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COMMISSION QFTHEEUROEHÀN GOMMUMTIES
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Brussels.23October1974.
COMMISSION OPINION
of23October1974
addressedtotheGovernmentoftheKingdomofBelgium
concerningadraftRoyalDecreerelatingtothe
introduction oflicencesforforwardingagents
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COMMISSION OPINION
of23October1974
addressedtotheGovernmentoftheKingdomofBelgium
concerningadraftRoyalDecreerelatingtothe
introduction oflicencesforforwardingagents
InaccordancewithArticle1oftheCouncilDecisionof21March1962(l)
institutingaprocedureforpriorexamination andoonsultation inrespectof
certainlaws,regulations andadministrative provisionsconcerningtransport
proposedinMemberStates,asamended "bytheCouncilDecisionof22November1973
(2),theBelgianGovernmentsenttheCommission,tindercoverofaletterdated
10September1974fromtheOfficeofitsPermanentRepresentative tothe
EuropeanCommunities,thetextofadraftRoyalDecree(Arreteroyal)relating
totheintroduction oflicencesforforwardingagents.
TheletterfromtheOfficeofthePermanentRepresentative reachedtheCommission
on16September1974*TheBelgianGovernmentaskedtheCommissiontogiveits
Opinionwithinthirtydaysand,inaccordancewithArticle1oftheCouncil
Decisionof1962referredtoabove,alsosentthedrafttotheotherMember
States.
PursuanttoArticle2(l)oftheCouncilDecisionof21Maroh1962,asamended
bytheCouncilDecisionof22November1973,theCommission nowdeliversthe
followingOpinion:
1.TheCommissionnotesthatthepurposeoftheproposedprovisionsisto
requirepersonswishingtooarryonthebusinessofforwardingagenttoobtain
alicence,therequirements forwhicharelaiddownbytheRoyalDecree.The
measureisoneofthoseimplementingtheLawof26June1967relatingthe
(I)OJNo23of3April1962,p.720/62
(2)OJNoL347of17December1973,p.48

provisionofservicesancillarytothecarriageofgoods(l)tadraftof
whiohwasmadeavailabletotheCommissionbytheBelgianGovernmentat
thetimeandtowhichtheCommissionraisednoobjectioninitsOpinion
of5May1966(2).
2*TheCommissionhasnoobjectiontomaketothedraftRoyalDecree
submittedbytheBelgianGovernment,
3.Intheinterestsofclarity,theCommissionwould,however,propose
totheBelgianGovernmentthatparagraph4(b)ofArtiole1bere-worded
asfollows:
"Suchcarriersshalloomplywiththeobligationsarisingunderthe
tariffsrelatingtoroadhaulageoperationsincludingthe
previsionofancillaryservices".
4.TheCommissiondoesnotconsideritnecessarytoinstituteconsultations
withtheotherMemberStatesunderArticle2(3)oftheCouncilDecisionof
21March1962.
TheCommissionisinformingtheotherMemberStatesofthisOpinion.
DoneatBrussels,23October1974
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Prancois-Xavier ORTOLI
(1)Moniteurof27September1967
(2)OJNo90of17May1966,p.1400/66