CELEX: 51984PC0072(03)
Language: en
Date: 1984-03-15
Title: AMENDMENTS TO PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) LAYING DOWN THE PROCEDURE FOR THE RULES ON COMPETITION APPLYING TO UNDERTAKINGS IN THE AIR TRANSPORT SECTOR ( 1 ). ( TRANSMITTED TO THE COUNCIL PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 149 ( 2 ) OF THE EEC TREATY )

NoC 182/2                           Official Journal of the European Communities                               9. 7. 84
designated by itself and that other Member State for           this end, Member States shall provide the Commis-
those routes.                                                  sion with all relevant information and in particular
                                                               shall, once a year, send to the Commission a list of
                                                               cases where they have imposed capacity reductions
                                                               or refused capacity increases as referred to in
                          Article 2                            Article 1 above.
The total scheduled traffic between the two Member
States shall for the purpose of this Decision not
include direct transit and transfer traffic or traffic
resulting from the application of Council Directive                                    Article 4
83/416/EEC of 25 July 1983 concerning the author-
ization of scheduled inter-regional air services for
                                                               After consulting the Commission, Member States
the transport of passengers, mail and cargo between
                                                               shall, before ..., make the necessary adaptations to
Member States (').
                                                               all bilateral agreements, arrangements and memo-
                                                               randa of understanding with other Member States,
                                                               which contain provisions contrary to this Decision.
                          Article 3
The Commission shall make a report, every three
years, on the implementation of this Decision. To
                                                                                      Article 5
(') OJNoL237, 26. 8. 1983, p. 19.                             This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
              Amendments to the proposal for a Council Regulation laying down the procedure for the
                      rules on competition applying to undertakings in the air transport sector (')
                                                   COM(84) 72 final
              (Submitted by the Commission to the Council pursuant to Article 149 (2) of the EEC
                                               Treaty on 20 March 1984)
                                                     (84/C 182/02)
1. The sixth recital is hereby amended to read as                   by the parties to the agreements may operate
     follows:                                                       routes between the two territories;
                                                                    Whereas practices which may affect competition
    'Whereas, to remedy this situation, implement-                 relating to international air transport between
    ing rules are needed which are analogous to the                 Member States may have a substantial effect on
    regulations covering other forms of transport                   trade between Member States; whereas it is
    and other sectors of the economy;'.                             desirable therefore that the rules laid down in
                                                                    this Regulation for the application of Articles 85
2.    New seventh and eight recitals are added:                     and 86 of the EEC Treaty apply, as a first stage,
                                                                    to international air transport within the com-
      'Whereas the air transport industry is character-             mon market;'.
      ized by special features which are peculiar to
      this sector; whereas, furthermore, international         3.   Article 1 (2) is hereby amended to read as
      air transport is regulated by a network of bilat-             follows:
      eral agreements between States which define                   '2. It shall apply only to international air
      the conditions under which airlines designated                transport between Community airports.'
(') OJ NoC 317, 3. 12. 1982, p. 3.