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ProposalforaCouncilDirectiveamendingDirective75/130/EEContheestablishmentof
commonrulesforcertaintypesofcombinedcarriageofgoodsbetweenMemberStates
(92/C282/03)
COM(92)230final
(SubmittedbytheCommissionon2July1992)
Whereasthismeasureshouldnotentailanydiscrimi­
nationordifferenttreatmentascomparedwithother
modes;whereasthelimitontheroadtransportlegofa
combinedroad/seajourneyshouldthereforebeakinto
thatalreadyapplyingtotheroadtransportlegofa
combinedroad/inlandwaterwayjourney;
WhereasDirective75/130/EECshouldthereforebe
amended,
HASADOPTEDTHISDIRECTIVE :
Article1
Directive75/130/EECisherebyamendedasfollows:THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle75and
Article84(2)thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropean
Parliament ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicand
SocialCommittee ,
WhereastheapplicationofCouncilDirective
75/130/EEC(x),aslastamendedbyDirective
91/224/EEC(2),hasproducedpositiveresults;
Whereastheincreasingproblemsrelatingtoroad
congestion,theenvironmentandroadsafetycall,inthe
publicinterest,forthefurtherdevelopmentofcombined
transportasanalternativetoroadtransport;
Whereasthevolumeoftrafficwillswellintheaftermath
ofthecompletionoftheinternalmarket;whereasthe
Communitymustdowhatisnecessarytoensure
optimummanagementofitstransportresourcesinthe
interestofallcitizens;
Whereasseatransportisakeyassetforany
Community-wide inter-modaltransportpolicyinthatit
hasaroletoplayinachievingtheCommunity's
objectivesinthefieldofcombinedtransport;1.Article1isreplacedbythefollowing :
Article1
—"combinedtransport"meansthetransportof
goodsbetweenMemberStateswherethetractor
unit,lorry,trailer,semi-trailerwithorwithout
tractor,swapbodyorcontainer(of20feetor
more),usetheroadononelegofthejourney
andrailorinlandwaterwayormaritimeservices
ontheotherleg,orusetherailwaysononeleg
andinlandwaterwayormaritimeservicesonthe
other,
—"swapbody"meansanenclosedload-bearing
containerthatcanbetransportedbyroadorrail
andliftedfrombelow.';OOJNoL48,22.2.1975,p.31.
OOJNoL103,23.4.1991,p.1.

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2.MemberStatesmayauthorizetheinspection
authoritiestorequiretherail,inlandwaterwayor
seatransportdocumenttobeproducedon
completionoftherail,inlandwaterwayorsealegof
thecombinedtransportjourney.';
6.Article5becomesArticle6;
7.Article6becomesArticle7;
8.Article7(1)becomesArticle8(1);
9.Article7(2)becomesArticle8(2)andisreplacedby
thefollowing :2.Article2becomesArticle3;
3.thefollowingnewArticle2isinserted:
'Article2
ThisDirectiveshallapplytothetypesofcombined
transportdefinedinArticle1wheretheinitialor
finalroadhaulagelegofthejourneytakesplace:
—betweenthepointwherethegoodsloadedand
thenearestsuitablerailloadingstationforthe
initialleg,andbetweenthepointwherethe
goodsareunloadedandthenearestsuitablerail
unloadingstationforthefinalleg,or
—withinaradiusnotexceeding150km,asthe
crowflies,fromtheinlandwaterwayportof
loadingorunloading,or
—withinaradiusnotesceeding150km,asthe
crowflies,fromtheseaportofloadingor
unloading.';
4.Article3becomesArticle4andisreplacedbythe
following :
'Article4
Inthecaseofcombinedtransportforhireorreward,
atransportdocumentwhichfulfilsatleastthe
requirementslaiddowninArticle6ofCouncil
RegulationNo11(')shallalsospecifytherail
loadingandunloadingstationsrelatingtotherail
leg,ortheinlandwaterwayloadingandunloading
portsrelatingtotheinlandwaterwayleg,orthe
maritimeloadingandunloadingportsrelatingtothe
maritimesectionofthejourney.Thesedetailsshall
berecordedbeforethetransportoperationiscarried
outandshallbeconfirmedbymeansofastamp
affixedbytherailorportauthoritiesinthestations
orinlandwaterwayorseaportsconcernedwhen
thatpartofthejourneycarriedoutbyrailorinland
waterwayorbyseahasbeencompleted .'2.Indrawingupthereportreferredtointhefirst
paragraph,theCommissionshallbeassistedby
MemberStates'representatives ingatheringthedata
requiredforthatpurpose.
Thereportshallanalyseinformationanddata
relatinginparticularto:
—tradeeffectedbycombinedtransport,
—thenumberofvehicles,swapbodiesand
containerstransportedalongthedifferentroutes,
—thetonnagestransported,
—theservicesprovidedintonnesperkilometre.
(')OJNo52,16.8.1960,p.1121/60.'; Whereappropriatethisreportshallproposesolutions
whichwillhelptoimprovethisinformationand
enhancethesituationofcombinedtransport.';
10.Article8becomesArticle9;
11.ThefollowingindentisaddedtothenewArticle95.Article4becomesArticle5andisreplacedbythe
following :
'Article5
1.Whenafrontieriscrossedontheroadjourney
beforetherailjourneyorbeforetheinland
waterwayjourneyorbeforetheseajourney,
MemberStatesmayrequiretheoperatortofurnish
anappropriatedocumentprovingthatareservation
hasbeenmadeforthetransportbyailofthetractor
unit,lorry,trailer,semi-trailer,swapbodyor
container(of20feetormore)andforthetransport
byinlandwaterwayorbyseaofthetractorunit,
lorry,trailer,semi-trailerorcontainer(of20feetor
more).3:
'—Spain—[licenciafiscal]
—Impuestovehículos—tracción
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12.Article9becomesArticle10andisreplacedbythe
following:
!'Article10
Whereatrailerorsemi-trailerbelongingtoan
undertakingengagedinown-accountcombined
transportishauledonafinallegbyatractor
belongingtoanundertakingengagedintransport
forhireorreward,thetransportoperationso
effectedshallbeexemptfrompresentationofthe
documentprovidedforinArticle4,butanother
documentshallbeprovidedgivingevidenceofthe
journeycoveredbyrailorbyinlandwaterwayorby
sea.';Article2
1.MemberStatesshallbringintoforcethelaws,
regulationsandadministrative provisionsnecessaryto
complywiththisDirectiveby1January1993.Theyshall
immediatelyinformtheCommissionthereof.
WhenMemberStatesadopttheseprovisions,theseshall
containareferencetothisDirectiveorshallbeaccom­
paniedbysuchreferenceatthetimeoftheirofficial
publication .Theprocedureforsuchreferenceshallbe
adoptedbyMemberStates.
2.MemberStatesshallcommunicate tothe
Commissionthemainprovisionsofdomesticlawwhich
theyadoptinthefieldcoveredbythisDirective.
Article3
ThisDirectiveisaddressedtotheMemberStates. 13.TheformerArticle10isdeleted.
ProposalforaCouncilRegulation(EEC)amendingRegulation(EEC)No1107/70onthe
grantingofaidsfortransportbyrail,roadandinlandwaterway
(92/C282/04)
COM(92)230final
(SubmittedbytheCommissionon2July1992)
moveablefacilitiesnecessaryfortransshipmentortothe
runningcostsofanintra-Community combined
transportserviceintransitacrosstheterritoryof
non-membercountries;
Whereastheevolutionofcombinedtransportshowsthat
fortheCommunityasawholethestarting-upphaseof
thistechnologyhasnotbeencompletedyet,andwhereas
theaidarrangementsshouldthereforebemaintainedfor
afurtherperiod;THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle75
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropean
Parliament,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicand
SocialCommittee ,
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1107/700,as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1100/89(2),
providesthatMemberStatesmaypromotethedevel­
opmentofcombinedtransportbygrantingaidrelatingto
investmentininfrastructure andinthefixedandWhereasthepossibilityofgrantingsuchaidforthe
operatingcostsofcombinedtransportservicescrossing
theterritoryofanon-membercountryisonlywarranted
inthecaseofAustria,theRepublicsoftheformer
Yugoslavia,andSwitzerland ;
Whereastheneedtoachieveeconomicandsocial
cohesionintheCommunityrapidlyentailsputtingthe
emphasisoninvestmentinrailandroadfacilitiesspecific
tocombinedtransport,inparticularwheretheypresent
analternativetoinfrastructure workthatcannotbe
completedintheshortterm;C)OJNoL130,15.6.1970,p.1.
OOJNoL116,28.4.1989,p.24.