CELEX: 51981PC0576
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Date: 1981-10-19
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE amending Directive 75/130/EEC on the establishment of common rules for certain types of combined road/rail carriage of goods between Member States (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                               COM(81)576 final
                                              Brussels , 19 October 1981
                              Proposal for a
                             COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
          amending Directive 75 / 130 / EEC on the establishment
          of common rules for certain types of combined road /
              rail carriage of goods between Member States
              ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
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 C0M(81 ) 576 final
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                                 EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
  1.     In the Directive 75/130/EEC of 17 February 1975 the Council Laid down
        common rules , to remain in force until 31 December 1978, for certain
        types of combined road/ rail carriage of goods between Member States .
        In particular, the rules provided for this form of transport to be
        freed from all quantitative restrictions (quotas ) and for the
        elimination of various administrative restraints ( authorizations ).
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2.      With the Directive 79 / 5 / EEC of 19 December 1978   the Council retained
        on a permanent basis almost all the common rules introduced by the
        Directive 75 / 130/ EEC , and at the same time amended some of the
        provisions to reflect the lessons learned during the experimental
        period . The Council 's amendments include Article 8 which provides
,       that " in the case of containers of 20 feet or more and swap bodies
        which have no supports , this Directive shall be valid until
        31 December 1981 ".
3.      In the report on the implementation of Directive 75 / 130 / EEC which the
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        Commission will be submitting to the Council on                         ,
        the Commission states its intention of also rendering permanent the
        provisions concerning containers of 20 feet or more and swap bodies
                        V.
        which have no supports because experience gained in the meantime has
        demonstrated the desirability of such liberalization .
4.      The annexed proposal formulates this intention .
5 . „ The main change the Commission is considering is a permanent extension
        of the Directives * rules to cover the combined road / rail carriage of
        containers of 20 feet and over and swap bodies without supports . Th£
        Commission feels that this extension is justifiable because more and
        more of these containers and swap bodies used in international
        transport are being used in the road / rail technique .
  ^ 0J No L 48 of 22 February 1975, p. 31 .
  ^0J No L 5 of 9 January 1979, p. 33.
  ^Annex Doc .
 ---pagebreak--- The effect of liberalizing combined transport has been to facilitate
the transfer of road haulage business to international container
services . Furthermore , the present distinction between swap bodies
and containers does not reflect current practice , as the road haulage
industry uses both forms of container to meet the needs of the economy.
It would therefore be pointless to liberalize only one form of
container . All the factors on which the conception of the Directive
are based militate in favour of a solution which includes containers
of 20 feet and over and swap bodies without supports in a complete
liberalization of combined road / rail transport .
The whole aim of the proposed changes is therefore to retain the
present degree of liberalization by finally extending its scope to
combined road / rail transport operations using containers of 20 feet
and over and swap bodies without supports so that potential users have
the freedom of choice between techniques and will be encouraged to
change over .
 ---pagebreak---                                         PROPOSAL FOR A
                                       COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
                  amending Directive 75 / 130 / EEC on the establishment
                  of common rules for certain types of combined road /
                  rail carriage of goods between Member States
  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                                      ~
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and
  in particular Article 75 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 ^ounci I Directive 75 /130/EEC^ as amended by Directive
- 79 / 5 / EEC ,                      applies on an experimental basis until
  31 December 1981 to combined transport in the case of containers of 20 feet and
  more and swap bodies which have no supports ;
  Whereas the inaugural effect of Directive 75 / 130 / EEC as far as these
  transports are concerned during the period which has elapsed must be               ;
  considered to have been positive ;                ,                          •
  Whereas Directive 75 / 130 / EEC should therefore be rendered permanent with
  regard to these transports and should           accordingly be amended by the
   deletion of the final date laid down ,
   HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE :          .  .           .   -
    0J No 1_ 48 of 22.2.1975 , p.31 .
   20J No L 5 of 9.1.1979, p. 33 .
 ---pagebreak---                                       Article 1
 Article 8 of Directive 75 / 13Q / EEC is hereby deleted .
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                                      Article 2
                                                           necessary
The Member States shall take the additional measures/ in order to comply with
this Directive before 1 July 1982 .      They shall  inform the Commission thereof
                                      Article 3
This Directive is addressed to the Member States .
Done at Brussels,                                             For the Council
                                                               The President