CELEX: 51977PC0116(03)
Language: en
Date: 1977-04-06
Title: AMENDMENT TO THE PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ON A SYSTEM OF REFERENCE TARIFFS FOR THE CARRIAGE OF GOODS BY INLAND WATERWAY BETWEEN MEMBER STATES

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                                                             II
                                                    (Preparatory Acts)
                                               COMMISSION
              Amendments to proposals for Council Regulations:
                I. on the fixing of rates for international goods transport by rail
               II. on a system of reference tariffs for the carriage of goods by road between Member
                   States
              III. on a system of reference tariffs for the carriage of goods by inland waterway between
                   Member States
              (Submitted   by the Commission to the Council pursuant to the second paragraph of
                                             Article 149 of the EEC Treaty)
                                                              I
              Amendment to the proposal for a Council Regulation on the fixing of rates for
                                        international goods transport by rail (*)
The third recital reads as follows:                                  exclude the possibility of medium-term cross-sub-
                                                                     sidization within the international transport
    'Whereas this concept has to be reached in stages                sector
    beginning with the present situation and, in the
    first place, with international goods transport;
    whereas during this stage further progress must be            The eighth recital reads as follows:
    made towards the harmonization of cost factors                   'Whereas the range of measures envisaged should
    in the social, technical and fiscal fields; whereas              contribute, within the framework established by
    in a second stage the concept of this Regulation                 Article 9 (1) of the Council Decision of 20 May
    will be extended to cover transport within the                   1975, to the improvement of the railways' financial
    Member States, taking into account the progress                  position in a sector of activity in which the pros-
    made towards harmonization;'                                     pects of a continuing increase in long-distance
                                                                     transport in Europe require this objective to be
                                                                     achieved as quickly as possible.'
The fifth recital reads as follows:
                                                                  The ninth recital reads as follows:
    'Whereas, as a result, the railway administrations
    must achieve a balance between receipts and costs                 'Whereas the establishment of through tariffs for
    for corresponding services; this obligation does not             goods transport between Member States is likely on
                                                                     the one hand to strengthen the competitive position
                                                                     of the railways and, on the other hand, to increase
(i) OJ No C 1, 5. 1. 1976, p. 37.                                    the attractiveness of the railways' services to the
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    customer; whereas, furthermore, through tariffs                  transport services where the needs or the markets
    will help to reduce the economic significance of                 and the interests of the railway undertakings
    national frontiers, thereby improving trade between              justify such a system.'
    the Member States, which is one of the objectives
    of the Treaties establishing the European Com-                The text of Article 4 (3) is replaced by the following:
    munities.'
                                                                     'Through tariffs shall be established either in the
                                                                     form of general tariffs, or in the form of special
The text of Article 4 (1) is replaced by the following:              tariffs. They shall be sufficiently differentiated
                                                                     to take account of the characteristics of the
    'The transport of goods between Member States                    various transport operations and to promote sepa-
    shall be controlled by a system of through-                      rate rates which do not differ widely from the
    reference tariffs set up by the railways for all                 reference tariffs.'
                                                              II
              Amendment to the proposal for a Council Regulation on a system of reference tariffs
                              for the carriage of goods by road between Member States (x)
              Article 3 (2) is amended as follows:
                    'Reference tariffs shall be established either in the form of general tariffs, or in the
                    form of special tariffs. They shall be sufficiently differentiated to take account of the
                    characteristics of the various transport operations and to promote separate rates
                    which do not differ widely from the reference tariffs.'
              A second paragraph, worded as follows, is added to Article 8:
                    'The Commission may itself set the interested organizations a time limit for the
                    completion of the negotiations; if no agreement has been reached by the end of this
                    period, the Commission shall as of right initiate the procedure outlined in the second
                    sentence of paragraph 1.'
               (*) OJ No C 1, 5. 1. 1976, p. 41.
                                                              Ill
               Amendment to the proposal for a Council Regulation on a system of reference tariffs
                       for the carriage of goods by inland waterway between Member States (*)
                The tenth recital reads as follows:
                     'Whereas, in the event of negotiations in the inland shipping sector on the establish-
                     ment of tariffs or the consultation of transport users running into difficulties, an
                    arbitration procedure under public law by the Commission should produce solutions
                    which satisfy the interests of all parties concerned;'
               (!) OJ No C 54, 8. 3. 1976, p. 30.
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            The text of Article 4 (1) is replaced by the following:
                'Reference tariffs shall be established jointly by the trade associations of inland
                waterway carriers in the Member States concerned, in bilateral or multilateral
                negotiations. To this end they shall consult the relevant organizations of transport
                users, agents and providers of ancillary services, and transport workers.'
            The text of Article 5 (3) is replaced by the following:
                'The Commission Decision shall become enforceable one month from the date of
                publication.'