CELEX: 51988PC0748R(01)
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Date: 1989-01-23
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION EXTENDING THE COLLECTION OF INFORMATION CONCERNING THE ACTIVITIES OF CARRIERS PARTICIPATING IN CARGO LINER TRAFFIC IN CERTAIN AREAS OF OPERATION#(Proposal for a Council Decision amending Decision 78/774/EEC concerning the activities of certain third countries in the field of cargo shipping)#(presented by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                         COM ( 88 )   748 final /2
 RECTIFICATIF                                             Brussels , 23 January 1989
                    PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION
    EXTENDING THE COLLECTION OF INFORMATION CONCERNING THE
      ACTIVITIES OF CARRIERS PARTICIPATING IN CARGO LINER
                 TRAFFIC IN CERTAIN AREAS OF OPERATION
      ( Proposal for a Council Decision amending Decision
     78 / 774 / EEC concerning the activities of certain third
              countries in the field of cargo shipping )
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 ---pagebreak---                    PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION
     EXTENDING THE COLLECTION OF INFORMATION CONCERNING THE
       ACTIVITIES OF CARRIERS PARTICIPATING IN CARGO LINER
               TRAFFIC IN CERTAIN AREAS OF OPERATION
                      ( Explanatory Mémorandum )
1 . In accordance with Council Decision 79 /4 / EEC ( 1 ) of
      19 December 1978 and Council Decision 80 / 1181 / EEC ( 2 )
      of 4 December 1980 , in respect of which rules are
      established in Council Decision 81 / 189 / EEC ( 3 ) of 26
      March 1981 ,  the Member States have collected and
      forwarded to the Commission information on cargo liner
      traffic between the Community and East Africa , Central
      America and the Far East .
      Surveillance of traffic between the Community and East
      Africa and Central America began on 1 January 1979 . It
      was extended on four occasions and is to finish on
      31 December 1988 .    Surveillance of traffic between the
      Community and the far East began on 1 July 1981 .       It
      was  extended three times and also finishes on
      31 December 1988 .    The surveillance system was
      introduced because of concern that certain carriers        in
      these areas of operation were not following the rules
      of competition in accordance with the principles of
      market economy and were adversely affecting the
      competitive position of Member State fleets .
2 . Five conf i dentia 1 reports were drafted on the basis of
      information supplied by the Member States and
      information obtained by the Commission from other
      sources and were sent to the Council by the
      Commission .   These must remain confidential in order to
      safeguard commercially sensitive information . The
      first three reports deal with traffic between the
      Community and Central America and East Africa and the
      other two reports give also account of traffic between
      the Community and the Far East .
3 . The sixth monitoring report indicates that there was
      reason for great concern on the part of the shipping
      industries during the period covered by the report and ,
      in particular , the first half of 1988 on account of
      price-underbidding in the three trades . In one of the
      trades this led to the withdrawal of three Community
      shipping lines which decided that they could no longer
      sustain the losses caused by the carriers complained
      of •
      However , following these events , an agreement was
      reached in one of the three trades , while discussions
      on an agreement in the two other trades looked positive
      enough to expect similar solutions .
( 1 ) OJ L     5 , 09.01.79 , p. 31
 ( 2 ) OJ L 350 , 23.12.80 , p. 44
( 3 ) OJ L 88 , 02.04.81 , P. 32
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4 . Because of the above development and in the light of
    other    circumstances  which were  conducive  to a better
    climate in the     relations between the Conferences and
    the carriers complained of , there is reason to believe
    that their mutual understanding will be cemented before
    long .
5 . The Commission , therefore , proposes to extend the
    monitoring system , which came into effect on 1 January
    1979 by one year until 31 December 1989 .       Given the
    fact that Article 84(2 ) of the Treaty after the entry
    into force of the Single European Act requires
    consultation of the European Parliament and the
    Economic and Social Committee and provides for voting
    by qualified majority , the proposal is based on Article
    2 of Decision 78 / 774 / EEC , the procedures of which will
    have to be modified as soon as possible . In order to
    avoid any discontinuity in the monitoring system the
    Member States will be requested to continue giving the
    information required on a volontary basis pending the
    approval of the proposed decision .
6.  In view of     the need to amend Article 2  of  Decision
    78 / 774 / EEC a draft Council Decision is presented at the
    same time . When this Decision is adopted , the proposed
    Council Decision to extend the monitoring system by one
    year , can be adopted immediately thereafter .
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          COUNCIL DECISION EXTENDING THE COLLECTION OF
        INFORMATION CONCERNING THE ACTIVITIES OF CARRIERS
  PARTICIPATING IN CARGO LINER TRAFFIC IN CERTAIN AREAS OF
                                   OPERATION
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community ,
Having regard to Council Decision 78 /774 / EEC of 19
September 1978 concerning the activities of certain third
countries in the field of cargo shipping ( 1 ), as amended
by Council Decision .../.. ./ EEC of .....;
Having regard to the draft Decision submitted by the
Commission ;
Whereas the information collected under Decisions 79 /4 / EEC
( 2 ), 80 / 1181 / EEC ( 3 ), 82 / 870 / EEC ( 4 ), 84 / 656 / EEC ( 5 ),
86 /646 / EEC ( 6 ), gives ground for concern about the
competitive position of Member State liner companies
because of he nature of the competition which they face
from certain carriers         in the trades       referred to in Annex
II to Council Decision 79 /4 / EEC ; whereas the collection of
information about traffic in these areas                 should therefore
be continued for a further year ;
Whereas the information collected about the traffic
between the Community and the countries referred to in
Article 2 of Decision 80 / 1181 / EEC , in respect of which
detailed rules are established in Decision 81 / 189 / EEC ( 7 )
which was extended by Decisions 82 /870 / EEC , 84 /656 / EEC ,
86 /646 / EEC also gives ground for concern about the
competitive position of Member State liner companies ;
whereas the collection of information about this traffic
should therefore be continued for a further year ;
(1  ) OJ  L  258 ,  21.09.1978 ,    P·   35
(2  ) OJ  L    5,   09.01 . 1979 ,  P·   31
(3  ) OJ L 350 ,    23.12.1980 ,    P·  44
(4  ) OJ L 368 ,    28.12 . 1982 ,  P·  42
(5  ) OJ L 341 ,    29.12.1984 ,    P*  91
(6  ) OJ L 382 ,    31.12 . 1986 ,  P·   1
(7  ) OJ L    88 ,  02.04 . 1981 ,  P·  32
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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
                          Article   1
In article 1 of Decision 86 /646 / EEC , " 31 December 1988 " is
hereby replaced by " 31 December 1989 ".
                          Article 2
This Decision shall apply from 1 January 1989 .
                          Article 3
This decision is addressed to the Member States .
Done at Brussels
                                       For the Council
                                       The President
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 ---pagebreak---            Council Decision amending Decision 78 / 774 / EEC
     concerning the activities of certain third countries in
                    the field of cargo shipping .
The Council of the European Communities ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community , and in particular Article 84(2 )
thereof ;
Having regard to the proposed Decision submitted by the
Commission ;
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament ;
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social
Committee ;
Whereas Council Decision 78 /774 / EEC ( 1 )  is the basis of an
information system concerning the activities of certain
third countries in the field of liner shipping ;
Whereas Article 2 of that Decision provides for an
unanimous decision on the application of the information
system to third countries' fleets ;
Whereas it is necessary to modify this procedure in the
light of the revised Article 84(2 ) of the Treaty , which
provides for voting by qualified majority ;
Has adopted this Decision :
                              Article 1
Decision 78 / 774 / EEC is hereby amended as follows :
- the first paragraph of Article 2 is replaced by the
     following :
     " The Council , acting by qualified majority , shall decide
     to which third countries' fleets the information system
     shall be jointly applied ".
                              Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States .
Done at Brussels ,                           For the Council
                                              The President
 ( 1 ) OJ L 258 , 21.9.1978
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                 COMPETITIVENESS AND EMPLOYMENT IMPACT STATEMENT
I.    What is the main reason for introducing the measure ?
      prorogation d'ire mesure existante qui prend fin le 31 decentore 1988
II .  Features of the businesses in question . In particular                :
      ( a ) Are there many SMEs ?              /
      ( b ) Are they concentrated in regions which are :
             i . eligible for regional aid in the Member States ?
             ii . eligible under the ERDF ?             /
III .   What direct obligations does this measure impose on businesses ?
                           /
IV .    What indirect obligations are local authorities likely to impose
        on businesses ?
        l'obligation de collaborer à donner des informations
V.      Are there any special measures in respect of SMEs ?                 Please specify .
                           /                                                     /
VI .    What is the likely effect on :
        ( a ) the competitiveness of businesses ?
                           /
        ( b ) employment ?
                    /
VII .  Have both sides of industry been consulted ?
       Please indicate their opinions .
                  /