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decision  on  the  renewal  or  variation  of  an 
authorization  before  the authorization  expires. 
Provisional  authorizations  may  well  be justifiable 
where  renewals  have  been  requested.  But  to grant 
them  for  variations  in services  might  create  new 
situations  which  would  be difficult  to reverse. Provisional  authorizations  should  therefore  be 
restricted  to  applications  for  renewals;  also, 
governments  should  take  the  necessary  precautions 
for the situations  described  in 2.2 and  2.3. 
Article  16a (1) (ii) should  be amended  accordingly. 
Done  at Brussels,  2 March  1978. 
The Chairman 
of the Economic  and  Social  Committee 
Basil  de FERRANTI 
Opinion  on  the  proposal  for  a Council  Regulation  amending  Regulation  (EEC) 
No 516/72  on the introduction  of common  rules  for shuttle  services  by coach  and  bus 
between  Member  States 
The text  referred  to the  Committee  has  been  published  in Official  Journal  of the 
European  Communities  No  C 293  of 6 December  1977,  page  6. 
A. LEGAL  BASIS  FOR  THE  OPINION 
On 28 November  1977,  the  Council  referred  the  abovementioned  proposal  to the 
Economic  and  Social  Committee  in accordance  with  Article  75 of the Treaty  establishing 
the European  Economic  Community. 
B. OPINION  OF  THE  ECONOMIC  AND  SOCIAL  COMMITTEE 
The Economic  and  Social  Committee  prepared  its opinion  on the above  matter  at its 
156th  plenary  session  held  in Brussels  on 1 and 2 March  1978. 
The full  text  of the opinion  is as follows: 
THE  ECONOMIC  AND  SOCIAL  COMMITTEE, 
Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the 
European  Economic  Community,  and  in particular 
Article  75 thereof, Having  regard  to Regulation  (EEC)  No  516/72  of 
28 February  1972  (1), 
Having  regard  to the decision  taken  by its chairman 
on 13 December  1977  instructing  the  Section  for 
Having  regard  to the request  made  by the Council  of 
the European  Communities  on 28 November  1977 
for an opinion, (!) OJ  No L 67, 20. 3. 1972,  p. 13. 
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Transport  and  Communications  to draw  up  an 
opinion  on the matter, HAS  ADOPTED  THE  FOLLOWING  OPINION 
Having  regard  to the opinion  issued  by the Section 
for Transport  and  Communications  at its 118th 
meeting  on 18 January  1978, 
Having  regard  to the  oral  report  submitted  by the 
rapporteur,  Mr  Renaud  (Article  29 of the  Rules  of 
Procedure), unanimously: 
The Committee  endorses  the  Commission  proposal 
but it does  so in the interests  of preventing  any  abuse 
of the Regulation.  It therefore  proposes  that  Article 
13 (2) should  be amended  to read: 
Having  regard  to the discussions  at its 156th  plenary 
session  held  on 1 and  2 March  1978  (meeting  of 
1 March  1978), 
Whereas  the draft  Directive  under  review  stipulates 
that applications  for  authorization  to introduce 
inclusive  shuttle  services  need  no longer  be forwarded 
to the  Member  States  whose  territory  is crossed  in 
transit, '2. In  the case  of services  covered  by Article  5, 
the Member  State  referred  to in Article  12 (2) 
shall,  before  its decision  takes  effect,  inform  any 
Member  States  whose  territory  is to be crossed  in 
transit  of such  decision.  In order  to prevent  any 
abuse  of the Regulation,  it shall  give  the transit 
States  sufficient  time,  between  the date  of issue  of 
the authorization  and  the  date  of its entry  into 
force,  to check  that  the  services  covered  by the 
authorization  do in fact  comply  with  Article  5.' 
Done  at Brussels,  1 March  1978. 
The Chairman 
of the Economic  and  Social  Committee 
Basil  de FERRANTI 
Opinion  on the second  report  on the achievement  of Community  energy  policy  objectives 
for 1985 
The text  referred  to the  Committee  has  not  been  published  in the  Official  Journal 
of the European  Communities. 
A. LEGAL  BASIS  FOR  THE  OPINION 
On 16 August  1977,  the Council  referred  the abovementioned  proposal  to the Economic 
and Social  Committee  in accordance  with  Article  198  of the  Treaty  establishing  the 
European  Economic  Community.