CELEX: 51984PC0687
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Date: 1984-12-03
Title: DRAFT OF A FIFTH COUNCIL DECISION ON THE COLLECTION OF INFORMATION CONCERNING THE ACTIVITIES OF CARRIERS PARTICIPATING IN CARGO LINER TRAFFIC IN CERTAIN AREAS OF OPERATION (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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       COMMISSION                                                                                  Brussels,   3 December 1984
           OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES                                                                               FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
    G e n e ra l S ecretariat
                DRAFT      OF A FIFTH       CO U N C IL     D E C IS IO N ON T H E      COLLECTION      OF I N F O R M A T I O N
                           CONCERNING      THE       A C T IV IT IE S   OF C A R R I E R S PA R TIC IP A TIN G   IN
                              CAR GO L I N E R       TR A F FIC   IN   CERTAIN      AREAS    OF   OPERATION
                                  ( s u b m i t t e d t o t h e C o un c il by t h e Commission)
          COM(84) 687 f i n a l
 ---pagebreak--- PROPOSAI FOR A FIFTH COUNCIL DECISION ON THE COLLECTION OF
INFORMATION CONCERNING THE ACTIVITIES OF CARRIERS PARTICI­
PATING IN CARGO LINER TRAFFIC IN CERTAIN AREAS OF OPERATION
                                           ( E x p l a n a t o r y memorandum)
1.            I n accordance w i t h C ou nci l D e c is i o n 79/4/EEC (1) o f
19 December 1978 and C ou nci l D e c is i o n 8 0 / 1181/EEC (2) o f
4 December 1980, i n re sp e ct o f which r u l e s are e s t a b l i s h e d
i n C o u n c i l D e c is i o n 8 1 / 1 8 9 / EEC (3) o f 26 March 1981, the
Member S t a t e s have c o l l e c t e d and f orw ar ded t o th e Commission
i n f o r m a t i o n on cargo l i n e r t r a f f i c             between th e Community and
East A f r i c a ,       C e n t r a l America and th e Far East.
               Surveillance of t r a f f i c                  between the Community and East
A f r i c a and C e n t r a l America began on 1 January 1979.                                    I t was
extended t w i c e and i s t o f i n i s h on 31 December 1984. S u r v e i l ­
 lance o f t r a f f i c          between th e Community and th e Far East began
on 1 J u l y 1981.              It   was extended once and a l s o f i n i s h e s on
31 December 1984. The s u r v e i l l a n c e system was i n t r o d u c e d
because o f concern t h a t c e r t a i n c a r r i e r s                      i n these areas o f
o p e r a t i o n were not f o l l o w i n g the r u l e s o f c o m p e t i t i o n in
accordance w i t h the p r i n c i p l e s o f market economy and were
 a d v e r s e l y a f f e c t i n g the c o m p e t i t i v e p o s i t i o n o f Member S ta te
 fle e ts .
 2.            Four c o n f i d e n t i a l       r e p o r t s were d r a f t e d on the b a s i s o f
 i n f o r m a t i o n s u p p l i e d by th e Member S t a t e s and i n f o r m a t i o n o b t a i n e d
 by t h e Commission from o t h e r sources and were sent t o th e Council by
 th e Commission. These must remain c o n f i d e n t i a l                               i n o r d e r t o saf eguard
 c o m m e r c i a ll y s e n s i t i v e i n f o r m a t i o n .   The f i r s t       t h r e e r e p o r t s deal w i t h
 tra ffic        between t h e Communi t y                  and C e n t r a l America and East A f r i c a
 and the o t h e r r e p o r t g i v e s a f i r s t               p r o v i s i o n a l account o f t r a f f i c    bet­
 ween th e Community and t h e Far East.
 (1) OJ L 5,                      0 9 . 0 1 . 7 9 , p. 31
 (2)      OJ L 350,               2 3 . 1 2 . 8 0 , p. 44
 (3) OJ L 88,                     0 2 . 0 4 . 8 1 , p. 32
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3.            Al th oug h a memorandum o f u n d e r s ta n d in g has been signed w i t h
regar d t o commercial t r a f f i c                 i n one o f these areas o f o p e r a t i o n , i t
n e v e r t h e l e s s seems w o r t h w i le e x t e n d i n g s u r v e i l l a n c e once again i n
o r d e r t o ensure t h a t a l l         the problems a f f e c t i n g t h i s t r a f f i c
have been s o l v e d .
              The i n f o r m a t i o n c o l l e c t e d over th e p r e v i o u s year on t r a f f i c    in
t h e o t h e r two areas o f o p e r a t i o n c o n f ir m s t h a t t h e r e are s t i l l       grounds
f o r concern w i t h          regar d t o th e k in d o f c o m p e t i t i o n p r a c t i s e d by c e r t a i n
c a rrie rs        i n these t r a d e s .
A.             I n view o f t h i s     s itu a tio n ,     the Commission t h e r e f o r e c o n s i d e r s
t h a t s u r v e i l l a n c e o f these t h r e e areas o f o p e r a t i o n should c o n t in u e
f o r a n o th e r two y e a r s , i . e .         u n til'th e  end o f 1986.
5.    If    ju s tifie d      by the i n f o r m a t i o n c o l l e c t e d on th e t h r e e areas o f
o p e r a t i o n concerned, d e c i s i o n s may have t o be t ake n a t any t im e on
whether i t            i s necessary t o adopt s u i t a b l e countermeasures as p r o v id e d
for      i n C ou nci l D e c is i o n 83/573/EEC (1) o f 26 October 1983.
 (1) OJ L 332, 2 8 . 1 1 . 1 9 8 3 , p. 37
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'' ’ ‘DRAFT OF A FIFTH COUNCIL DECISION ON THE COLLECTION OF INFORMATION
      CONCERNING THE ACTIVITIES OF CARRI ERS PARTICIPATING IN CARGO LINER
      TRAFFIC IN CERTAIN AREAS OF OPERATION
      THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
      Having reg ar d t o th e T r e a t y e s t a b l i s h i n g i n the European Economic
      Community, and i n p a r t i c u l a r A r t i c l e 84(2) t h e r e o f ,
      Having r ega rd t o C ou nci l D e c is i o n 78/774/EEC o f 19 September 1978
      co n c e rn in g th e a c t i v i t i e s o f c e r t a i n t h i r d           c o u n t r i e s i n the f i e l d
      o f cargo s h i p p i n g         (1),
      Having r eg ar d t o th e d r a f t                 D e c is i o n s u b m it t e d by the Commission,
       Whereas the i n f o r m a t i o n ' c o l l e c t e d under C o u n c i l D e c is i o n 79/4/EEC                  (2) and
       C o u n c i l D e c is i o n 8 0 / 1 1 8 1 /EEC (3) and C o u n c i l D e c i s i o n 82/870/EEC (4) on the
      c o l l e c t i o n o f i n f o r m a t i o n co nc e rn in g th e a c t i v i t i e s o f c a r r i e r s
      p a rtic ip a tin g       i n cargo l i n e r t r a f f i c          i n c e r t a i n areas o f o p e r a t i o n
      g i v e s grounds f o r concern about th e c o m p e t i t i v e p o s i t i o n o f Member
      S t a t e s h i p p i n g companies because o f the n a t u r e o f the c o m p e t i t i o n which
      th ey fac e from c e r t a i n c a r r i e r s                i n the t r a d e s r e f e r r e d t o i n Annex I I
      to     D e c i s i o n 79/4/EEC; whereas the c o l l e c t i o n o f i n f o r m a t i o n
      about thes e t r a d e s should t h e r e f o r e c o n t i n u e ;
       Whereas th e i n f o r m a t i o n c o l l e c t e d about the t r a d e s between th e EEC
       and th e c o u n t r i e s        re fe rre d to in A r t i c l e          2 of      D e c is i o n
       80/ 11 8 1/EEC t i n r e s p e c t of which r u l e s are e s t a b l i s h e d i n C o u n c i l D e c is i o n
       81/189/EEC            (5) and D e c is i o n 82/870/EEC (4) a l s o g i v e s grounds f o r concern
       about t h e c o m p e t i t i v e p o s i t i o n o f Member S t a t e s h i p p i n g companies, whereas
       t h e c o l l e c t i o n o f i n f o r m a t i o n about these t r a d e s should t h e r e f o r e c o n t i n u e .
       (1) 0J L 258, 2 1 . 0 9 . 1 9 7 8 , p. 35
        (2) 0J         L5     ,   0 9 . 0 1 . 1 9 7 9 , p. 31
        (3) 0J         L 350,     2 3 . 1 2 . 1 9 8 0 , p. 44
        (4) 0J         L 368,     2 8 . 1 2 . 1 9 8 2 , p. 42
        (5) OJ         L 88 ,     0 2 . 0 4 . 1 9 8 1 , p. 32
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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
                                                   A rtic le 1
In A r t i c l e s    1 and 2 of D e c is i o n 82/870/EEC "31 December 1984" i s hereby
r e p la c e d by "31 December 198 6".
                                                   A rtic le 2
T h i s D e c i s i o n s h a l l a p p ly from 1 January 1985.
                                                   A rtic le 3
T hi s D e c i s i o n i s addressed t o t h e Member S t a t e s .
 Done a t B r u s s e l s                                           For t h e C o u n c il
                                                                     The P r e s i d e n t