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Conformém ent au règlement (CEE, Euratom) n° 354/83 du Conseil du 1er février 1983 
concernant l'ouverture au public des archives historiques de la Communauté économique 
européenne et de la Communauté européenne de l'énergie atomique (JO L 43 du 15.2.1983, 
p. 1), tel que modifié par le règlement (CE, Euratom) n° 1700/2003 du 22 septembre 2003 
(JO L 243 du 27.9.2003, p. 1), ce dossier est ouvert au public. Le cas échéant, les documents 
classifiés présents dans ce dossier ont été déclassifiés conformément à l'article 5 dudit 
règlem ent. 
In accordance with Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 354/83 of 1 February 1983 
concerning the openi ng to the public of the historical archives of the European Econom ic 
Community and the European Atomic Energy Communit y (OJ L 43, 15.2.1983, p. 1), as 
amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1700/2003 of 22 September 2003 (OJ L 243, 
27.9.2003, p. 1), this f ile is open to the public. Where necessary, classified documents in this 
file have been declassified in conformity with Article 5 of the aforementioned regulation.  
In Übereinstimmung mit der Verordnung (EWG, Euratom) Nr. 354/83 des Rates vom  1. 
Februar 198 3 über die Freigabe der historischen Archive der Europäischen  
Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft und der Europäischen Atomgem einschaft (ABI. L 43 vom  15.2.1983,  
S. 1), geändert durch die Verordnung (EG, Euratom) Nr. 1700/2003 vom 22. Septem ber 2003  
(ABI. L 243 vom 27 .9.2003, S. 1), ist diese Datei der Öffentlichkeit zugänglich. Soweit  
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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
C0MC86) 677 f in a l 
B ru s s e ls , 24 Novem ber 1 9 8 6 .
Amended Proposal fo r  a 
COUNCIL REGULATION
la y in g  down the procedure fo r the ru le s  on c o m p e titio n  
a p p ly in g  to  u n d e rta k in g s  in  the a ir  tra n s p o rt s e c to r
(s u b m itte d  to  the C o uncil by the Commission pursuant to  the 
second paragraph o f A r t ic le  149 o f trie EE C  T re a ty)
C0MC86) 677 f in a l

EXPLANATORY MEM ORANDUM
The In te rg o v e rn m e n ta l C onference h eld  in  Luxembourg on 9 September 1985 
c a lle d  upon the  Community in s t it u t io n s  to  e s ta b lis h  p r in c ip le s  and 
ru le s  fo r  th e  e x e rc is e  o f th e  e x e c u tiv e  powers c o n fe rre d  on the 
Commission.
The Commission has a c c o rd in g ly  s u b m itte d  to  th e  C o u n cil a p ro po sa l 
(Doc. C O M  (86) 35 f i n a l )  la y in g  down th e  p rocedures f o r  the  e x e rc is e  of 
i t s  e x e c u tiv e  pow ers. The p ro p o s a l take s over th e  th re e  type s o f 
com m ittee procedure d iscu sse d  a t th e  C o nference, namely a d v is o ry  
co m m itte e, management com m ittee and re g u la to ry  co m m itte e.
The Commission c o n s id e rs  th a t the  f i r s t  o f the se  pro ced u re s is  the  most 
a p p ro p ria te  in  th e  f i e l d  concerned by i t s  p ro p o s a l o f 18 November 19821  
and th e re fo re  proposes to  amend i t s  p ro p o sa l to  re v e rt to  a sim ple 
a d v is o ry  com m ittee p ro c e d u re .
O J No C  317, 3 .1 2 .1 9 8 2 .

Amended P roposal fo r  a 
COUNCIL REGULATION
la y in g  down th e  procedure fo r  th e  ru le s  on 
c o m p e titio n a p p ly in g  to  u n d e rta k in g s  in  th e  a i r  tra n s p o rt s e c to r
The p ro p o s a l s u b m itte d  to  th e  C o u n cil on 18 November 1982 is  hereby amended as 
fo llo w s  :
O r ig in a l p ro p o sa l
A r t ic le  8New p ro p o sa l 
A r t ic le  8
L ia is o n  w ith  th e  a u t o r it je s  
o f th e  Member S ta te sL ia is o n  w ith  the  a u t o r it je s  
o f th e  Member S tate s
1. The Commission s h a ll c a rry  out th e  procedures 
p ro v id e d  f o r  in  t h is  R e g u la tio n  in  c lo s e  and c o n s ta n t 
lia is o n  w ith  th e  com petent a u t h o r it ie s  o f th e  member 
S ta te s ; th e se  a u t h o r it ie s  s h a ll have th e  r ig h t  to  
express t h e ir  view s on such p ro c e d u re s .
2. The Commission s h a ll im m e d ia te ly  fo rw a rd  to  the  
com petent a u t h o r it ie s  o f th e  Member S ta te s  co p ie s o f th e  
c o m p la in ts  and a p p lic a tio n s , and o f th e  most im p o rta n t 
documents sent to  i t  o r which i t  sends out in  the  course 
o f such p ro c e d u re s .1  -  3 : Unchanged
3. The A d v is o ry  Committee on R e s t r ic t iv e  P ra c tic e s  and 
Dominant P o s itio n s  in  th e  T ra n s p o rt In d u s try  e s ta b lis h e d  
by A r t ic le  1 6(3) o f R e g u la tio n  (EEC) No 1017/68 s h a ll be 
c o n s u lte d  p r io r  to  th e  ta k in g  o f any d e c is io n  fo llo w in g  
upon a p rocedure under A r t ic le  3 o r o f any d e c is io n  
under the  second subparagraph o f A r t ic le  5 ( 3 ) , o r under 
th e  second subparagrpah o f paragraph 4 o f th e  same 
A r t ic le .  The A d v is o ry  Committee s h a ll a ls o  be c o n s u lte d  
p r io r  to  a d o p tio n  o f th e  im p le m e n tin g  p ro v is io n s  
p ro v id e d  fo r  in  A r t ic le  21.
4. C o n s u lta tio n  s h a ll ta k e  p la c e , and the  
Committee s h a ll d e liv e r  i t s  o p in io n  in  
accordance w ith  th e  ru le s  la id  down in  
A r t ic le  16(5) and (6) o f R e g u la tio n  (EEC) 
No 1017/68.4 . C o n s u lta tio n  s h a ll ta ke  p la c e  a t a 
m eeting convened a t th e  in v it a t io n  o f th e  
Commission. A summary o f th e  f a c t s ,  
to g e th e r w ith  th e  most im p o rta n t 
documents and a p re lim in a ry  d r a ft  o f th e  
d e c is io n  to  be ta k e n , s h a ll be sent w ith  
th e  in v i t a t i o n .  When seeking th e  o p in io n  
o f the  Ad/isory Committee, the Commission m ay set 
a tim e  l i m i t  w ith in  which such o p in io n  
s h a ll be g iv e n .

5. The Advisory Committee shall not vote on 
outcome o f i t s  d e lib e r a tio n s . However 
any o f i t s  members may ask fo r  h is  
o p in io n  to  be recorded in  th e  m inutes 
w hich s h a ll be annexed to  the  d r a ft  
d e c is io n  but s h a ll not be p u b lis h e d .
A r t ic le  9 A r t ic le  9
D eleted
C o n s id e ra tio n  by th e  C o u n cil o f q u e s tio n s  o f 
p r in c ip le  co nce rn in g  th e  common tra n s p o rt p o lic y  
ra is e d  in  s p e c ific  cases
1. The Commission s h a ll not take  a d e c is io n  in  
re sp e ct o f which c o n s u lta tio n  as la id  down in  
A r t ic le  8 is  com pulsory u n t i l  a f t e r  th e  e x p iry  o f 
tw e n ty days from  the  d ate  on w hich th e  A d v is o ry  
Committee has d e liv e re d  i t s  o p in io n .
2. B efore e x p iry  o f th e  p e rio d  s p e c ifie d  in  
paragraph 1 , any Member S ta te  may re q u e st th a t the  
C ouncil be convened to  examine w ith  th e  Commission 
any q u e s tio n  o f p r in c ip le  co n ce rn in g  th e  common 
tra n s p o rt p o lic y  which such Member S ta te  c o n s id e rs  
to  be in v o lv e d  in  a p a r t ic u la r  case.
The C o uncil s h a ll meet w ith in  t h i r t y  days from  th e  
request by th e  Member S ta te  concerned f o r  th e  s o le  
purpose o f c o n s id e rin g  such q u e s tio n s  o f p r in c ip le .
The Commission s h a ll not ta k e  i t s  d e c is io n  u n t i l  
a f t e r  th e  C ouncil m e e tin g .
3. F u rth e r, th e  C o u n cil may a t any tim e , a t the  
request o f a Member S ta te  o r o f th e  Com m ission, 
c o n s id e r g e n e ra l q u e s tio n s  ra is e d  by the  
im p le m e n ta tio n  o f th e  c o m p e titio n  p o lic y  in  th e  a ir  
tra n s p o rt s e c to r.
4 . In  a l l  cases where th e  C o u n cil is  asked to  meet 
to  c o n s id e r, under paragraph 2 , q u e s tio n s  o f 
p r in c ip le  o r ,  under paragraph 3 , g e n e ra l q u e s tio n s , 
th e  Commission s h a l l,  f o r  the  purposes o f t h is  
R e g u la tio n , ta ke  in to  account th e  p o lic y  g u id e lin e s  
which emerge from  th a t m e e tin g .