CELEX: 31976R3181
Language: en
Date: 1976-12-21 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 3181/76 of 21 December 1976 extending Regulation (EEC) No 1174/68 on the introduction of a system of bracket tariffs for the carriage of goods by road between Member States

30. 12. 76                                Official Journal of the European Communities                        No L 359/ 13
                                         COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3181 /76
                                                       of 21 December 1976
                extending Regulation (EEC) No 1174/68 on the introduction of a system of
                    bracket tariffs for the carriage of goods by road between Member States
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
                                                                    goods by road form an essential element ; whereas
COMMUNITIES,                                                        these arrangements are closely connected inter alia
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               with the proposals concerning the fixing of rates in
Economic Community, and in particular Article 75                    other goods transport markets and access to the
                                                                    market ;
thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                  Whereas the time required for the examination of all
                                                                    these proposals necessitates the extension for a further
 Having regard to the opinion of the European Parlia­               period of one year of the tariff arrangements intro­
ment (*),                                                           duced by Regulation (EEC) No 1 1 74/68,
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and
Social Committee (2),                                                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1174/68 of 30
July 1968 on the introduction of a system of bracket                                         Article 1
tariffs for the carriage of goods by road between
Member States (3), as last amended by Regulation                     In Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 1174/68 31
(EEC) No 3330/75 (4), expires on 31 December 1976 ;                  December 1976' is replaced by '31 December 1977'.
Whereas      the    Commission       has    submitted    to the
                                                                                              Article 2
Council proposals regarding the operation of the
goods transport markets in which arrangements for                   This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January
the regulation of rates for the international carriage of            1977.
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States.
                Done at Brussels, 21 December 1976.
                                                                                 For the Council
                                                                                   The President
                                                                           A. P. L. M. M. van der STEE
(') Opinion    delivered on 14 December 1976 (not yet
    published  in the Official Journal).
(2) Opinion    delivered on 15 December 1976 (not yet
    published  in the Official Journal).
(3) OJ No L     194, 6. 8 . 1968, p. 1 .
(<) OJ No L    329, 23. 12. 1975, p. 8 .