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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(82)71 final
Brussels,25February1982
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Amendedproposalfora
COUNCILDIRECTIVE
oncertainmeasurestopromotethedevelopmentofcombinedtransport
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(presentedbytheCommissiontotheCouncil
pursuanttothesecondparagraphofArticle
149oftheEECTreaty)
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1. On22December 1980 theCommission submitted totheCouncil apro­
posal foradirective oncertain measures topromote thedevelopment
ofcombined transport (l).
2. Atitssitting of18September 1981 ,theEuropean Parliament approved
theproposal foradirective butmoved anamendment asking that certain
changes bemade tothe text .
After careful study ofthechanges requested byParliament ,theCommission
decided toaccept these changes andalter itsoriginal proposal .
3. Theattached proposal embodies these changes .
4. Thechanges theCommission ismaking toitsproposal chiefly concern
legal references toacts already adopted bytheCouncil onthis subject ,
thepossibility ofpreparing anewdirective specifically formaritime
transport andairtransport and thepossibility ofincluding thetransport
trade unions onthecommittee which istohelp theCommission work
outacommon policy oncombined transport .
5. These changes totheoriginal proposal should promote abetter deve­
lopment ofcombined transport .
(1)Doc.C0M(80 )796final of5December I98O

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First recital
Since theCouncil hasalready adopted twodirectives oncombined transport
(Directives 75/l30/EECand79/5/EEC),they should bereferred tointhefirst
recital without modifying thepreamble .
Third recital (new )
Combined airandseatransport within theCommunity cannot bebrought
within thescope ofthis directive simply byadding tothetext .Because of
their specific features ,these modes would have tobethesubject ofa
special directive .
Fifth recital
Infact ,itisnotnecessary tomention ,rbyrecognition ofitsparticular
characteristics "inconnection with theaimofdevelopment measures because
thetechnique isnowwidely known .
Ninth recital
Specific reference should bemade totheproblems caused tocombined
transport ifMember States donottake steps toaccelerate andfacilitate
customs clearance atfrontier crossings .
Article 3(newparagraph 3)
Itmayprove advisable toextend this time limit ifthere arenotenough
road vehicles used solely forroad haulage toensure proper development
ofthecombined transport market .
Article 9(newparagraph 2)
Infact itwould beuseful tocirculate this report totheEuropean
Parliament inview oftheeconomic andpolitical importance ofdeveloping
combined transport .

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Article 10 (paragraph 2)
Thefact ofincluding transport trade unions onthecommittee should
extend social ,economic andpolitical cooperation incarrying outthe
committee 'swork .
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Amended proposal foraCouncil directive oncertain measures topromote
"thedevelopment ofcombined transport
Current proposal
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing the
European Economic Community and inparticular
Article75thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Having regard totheopinion oftheEuropean
Parliament ,
Having regard totheopinion oftheEconomic
andSocial Committee ,
Whereas thedevelopment ofcombined transport
isamatter ofpublic interest ;whereas aslarge
aspossible anexpansion ofthis transport on
appropriate routes helps torelieve road congestion
andthereby toimprove road safety and theenvi­
ronment ;whereas acombination oftheadvantages
specific toseveral modes oftransport isin
theeconomic interest both ofconsignors and
ofcarriers ;whereas combined transport ,bytaking
alarger share ofthemarket ,canhelp toplace
therailways onasounder footing ;whereas ,fi­
nally itisimportant that this development be
linked with energy problems and their effects
ontransport economics :
Whereas thevarious techniques ofcombined tran­
sport have made remarkable progress inrecent
years ;whereas thepresent rates ofgrowth in
both container androad/rail traffic arealready
impressive ;whereas this favourable trend isnot
confined toroad/rail cooperation butalso extends
toinland navigation ,inparticular ontheRhine :Proposed ,changes
Unchanged
Whereas thepionneer effect ofdirecti­
ve75/l30/EEC (l),asamended bydi­
rective 79/5/SSG (2),didmuch tode­
velop combined transport andwhereas
therefore other measures should also
betaken tocontinue this development ,
which isnow inthepublic interest ;
Remains unchanged after thesecond li­
ne,i.e :"whereas aslarge aspossible
anexpansion ........ ontransport eco­
nomics ;"
Unchanged
"whereas combined transport ,which - |
includes maritime transport –inclu – i
ding carferries -orair transport ,is
also ofincreasing importance ;whereas ■
provisions should belaid down topro­
mote itinafurther separate directi - ;
veassoon aspossible ;" ;
8!OJL48of22.2.1975,page31
0JL5of9.1.1979,page33

Whereas this development coula beeven more marked ,
ifcombined transport were ,onthe onehand ,
freed from certain administrative restrictions
and ,ontheother hand ,facilitated bymeasures
which hadastimulating effect ;
Whereas inprinciple ,theaimofdevelopment
measures should betofree combined transport ,
byrecognition ofitsparticular characteristics ,
from theregulations applying tothecarriage
ofgoods byconventional methods ;whereas the
development ofthis transport technique must
depend onthemarket ,without theimposition
ofuseless a-Jiiinistrative constraints .
Whereas ,since thecombined transport technique
leads toreduction inroau congestion ,itis
logical toreduce taxation ontheuseorpossession
ofcommercial vehicles employed incombined tran­
sport operations totheextent that they are
carried bytherail ;
Whereas ,inorder tostimulate thetransfer of
goods atpresent carried byroad over long di­
stances tocombined means oftransport ,exemption
from these taxes foranexperimental period could
beconsidered for road vehicles which are used
exclusively forroad haulage ascovered bythis
Directive ;
Whereas pursuit oftheobjective ofthis directive
requires that limitations onmarket access and
obligations inrespect ofprices should bere­
nounced ;whereas ,inthis context ,thecriteria
relating tocarriage onownaccount should be
relaxed ;
Whereas efforts must becontinued tofacilita­
tefrontier crossing forcombined means oftran­
sport also ,particularly inview oftheconstantly
increasing difficulties oncertain routes ;whereas ,
meanwhile ,themeasures necessary tofacilita­
tethe customs clearance ofthis form oftran­
sport will betaken within theframework ofCoa^v
munity transit regulations ;
Whereas efforts must likewise bemade toimpro­
vestatistics ,inwhich there arestill gaps ,
particularly with aneyetothemeasures tobe
taken inthefuture inthecombined transport
sector ;Unchanged
Whereas ,inprinciple ,theaim ofdeve­
lopment measures .should betofree corabj
nedtransport from theregulations ap­
plying tothecarriage ofgoods bycon­
ventional methods ;whereas thedevelop­
ment ofthis transport technique must
,depend onthemarket ,without theimpo­
sition ofuseless .administrative
constraints .
unchanged
Unchanged
Unchanged
Whereas the Governments oftheMember
States must bevigorously requested to
extend themeasures facilitating frontier
crossing forcombined transport ;whereas
this form oftransport loses itsattract­
ionifittakes toolong toobtain
customs clearance atfrontier crossings ;
whereas measures toaccelerate customs j
clearance incombined transport must be 1
adopted immediately bymeans offurther
Community transit regulations .
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Whereas ,theharmonization ofteohnical standards Unchanged
fbrrolling stock represents animportant task
inview ofthenumber ofproblems to "besolved in
the future ;
Whereas ,inlight oftheexperience gained ,a Unchanged
network for combined transport which isofCom­
munity interest andwhich meets theneeds of
themarket has tobedeveloped ;
Whereas ,inorder tofacilitate theattainment Unchanged
oftheobjectives ofthecommon .policy inthis
sector ,itisadvisable tosetupacommittee
consisting ofexperts active inthevarious combi­
ned transport sectors toadvise the Commission
onproblems inthefield ofcombined transport ,
BAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE :
Article 1
This directive shall apply to: Unchanged
–combined transport between Member States ,inclu­
ding such transport when istransit through
the territory ofanother Member State orof
athird country :
Article 2
For thepurposes ofthis directive :
1."Combined transport "means : Unchanged
–transport ofgoods where thelorry ,trailer ,
semitrailer (with orwithout tractor unit )
ortheir swap body and container of20feet
ormore aretransported byrail between the
nearest suitable rail loading station tothe
point ofloading and thenearest suitable rail
unloading station tothepoint ofunloading ;
–the carriage ofcontainers of20feet ormore
byinland waterway ,including feeder andfinal
delivery carriage byrail orroad toand from
thenearest suitable port ofloading andun­
loading respectively ;
2."Road haulage "means :
haulage byroad ofatrailer ,semi–trailer ,
swap body orofacontainer of20feet ormore
onthefeeder orfinal delivery section of .
acombined transport operation .HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE :
Article 1
(Scope )
This directive shall apply to:
–combined transport xvithm aMember State .
Article 2
(Definitions )

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Article 3
(Taxexemptions )
1.K Member States shall take the measures neces­
sary toensure that ,with effect from 1January
1982 ,taxation ontheuseorpossession of
commercial vehicles applicable toroad ve­
hicles used incombined transport shall be
reduced inproportion tothedistance which
such vehicles are carried byrail .Inre- •■
spect ofcombined transport between Member
States ,this reduction shall relate tothe
whole distance covered byrail .
2.With effect from the same dite anduntil
31December 1986 ,road vehiples used sole­
lyforroad haulage maybeexempted from
these taxes .Article 3
Unchange d.
Article 4
(Access tothemarket )
1.Member States shall take the measures neces­
sary toensure that ,with effect from 1January
1982 ,
– carriage byroad performed aspart ofacombi­
nedtransport operation inaMember State
shall notbesubject toanyquota system or
other quantitative restriction affecting
access tothemarket ;
– forcarriage byroad onownaccount ina
combined transport operation ,road vehicles
used forroad haulage need notnecessarily
belong totheundertaking which carries out
transport operations onitsownaccount ,.*
bebought oncredit bythelatter orbedri­
venbyemployees ofthat undertaking .
2.Member States shall take the measures neces -»
sary toensure that ,with effect from 1January
1982 ,journeys falling under theheading of
road haulage shall beexempt from general pro­
hibitions onroad movement laid down bynon-local
authorities inrespect ofcertain days orduring
certain periods .
Article 5
(Price formation )
Member States shall take the measures necessary
toensure that ,with effect from 1January 1984 »
carriage byroad orinland waterway performed
aspart ofcombined transport operations ina
Member State shall beexempted from anycompulso­
rysystem ofcharges .Ifnecessary ,reference
charges canbeintroduced forthese transport
operations .Unchanged
3.Ingood time before 31December 1°86
the Commission shall examine the si­
tuation asregards combined tran­
sport and shall ,ifnecessary ,.
submit totheCouncil proposal to
.extend this time limit .
Article 4
.Unchanged .
Article 5
Unchanged

Article 6
(Frontier crossing )
TheMember States ,incollaboration with the
Commission ,shall take themeasures necessary
tosimplify theadministrative andtechnical
precedures applied tocombined 'transport between
Member States asregards frontier crossings .In
particular ,these measures must facilitate
increased cooperation between therailway under­
takings inthis sector .
Article 7
(Statistics )
1.TheMember States ,incollaboration with the
Commission ,shall improve their transport statistics
inorder toproduce specific and detailed information
oncombined transport ,with particular regard to:
–-traffic links :
–number ofconsignments ;–distances covered ;–tonnages carried ;–services performed interms oftonne-kilometres .
2.Before 1January 1986 ,andonaproposal from
theCommission ,the Council will adopt themeasures
necessary todevelop andharmonize statistics on
combined transport atCommunity level .
Article 8
(infrastructure andtechnical harmonization )
Before 1January 1983 ,onaproposal from the
Commission ,theCouncil will adopt thenecessary
measures with aview to:
––defining anetwork ofCommunity interest
covering therailway lines andtrans-shipment
centres needed for the development ofcombined
transport ;
–harmonizing thenational provisions concerning
rolling stock andequipment used intrans -
shipment centres for combined transport inorder
toeliminate incompatibilities atthe technical
level which impede thecarrying outofthese
transport operations ; 1
–promoting thedevelopment ofrolling stock
with common technical characteristics for
combined transport .

Article 9
(Heport )
2very tv;oyears ,and inthefirst ir.s-tar.ee "by
1January 1533 ,theCcnmission shall draw up
areport totheCouncil onthedevelopment of
combined transport aswell asontheapplication
ofCosnunity law inthis field .
Article 10
(Consultative committee )
1.Acommittee ishereby setup/inorder to:
–assist the Coicaission indeveloping thecommon
transport policy inrespect ofcombined transport ;
–facilitate atCorrjrunity level theresolution ■
ofpractical problems hindering thedevelopment
ofcoEbir .edtransport ;
–assist theCommission indrawing -upthere­
port referred toinArticle 9;
–foraulate opinions onquestions inthefield
ofcombined transport referred toitbytheCom–
mission .
2.The cocr.it teesha ".1consist oftwoexperts
froE each ofthefollowing sectors :
-rail :
–roaa haulage ;
–inland waterways :
–commercial organi zations specializing incomoi –
ned tra ::sport :
–ports ;
–transport agents ;and
–users ;
TheCommission mayinvite other experts toparti­
cipate intheconnittee 'swork onspecific
questions .
3.Thecomnittee shall have aschairman arepre­
sentative ofthe Commission which shall also
provide secretarial services .Artlols 9
Unchange d
2*Thereport shall "benotified tothe
European Parliament
Article 10
.Unchanged .
2.The corjnittee shall consist oftwo
experts from each ofthefollowing sector
-rail ;
–roadhaulage ; j
–inland waterways :. \
–commercial organizations specializing J
incombined transport ; j
–ports ;
–transport agents ; j
–users ; j
–transport trade 'unions . •
Unchanged

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Artiele 11 Artici© 11
(implementing rneasu.ro s)
TheMember States shall ,not later than sixmonths Unchanged ,
"before the dates when the various provisions
ofthe directive are toapply ,communicate to
theCommission forconsultation ,the laws ,regu­
lations and administrative provisions needed
for the implementation ofthis .directive .
Article 12 Article 12
This directive isaddressed totheMember States Unchanged