CELEX: 51987PC0584
Language: en
Date: 1987-11-25
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) AMENDING COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3568/83 ON THE FIXING OF RATES FOR THE CARRIAGE OF GOODS BY ROAD BETWEEN MEMBER STATES

7. 1. 88                                     Official Journal of the European Communities                                      No C 3/5
                         ORIGINAL PROPOSAL                                                           AMENDED PROPOSAL
                                                T h i r d to sixth r e c i t a l s u n c h a n g e d
                                                                    New recitals
                                                                              Add following new recitals:
                                                                              Whereas these principles need to be applied uniformly
                                                                              and speedily to encourage, wherever possible, the early
                                                                              development of alternative non-dangerous agents and/or
                                                                              work activities;
                                                                              Whereas the provisions of this Directive do not prevent
                                                                              any Member State from maintaining or introducing more
                                                                              stringent measures for the protection of working
                                                                              conditions compatible with the Treaty;
                                                                              Whereas this Directive does not impose administrative,
                                                                              financial and legal constraints incompatible with the
                                                                              creation and development of small and medium-sized
                                                                              undertakings;
                                                  A r t i c l e s and A n n e x u n c h a n g e d
                Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 3568/83 on
                             the fixing of rates for the carriage of goods by road between Member States
                                                                 COM(87) 584 final
                                  (Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 25 November 1987)
                                                                    (88/C3/05)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                       Whereas the decisions to be taken on these proposals
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                          should not be weighed down by new arrangements
Economic Community, and in particular Article 75                               regarding the fixing of rates;
thereof,                                                                       Whereas until such decisions are taken the continuity of
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                             the Community policy on tariffs should be assured;
Having regard to the opinion of the European Par-                              Whereas, therefore, the period of validity of Council
liament,                                                                       Regulation (EEC) No 3568/83 should be extended by
                                                                               one year, and whereas the time limit for decision by the
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and                               Council on the future system of prices and conditions for
Social Committee,                                                              this sector should, in consequence, be carried forward by
Whereas the fixing of rates and conditions for the                             one year.
carriage of goods by road between Member States is
                                                                               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
currently governed by Council Regulation (EEC) No
3568/83 of 1 December 1983 on the fixing of rates for                                                    Article 1
the carriage of goods by road between Member States;
                                                                               Council Regulation (EEC) No 3568/83 is hereby
Whereas, under Article 20 thereof, that Regulation
                                                                               amended as follows:
expires on 31 December 1988 and the Council must
decide by 31 December 1987 at the latest on the sub-                          — In the second paragraph of Article 20, '31 December
sequent arrangements applicable to rates and conditions                            1988' is replaced by '31 December 1989'.
for the said carriage;                                                        — In the third paragraph of Article 20, '31 December
                                                                                   1987' is replaced by '31 December 1988'.
Whereas the organization of the market for the carriage
of goods by road is developing fast on account of                                                        Article 2
proposals submitted by the Commission to the Council
on access to the market for such operations (');                              This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1988.
                                                                              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and
(l) O J N o C 6 5 , 12. 3. 1987, p. 4.                                        directly applicable in all Member States.