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COUNCILDIRECTIVE
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•Explanatory Memorandum
1•Intheframework ofthecommon transport policy andofregional policy ,the
Commission needs "basic information onthetransport ofgoods bythevarious
modes oftransport .
2.Whereas important progress has "been made inrelation tothecarriage of
goods byroad with theCouncil Directive of12June 1978 (78/546/EEC)the
existing information available forrail isinsufficiently harmonised tobe
used atCommunity level forpolicy purposes .
3.Theproposal therefore provides for the collection ofstatistical informa­
tion oninternational ,national andregional traffic flows ,tocomplement
thesupply ofinformation inrespect oftransport ofgoods byroad .Some
ofthe more basic information will beprovided onamonthly basis ,inorder
tofacilitate theoperation ofasystem ofMarket Observation byEGVII.
4.Inaddition ,information isrequired oncontainer traffic andrail/road
traffic inview ofthepresent growth andfuture importance ofcombined
transport .

COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
onstatistical returns inrespect ofcarriage ofgoods "byrail ,
aspart ofregional statistics
THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Having regard to'the Treaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,and
inparticular Article 213 thereof ,
Having regard tothedraft Directive submitted bythe Commission ,
Having regard totheopinion oftheEuropean Parliament (l),
Having regard totheopinion ofthe Economic andSocial Committee (2),
Whereas ,inorder tocarry out the tasks entrusted toitunder the Treaty ,the
Commission must have atits disposal coherent ,synchronised and regular sta­
tistical data onthe scale and development ofthe carriage ofgoods byrail in
the Member States ;whereas these data must becomparable both asbetween
States and also with the data for other modes oftransport and must refer to
national ,international andtransit traffic ;
Whereas ,inview ofthe economic and environmental advantages ofcombined
rail/road transport ,thestatistical data should distinguish separately ^,
such traffic ;
Whereas ,inorder topermit adequate observation ofthe market for thecarriage
ofgoods byrail,such statistical data should distinguish separately traffic
I
ontne main traffic relations ;
(1)Q.J.
(2)O.J.

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Whereas ,inview ofthelimited significance ontheCommunity transport mar­
ket ,Member States with railway networks other than themain network ,should
provide only simplified statistical data inrespect ofsuch other networks ;
Whereas thestatistics already available inthedifferent Member States on
goods traffic should befurther harmonised atCommunity level ,inorder to
serve asavalid basis for thework oftheCommission ;
Whereas ,inorder tofacilitate theimplementation oftheproposed provisions ,
certain time *limits should belaid down forproviding thenecessary statisti –.
calinformation ;
Whereas theCommission must submit areport ,inorder toenable the Couficil
I
toexamine the extent towhich the statistical data submitted canhelp achieve
theobjectives ofthis Directive ;whereas ,itmust envisage thepossibility of
proposing amendments tothemethods used ,where appropriate ,andalso ofpro–
% iposing regional statistics ofinternational traffic andstatistics offull
train loads ;
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Whereas statistical data areessential forknowledge ofthescale anddevelop­
ment oftransport ;whereas theCommunity considers itappropriate tomake ,
for aninitial period ,afinancial contribution inrespect ofthework
involved ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE :
■Article 1
1.Member States shall carry outstatistical surveys ofthecarriage ofgoods
ontherailway networks intheir territory open topublic traffic .
2.Forthepurpose ofthis Directive ,thefollowing terms shall have the
meanings hereinafter assigned tothem : ,
a)railway :amode oftransport using rails asatrack ;
b)railway network :allrailway lines andinstallations operated bya
railway administration ;

c)main networks :networks operated bythefollowing administrations :
D3 Deutsche Bundesbahn ,Federal Republic ofGermany
SNCF Société nationale des chomins de'ferfrançais ,France
FS Azienda Autonoma delle Ferrovie dello Stato ,Itàly
NS N.V . Nederlandsche Spoorwegen ,Netherlands
SNCB/
MIBSSociété nationale des chemins deferbelges )
Nationale Maatschappij der Belgische Spoorwegen )*
CFL Société nationale des chemins defer luxembourgeois ,Luxembourg
BR British Railways Board ,United Kingdom
NIR Northern Ireland Railways Company ,United Kingdom
CIE Coras Iompair Eireann ,Ireland
DSB DeDanske Statsbaner ,Denmark .
d)other networks :networks ,-other than themain networks ,which are open
topublic traffic and connected toamain network bycommon installa­
tions ,excluding railways solely orprimarily serving asingle urban
area ,e.g. tramways .
e)carriage ofgoods :the movement ofgoods using railway vehicles bet­
ween the place ofloading and the place ofunloading ,whether ornot
such vehicles covered part ofthe distance byother means oftransport .
3.This Directive shall not apply tothe carriage ofgoods :
–asservice traffic for non–commercial purposes ,
–aspassenger accompanied luggage orcars ,
–asmail ohbehalf ofpostal administrations ,
–byasubsidiary orassociated company ,onanother mode -oftransport .
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4.Thefirst surveys shall becarried out with effect from
Article 2
1.The following particulars shall berecorded inrespect ofgoods carried on
the main networks :
a)theweight ofthe goods intonnes ;
b)the main traffic relations ,i,e »:
–national traffic ,where the goods are both loaded and unloaded witnin
the same reporting Member State ,irrespective oftheroute followed­

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–international traffic ,where thegoods areeither loaded orunloaded ,
butnotboth ,inthereporting Member State ,distinguishing between
goods loaded andunloaded ;-
–transit traffic ,where thegoods pass through ,without being loaded ,
unl.oaded ortranshipped inthereporting Member State ;
c)thetype ofconsignment :
–full wagon load :consignment ofgoods ,including bulk consignment of
smalls ,forwhich theexclusive useofawagon ischarged ,whether or
nottheload capacity isfully used ;including full train loads ;
–smalls :other consignments ofgoods ,including express andother
parcels ;
d)in'respect offull wagon loads :
–thenature ofgoods according tothegroups ofgoods shown incolumn 2
ofAnnex I;
–fornational traffic thenational regions ofloading andunloading ,
aslisted inAnnex II; .
–thecountries ofloading andunloading ,subdivided into international
traffic and transit aslisted inAnnex III ;
e)thedistance inkilometres . .
2.Thefollowing particulars shall berecorded inaddition ,inrespect of
combined transport onthemain network :
a)large containers ,6.1metres (20feet )ormore inexternal length :
–thegross weight ofgoods carried ,excluding thetare weight ofthe
container (estimated ,ifnecessary );
–thenumber ofcontainers empty andloaded (inactual numbers and
twenty foot equivalent units ); <
b)rail/road goods :lorries ,trailers ,semi-trailers (with orwithout
tractor -unit )andswop bodies :
–thenumber ofrailway wagons loaded , ,
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–thegross weight ofgoods transported ,including road vehicles ,
–the distance mkm.

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3.Inrespect ofgoods carried onthe "other networks ",thefollowing parti­
culars shall berecorded :
a)theweight ofthegoods Intonnes ;
b)thetype ofconsignment (asdefined inArticle 2paragraph 1c)):
–full wagon loads ,
–smalls ;
c)thedistance onsuch "other networks "inkilometres ;
d)thenature ofthegoods according tothegroups ofgoods shown incolumn
1ofAnnex I,inrespect offull wagon loads .
Article 3
1.With theexception ofinformation subject tostatistical secrecy under
national laws ,the results ofthe surveys shall benotified
totheCommission assoon aspossible but notlater than three months
after the end ofthereference periods involved#
2,Theresults inrespect oftheparticulars referred toinArticle 2para­
graphs 1and 2shall besubmitted inaccordance with themodels ofthe
annual ormonthly tables setoutinAnnex IV,
3»Theresults inrespect oftheparticulars referred toinArticle 2para­
graph 3shall besubmitted inaccordance with themodels oftheannual
table set out inAnnex V#
4.Survey results which areprocessed electronically maybesubmitted ina
machine –readable form ofatype andformat tobedetermined bytheCommis­
sion inconsultation with the Member States concerned#
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Arti cie4
,l?efore 31-December 19^0 ,
1.TheMember States shall submit totheCommission /adetailed description
ofthemethods tobeus$d forthesurveys incompiling the .data and in
calculating figures fortonne-kilometres .
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2.TheCommission ,incollaboration with theMember States ,shall
examine themethodological andtechnical problems raised "bythesurveys ,
inorder tofind solutions which make thedata ascoherent and comparable
aspossible .
i Article 5
1.The Commission shall publish appropriate results ofthe surveys .
2.Before 1January 1983 ,theCommission shall submit totheCouncil areport
oilthe experience acquired inthework carried outpursuant tothis Direc­
tive ,andshall propose anyamendments necessary#
3.TheCommission shall also submit totheCouncil proposals tointroduce
regional statistics inrespect ofinternational traffic and statistics of
full train loads .
Arti cie6
» -
Forthefirst three years inwhich thestatistical surveys provided for in
this Directive aremade ,afinancial contribution towards theexpenditure .
incurred bytheMember States shall begranted within thelimit -ofthe
appropriations setaside forthis purpose under thebudget oftheEuropean
Communities .
.Article 7
TheMember States shall take themeasures necessary tocomply with this
Directive not later than 1stJanuary 1981 .
Article 8
This Directive isaddressed totheMember States .
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Done atr
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For the Council
The President

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ANNEX I
GROUPS OP GOODS
Groupe of
goodsNST/R(1)
groupaDescription
1 2 2 •
1 01 Cereals
02 Potatoes
03 Other fresh orfrozen fruit and .vegetables
00 Live animals
06
I•Sugar beet
4 I 05 Wood and cork
5I ''
04 Textiles ,textile articles and man-made fibres
09 Other raw animal and vegetable materials
6 11 Sugars iJ ' i
12 Beverages 1
13 Stimulants and spices
14 Perishable foodstuffs
16 Other non-p eriahabl efoodstuffs and hops
17 Animal food .and .foodstuff waste
7 18 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruit and fats
8 21 Coal
22 Lignite and .peat
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!23 Coke '
9 31 Crude petroleum
10 32 Fuel derivatives
33 Gaseous hydrocarbons ,liquid orcompressed
34 Non–fuel derivatives
11 41 Iron ore
46 Iron and steel waste and blast furnaoe dust
12 45 Non–ferrous ores and waste
(1)Published bytheStatistical Office oftheEuropean Communities (French version )
1968

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Croups 01
goodsKST/R
groupsDescription ,
1 2 i
51 Pig iron and crude steel jferro-alloys
52 Semi –finished rolled steel products
53 Bars ,sections ,wire rod,railway and tramway track
construction material ofiron or steel
54 Steel sheets ,plates ,hoop and strip
55 Tubes ,pipes ,iron andsteel oastings and forgings
56 Non-ferrous metals
14 64 Cement ,limeJ<69 Other manufactured building materials
61 Sand ,gravel ,olay and slag
62'.
!Sait ,iron pyrites ,sulphur
63 Other stone earths and minerals
65 Plasters
16 71 Natural fertilizers
s72 Chemical fertilizers
83 Coal ohemi cals
18 81 Basic chemicals
82 Aluminium oxide and hydroxide
89 Other chemical products
19Ί 84 Paper pulp and waste paper
20 91 Transport equipment
92. Tractors :agricultural machinery and equipment
r93 Other machinery apparatus and appliances ,engines ,
parts thereof ;
21 94 Manufactures ofmaterial
22 95 Glass ,glassware ,ceramic products
23 96' Leather ,textiles and olothing
97 Other manufactured articles
24 99 Miscellaneous articles

ANNEX II
LIST OFREGIONS
Belgium
Vlaams gebied ,excluding Antwerpen
Antwerpen
Région wallonne
Brussels gebied /Région bruxelloise
Denmark
Danmark
Federal Republic ofGermany
Schleswig-Holstein
Hamburg
Nordostteil von Niedersachsen
Westteil von Niedersachsen
Südostteil von Niedersachsen
Bremen (Land )
Nordteil von Nordrhein-Westfalen
Ruhrgebiet
Südwestteil vonNordrhein-Westfalen
Ostteil von Nordrhein-Westfalen (Sieger-Sauerland und
Ostteil vonWestfalen )
Nordteil von Hessen
Südteil von Hessen
Nordteil von Rheinland-Pfalz
Südteil von Rheirlland-Pfalz
Nordbaden
Sudbaden
Württemberg
Nordbayern (Franken )
Ostbayern (Oberpfalz undNiederbayern )
Südbayern (Schwaben undOberbayern )
Saarland
Berlin (West )
France
Île-de-France
Champagne-Ardennes
Picardie
Haute-Normandie
Centre
Basse-Normandie
Bourgogne
Nord -Pas-de-Calais
Lorraine
Alsace
Franche-Comté
Pays delaLoire
Bretagne
Poitou-Charentes
Aquitaine
Midi-Pyrénées
Limousin
Rhône-Alpes
AuvergneLanguedoc-Roussillon
Provence -Alpes -Côtes d'Azur
Corse
Ireland
Ireland
Italy
Piemonte
Valle d'Aosta
Liguria
Lombardia
Trentino-Alto Adige
Veneto
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Emilia-Romagna
Toscana
Umbria
Marche
•Lazio
Campania
Abruzzi
Molise
Puglia
Basilicata
Calabria
Sicilia
Sardegna
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Noord
West ,except Rijnmond andIJmond
Rijnmond
IJmond
Zuidwest
Zuid
Oost
United Kingdom
North
Yorkshire andHumberside
East Midlands
East Anglia
South-East
South-West
West Midlands
North-West
Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland

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.ANNEX III
LIST OP COUNTRIES AND GROUPS OP COUNTRIES
a*European Communities
01 Belgium '
02 Denmark
03 Federal Republic ofGermany
04 Prance
05 Ireland -
06Italy
07 Luxembourg
08 Netherlands
09 United Kingdom
-Total European Communities
y
b.Non member States
11 Switzerland
■ 12 Austria
13 Yugoslavia
14 Greece , '
15Turkey , - *
16 Spain
17 Portugal '
18 Norway
19 Sweden
20 Finland
21 USSR ' ,
22 German Democratic Republic
23 Poland
24 Czechoslovakia
25 Hungary
26 Romania "
27 Bulgaria
28 Near and Middle Eastern countries
29 Other countries
Total Non Member States
c.All countries (Total a+b)

ANNEX .IV
Table 1a National andinternational traffic bygroups ofgoods
Reporting country :
Period (year ):
Group s
of
goodsNational
traf ficInternational traf fie Total
ittkm Ittkm Ittkm
LoadingsUn­
loading1.0)
A.Full wagons /
trains
II
I
it
I
01
02
03
t
i
.
.
I
Total Ai
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!
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B. Smalls
Total (A+B) I
(l)tkm onthe main national network

ANNEX IV
Table 1b Transit traffic "bygroups ofgoods
Reporting country : '
Period (year ):
Groups ofgoods t tkm (1)
A.Full wagons /trains
01
02
03
»
''•
-t
/I . '
ν
Total Ai
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\ ._
'• i
i./
B. Smalls -\ ■/ 
I , ,I
" I
Total (A+B)
(l)tkm onthe main national network

Tabl e2
Reporting country :
Period (year ):-13-
ANNEX IV
National intra -andinterregional traffic (1)
Loading région__ .. . xw11i1«c;o
Unloading region
01 02 03,
•a• 1 Total
01
02
03
♦
>
Total
(l)Pull wagons andtrains only
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ANNEX IV
Table 3 National traffic :loadings and unloadings "byregions
' and bygroups ofgoods (l)Reporting country :
Period (year )s _ -. Tonnes
IGroups ofgoods
01 02 03 ••• Total
A. Received from other
re/nons
01
02
03
t
I
Total A
B. Disnatched .to
other refilons
01
02
03
»
»./
Total „B(■Total A)'. i
i
i.!
i
i
C•Intra-r egional
01
02
03
t
r
Total CI I .
Total A.+B+Cs
Total national (A+C «=B+C)
(i)Pull wagons andtrains only
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ANNEX IV
Table 4a
Reporting country :
Period (year ):National traffic (1):Goods carried bygroups
ofgoods and bydistance class
Tonnes
Distance classGroups ofgoods
01 02 03 Total
– 49km
50-149 km
150 -499 km
500 km–
Total
(l)Pull wagons andtrains only

ANNEX IV
Table 4b National traffic (l):tkmperformed "bygroups
ofgoods and bydistance classReporting country :
Period (year ):
Distance classGroups ofgoods
0102 03 •••- Total
– 49km
50 –149 km
150 -499 km
500 km– .'
i
II
!
i\i . -
Total
(l)Pull wagons andtrains only

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ΑϊΓΝΈΧ IV
Taole
Reporting country :
Period (year ):International traffic (l):Goods carried onthe
main national network "bygroups ofgoods and by
country ofloading and unloading
Country of
1oadi ng/unloadi ngTonne r
Groups ofgoods
01 02 03 Total
A•Received from (2)
01
02
03
B.Dispatched to(2):
01
02
03
t
1
Total (A+B) I
(1)Pull wagons andtrains only
(2)See Annex III

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ANNEX IV
Table 5b - Transit traffic (l):Goods carried onthemain
national network bygroups ofgoods and bycountryReporting country : Qfloading andunloading
Period (year ): ' • Tonnes
Country (2)of Groups ofgoods
loadmg j -unloading01 02 03 ••• jTotal
* • ,
01
i
i
i01
02 .
03 i
1
,*
Total 01I
I
i
I
I
02
02
03
I
t
Total 02ι
I
I
« I
tt
\t
I
t
Total "!
I
i
l
Total
(1)Transit without transhipment ,byfull wagons andtrains
(2)See Annex III
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ANNEX IV
Tavole 6a
Reporting country
Period (year ):International traffic (l):tkmperformed onthe
main national network bygroups ofgoods and by
country ofloading and unloading
tkra
Country of
1oadi ng/unioadingGroups ofgoods
01 02 03 Total
km Received from (2):
01
02
03
t
«
B.Dispatched to(2):
01
02
03
I
«
Total (A+B)
(1)Pull wagons andtrains only
(2)See Annex III

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ANNEX IV
Table 6b Transit traffic (l):tkmperformed onthemain
national network bygroups ofgoods and bycountryReporting country : Qfloading and
Period (year ): . - - -tkm
Country (2)of Groups ofgoods
1oadi ng unloading 01 02 03
iI
l 1Total
l
01 01
02
I
t♦.
I Total 01
ii
i
|.
i
i ■■
i
i
i
02 01
02
! 03
» •
Total 02\
Il'
I»
I
t '
'*i
i
Total
i
Total \ii
i
(1)-Transit without transhipment ,byfull wagons andtrains
(2)See Annex III

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ANNEX IV
Table 7
Reporting country :
Period (year ):National ,international andtransit traffic
oflarge containers and road' goods vehicles
A. LARGE CONTAINERS
(i)Loaded con­
tainers
with alength
of :
6.1 m(20ft)
9.2 m(30ft)
12.2 m(40ft)
others
Total
(ii)Loaded TEU
Tz)National
traffic
Number tTTTInternational traffic
Loadings
Number t(l )
XUnloadings
Number )t(1
XTransit
(without
transhipment )
Number |t(l )
XTotal
Number t(1)
(iii)Empty con–
tainers
v/ith alength
of :
6.1 m(20ft)
9.2 m(30ft)
12.2 m(40ft)
others
Total
(iv)Empty TEU
12)
B.RAIL/ROAD (3) (4) (3) (4) (3) (4) (3) (4) (3) 4)
(1)Tonnes excluding weight ofcontainer
(2)TEU =Twenty foot Equivalent Unit :theequivalent number of6.1 m(20ft)long
International Standard Organisation containers corresponding totheactual
container length (e.g. container of9*2 m=1.5 TEU)
(3)Number ofrailway wagons loaded with road goods vehicles (lorries ,trailers ,
semi–trailers (with orwithout tractor unit )and swop bodies )
(4)Tonnes including weight ofroad vehicle

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ANNEX IV
Table 8 National andinternational traffic (l):Goods
carried onthe main national network bytraffic ,Reporting country : .relation .
Period (month ):
Traffic relation
*Tonnes
A. National traffic
B.Received from (2):t
01
02
03
t
t
C,Dispatched to(2):
01
02
03
t ... -
- , ' •/•
 
Total (A+B+C)
(1)Full wagons andtrains only
(2)See Annex III '«

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ANNEX V
Table ;1 Goods traffic onthe "other rail networks "
. bygroups ofgoodsReporting country :
Period (year ):
\Type ofconsignment ;
Groups ofgoodsTonnes tkm (1)
A.Pull x;ap:ons /trainst
Groups ofgoods
01
02
03
i
i
Total A i
-B. Smalls
Total (A+B)«
(1)-Only tkmperformed onthe "other rail network "concerned

Financial Record
1•Relevant "budget heading :
a)Number :Article 264
b)Title :Statistical studies and surveys . '
c)Title ofproject :Draft Council Directive onstatistical returns in
respect ofcarriage ofgoods byrail aspart ofregional statistics .
2.Legal basis :Article 213ofthe Treaty ,This Directive isintended to
complete thestatistical information envisaged bydirective 78/546/EECof
the Council onstatistical returns inrespect ofcarriage ofgoods byroad
aspart ofregional statistics#
3.Description ofthe projeot :
a)objectives :thecollection ofsynchronised andregular statistics onthe
carriage ofgoods byrail inthe Member States ;
b)persons concerned :thenational governmental andrailway administrations
inthe Member States will beresponsible for the collection ofthesta­
tistics .
c),other details :aCouncil Directive onstatistical returns inrespect of
thecarriage ofgoods byroad wasapproved inJune 1978 (78/546/EEC);a
draft Council Directive onstatistical returns inrespect ofcarriage
ofgoods byinland waterway isbeing proposed atthis time *
4.Justification ofproject :the further harmonisation atCommunity level of
statistics ofrail goods traffic ,both national andinternational ,ona
quarterly and annual basis ,isessential for the development ofacommon
transport policy and can only beachieved bymeans ofadirective#
5."Financial implication ofproject onintervention appropriations :
5«1 Project oflimited durât ion :
EUA 300 000 x3years »EUA 900 000.
5.2 Community finance will beapartial contribution tothe annual oost in
thefirst three years andwill then termihate#

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5.3 Five –years time table ofappropriations required :
5.3.1
Commitment
appropria­
tionsPayment appropriations
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984
1980 300 000 90000210000
1981 300 000 90000 210 000
1982 300 000 90000 210 000
1983
1984NIL
NILNIL
900 000 90000 300 000 300 000210000
5.3«2 Method ofcalculation :approximately 32>/°for theinital pro­
gramming costs in1980 ;andthe remainder tobeshared in
1proportion tothe number ofdocuments tobeprocessed in
respect ofthe movement -ofloaded railway wagons *
6.Financial implications onappropriations forstaff and routine administration
-NIL. „
7.Financing from intervention expenditure :
7«1 Current budget :partial reallocation ofbudget :since 1962 yearly
finance has been 'provided for 6Member States to conduct annual sur­
veys of :
(i)NSTstatistics ofgoods transport byinland waterway ,rail and
road (21550 EUAin1979 )and
\
(ii)regional statistics (93170 EUA .in1979 )»
These annual payments can beterminated and the funds otherwise re­
quired onacontinuing basis can betransferred toprovide thefinan­
cial contributions for 19^0 »1981 and 1982 ,when this proposal (to­
gether with theproposal forinland waterway statistics )isaccepted ,
7.2 Future appropriations will benecessary for 1981 and 1982.
8.Possible implications onresources :N.A.

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9.TVpe ofcontrol tobeapplied :
9.1 a)normal control over statistical surveys conducted ,"bythenational
administrations :
b)control bythe Commission through thereports onmethods vised ,to
betransmitted bythe Member States before 31December 1979 (article
4para ,1oftheproposal );
c)yearly control bythe Commission and Member States representatives
(article 4para .2oftheproposal ).
9.2 Report from the Commission tothe Council before 1January 1983 on
experience gained andimprovements tobemade where necessary (article
5para.2and 3oftheproposal ).
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