CELEX: 51989PC0572
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Date: 1989-11-27
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 3164/76 concerning access to the market in the international carriage of goods by road (presented by the Commission)

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                                                    COM(89 ) 572 final
                                                   Brussels , 27 November 1989
                              Proposal for a
                        COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
             amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 3164 / 76 concerning
  access to the market in the international carriage of goods by road
                      (presented by the Commission )
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 ---pagebreak---                                 EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1 . In Regulation ( EEC ) No 1841 /88 , t 1 ' the Council
     - set a Community quota for the carriage of goods by road between
          Member States for 1988 and 1989 , and
     -    decided to abolish all quotas , Including the Community quota , on
          1 January 1993 .
     This means that the Community quota should now be decided for 1990 ,
      1991 and 1992 .
     Under Article 3(3 ) of Regulation ( EEC ) No 3164 /76 ,     as amended by
      the above-mentioned Regulation ( EEC ) No 1841 / 88 , the Council is
      required to decide by 31 March 1990 on an Increase In the Community
     quota from 1990 .      The aim of this proposal Is to enable the Council
     to take this decision in time , If possible before the end of 1989 ,
     as It would be preferable for Community authorizations to be fully
     available In practice from 1 January 1990 .
      In addition , under the provisions of Article 3(3 ) of Regulation
      ( EEC ) No 3164/ 76 , a report on the effects of the various increases
      in and the allocation of the Community quota has to be attached to
     the proposal .
( 1 ) 0J No L 163 , 30.6.1988 , p . 1 .
( 2 ) 0J No L 357 , 29.12.1976 , p . 1 .
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2 . The Increase In the Community quota for 1990 , 1991 and 1992 should
    be set at 40% per year .       This rate of Increase Is :
          In line with the policy conclusions adopted by the Council at the
          meeting of 30 June 1986 and the Commission proposal presented In
          November 1986 ^ 1 ^;
    -     equivalent to the Community quota Increases In 1987 , 1988 and
          1989 ;
          absolutely essential If the proportion of operations effected
          under Community authorizations Is to be Increased and complete
          freedom to provide road haulage services between the
          Member States thereby estabi Ished ;
          a response to market needs since the number of tonne-kilometres
          performed under the Community quota Increased by 37% between 1986
          and 1988 ; and
          necessary to ensure a smooth transition to the system which will
          be In force from 1 January 1993 and In which there will no longer
          be any quantitative restrictions on access to the market ( as
          quotas will have been abolished ).
3 . The extra authorizations resulting from the Increase In the
    Community quota are to be distributed among the Member States on a
     I I near bas I s .
    The linear method of allocation was used for 1989 and has the
    advantage of simplicity .      Any other method of distributing Community
    authorisations aimed at ensuring that the Member States all start
    equal when the unrestricted system comes Into force on
    1 January 1993 , would run Into virtually Insurmountable obstacles .
(1)       0J No 65 , 12.3.1987 , p. 4 .
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4 . By abolishing the present formality requiring a customs stamp on the
    record sheet when a lorry crosses the frontier of the country In
    which the transport operation Is to terminate , this proposal Is also
    In line with the objective set out In Article 8a of the Single Act .
    Although the formality will disappear automatically on
    31 December 1992 when Regulation 1841 /88 enters fully Into force , It
    might be useful to make advance preparations for the deadline by
    organizing the gradual dismantling of these border formalities .
    Furthermore , the requirement , enshrined in Regulation 3164 / 76 , Is a
    barrier to the elimination of the formality by the Member States of
    the Schengen Group .  Hence the proposal to amend Annexes II and I la
    to Regulation 3164/ 76 .
 ---pagebreak---                                Proposal for a
                          COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
             amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 3164 / 76 concerning
  access to the market In the International carriage of goods by road
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 , 1
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament , 2
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee , 3
Whereas under Article 3(3 ) of Regulation ( EEC ) No 3164/ 76 , 4 as last
amended by Regulation ( EEC ) No 1841 / 88 , 5 the Council Is required to
take a decision on the Increase , from 1990 ,     in the Community quota for
the carriage of goods by road between Member States ;
Whereas  Article   4a   of   Regulation   ( EEC ) No  3164 / 76 provides  for
abolition of all quotas , Including the Community quota , from 1 January
1993 ;
Whereas on 30 June 1986 , the Council adopted conclusions requiring the
Community quota to be increased by 40% each year starting In 1987 and
continuing until the implementation in 1993 of an Intra-Community road
transport market free of all quantitative restrictions ;
1  0J
2  0J
3  0J
4  0J No L 357 , 29.12.1976 , p. 1 .
5  0J No L 163 , 30.6.1988 , p. 1 .
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Whereas , pursuant to those conclusions the Community quota was Indeed
increased by 40% In 1987 , 1988 and 1989 ;
Whereas to ensure that the changeover to the new system applicable from
1993 is as smooth as possible and does not disturb the market , and to
ensure that there is complete freedom to provide road haulage services
between Member States , the Community quota should be increased by 40%
also In 1990 , 1991 and 1992 ;
Whereas , as In 1989 , the number of authorizations resulting from the
 increase   in   the   Community     quota    should    be   allocated     to  the
Member States on a linear basis ; whereas this method            is particularly
appropriate because of Its simplicity ;
Whereas , with a view to the abolition of checks at the Community 's
 internal  frontiers     the  requirement    for   the   customs    to  stamp  the
transport   record   sheet    should   be   abolished ;   whereas ,   consequently
certain technical amendments are needed to Regulation ( EEC ) No 3164 / 76 ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                    Article 1
Regulation ( EEC ) No 3164 / 76 Is hereby amended as follows :
1.   Article 3(1 ) and ( 2 ) are replaced by the following :
    "1 .    For   1990 ,   1991  and   1992   the  total   number    of  Community
            authorizations allocated to the Member States as a whole             in
             the context of the Community quota shall be 33 635 , 47 094
            and 65 936 respectively .
            The number of Community authorizations allocated to each of
             the Member States shall be as follows :
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                           1990           1991       1992
Be I g I urn               2918           4086       5721
Denmark                    2831           3964       5550
Germany                    4654           6516       9123
Greece                     1291           1808       2532
Spa in                     3026           4237       5932
France                     3957           5540       7756
I re I and                 1316           1843       2581
Italy                      3964           5550       7770
Luxembourg                 1360           1904       2666
Nether lands               4125           5775       8085
Portuga I                  1713           2399       3359
Uni ted Kingdom            2480           3472       4861
2.   In Annex      I I and Annex II bis   :
a)         the followingI are deleted
                 point 7 on page ( b ) ;
                 the last sentence on page ( c );
                 the footnote appearing under " NB " at the foot of page ( d );
                 and
                 the text on page ( e ) ;
b)         the following sentence Is added to point 3 on page ( b ):
           " However , the book has no longer to be checked at the frontiers
           of the Member States ."
                                         Art Icle 2
This Regulation shall enter Into force on 1 January 1990 .
This       Regulation     shall  be   binding     In Its  entirety   and directly
applicable In all Member States .
Done at       Brussels                               For the Council
                                                     The President
 ---pagebreak--- Assessment of the Impact on SMEs and employment of the proposal for a
Council Regulation amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 3164/ 76 on access to
the market In the International carriage of goods by road
1 . Administrative obligations arising out of the Implementation of the
    proposed Régulation
    The proposal will result in businesses having fewer administrative
    formalities to complete :
    -  each Community authorization will replace a large number of
       bilateral and transit authorizations ;
    -  Community authorizations are valid for a full year and for all
       transport links between the Member States whereas bilateral
       authorizations are valid only for one journey on one bilateral
        link ;
    -  frontier formalities ( customs stamp on the record sheet ) will be
       abol I shed .
2 . Advantages for undertakings
    The Increase In the Community quota will result in :
    -  road haullers belng able to respond even better to market needs ;
    -  rat lona I I zat ion of services ;
    -  a correspond Ing réduction In costs ;
    -  a réduction In administrative formai ities ( see point 1 ).
3 . Dlsadvantages for undertaklngs
    The Increase In transport capacity Is likely to result In greater
    compétition between road haullers .
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4 . Effects on employment
    The proposal does not seem likely to affect employment levels In the
    sector In quest Ion .
5 . Has there been prior consultation of the social partners ?
    Not on this proposal , but consultations were held on the previous
    proposal , COM ( 86)595 f lnal / 2 ( OJ C 65 of 12 March 1987 , p. 4 ), part
    of which ( the 40% per year Increase In the Community quota ) has been
    Included in this proposal .
    In connection with the earlier proposal the ESC 1 drew attention to
    the danger of overcapacity .       This reflected the views of the road
    hauliers , trade unions , railways and transport auxiliaries but the
    users approved the proposal
6 . Is there an alternative Involving Ie3s constraint ?
    No .
1   Opinion of 1 June 1987 ( OJ 232 of 31.8.1987        P  34 ).
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