CELEX: 31966D0161
Language: en
Date: 1966-02-28 00:00:00
Title: 66/161/EEC: Council Decision of 28 February 1966 instituting a procedure for consultation in respect of transport infrastructure investment

92                                   Official Journal of the European Communities
8.3.66                         OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES                                         583/66
                                                  COUNCIL DECISION
                                                   of 28 February 1966
                     instituting a procedure for consultation in respect of transport infrastructure
                                                         investment
                                                       (66/161/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC                             Notification of such projects shall in particular in­
COMMUNITY,                                                       clude :
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­               — a technical description;
pean Economic Community, and in particular Article               — an estimate of the total cost;
75 thereof;                                                      — a provisional programme of works;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;              — an economic assessment.
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Par­
liament1 ;                                                                               Article 2
Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and                 The following factors shall be taken into account in
Social Committee2 ;                                              assessing the interest to the Community of any in­
Whereas the attainment of the objectives of the                  vestment project :
Treaty within the framework of a common transport                — the effect of the project on the development of
policy requires the introduction of a procedure for                  transport and trade between Member States or
consultation in respect of transport infrastructure                  between the Community and third countries ; or
investment in the rail, road and inland waterway                 — the effect of the project on the development of
sectors ;                                                            one or more regions of the Community.
Whereas the co-ordinated development of transport
links within the Community and the removal of any                                        Article 3
existing obstacles and breaks in continuity at the
Community's internal frontiers will be promoted by               The Commission shall inform the Member States of
making investment projects which are considered to               all projects notified to it by those States. If the Com­
be of Community interest subject to such a procedure             mission considers it appropriate, or if a Member State
of notification, interchange of information among                so requests, the Commission shall consult the Mem­
Member States and consultation;                                  ber States on the project or projects so notified. It
                                                                 shall inform the Member States of the result of such
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :                                      consultation.
                          Article 1
                                                                                         Article 4
Member States shall notify to the Commission, be­
                                                                 This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
fore they are carried out, investment projects of Com­
munity interest which have as their object the con­
struction of new railways, roads or inland waterways             Done at Brussels, 28 February 1966.
or a considerable increase in the capacity of those
already in existence.                                                                             For the Council
                                                                                                   The President
1 OJ No 62, 12.4.1965, p. 902/65.
2 OJ No 63 , 13.4.1965 , p. 948/65 .                                                                P.WERNER