CELEX: 51978PC0688
Language: en
Date: 1978-12-08
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 3164 on the Community quota for the carriage of goods by road between Member States (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                 Proposal for a
                           COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
     amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 3164 on the Community quota for
           the carriage of goods by road between Member States
                ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
C0M(78 ) 688 final
 ---pagebreak--- EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.   The Community quota system was introduced "by Council
Regulation (EEC) No 1018/68 of 19 July 1 9^81 -
One of the effects of Council Regulation (EEC ) No 3164/76
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16 December 1976 was to give the system a definitive form ,
2.   Only those road hauliers who are holders of the Community authorization
provided for under the abovementioned Regulation (EEC ) No 3164/76 or an
authorization issued as part of the multilateral quota set up by the
European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT) may engage in
multilateral road transport operations between Member States .   As -there
are very few of these authorizations and they are issued ( for a period of
one year ) only to those road hauliers who make intensive use of them ,
under'takings that only occasionally carry out multilateral transport
operations have no opportunity of gaining a foothold in the market .
3.   As there is a requirement for such multilateral transport operations
and such services are often required at short notice but only for a very
 limited period , there would seem to be a case for introducing short–term
authorizations into the Community quota . Authorisations of this type would
also facilitate the gradual entry cf more transport undertakings into the
multilateral transport process ; it would not require setting an annual
Community quota and would give new operators the opportunity to find out   •
whether they could really adjust to this form of business on a full–time
basis .
 loj No L 175, 23 July 1968, p.13 .
  0J No L 357 » 29 December 1976 , p.1 «-
 ---pagebreak--- 4.   To begin with , relatively few short-term Community authorizations
 could, "be issued , replacing – at each Member State f s discretion – up
 to 10$ of the annual quota of Community authorizations allocated to that
Member State .     Each short-term Community authorization would be valid
 for 10 days .    One annual Community authorisation could be broken down
 into 40 short–term authorizations .
5.   The decision on the model short–term Community authorization
would be taken at Community level ;     its technical features would be
such as to make it easily distinguishable from the annual Community
authorization .
6.   For inspection purposes , all transport operations carried out
under short-term Community authorizations could be logged on a record
sheet .    The forms used for international transport operations carried
out tmder cover of annual Community authorizations could be used for
this purpose .
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 ---pagebreak---                 COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
amending Regulation (EEC) No 3164/76 on the Community quota for the
carriage of goods by road "between Member States
THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
and in particular Article 75 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament ,
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee ,
Whereas the introduction of a common transport policy entails , inter alia,
the establishment of common rules for the carriage of goods by road
between Member States ; whereas these rules must be drawn up so as to
ensure equal treatment for all road haulage operators from the various
Member States ;
Whereas , in addition, the introduction of a permanent system of
                                                                             1
Community authorizations pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC ) No 3164/76
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as Last amended by Regulation ( EEC ) No 3024 / 77 , has resulted in the more
intensive and efficient use of licensed capacity and the gradual matching
of interested undertakings to the requirements of traffic between Member
States ;                                                            '
                                       J
Whereas it would be desirable to make it possible for undertakings to
meet emergency and short-term calls on road haulage services by granting
special Community authorizations tailored to these requirements ;
  OJ L 357 of 29 December 1976 , p.1 .
 20J L 358 of 31 December 1977, p.4.
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VJhereas it would be desirable for "the Member States to contribute
towards the gradual introduction of new road haulage undertakings to
multilateral trsai3port operations without requiring the competent
authorities to grant annual Community authorizations ;          whereas a
solution of this type would enable undertakings to assess their ability
to adjust by actually engaging in such transport operations ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                   Article    1
                 Re 2*al.ai ion (EEC ) JO 3 " 64/7 6 is amended as follows :
1.               An Article 3a , worded ss follows , is inserted :
                                   Art i c le 3a
                 "1 .   By 1 January each year , Member States may apply to
                 have a maximum of 10$ of their Community authorizations
                  converted with effect from that date into short-term
                  Community authorizations valid for a period of 10 days .
                 2.   One Community authorization may be converted into
                 40 short-term Community authorizations .
                 3.   Short–term Community authorizations must conform to
                 the model shown in Annex la .         This Annex also sets out
                 the conditions subject to which these authorizations may
                 be used .
                 4«   In exchange for an equivalent number of annual
                 Community authorizations , the Commission shall issue
                 short-term Community authorizations to the Member States
                 for allocation to road hauliers ."
2.               An Ann»x la , the text of .. hich ia given in Annex 1 to this
                 Regulation , is added .
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3.  Article 4(1 ) is amended to read as follows :
    "1 . Transport operations effected under Community authorizations
    valid for one calendar year or short-term Community authorizations
    shall he entered on a record sheet , a model of which , together
    with the general provisions on use and the supply of information,
    is contained in Annex II ".
    This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1980 .
                                Article 2
                                              1 1
This Regulation shall "be "binding in its entirety and directly applicable
in all Member States .
 ---pagebreak---                                      ANNEX Ia
                                          (a)
                                                                                        • I
                        ( Thick paper - format 15 x 21 cm )
              ( First page of short-term Community authorization)
            ( Text to be worded in the official language or languages of
            the Member State issuing the authorization ; translations in
            the other official languages of the Community to be given
                                  on pages ( e ) and ( f )
        COMMISSION         ( Impresseti stamp         State issuing         Competent
           or THE         of the Commission         the authorisation       authority
          EUROPEAN         of the European            international            or
        COMMUNITT.ES         Communities ) .       distinguishing sign       agency
                 COMMUNITY AUTHORIZATION ( 1 ) No             /1  ( to kO )
         for the carriage of goods by road for hire or reward between the
                 Member States of the European Economic Community
        This authorization entitles
         to carry goods by road for hire or reward , by means of a single
         ▼ehicle or a coupled combination of vehicles , from any Member State .
         of the European Economic Community by any route to any other Member
         State thereof , and to move such vehicle or combination unladen over
         any part of the territory of the aforesaid Community *
         This authorization is valid for a period of 10 days from
                                                 to
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I£  I Issued at                                   date
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      ( 1 ) International distinguishing signes of Member States |
            Belgium (B ), Denmark ( DK ), Germany ( D) v France ( F ), Ireland ( IRL ),
            Italy ( I ) t Luxembourg ( L ), Netherlands ( NL ), United Kingdom ( GB )«
      ( 2 ) Name / or registered business name, and full address of carrier .
      ( 3 ) Signature and stamp of the competent authority or agency issuing the
            authorization .
 ---pagebreak---                               <b>
    ( Second page of short-term Community authorization )
 ( Text to be worded in the official language or languages of the
 Member State issuing the authorization ! translations in the other
 official languages of the Community to be given on pages ( c ) and ( d )
                       GENERAL PROVISIONS
This authorization permits the international carriage of goods by road
for hire or reward from any Member State of the European Economic
Community by any route to any other Member State , but does not authorize
the carrying out of any transport operation for hire or reward entirely
within the territory of one Member State .
It is not valid for transport operations between a Member State and a
non-member State , nor is it valid on the territory of a non-member
State for transport in transit through that non-member State .
It is personal to the holder and non-transferable .
It may be withdrawn by the competent authority of the Member State which
issued it , inter alia , if in their opinion they are under-utilized .
It may be used for only one vehicle at a time ( 1 ).
It must be carried in the vehicle and must be accompanied by a book of
record sheets for all international transport operations effected under it .
The authorization and the book of record sheets for international transport
operations must be produced together whenever required by an authorized
inspecting officer .
The holder is required to comply in the territory for each Member State
with the laws , regulations and administrative provisions of that State ,
and in particular with those concerning transport and road traffic .
This authorization must be returned to the competent issuing authority
or agency with 2 days following its date of expiry .