CELEX: 51984PC0171(01)
Language: en
Date: 1984-03-20
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DIRECTIVE AMENDING DIRECTIVE 83/181/EEC DETERMINING THE SCOPE OF ARTICLE 14 ( 1 ) ( D ) OF DIRECTIVE 77/388/EEC AS REGARDS EXEMPTION FROM VALUE ADDED TAX ON THE FINAL IMPORTATION OF CERTAIN GOODS

6. 4. 84                             Official Journal of the European Communities                            N o C 95/3
— safety fo school buses,                                       — behaviour of users (education at school, law
                                                                    enforcement and penalties, additional training of
— protection of children in cars,
                                                                    drivers, communication with drivers and phasing
— safety of occupants of private cars in accidents                  of holidays),
    involving frontal and lateral impact;                       — improving the safety characteristics of vehicles
                                                                    (private cars, buses, heavy goods vehicles and
Infrastructure:                                                     motorized two-wheelers);
— international aspects of signs and signals,
                                                                INVITES THE COMMISSION:
— definition of road profile standards based on
    safety criteria,                                            to draw up a first programme of road safety in
                                                                accordance with the above guidelines by 31
— harmonization of traffic prohibitions;                        December 1984;
                                                                to submit first-priority proposals within a period of
CONSIDERS:                                                      one year from that date;
that research and studies should be carried out in the          to set up a Committee of Experts on Road Safety in
following areas, either by coordinating the activities          order to assist the Commission in this area.
of the Member States or through Community
research activities, while avoiding duplication of the          RESOLVES:
work being carried out by other international organ-
izations :                                                      to do its utmost to ensure the rapid adoption of
                                                                proposals concerning road safety as an integral part
— data concerning road accidents in the EEC                     of the common policy for inland transport, in
    (harmonization of statistics and forecasting                conjunction with the other Community policies
    methods),                                                   concerned.
              Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 83/181/EEC determining the scope
              of Article 14 (1) (d) of Directive 77/388/EEC as regards exemption from value added tax
                                        on the final importation of certain goods
                                                    COM(84) 171 final
                            (Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 20 March 1984)
                                                      (84/C 95/03)
              THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
              Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in
              particular Articles 99 and 100 thereof,
              Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
              Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,
              Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee,
              Whereas Council Directive 83/181/EEC (') laid down the minimum quantity of fuel
              contained in the fuel tanks of commercial motor vehicles which must be exempted from
              value added tax on admission;
              O OJ No L 105, 23. 4. 1983, p. 38.
 ---pagebreak--- N o C 95/4                             Official Journal of the European Communities                      6.4.84
           Whereas in order to facilitate passage at the internal frontiers of the Community the
           total amount of fuel contained in the tanks of commercial motor vehicles travelling
           between Member States should be exempted from value added tax on admission,
           HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
                                                           Article 1
           Directive 83/181 / E E C is hereby amended as follows:
           1. Article 83 is amended by the insertion of the words 'coming from third countries'
               between the words 'commercial motor vehicles' and 'to 200 litres'.
           2. Article 84 (a) is replaced by the following:
               '(a) commercial motor vehicles engaged in international transport coming from third
                    countries to their frontier zone, to a maximum depth of 25 km as the crow flies,
                    where such transport consists of journeys made by persons residing in that
                    zone;'.
                                                           Article 2
           This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
           Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 68/297/EEC on the standardization
           of provisions regarding the duty-free admission of fuel contained in the fuel tanks of
                                                   commercial motor vehicles
                                                      COM(84) 171 final
                           (Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 20 March 1984)
                                                        (84/C 95/04)
           THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
           Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in
           particular Articles 75 and 99 thereof,
           Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
           Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,
           Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee,
           Whereas Council Directive 68/297/EEC ('), as amended by Directive 83/127/EEC (2),
           laid down the minimum quantity of fuel contained in the fuel tanks of commercial road
           vehicles which can be admitted duty-free at the internal frontiers of the Community;
           Whereas it is essential, in order to facilitate frontier crossing, to admit duty-free all the
           fuel contained in the normal fuel tanks of commercial road vehicles;
           Whereas the term 'normal fuel tank' should de defined,
            O OJ No L 175, 23. 7. 1968, p. 15.
           (2) O J N o L 9 1 , 9 . 4. 1983, p. 28.