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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(78)361 final
Brussels,27July1978
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingRegulation (EEC)No1108/70introducing anaccounting
systemforexpenditure oninfrastructure inrespectoftransport
byrail-roadandinlandwaterway
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
COM(78)361final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
GENERALCONSIDERATIONS
1.On4June1970"theCounciladoptedRegulation(EEC)n°1108/70(l)
whichintroducedastandardpermanentaccountingsystemforinfrastructure
expenditureinrespectofrail,roadandinlandwaterwaytransportand
providedforthesendingofreturnsconcerninginfrastructure use.Subse­
quently,underArticle9ofthisRegulation ,theCommissionadoptedRegula­
tion(EEC)n°2598/70(2)of18December1970specifyingtheitemstobe
includedunderthevariousheadingsintheformsofaccountreproducedin
AnnexItoRegulation(EEC)n°1108/70,
2.TheCommissionhassincesenttheCouncilfivesummaryreports(3)
fortheyears1971"to1975»showingthemainresultsfromtheaccounting
system.
3.Article10oftheRegulation makesprovisionforsuchamendmentsasmay
berequired"intheli^itofexperienceandofthemeasuresadoptedasre­
gardschargingfortheuseofinfrastructure "•Accordingly ,someproposals
foramendmentsandthegeneralandparticularconsiderations justifyingthem
arepresentedbelow.
4.Afterdrawingupthesereports,theCommissiondepartments concerned
nowhaveabetterideaoftheinformationrequiredtosecureameasureof
comparability ,andthedataneededtoprovideabasisfortheworkoninfra­
structurecharging.Asregardschargingfortheuseofroadinfrastructure ,
(1)OJN°L130,15June1970,page4
(2)OJN°L278,29December1970,page1
(3)1971-Doc.SEC(74)5285final
1972-Doc.C0M(75)312final
1973-Doc.00M(76)53final
1974-Doc.C0M(77)26final
1975-Doc.C0M(78)48final

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theCouncilrecentlyagreedinprincipletothefirstCouncilDirective
ontheadjustmentofnationaltaxationsystemsforcommercialroad
vehicles(l).Someworkhasalsobeencarriedoutonthecalculation
ofthemarginalcostofusingrailwaysandinlandwaterways.Lastly,
ithasemergedthattheinclusionofcertainadditionaldatacouldim­
provethestatisticalvalueoftheannualreports.
5.TheamendmentsproposedrelatemainlytotheAnnexestoRegulation
(EEC)N°IIO8/7Oand,incertaincases,tothebodyoftheRegulationit­
self.AnamendmenttoCommissionRegulationN°2598/70willalsobere­
quired.
PARTICULAR CONSIDERATIONS
6.Thefollowingparticularconsiderations relatetotheamendments
listedbelow.
7.Definitionofrailwaynetworks
Article3providesforaccountingforinfrastructure expenditureofall
railwaysopentopublictrafficwiththeexceptionofrailwaysnotconnected
totheprincipalnetworkineachMemberState.Ithasnowbecomeclear
thatinfrastructure chargingwouldmainlyconcerntheseprincipalnet­
worksandthatlittleinformation concerningthe"othernetworks"canbe
providedonaregularbasis.
(1)OJNcC95of21SeptemberI968

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Itisthereforeproposedtomentiontheprincipalnetworksexplicitly
covered "bytheannualreturnsandthe"othernetworks"forwhichMemberStates
wish,andareable,toprovideinformation,whichwillbecommunicated only
onceeveryfiveyears.Theseamendments wouldappearinArticles3to5»and
inAnnexIIA,whichwouldbesub-dividedintotwoschedules,oneforeach
categoryofnetwork.
8.Financialcharges
Article6providesforthecommunication byMemberStatesofamorti­
zationandinterestchargesonloanscontractedearlier.
Toobtainaclearerpictureofthefinancialchargesborne,itisproposed
thatseparatereturnsbemadeforamortization chargesandinterestcharges
respectively ,andthattheterm"amortization "bereplacedby"repayments"
inordertoavoidconfusionsofterminology.
9.Commercialvehicletraffic
Article7referstothecommunication ofreturnsforthe"distance
travelledbycommercialvehiclesbyincrementsofmaximumgrossweightand
ofactualaxleload"onceeveryfiveyearsstartingwiththosefortheyear
1970(TableIIIB2).
Compilingthesereturnsentailsamajorstatisticaloperationwhich
Germany,Prance,LuxembourgandtheNetherlandscarriedoutfortheyear1970*
OnlytheUnitedKingdomhasdonesofortheyear1975»whilstGermanyhas
apparentlyassembledtherelevantinformation buthasnotyetsentitto
theCommission.
Despitetheseconsiderable efforts,theinformation providedisnot
alwayscompletelyreliable;moreover,itisnotbeingusedatthemoment
fortheworkoninfrastructure charging.Itisthereforeproposedthatthe
communication ofthisinformation besuspendeduntilitisneededforthis
work.

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ThisArticlewouldalsohavetobeamended ,totakeintoaccountthe
proposedchangestoAnnexIII.
10.Roadmaintenance expenditure
AtpresentAnnexIprovidesforasub-division ofroadmaintenance
expenditureinto:
-"Maintenance ofthecarriagewaysurface",and
-"Othercurrentexpenditure".
Theapproachchosenwithregardtothetaxationofcommercial
vehicleswouldappeartomakethisdistinction superfluous anditis
proposedthatitbediscontinued .
11.Roadtraffic
TableB.l.(Road)inAnnexIII(Vehicle/kilometresrunannuallyon
roadsoutsidebuilt-upareas)requiresthecommunication ofdataforeight
maincategoriesandasub-divisionforcommercialvehicles(categories 3
to6)accordingthenumberandlocationofaxles.
Theworkentailedbythesetwobreakdownsandtheirvaluearedifferent.
Whileitisworthwhileknowingtheannualtrendinroaduse,thestructure
ofthecommercialvehiclefleetdoesnotchangeallthatquickly;returns
onceeveryfiveyearswouldbesufficientandareprovidedforintheabove
mentionedDirective.ItisthereforeproposedthattheTablebesplitinto
two,oneparttobecompulsoryeachyear(vehicle/kilometresforthemain
categories),andtheotheronceeveryfiveyears(dividedintosub­
categories).
12.Inaddition,forsimilarreasonsofstatisticalrealism,itis
proposedthatthecategories :
7:"Vehiclesorcombinations usedforthetransportofabnormal
loadsandspecialvehicles"and

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8:"Agricultural vehicles"
becombinedinasinglecategory:
7.Other.
13.Asitwouldbeusefultohaveinformation onthetotaldistance
travelledbyroadvehiclesanewannualtable(B.3)isproposed;this
wouldgiveanindicationofthetrendinthetotaldistancetravelled,
plusabreakdownbetweendistancestravelledwithinandoutsidebuilt-up
areas,sub-dividedintothreecategories :passengercars,commercial
vehicles,othervehicles.
14.Unitsofmeasurement
PursuanttoCouncilDirective76/770/EECof27July1976(l)»the
horsepower (hp)isnottobeusedasaunitofmeasurementafter31December
1977is"t°replacedbytheWatt(w),therateofconversionbeing
1hp-735.49875W.
ItisthereforeproposedthatTableCinAnnexIIItotheRegulation
beamendedaccordingly.
(1)OJN°L262,27SeptemberI976.

ProposalforaCouncilRegulation(EEC)amendingRegulation(EEC)NO1108/70
introducing anaccountingsystemforexpenditure oninfrastructure in
respectoftransportbyrail,roadandinlandwaterway
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle75thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParliament,
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEconomicandSocialCommittee,
Whereasknowledgeoftheexpenditureincurredinrespectoftransportinfra­
structureisimportantwithaviewtotheintroduction,underthecommon
transportpolicy-ofasystemofchargingfortheuseofinfrastructure ;
1WhereastothisendCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1108/70of4June1970
introduced apermanentaccountingsystemforexpenditure oninfrastructure
inrespectoftransportbyrail,roadandinlandwaterway;
Whereasaccountshouldbetakenoftheexperiencegainedandofthedevelopment
ofthecommontransportpolicy,andwhereastheformsofaccounts,thelist
oftypesofinfrastructure andthescheduleofreturnsconcerningtheuseof
infrastructure ,providedforintheaboveRegulation,shouldbeadjustedin
accordancewiththatexperience,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
0JNoL130,15.6.1970,p.4.

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Article 1
Regulation (EEC)NO1108/70 is amended asfollows t
1. Article 3isamended toread asfollows :
"Infrastructure expenditure accounts shall bekept foreach oftherailway -
networks listed inAnnex IIA.l and forthe total ofall the other
networks listed inAnnex IIA.2 ,aswell asforallroads andinland
waterways open topublic traffic ,with thefollowing exceptions :
a)roads closed tomotor traffic ,that istovehicles with acylinder
capacity equal toorexceeding 50cubic cm;
b)roads used exclusively byagricultural orforestry vehicles orwhich
serve only toprovide access foragricultural orforestry operations ;
c)inland waterways onwhich traffic islimited tovessels ofless than
230metric tons deadweight ;
d)waterways ofamaritime character ,aslisted inCommission Regulation (EEC)
No28I/7I of9February 1971 *
2. Article 5(2)(a )isamended toread asfollows :
"2*Separate accounts shall bepresented :
(a)inrespect ofrailways :
i)foreach ofthenetworks listed inAnnex IIA.l ;
ii)forthetotal ofalltheother networks listed inAnnex IIA.2.
However ,thereturns relating tothese networks shall besent
only once every five years ,starting with those fortheyear
1980 ."

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3.ThesecondindentofArticle6isamendedtoreadasfollows:
capitalrepaymentsandseparately,interestchargesin
respectofloanscontractedearlier,"
4.ThelastparagraphofArticle7isamendedtoreadasfollows:
"However,thereturnscoveredbyTablesB2andB1.2ofthatAnnexshall
besentonlyonceeveryfiveyears;inthecaseofTableB2,whenthey
becomenecessaryasaresultoftheworkonthesystemofchargingfor'theuseof
infrastructure andinthecaseofTableB1.2.startingwiththosefor
theyear1979*
ThefirstreturnsconcerningTableB3shallbesentfortheyear1979»"
5.AnnexesItoIIIareamended
inaccordancewiththeAnnextothisRegulation.
Article2
MemberStatesshall,afterconsultation withtheCommission,take
themeasuresnecessarytoimplementthisRegulation.

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Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginits
entiretyanddirectlyapplicableinall
MemberStates,
Doneat

AMEX
1.ItemB.2ofAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No1108/70.isreplaced
bythefollowingtext:
"2.Currentexpenditure
(Expenditure onmaintenanceandoperation)11.
2.AnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)NOIIO8/7Oisamendedtoreadasfollows:
SCHEDULEOPTHERAILNETWORKS.CATEGORIES OFROADAMDINLAND
WATERWAYSREFERREDTOINARTICLE5(2)
A.l-RAIL
KingdomofBelgium
-Sociéténationaledescheminsdeferbeiges(SNCB)/NationaleMaat­
schappijderBelgischeSpoorwegen(NMBS)
KingdomofDenmark
-DanskeStatsbaner (DSB)
FederalRepublicofGermany
-DeutscheBundesbahn (DB)
FrenchRepublic
-Sociéténationaledescheminsdeferfrançais(SNCF)
Ireland
-CorasIompairEireann(CIE)
ItalianRepublic
-AziendaautonomadelleferroviedelloStato(FS)
GrandDuchyofLuxembourg
-Sociéténationaledescheminsdeferluxembourgeois (CFL)

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KingdomoftheNetherlands
I
-N.V.Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
t
UnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland
-BritishRailwaysBoard(BRB)
-NorthernIrelandRailwaysCompanyLtd.(NIR).
A.2-RAIL
KingdomofBelgium
KingdomofDenmark
FederalRepublicofGermany
FrenchRepublic
I
I
Ireland
i
i
i ItalianRepublic
GrandDuchyofLuxembourg
KingdomoftheNetherlands
UnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland

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3.AnnexIIItoRegulation(EEC)N°1108/70isamendedasfollows.
3.1TableB.linAnnexIII.isreplaced "byTablesB.l.landB.1.2
below:
TABLEB-ROAD
1.1Vehicle/kilometrestravelledannuallyonroads
outsidebuilt-upareas
MemberState:
Categoryofroad:
inmillionsofunits
* Categoryofvehicle ]
♦ t\Vehicle/kilometres *
*1*Passengercarswithlessthan10seats
:2*Vanswithatotalpermittedladenweigfrt
*oflessthan3t
:3»Lorries :» •
» •
» •
» •
» •
• «4.Lorrieswithtrailer
• «• 11 •
> •
» •
1 •
:5*Tractorswithsemi-trailer !
• t
• <6.Busesandcoaches
• 4» •
» •
1 •
» •
:7«Other
♦

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TABLE B-ROAD
1.2Vehicle /kilometres travelled ,annually onroads
outside built-up areas
Member State :
Category ofroad :
inmillion ofunit s
| Category ofvehicle ][Vehicle /kilometres *
► •
!3.1Two-axled lorries '» •
> •
» •
:3.2Three-axled lorries ]
4► •
► •
» •
:3.3Four-axled lorries ]
4» •
!4.1 Two-axled lorries with two-axled
trailer
!4.2 Two-axled lorries with three-axled
trailer
;4.3Three-axled lorries with two-axled
trailer
:4.4 Three-axled lorries with three-axled
trailer
:4.5Other categories (l) ]i •
» •
» •
» •
:5.1Two-axled tractors with single-axle
semi-trailer
:5.2 Two-axled tractors with two-axled
semi-trailer
;5.3Three-axled tractors with single-axle
semi-trailer
;5.4Three-axled tractors with two-axled semi
semi-trailer
:5.5Other categories (l) ]
<» •
» •
» •
:6.1Two-axled buses andcoaches ]» •
» •
» •
» •
!6»2Three-axled buses and coaches
(l)Tobesubdivided where appropriate into representative categories according
tothe number and location ofaxles

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3.2TableB.3belowshallbeaddedtoAnnexIII:
TABLEB-BOAD
3.Vehicle/kilometrestravelledannuallyonallroads
withinandoutsidebuilt-upareas
MemberState:
inmillionsofunits
* Categoryofvehicle '
• <[Vehicle/kilometres *
| •
\1.Passengercarswithlessthan10seats
• 1
:2.Commercialvehicles i» •
i •
» •
• . <
*(vans,lorries,lorrieswithtrailer ]» •
i •
:tractorswithsemi-trailers ) i» •
• <
:3«Other i» •
> •
*(busesandcoaches,vehiclesor ]» •
» •
» •
:combinations usedforthetransport :» •
» •
*ofabnormalloadsandspecialvehicles, [» •
» •
» •
:agriculturalvehicles)

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3.3 Items e)andf)ofTable CinAnnex III areamended toread asfollows­
:e)Tugs with apower of:
* (inthousands ofunits )
: - v184W
; -184-293W
1-294-734W
!- )735W
•I
i
/
/
Total e)• ' *
m i1 1
» 4
» 4
• 4» <
» 4
» 4
» 4»
»
1
»
:f)Pusher craft with apower of :
* (inthousands ofunits )
: - ^I84W
; -184-293w
: -294-734W
!->735W
•.
•\ '
\
\
\
\
\
! Total f) ;
• <1 1
» 4i 1» 4
» 4
» 4
» 4»