26. 4. 79 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 105/13 
It would also be worthwhile to mention that the 
containers covered by the Directive would be big 
containers of 20, 30 or 40 feet conforming with ISO 
standards. 
2.3. Article 1 This is certainly 'not the intention of the Commission 
which simply wants to secure the liberalization of 
combined road/rail transport. The word 'authorization' 
should therefore be removed from Article 2, so that the 
rules governing the organization of road transport can 
continue to be applied to firms using the combined 
road/rail technique. 
For the reasons expounded above, Article 1 should be 
amended to read as follows: 
'1. For the purposes of this Directive "road/rail 
carriage" shall mean road transport of goods 
between Member States effected by road 
haulage firms in which the lorry. . .' (rest 
unchanged). 
2.4. Article 2 
The 1975 Directive provided for the lifting of all quota 
systems and systems of authorization in the types of 
combined road/rail carriage referred to in Article 1. 
The new Article 2, however, talks of all international and 
national quota systems and systems of authorization. 
The 1975 Directive was clearly concerned with 
international transport authorizations subject to bilateral 
or Community quotas. By adding the word 'national' to 
the new Article 2, the proposal introduces a certain 
amount of confusion into the whole of the transport 
market. This is because reference is now being made not 
only to bilateral quotas but also to all rules on access to 
the market in force in the Member States. 2.5. Article 5 
In order to prevent the lifting of all quotas in combined 
transport from leading to disruption of the 
transport-for-hire-or-reward market (to which the 
Directive mainly relates), the old Article 6 (becoming 
Article 5), should be retained intact as follows: 
'This Directive shall not affect the conditions in force 
in each Member State governing admission to the 
occupation of road transport operator and access to 
the transport market.' 
2.6. Negotiations between the EEC and non-member 
countries 
The Committee would hope that the system established 
by the modified Directive could be applied to certain 
types of international combined road/rail carriage of 
goods between the EEC and non-member countries. The 
Committee would like to see appropriate negotiations 
opened to this end. 
Done at Brussels, 29 November 1978. 
The Chairman 
of the Economic and Social Committee 
Fabrizia BADUEL GLORIOSO 
Opinion on the proposal for a Council Decision concerning the acceptance by the Community 
of resolution No 119 (revised) of the Economic Commission for Europe on the 
standardization of the forms used for authorizations for international goods transport by road 
(Doc. COM(78) 431 final) 
The text referred to the Committee has been published in Official Journal of the European 
Communities No C 237 of 7 October 1978, page 3. 
A. LEGAL BASIS FOR THE OPINION 
On 2 October 1978 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. 
No C 105/14 Official Journal of the European Communities 26. 4. 79 
B. OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE 
The Economic and Social Committee prepared its opinion on the above matter at its 163 rd 
plenary session held in Brussels on 29 and 30 November 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 the request made by the Council of the 
European Communities on 2 October 1978 for an 
opinion (x), 
Having regard to Council Directive 65/269/EEC of 13 
May 1965 concerning the standardization of certain 
rules relating to authorizations for the carriage of goods 
by road between Member States (2), as amended by 
Directive 73/169/EEC (3), 
Having regard to the decision taken by its Bureau on 
19 October 1978 instructing the Section for Transport 
and Communications to draw up an opinion on the 
matter, 
Having regard to the opinion issued by the Section for 
Transport and Communications at its 122nd meeting 
held on 15 November 1978, 
Having regard to the oral report submitted by the 
rapporteur, Mr Renaud (Article 29 of the Rules of 
Procedure), Having regard to the discussions at its 163 rd plenary 
session held on 29 and 30 November 1978 (meeting of 
29 November), 
Whereas the United Nations Economic Commission for 
Europe (ECE) has adopted and recommended for 
application by its Member States resolution No 119 
(revised) on the standardization of the forms used for 
authorizations for international goods transport by road; 
Whereas the application of this resolution is intended 
to standardize models of international transport 
authorizations in a large number of European countries 
and thereby facilitate the international carriage of goods 
by road; 
Whereas resolution No 119 (revised) and the model 
transport authorization which it introduces are 
compatible with the Community provisions concerned; 
Whereas in these circumstances the revised resolution 
should be accepted 
H OJNoC237, 7. 10. 1978, p. 3. 
(2) OJ No 88, 24. 5. 1965, p. 1469/65. 
(3) OJ NoL 181,4.7. 1973, p. 20. HAS ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING OPINION 
unanimously: 
The Committee endorses the Commission's proposal. 
Done at Brussels, 29 November 1978. 
The Chairman 
of the Economic and Social Committee 
Fabrizia BADUEL GLORIOSO 
Opinion on the proposal for a Council Directive on the approximation of the laws of the 
Member States concerning the protection of employees in the event of the insolvency of their 
employer 
(Doc. COM(78) 141 final) 
The text referred to the Committee has been published in Official Journal of the European 
Communities No C 135 of 9 June 1978, page 2. 
A. LEGAL BASIS FOR THE OPINION 
On 26 April 1978 the Council referred the abovementioned proposal to the Economic and 
Social Committee in accordance with Article 100 of the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community.