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Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE on certain measures to promote the development of combined transport#Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 1107/70 with a view to supplementing the system for the granting of aids for transport by rail, road and inland waterway by the addition of provisions on combined transport (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                    COM(80)796 final
                                                    Brussels . 5 December 1980
                              Proposal for a
                             COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
on certain measures to promote the development of combined transport
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                              Proposal for a
                         COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
 amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 1107 / 70 with a view to supplementing
the system for the granting of aids for transport by rail / road and
 inland waterway by the addition of provisions on combined transport
              ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
COM ( 80 ) 796 final
 ---pagebreak---   Proposal for a
COUNCIL * DIRECTIVE .   '
on certain measures
to promote the development
of combined transport
 ---pagebreak---                           Explanatory memorandum
                          GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
The importance of the various forms of     combined, transport for economies
 in general and the transport sector in particular is universally recognized
nowadays .
Combined transport , particularly in its road/rail ("piggy-back") form can
provide an appropriate answer to the problems arising from      saturation of
the road network and the need to protect the environment .
Furthermore , it makes an effective contribution to increasing road safety ,
to improving working conditions of road transport workers , to making
 energy savings and to improving the utilization of the railways' carrying
  capacity .
Combined transport also makes it possible to reduce the trans-shipment costs
and ensuring that carriage is reliable and regular , with high speeds over long
 distances which makes it interesting from a commerial point of view . This is of
 particular importance for the servicing of an integrated continental area , such
 as the Community as now constituted , and will be even more important after it
 has been enlarged to include' other Europeah countries .
 So that combined transport may play its proper part and produce the expected
results , its volume must be considerably increased and a substantial portion
• of present road traffic - and , of the expected increases in it - be trans­
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  ferred to combined transport .
Only under such conditions will combined transport be able to have an
appreciable economic impact on the organization of the transport market at
Community level .
 ---pagebreak---  3 . To achieve this , a number of oonditiona must "be fulfilled* First of all ,
      the authorities must take effective measures , coordinated as part of an
      overall plan , to eliminate "bureaucratic obstacles to the development of
      combined transport and make the use of it more attractive . .
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     The measures to be adopted "will thus have to concern every field directly
     or indirectly affecting the conduct of combined transport .     ,
     Secondly , action to promote combined transport must "be comprehensive
     in the sense- that it must cover national and international transport ,
     all possible forms of cooperation between land transport modes and all
     techniques , including container transport , whose dramatic growth seems
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     likely to continue .       ,                         '     é
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     Finally , the operators and carriers concerned will have to institute
     permanent and effective cooperation in a climate of mutual trust , while
     respecting each other 's commercial interests .
4 . The measures proposed by the Commission      - details of which are set out
     in the second part of this memorandum -*• are intended to achieve these
     aims and so are based on the following principles :
         the development of combined transport must not be the result of an    - ~
         authoritarian decision but must match the market and its' needs ;
     –   the development of combined transport must be based on a qualitative
         improvement and a reduction in the' rates offered to customers so as    .
         to encourage its use by users and by carriers because of its advantages
         over traditional techniques :                        '
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 ---pagebreak---  - the market -economy principle does not , however , preclude certain inter­
   ventions "by the public authorities to assist combined transport , e.g.
   in the forra of state aids , provided that these interventions are
    suitable to efficiently facilitate the development of combined trans­
   port without changing the competitive conditions in a way contrary to
   the common interest .
The above-mentioned need to develop combined transport by offering attractive
transport rates is particularly important for the tariffs and rates of the
railways in combined road/rail transport . In a market functioning according
to the rules of a market economy , such action could be incompatible with
the requirement to apply rates covering costs . Weighing objectively the
pros and cons of the contradictory interests it appears reasonable to
allow the railways to follow , during a certain initial period of combined
transport , a commercial policy which will not be immediately profitable but
which will , in the long run , ensure balanced accounts . As long as the
railway undertakings are obliged to follow such price formation the charges
resulting therefrom should be compensated . A modification of Community law
will not be necessary for this compensation ; the existing rules already
permit solutions of this kind .
On the other hand , the development of combined transport by means of aids
presupposes an • adjustment of Regulation (EEC ) No . IIO7/7O . This will be
the object of the proposed modification of the Regulation submitted together
with the proposed directive . The aids must , however , be limited to subsidies
designed to partly cover the investments .
The transport of containers by inland waterways combined with rail and road-
terminal transport", is showing interesting growth , especially on the Rhine ;
on the Rhone and the Seine containers have already been carried ; on other
waterways comparable evolution can be expected in the future .
 ---pagebreak---   Combined transport with the parti ci pat left of inland waterway transport
  offers the same advantages as combined road/rail transport and , talcing
  into account the necessity to avoid discrimination of inland waterway
  transport , this latter should also be included within the scope of this
  directive . ■            ...
 On the other hand the proposed directive does not cover ctpmbined transport
 between maritime navigation and one mode of inland transport only . Intra–
 Community transport links certainly exist for which combinations between maritime
 and one mode of inland transport could produce the same advantages to the
 collectivity as combined transport between two modes of inland transport .
'But in this field the Commission holds the view that this , . question should
 be subject to further examination in order to be able to <|etermine whether
 and to what extent this transport should be encouraged by .political actions .
 The Commission is    aware that these aims cannot be achieved solely
 with aft hoc measures and that it will be necessary to make constant
 adjustments' as required by the changing situation and needs of the
 market .         1                                                    - ;
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 The Commission thereiore attaches particular importance to the setting'        ,
 up of an advisory body which will help it to get a better grasp of these
 requirements and assist in drawing up such proposals as may prove
 necessary in the future in the light of the results achieved and of .
 experience .   -                                                            . '
 ---pagebreak---                           PARTICULAR CONSIDERATIONS
, Article 1 : Scope    of application
  The aim of the Article is to show that the directive and the measures'
  necessary for its implementation are not limited to traffic between
  the Member States "but are also intended to foster the development
  of national combined transport .
  Certainly , the geographical and structural conditions for the
  development of combined transport vjithin a national context vary
  from one country to another j but they are not of a character to
  justify limiting the directive to international combined transport .
  The interest which combined transport has for the collectivity is the
  same both for national and international traffic .
 Moreover , a limitation of the action to international traffic would
 hardly be possible because combined national and international transport
  cannot be practically and technically separated from one another .
 Article 2 : Definitions
                                              «
  Some of the concept s~ used more, than once in the enacting terms need
 to be defined in order to avoid cumbersome repetitions .
 In view of the approach of the directive and the wide scope of application
 it is not possible to adopt the definition already enshrined in Community
 law by Directives 75/130 and 79/5 »
 The inclusion of inland waterways with combined transport in the directive
 and consequently in the definitions , is justified by its public
 interest       and the need to avoid discrimination in relation to road/'
 rail combined transport .
 ---pagebreak---   It is likewise useful for practical and drafting reasons to define feeder ,
 and final delivery road transport operations to or from railheads or
 inland ports , called "road haulage " throughout .
 Article 3 s Tax exemptions       ,
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 The reduction in road vehicle taxation 'proportional to the distance covered
  by rail for the use or possession of road vehicles used in combined trans­
port ,   as provided for in Paragraph 1 , is the logical consequence to the
 character of these taxes as a contribution to covering infrastructure costs
Paragraphs provides Member States with the possibility of exempting from
taxation the vehicles used exclusively by read haulage within the context
of combined transport . This possibility , envisaged for a running-in period ,
should have an encouraging effect on the transfer of long distance road
haulage towards various forms of combined transport . The advantages which
could be obtained from such a measure would largely compensate for the
technical inconveniences possibly linked to this tax exemption .
Article 4 • Access to the market .     „         ■                          '
This provision is based on the . idea that combined transport has its own
characteristics and is a transport technique in its own right . The
organization of the market applicable to this type of transport must take
account of these specific features . Application of the regulations for
conventional goods transport would hinder a normal development      of
combined transport . This is particularly true of limitation of access
to the road freight market . If combined road/rail transport is to be
given a decisive stimulus , these limitations must be done away with , since
they limit , with no apparent ' justification , the normal development of these
markets . This is the aim of "the regulation referred to in paragraph 1 ,
which has already proved its worth in transport between the Member States .
 ---pagebreak---       At national level oar-account          ' ,&£e is subject t-J . certain provisions
      which form t h*           basis fv /separating it from carriage for hire and
     re-ward . HCK?V«'->    "the sam » ^ me "these conditions form obstacles to the
     parti cipaci-T ^ own–accorr' carriage in combined road/rail transport .
     These obst?"-*;S should be Eliminated but only in such a way as to •
    encourage ,.s'iicipati on A road/rail transport without affecting the
    legal di       « i°n between own-account and hire and reward t ran snort .
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   'The propo«- set out m paragraph 2 likewise derives from the objective to
  promote t".:s use of combined transport in permitting initial and terminal road
  transports of a combined transport at days or during periods long-distance
  traffic is not allowed .          ,
  Article 5 : Rate formation
 For the same fundamental reason already mentioned in Article 4 , i"t is
 necessary to exempt combined transport from the tariff obligations still
 in force in some Member States , in respect of road and inland-waterway
transport . Past experience shows that it is inadvisable to 'impose compulsory
prices on these forms of transport . Abandoning these regulations should have
no adverse effect . Market-oriented rates will provide better criteria for
the development of combined transport than imposed tariffs . Should the
business interests concerned attach importance to the . publication of
reference tariffs , i.e. non-compulsory price recommendations , for these
markets , national authorities should establish the necessary regulations
and to make sure such measures are compatible with competition law .
The date of 1 January 19^4 is chosen to permit national authorities to
establish reference tariffs for national combined transports .
Article 5 : Frontier crossing
Frontier crossing difficulties encountered in the international transport
of goods by rail s.re – unfortunately - tending to increase snd have recently
begun to affect combined transport . The Member States and the Commission will
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  hr.ve to take energetic steps to step and reverse, this trend. As mainly
  administrative measures are involved , the directive cannot for the time
  being go beyond confirming this objective .
  The measures to be taken at Customs level will be the subject of' other
  Commission proposals within the framework of rules for Community transit .
  Article 6 therefore only aims at measures outside the scope of this
  Customs regime ..
  Article 7 : Statistics .    .
 Prom all the relevant points of view , the , need to improve the statistics
  on combined transport is indisputable . A great deal remains to be done
 in this'- field . The directive specifies , as from now , certain indispensable'
  statistical information to be provided by Member States . Provisions for
 developing and harmonising statistical information will be proposed later .
 Article 8 : Infrastructure , technical harmonisation
 The      formation of a comprehensive and coherent plan of the infrastructure
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 for combined transport in the Community is another task to be tackled over,
 the next few years .
 Technical harmonization -. mainly of the rolling stock used in combined
 road/rail transport - is a priority task in the development of more
 rational and less expensive combined transport techniques . In this sector
there is much catching^ up to be done and an impressive range of unsolved
■questions . The proposals which the Commission will make as soonv as possible
 will cover an initial series of problems .
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  Article 9 : . Report
  In view of the- rapid evolution of combined transport it is opportune ,
  every second year , to draw up a report on the development of this
  traffic as well as on the repercussions of the application of Community
  law in this field .                                                -       ■
  Article 10  : Consultative Comnittee
  In view of the rapid development of combined transport and the consequent
'need for the political authorities to keep a close watch on this develop­
 ment and stay in close and regular contact with the facts , it is desirable
 to set up a Committee of Experts to assist the Commission . Unlike other
 committees of this kind , this committee should be made up of representatives
 of the business circles concerned . It mil be for the Community institutions
 to draw the political conclusions - pursuant to the institutional rules in
 force – from the work of the afore-mentioned experts .
 Articles 11 and 12
 The timetable for implementing measures and the ^ consultations  preceding
 them will have to be tailored to the dates set out in the various articles
 for implementation of the obligations laid upon governments .
 ---pagebreak---                     PROPOSAL FOR A
                   COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
                   on certain measures to
                   promote the development
                   of. combined transport
                        ( 81/   /EEC )
THE COUNCIL OF 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 ( l ) ,
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee ( 2),
 (1)
 (2)
 ---pagebreak---  Whereas the development, of combined transport is a matter of public interest j
 whereas as large as possible an expansion of this transport on appropriate
 routes helps to relieve road congestion and thereby to improve road safetjr
and the environment ; 'whereas a combination of the advantages specific to
 several modes of transport i,d in the economic interest both of consignors
and of carriers ; whereas combined transport , by taking a larger share of
the market , can help to place the railwajrs on a sounder footing j whereas ,
finally , it is important that this development be linked with energy problems
and their effects on transport economics ;
Whereas the various techniques of combined transport have made remarkable
progress in recent years ; whereas the present rates of growth in both
container and road/rail traffic are already impressive ; whereas this favourable
trend      is not confined to road/rail cooperation but also extends to inland
navigation , in particular on the Rhine ;
Whereas this development could be even more marked if combined transport
were , on the one hand , freed from certain administrative restrictions and ,
on the other hand , facilitated by measures which had a stimulating effect ;
Whereas,, in principle , the aim of- development measures should be to free ,
combined transport , by recognition of its particular characteristics , from the
regulations applying to the carriage of goods by conventional methods ;
whereas the development of this transport technique must depend on the market ,
without the imposition of useless administrative constraints ;
Whereas , since the combined transport technique Leads to a reduction in road
congestion , it is logical to reduce taxation on the use or possession of
 commercial vehicles employed in combined transport operations to the extent that
that they are carried by rail ;
Whereas , in order to stimulate the transfer of goods at present carried by road
over long distances to combined means of transport , exemption from . these taxes
 for an experimental period could be considered for road vehicles which are used
 exclusively for road haulage as covered by this Directive ;
 ---pagebreak--- Whereas pursuit of the objective of this Directive requires that
 limitations on market access and obligations in respect of
prices should "be renounced ; whereas, in this context, the criteria
relating to carriage on own account should "be relaxed ;
IJhereas efforts must he continued to facilitate frontier crossing for
combined means of transport also , particularly in view of the constantly increasing
difficulties on certain routes ; whereas , meanwhile , tfre measures necessary
to facilitate the customs clearance of this form of transport will be taken
within the framework of Community transit regulations ; '
VJhereas efforts must likewise he made to improve statistics , in which
there are still gaps , particularly with an eye to the measures
to he taken in the future in the combined transport sector J            ,
Whereas , the harmonization of technical standards for rolling stock represents fin
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important task in     view     01 the number of problems' to "be solved              ■!
in the future ;            /
Whereas in the light of the . experience gained, a network fqr combined
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 transport which is of Community interest .and which meets the needs of the marke |
 has to be developed ;          f
Whereas , in order to facilitate the attainment of the objectives of the    .
common policy in this sector , it is advisable to set up a committee
consisting of experts active in the various combined transport sectors
to advise the Commission on problems in 'the field of combined transport ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE " :
 ---pagebreak---                                  Article 1
Seere e
This Directive shall apply to :   ,
- combined transport between Member States , including such transport when in
   transit through the territory of another Member State or of a third country
- combined transport within a Member State .
 ---pagebreak---                                      Articxs 2
Definitions
                                       I                 ' .
For the purposes of this Directive :
( 1) "Combined transport" means :
      - transport of goods where the lorry , trailer , semi-trailer (with or
        without tractor -unit ) or their swap "body and container of 20 feet
        or more are transported by rail between the nearest suitable rail
        loading station to the point of loading and the nearest suitable
        rail unloading station to the point of unloading j
      - the carriage of containers of 20 feet or more by inland waterway ,
        including feeder and final delivery carriage by rail or road to
        and from the nearest suitable port of loading and unloading respectively
( 2) "Road haulage "mean s :       ,
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                                                               ,    :
      haulage by road of ' a trailer , semi-trailer , swap body pr of a container
                                                                 1*
      of 20 feet or more on the 'feeder or final delivery section of a combined
      transport operation .                    '    -            |
 ---pagebreak---                                  Article 3
Tax exemptions                 ,
( 1 ) Member States shall take the measures necessary to ensure that , with effect
          from 1 January 1982, taxation on the use or possession of commercial
      vehicles applicable to road vehicles used in combined transport shall
      "be reduced in proportion to the distance which such vehicles are
       carried "by rail . In respect of combined transport "between Member
       States , this reduction shall relate to the whole distance covered
      by rail .
( 2 ) With effect from the same date and until 31 December 1986, road vehicles
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       used solely for road haulage may be exempted from these taxes .
 ---pagebreak---                               Article 4
Access to the market
 ( 1 ) Member States shall take the measures necessary to ensure that , with
        effect from 1 January 1982 ,
       - carriage "by road" performed as part of a combined transport
          operation in a Member State shall not be subject to any quota
          system or other quantitative restriction . affecting access to
          the market :                    -     '-                  -
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       – for carriage by road on own account in a combined transport ;
          operation , road vehicles used for road haulage need not
          necessarily belong to ' the-undertaking which carries out
          transport operations on its own account , be bought on 'credit
^ .       by the latter or be driven by employees of that undertaking .^
 ( 2 ) Member States shall take the measures necessary to ensure that ,
        with effect from 1 January 1982 , journeys falling under the heading
       of road haulage shall be exempt from general prohibitions on
        road movement laid down by non-lacal authorities in respect of
        certain days . or during certain periods . ■
 ---pagebreak---                                 Article 5
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Price formation
Member States shall take the measures necessary to ensure that , with
effect from 1 January 1984, carriage by road or inland waterway performed
as part of combined transport operations in a Member State shall be
exempted from any compulsory system of charges . If necessary , reference
charges can be introduced for these transport operations .
 ---pagebreak---                               Article 6
 Frontier crossing
 The Member States , in collaboration with the Commission , shall take
 the measures necessary to simplify the administrative and technical
 procedures applied to combined transport "between Member States as
 regards frontier crossings . In particular , these measures must
 facilitate  increased    co-operation between the railway under­
takings in this sector .       •
 ---pagebreak---                                    Article 7
 Stati sties
 ( l ) The Member States , in collaboration with the Commission , shall improve
       their transport statistics in order to produce specific and detailed
       information on combined transport , with particular regard to :
       - traffic links 5
       - number of consignments ;   •
       – distances covered j
       - tonnages carried ;
       – services performed in terms of tonne-kilometres .
( 1 ) Before 1 January 1986, and on a proposal from the Commi § $ion ,. the Counc
       will adopt the measures necessary to develop and harmonise
       statistics on combined transport at Community level .
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                                Article 8
 Infrastructure   and -technical harmonization
Before 1 January 1983 , on a proposal from theCommi ssion,_the Council
will adopt the necessary measures~with a view to           ~     -----
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- defining a network of Community interest covering the railway lines and
   trans-shipment centres needed for the development of combined
   transport j        A                      -
             y   .              .
- harmonizing the national 'provisions concerning rolling stock and
   equipment used in trans-shipment centres for combined transport
   in order to eliminate incompatibilities at the "technical level
   which impede the carrying out of these transport operations ;
- promoting the development of"rolling stock with commor|. technical
   characteristics for combined transport . .•
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                            Article 9
Report
Every two years , and in the first instance by 1 January 1983, the Commission
shall draw up a repor't to the Council on the . development of combined
transport as v;ell as on the . Application of Community lav; in this field .
 ---pagebreak---                                        Article 10
  Consultative conroittee
 (.1 ) A committee is hereby set up in order to
                                       \                         ,
        -      assist the Commission in developing the common transport poli cv
          In respect of combined transport j
       -     ■ facilitate at Community level the resolution of
          practical problems hindering - the development of combined transport }
       -       assist the Commission in drawing up the report referred to in
          Article 9 j .                                      '                   '
       -       formulate opinions on questions in the field of combined trans­
          port referred to it by the Commission .              '     '
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( 2) The committee shall consist                  of two experts from ep,ch of the following-
       sectors :                          .     -
                      * ' -
       - rail }                 (                        ,
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       – road haulage j                  -                 _       .    -      -
       – inland waterways ;        1                   -
                                                                            _
       - commercial organi zations specializing in combined tran sport :
       - ports j                                                            ,
       - transport agents and
       - users .                  ' - ' '                              /
      The Commission may invite other experts to participate in the committee 's
      work on specific questions .
( 3 ) The committee shall have as chairman a representative of -the Commission ,
  •   which shall also provide secretarial services .
 ---pagebreak---                           Article 11
Implementing measures
The Member States shall , not later than six months "before the dates
when the various provisions of the directive are to apply ,
communicate to the Commission for consultation , the laws , regulations
and administrative provisions needed for the implementation of this
Directive .
 ---pagebreak---                          Article 12 .
This Directive is addressed to the Member States .
                                 Done at
                                 For the Council
                                 The President
 ---pagebreak---                            Proposal for a
                    COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 1107 / 70 with a view to supplementing
the system for the granting of aids for transport by rail , road
and inland waterway by the addition of provisions on combined
                              transport
 ---pagebreak---  Explanatory memorandum
A
• .    Combined transport as defined in Council Directive No
 of'                       brings together the specific advantages of different
 modes of surface transport . Combined transport is also of considerable value ,
 to society in general , in particular as a contribution to relieving the
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 pressure on certain axes            and as a source of significant energy savings .
 In the long term it is capable , futhermore , of contributing towards restabi-
 lizing the economic position of the railways . .
 2.    Present trends in combined transport show that both transport operators
 and users have understood its potential .
 3 . ' However , the current infrastructure and equipment are proving to be
 inadequate to cope with present and , above all , future demand .- It is thus
 necessary to provide some support by building up adequate infrastructure
 and equipment . Since , however , the necessary investment is likely to exceed
 the financial resources of the undertakings involved , government aid will
 be needed .
 4.    Present . regulations on state aids , especially for research and development
 into new transport technologies , limit support by the Member States to the
 experimental stage ; combined transport technology can be considered to have      ~
 advanced enough to have progressed beyond this ; hence'the need to adjust the 1
 current regulations by adding a new provision dealing specifically with
 combined transport .                                                         -
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5.  In order to encourage undertakings to invest rapidly in this sector
and to facilitate the decongestion of the present infrastructure system and
future expansion of the transport system , the maximum total of aid allowed
will be tailed off and limited to a ten-year period . By 1990 the sector
ought to have the infrastructure and equipment required .
 ---pagebreak---                                   Proposal for a                               .
                        COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 1107 / 70 with a view to supplementing the system
for the granting of aids for transport by rail , road and inland waterway
by the addition of provisions on combined transport
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES                       ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
                            I .
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 1107 / 70 of 4 June 1970 on the
                                 / .   .   . .   .                   1
granting of aids for transport by . rail , road and inland waterway , and in
particular Article 3 , paragraph 3 thereof ;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;
                                     .   . _       _ . .   2
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament ;
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee^; .
Whereas Council Regulation 1107 / 70 provides for the granting of aids . by
Member States in order to facilitate the development of more economic
transport modes and techniques for society as a whole ;
Whereas the various forms of and technologies for combining different
modes of surface transport bring benefits for society in general , inter
alia in decongesting particular roads , conserving energy and allowing
better use to be made of railway capacity ;
                           1 i :
Whereas expanding combined transport rapidly and to a significant extent
will also meet the needs of both transport operators and users ;
Whereas such an expansion implies that capacity for combined transport
operations should be able to satisfy present and future demand and should ,
for this reason , be supported by adequate infrastructure in the form of
terminals , handling and rolling stock ;                    '
 0J No L 130, 15.6.1970, p. 1 .
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Whereas the investment required to this end in many cases exceeds the
financial rasourees of the undBrtekinAs^eantfr't^^
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                                                                              , th»r«for«# it is
essential that aid granted by a Member_ State or through State resources can
be made available to such undertakings ; '
Whereas current regulations on a/ids to transport modes and technologies
that are economically more advantageous to society limit such support
to the experimental phase and whereas , in expanding combined transport ,
account should be taken of an initial operating phase which is long enough
for transport of this kind to secure a substantial share of that goods
traffic in relation to which it offers a genuine alternative by comparison
with traditional technologies ;
Whereas ,, therefore , it is necessary . to amend Community provisions relating
to aids ;               _                                                  !-
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                   Article 1
The following subparagraph is hereby added to Article 3(1 ) of Regulation
( EEC ) No 1107/ 70 Y                             "
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   e ) until 31 December 1990, when aid^j^o facilitate the development of
       combined transport as defined in 'Council Directive No
       of                   on certain measures to promote the development of
  .'   combined transport " are given , they shall relate to investment in the
       following fields in particular :                     -       -   -
       - infrastructure , including transhipment terminals
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     - installations arid handling aquipment fop transhipment
     - rolling stock such as railway waggons and road vehicles , and inland
         waterway vessels especialTy~intended and adapted forcombined '
        transport .
      Until 31 December 1985 , such aid shall" hot" exc.eed " 50"           """
     of the total sum invested ; thereafter this percentage shall be reduced
     to 30 % until 31 December 1988 and 15 % unti 1-31     December 1990 ."
                                      Article 2
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This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1981 .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
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in all Member States .
Done at
                                                   For the Council
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