereaspursuitoftheobjectiveofthisDirectiverequiresthat
limitations onmarketaccessandobligations inrespectof
pricesshould "berenounced ;whereas,inthiscontext,thecriteria
relatingtocarriageonownaccountshould "berelaxed;
IJhereaseffortsmusthecontinuedtofacilitatefrontiercrossingfor
combinedmeansoftransportalso,particularly inviewoftheconstantlyincreasing
difficulties oncertainroutes;whereas,meanwhile,tfremeasuresnecessary
tofacilitatethecustomsclearanceofthisformoftransportwillbetaken
withintheframeworkofCommunitytransitregulations ;'
VJhereaseffortsmustlikewisehemadetoimprovestatistics ,inwhich
therearestillgaps,particularly withaneyetothemeasures
tohetakeninthefutureinthecombinedtransportsectorJ,
Whereas,theharmonization oftechnicalstandardsforrollingstockrepresents fin
: *•importanttaskinview01thenumberofproblems'to"besolved ■!
inthefuture; /
Whereasinthelightofthe.experiencegained,anetworkfqrcombined
- - .- -a•, >.
transportwhichisofCommunityinterest.andwhichmeetstheneedsofthemarke|
hastobedeveloped; f
Whereas,inordertofacilitatetheattainmentoftheobjectivesofthe.
commonpolicyinthissector,itisadvisabletosetupacommittee
consistingofexpertsactiveinthevariouscombinedtransportsectors
toadvisetheCommission onproblemsin'thefieldofcombinedtransport,
HASADOPTEDTHISDIRECTIVE ":

Article1
Seeree
ThisDirectiveshallapplyto:,
-combinedtransportbetweenMemberStates,includingsuchtransportwhenin
transitthroughtheterritoryofanotherMemberStateorofathirdcountry
-combinedtransportwithinaMemberState.

Articxs 2
Definitions
I '.
Forthepurposes ofthis Directive :
(1)"Combined transport "means :
-transport ofgoods where thelorry ,trailer ,semi-trailer (with or
without tractor -unit )ortheir swap "body andcontainer of20feet
ormore aretransported byrail between thenearest suitable rail
loading station tothepoint ofloading andthenearest suitable
rail unloading station tothepoint ofunloading j
-thecarriage ofcontainers of20feet ormore byinland waterway ,
including feeder and final delivery carriage byrail orroad to
andfrom thenearest suitable port ofloading andunloading respectively
(2)"Road haulage"mean s: , , :
\
haulage byroad of 'atrailer ,semi-trailer ,swap body profacontainer
1*
of20feet ormore onthe'feeder orfinal delivery section ofacombined
transport operation . ' - |

Article3
Taxexemptions ,
(1)MemberStatesshalltakethemeasuresnecessarytoensurethat,witheffect
from1January1982,taxationontheuseorpossessionofcommercial
vehiclesapplicabletoroadvehiclesusedincombinedtransportshall
"bereducedinproportiontothedistancewhichsuchvehiclesare
carried "byrail.Inrespectofcombinedtransport "betweenMember
States,thisreductionshallrelatetothewholedistancecovered
byrail.
(2)Witheffectfromthesamedateanduntil31December1986,roadvehicles
I
usedsolelyforroadhaulagemaybeexemptedfromthesetaxes.

Article4
Accesstothemarket
(1)MemberStatesshalltakethemeasuresnecessarytoensurethat,with
effectfrom1January1982,
-carriage "byroad"performedaspartofacombinedtransport
operationinaMemberStateshallnotbesubjecttoanyquota
systemorotherquantitativerestriction .affectingaccessto
themarket: -'- -
■- ' * ' *
–forcarriagebyroadonownaccountinacombinedtransport ;
operation,roadvehiclesusedforroadhaulageneednot
necessarily belongto'the-undertaking whichcarriesout
transportoperations onitsownaccount,beboughton'credit
^.bythelatterorbedrivenbyemployeesofthatundertaking.^
(2)MemberStatesshalltakethemeasuresnecessarytoensurethat,
witheffectfrom1January1982,journeysfallingundertheheading
ofroadhaulageshallbeexemptfromgeneralprohibitions on
roadmovementlaiddownbynon-lacalauthorities inrespectof
certaindays.orduringcertainperiods.■

Article 5
,1'
Priceformation
MemberStatesshalltakethemeasuresnecessarytoensurethat,with
effectfrom1January1984,carriagebyroadorinlandwaterwayperformed
aspartofcombinedtransportoperations inaMemberStateshallbe
exemptedfromanycompulsory systemofcharges.Ifnecessary,reference
chargescanbeintroducedforthesetransportoperations .

Article6
Frontiercrossing
TheMemberStates,incollaboration withtheCommission ,shalltake
themeasuresnecessarytosimplifytheadministrative andtechnical
proceduresappliedtocombinedtransport "betweenMemberStatesas
regardsfrontiercrossings.Inparticular,thesemeasuresmust
facilitate increasedco-operation betweentherailwayunder­
takingsinthissector. •

Article 7
Stati sties
(l)TheMember States ,incollaboration with theCommission ,shall improve
their transport statistics inorder toproduce specific anddetailed
information oncombined transport ,with particular regard to :
-traffic links 5
-number ofconsignments ; •
–distances covered j
-tonnages carried ;
–services performed interms oftonne-kilometres .
(1)Before 1January 1986 ,andonaproposal from theCommi §$ion ,.theCounc
will adopt themeasures necessary todevelop andharmonise
statistics oncombined transport atCommunity level .

Article8U
Infrastructure and-technicalharmonization
Before1January1983,onaproposalfromtheCommission,_theCouncil
willadoptthenecessarymeasures~with aviewto ~-----
ι
-defininganetworkofCommunityinterestcoveringtherailwaylinesand
trans-shipment centresneededforthedevelopment ofcombined
transport jA -
y . .
-harmonizingthenational'provisionsconcerningrollingstockand
equipmentusedintrans-shipment centresforcombinedtransport
inordertoeliminateincompatibilities atthe"technicallevel
whichimpedethecarryingoutofthesetransportoperations ;
-promotingthedevelopmentof"rollingstockwithcommor|.technical
characteristics forcombinedtransport..•

--V,'Ι
<·1..
Article 9
Report
Every twoyears ,and inthefirst instance by 1January 1983 ,theCommission
shall draw uparepor't tothe Council onthe .development ofcombined
transport asv;ell asonthe .Application ofCommunity lav;inthis field .

Article10
Consultative conroittee
(.1)Acommitteeisherebysetupinorderto
\ ,
-assisttheCommissionindevelopingthecommontransportpolicv
Inrespectofcombinedtransportj
-■facilitateatCommunityleveltheresolutionof
practicalproblemshindering -thedevelopmentofcombinedtransport }
-assisttheCommissionindrawingupthereportreferredtoin
Article9j. ' '
-formulateopinionsonquestionsinthefieldofcombinedtrans­
portreferredtoitbytheCommission.''
/ •• .
•. - ' ' î
(2)Thecommitteeshallconsistoftwoexpertsfromep,chofthefollowing-
sectors: .-
*'--rail} ( ,
y
–roadhaulagej - _ .- -
–inlandwaterways; _
1 -
-commercialorganizationsspecializing incombinedtransport:
-portsj ,
-transportagentsand
-users. '-'' /
TheCommission mayinviteotherexpertstoparticipateinthecommittee's
workonspecificquestions.
(3)Thecommitteeshallhaveaschairmanarepresentative of-theCommission,
•whichshallalsoprovidesecretarial services.

Article11
Implementing measures
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthansixmonths "beforethedates
whenthevariousprovisionsofthedirectivearetoapply,
communicatetotheCommissionforconsultation ,thelaws,regulations
andadministrative provisionsneededfortheimplementation ofthis
Directive .

Article12.
ThisDirectiveisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
Doneat
FortheCouncil
ThePresident

Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingRegulation (EEC)No1107/70withaviewtosupplementing
thesystemforthegrantingofaidsfortransport byrail,road
andinlandwaterwaybytheadditionofprovisions oncombined
transport

Explanatory memorandum
•A.CombinedtransportasdefinedinCouncilDirective No
of' bringstogetherthespecificadvantagesofdifferent
modesofsurfacetransport.Combinedtransportisalsoofconsiderable value ,
tosocietyingeneral,inparticularasacontribution torelievingthe
I. ♦pressureoncertainaxesandasasourceofsignificant energysavings.
Inthelongtermitiscapable,futhermore,ofcontributing towardsrestabi-
lizingtheeconomicpositionoftherailways..
2.Presenttrendsincombinedtransportshowthatbothtransportoperators
andusershaveunderstooditspotential.
3.'However,thecurrentinfrastructure andequipmentareprovingtobe
inadequatetocopewithpresentand,aboveall,futuredemand.-Itisthus
necessarytoprovidesomesupportbybuildingupadequateinfrastructure
andequipment.Since,however,thenecessaryinvestmentislikelytoexceed
thefinancialresourcesoftheundertakings involved,governmentaidwill
beneeded.
4.Present .regulations onstateaids,especiallyforresearchanddevelopment
intonewtransporttechnologies,limitsupportbytheMemberStatestothe
experimental stage;combinedtransporttechnology canbeconsideredtohave~
advancedenoughtohaveprogressedbeyondthis;hence'theneedtoadjustthe1
currentregulations byaddinganewprovisiondealingspecifically with
combinedtransport. -

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5.Inordertoencourageundertakings toinvestrapidlyinthissector
andtofacilitatethedecongestion ofthepresentinfrastructure systemand
futureexpansionofthetransportsystem,themaximumtotalofaidallowed
willbetailedoffandlimitedtoaten-yearperiod.By1990thesector
oughttohavetheinfrastructure andequipmentrequired.

Proposalfora .
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingRegulation (EEC)No1107/70withaviewtosupplementing thesystem
forthegrantingofaidsfortransportbyrail,roadandinlandwaterway
bytheadditionofprovisions oncombinedtransport
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
I.
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1107/70of4June1970onthe
/.... . 1grantingofaidsfortransportby.rail,roadandinlandwaterway,andin
particularArticle3,paragraph 3thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission;
.._ _..2HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParliament;
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicandSocialCommittee^;.
WhereasCouncilRegulation 1107/70providesforthegrantingofaids.by
MemberStatesinordertofacilitatethedevelopment ofmoreeconomic
transportmodesandtechniquesforsocietyasawhole;
Whereasthevariousformsofandtechnologies forcombiningdifferent
modesofsurfacetransportbringbenefitsforsocietyingeneral,inter
aliaindecongesting particularroads,conservingenergyandallowing
betterusetobemadeofrailwaycapacity;
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Whereasexpandingcombinedtransportrapidlyandtoasignificant extent
willalsomeettheneedsofbothtransportoperatorsandusers;
Whereassuchanexpansionimpliesthatcapacityforcombinedtransport
operationsshouldbeabletosatisfypresentandfuturedemandandshould,
forthisreason,besupportedbyadequateinfrastructure intheformof
terminals,handlingandrollingstock; '
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Whereastheinvestmentrequiredtothisendinmanycasesexceedsthe
financialrasoureesoftheundBrtekinAs^eantfr't ^^;w(^sfeai,th»r«for«#itis
1•+■-n-".tt-r*■'.essentialthataidgrantedbyaMember_StateorthroughStateresourcescan
bemadeavailabletosuchundertakings ;'
Whereascurrentregulations ona/idstotransportmodesandtechnologies
thatareeconomically moreadvantageous tosocietylimitsuchsupport
totheexperimental phaseandwhereas,inexpandingcombinedtransport,
accountshouldbetakenofaninitialoperatingphasewhichislongenough
fortransportofthiskindtosecureasubstantial shareofthatgoods
trafficinrelationtowhichitoffersagenuinealternative bycomparison
withtraditional technologies ;
Whereas,,therefore,itisnecessary .toamendCommunityprovisionsrelating
toaids; _ !-
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
Thefollowingsubparagraph isherebyaddedtoArticle3(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1107/70Y "
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e)until31December1990,whenaid^j^ofacilitatethedevelopmentof
combinedtransportasdefinedin'CouncilDirective No
of oncertainmeasurestopromotethedevelopment of
.''combinedtransport"aregiven,theyshallrelatetoinvestmentinthe
followingfieldsinparticular : ---
-infrastructure ,includingtranshipment terminals

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-installations aridhandlingaquipmentfoptranshipment
-rollingstocksuchasrailwaywaggonsandroadvehicles,andinland
waterwayvesselsespecialTy~intended andadaptedforcombined '
transport .
Until31December1985,suchaidshall"hot"exc.eed"50" """
ofthetotalsuminvested;thereafterthispercentage shallbereduced
to30%until31December 1988and15%unti1-31December1990."
Article2
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ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1981.
ThisRegulation shall
inallMemberStates.
Doneatbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
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