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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Brussels/January1982
EIGHTHBIENNIAL REPORTTOTHECOUNCILBYTHECOMMISSION
ONTHEIMPLEMENTATION OFCOUNCILDECISION No65/271/EECOF13MAY
1965ONTHEHARMONIZATION OFCERTAINPROVISIONS AFFECTING COMPETITION
INTRANSPORT BYRAIL-ROADANDINLANDWATERWAY(1JUNE1979-31MAY1981)
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LEGALFRAMEWORK OFTHEREPORT
Art.15oftheCouncildecisionN°65/271/CEEof13May1965ontheharmoniz
ationofcertainprovisionsaffectingcompetition intransportbyrail,road
andinlandwaterway(1)providesthat"...everytwoyearstheCommission
shallsubmittotheCouncilareportontheimplementation ofthisdecision
Thisdocument-the8thbiannialreportinthisfield-meetsthisrequire­
ment;itcoverstheperiodfrom1June79to31May1981,buttakesaccount
oftheevolution uptothedateofpresentation .
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SECTIONI:TAXATION
Articles1a),3,4
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Nonewdevelopments sincethe7thbiennialreport.
Article1b):Duty-freeadmissionoffuelcontainedinthefueltanksof
commercial motorvehiclesandinlandwaterwayvessels.
TheCommission proposaltoincreasetheallowanceto100litresis
stillbeforetheCouncil.InFrance,thisallowance wasincreased
on1January1981to200Ipervehicleandperjourney.
Article2;Adoptionofauniformbasisforthecalculation oftaxon
goods'vehiclesandoncargo-carrying waterwayvessels.
Asfarasgoodsvehiclesareconcerned,theCouncilagreedinprin­
cipleinJune1978onthetextofaDirective ontheadjustmentof
nationaltaxationarrangements forgoodsvehicles.Formaladoption
isstillbeingheldupbythereservations expressedbyonedele­
gation.Asregardsinlandwaterwaysvessels,studiesonthecalcul­
ationofthemarginalcostofutilisation arecontinuing.
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(1)O.J.of24.5.65

'SECTION II :STATE INTERVENTIONS
Asstated inthefifth biennial report (1),inparticular ,all
provisions have been thesubject ofCommunity regulations whose applica­
tion iscovered bythe
1)"Second biennial report ontheeconomic andfinancial situation of
railway undertakings "(2);
2)Inventory ofState aids andcompensations communicated totheMember
States byletter VII/C-318600 of5September 1980 .
Thethird biennial report ontheeconomic and .financial situation
ofrailway undertakings ,covering theperiod 1978-1980 /istobepresented
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tothe Council bythe endof1981 .
C1)C0M(75 )301 final of20June 1975 .
(2)C0M(79 )447 final of7September 1979 .

SECTION III :SOCIAL PROVISIONS
I.Road transport
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(a)The Commission has made strenuous efforts toensure that theMember
States apply .nore effectively Regulations N°543/69ontheharmonizat­
ionofcertain social legislation relating toroad transport (1),and
N°1463 /70onthe introduction ofrecording equipment inroad trans­
port^).
Some exemptions have been granted under therules inforce .Other ex­
emptions requested bytheGovernments oftheMember States arebeing
examined .Regulation N°1463 /70will apply throughout theCommunity
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from the end of1981 .
Moreover theCommission 'sservices areconsulting interested parties
with aview torevising Regulation N°543/69.Theaim istoresolve
difficulties concerning itsapplication andtore-open discussions
intheCouncil ontheCommission proposals of3/3/76(3)concerning the
second phase ofsocial regulation for road transport .
(b)Therepresentatives oftheMember States ,inconsultation with Com­
mission representatives ,attended meetings ofaworking party ofthe
United Nations Economic Commission forEurope toreach agreement on
amendments totheAETR tobring itinto line with Regulation (EEC)
N°543/69.TheCommission iscurrently examining what forms andpro­
cedures toadopt forproposing these amendments .
(1)consolidated version 0JC73of17March 1979
(2)Aslast amended byRegulation (EEC)N°2828 /77(OJL164of27July 197?)
(3)C0M(76 )85final

The Commission hasalso asked the Council tostart negotiations for
theEuropean Community tobecome aContracting Party totheAETR .This
matter isstill being discussed within theCommunity .
The representatives oftheMember States ,inconsultation with the re­
presentatives oftheCommission ,also attended anILOconference in
Geneva which drew upConvention 153onworking conditions inroad trans
port .TheCommunity bodies i.e. theCommission andtheCouncil ,are
nowexamining whether toratify this Convention and theeffects that
ratification could have onRegulation (EEC)N°543/69.
II.Transport byInland Waterways
TheCommission 'sServices areworking towards legislative provisions in
this field -Tothis endthey participate atmeetings oftheCentral Rhine
Commission onthecurrent revision ofacts regulating Rhine Navigation .
Discussions ontheproposal forinland navigation (1)(2),already before
theCouncil ,will bere-opened attheappropriate moment .
III .Railways
The Commission has re-opened itsworks byconsultation with theSocial
partners .
C1)C0M(75)465 final of10/9/75 :Proposal for aCouncil Regulation onthehar­
monisation ofcertain social provisions re­
lating togoods transport byinland waterway
O.J. C259 of12.11.75
(2)C0M(79)363 final of11/7/79 :Amendments totheproposal sub (1)
O.J. C206 of16.8.1979