Commission Opinion pursuant to Article 251(2), third subparagraph, point (c) of the EC Treaty on the European Parliament's amendments to the Council Common Position regarding the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for access to the international road haulage market (recast) amending the proposal of the Commission by virtue of Article 250(2) of the EC Treaty
Date: 2009-06-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: carriage of goods, exchange of information, international transport, road transport, simplification of legislation, transport licence

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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 22.6.2009 
COM(2009) 305final 

2007/0099/COD 

COMMISSION OPINION 

pursuant to Article 251(2), third subparagraph, point (c) of the EC Treaty 
on the European Parliament's amendments 
to the Council Common Position regarding the 
proposal for a 

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

on common rules for access to the international road haulage market (recast) 

AMENDING THE PROPOSAL OF THE COMMISSION 
by virtue of Article 250(2) of the EC Treaty 

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COMMISSION OPINION 

pursuant to Article 251(2), third subparagraph, point (c) of the EC Treaty 
on the European Parliament's amendments 
to the Council Common Position regarding the 
proposal for a 

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

on common rules for access to the international road haulage market (recast) 

1. 

INTRODUCTION 

Article  251(2),  third  subparagraph,  point  (c)  of  the  EC  Treaty  requires  the  Commission  to 
deliver  an  opinion  on  the  amendments  proposed  by  the  European  Parliament  at  second 
reading.  The  Commission's  opinion  on  the  amendments  proposed  by  Parliament  is  set  out 
below. 

2. 

BACKGROUND 

Date on which the proposal was sent to the European Parliament 
and to the Council: 
(document COM(2007) 265 final – 2007/0099/COD): 

23 May 2007 

Date  of  the  opinion  of  the  European  Economic  and  Social 
Committee: 

12 March 2008 

Date of the opinion of the European Parliament, first reading: 

21 May 2008 

Date of transmission of the amended proposal: 

Date of adoption of the common position: 

13 June 2008 

9 January 2009 

Date of the opinion of the European Parliament, second reading 

23 April 2009 

3. 

AIM OF THE PROPOSAL 

The  proposal  adopted  by  the  Commission  on  23  May  2007  establishes  common  rules  for 
access  to  the  international  road  haulage  market.  The  proposal  replaces  two  Regulations  on 
access  to  the  market  for  road  hauliers  and  a  Council  Directive  exempting  certain  transport 
from authorisation. It aims, inter alia, to improve the enforcement of the rules on cabotage by 
defining it more clearly.  

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4. 

OPINION  OF  THE  COMMISSION  ON  THE  AMENDMENTS  BY  THE  EUROPEAN 
PARLIAMENT 

After several months of negotiations under the Czech Presidency, Parliament and the Council 
agreed  on  a  compromise  at  second  reading,  in  particular  concerning  the  definition  of 
cabotage. The Commission can accept the compromise amendment adopted by the European 
Parliament after the second reading to confirm this agreement. 

5. 

CONCLUSION 

By  virtue  of  Article  250(2)  of  the  EC  Treaty,  the  Commission  will  amend  its  proposal  in 
accordance with the above. 

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