CELEX: 51977PC0357
Language: en
Date: 1977-08-25
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION amending Regulation (EEC) No 3164/76 on the Community quota for the carriage of goods by road between Member States (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak---      COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                              COM(77)357 final.
                                                              Brussels , 25 August 1
                              PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION
                amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 3164/ 76 on the Community quota
                   for the carriage of goods by road between Member States
                         ( submitted to the Council "by the Commission)
                                       r »
CCM(77) 357 final.
 ---pagebreak---                         PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION
       amending Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 3164/ 76 on the Cortimunity quota
             for the carriage of goods by road between Member States
                             EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.     The Community quota system was introduced by Council Regulation ( EEC )
                              1)
No 1018/ 68 of 19 July 1968       as supplemented by Council Regulation ( EEC )
No 2829/72 of 28 December 1972 ^ and as last amended by Council Regulation
( EEC ) No 3164/ 76 of 16 December 1976 3) .
2.     Article 3(3 ) of Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 3164 / 76 requires the
Council ( acting on a proposal from the Commission ) to decide , by 30 November
each year , on any Increase in the Community quota and on the allocation to
the Member States of the resulting extra authorizations .
3.     It would appear timely to take the Community quota beyond its present
embryonic state for two reasons : ( a ) the need for steady and balanced
progress towards the Community intbgjration of the carriage of goods by road
and ( b) the fact that the number of Community authorizations has remained
the same for three years although the aggregate volume of trade between
the Member States of the European Communities has risen and international
road transport with 1t .    Zn view also of the points set out 1n paragraph 4 ,
the Commission proposed that the present Community quota be doubled .
  1 ) OJ No L 175 , 23 July 1968 , p. 13
  2 ) OJ No L 298 , 31 December 1972 , p. 16
  3 ) OJ No L 357 , 29 December 1976 , p. 1
 ---pagebreak--- A.       The Commission is of the opinion that such an increase in the Community
quota is not likely to cause substantial change in competition in the market
for the following reasons :
( a ) Transport operations effected under Community authorizations now account
       for only about 7.5% of international road transport operations
      for Hire or reward and approximately 3.8% of total carriage of goods by
       road ( on own account and for hire or reward ) between Member States ;
( b) although the growth in trade between Member States has slackened as a
       result of the economic crisis , it is in any event essential to add to
       the road-haulage capacity now , in the market ; it would seem feasible to
       effect the increase on the Community quota , giving it priority over
       bi lateral quotas .
5.      The expansion of the Community quota will fulfil a real commercial need .
The high tonnage utilization under the present Community quota illustrates
the need for multilateral transport to be increased in order to improve the
current organization of traffic and satisfy the needs of the economy .
6.      As it pointed out in its proposal of 1 October 1975 , the Commission is
also of the opinion that , in view of certain factors which are likely to
affect the share of Community traffic taken by carriers of any given Member
State ( e.g. those from peripheral countries or countries where severe
quantitative restrictions apply ), the pragmatic approach should be maintained
whereby 50% of the increase in quotas should be allocated according to the
utilization of Community authorizations in 1975 , the other half being
distributed linearly on the basis of the quotas laid down 1n Council
Regulation ( EEC ) No 3256/ 76 .
7.       Finally the Commission believes that the relaxation of the conditions
of use of Community authorizations will obviate the need for statistical
information such as a breakdown of bilateral traffic ; it therefore recommends
a somewhat simpler record sheet for easier and more rapid use , for reasons
of cost , to reduce the obligations imposed on operators and to speed up
the forwarding of information by the Member States . However , these
simplified record sheets will not have to be used until 1 July 1978 , so
that existing stocks of books of record sheets can be used up as far as
possible and the requisite time can be allowed for the printing of the new
record sheets .
 ---pagebreak---                       PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION
          amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 3164/ 76 on the Community quota
            for the carriage of goods by road 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 the establishment of the system of Community authorizations has,
inter alia , provided more intensive and more rational use of authorized
capacity and the gradual adaptation of the undertakings concerned to the
requirements of multilateral traffic ;
Whereas, as a step towards economic integration, a transport market should
 be set up which all the Member States' road haulage operators can have
 equal access without discrimination based on nationality;
Whereas the system of Community authorizations contributes
to this objective and to the relaxation of quantitative restrictions and ,
consequently, is likely to facilitate trade between Member States at Community
level ; whereas the Community quota should therefore be substantially
increased In terms of volume ;
Whereas, furthermore, in the light of experience and the greater opportunities
for using Community authorizations , the record sheet for transport operations
carried out under the system . of Community authorizations should be simplified ,
 without thereby detracting from the reliability of the statistical data
 collected in order to establish and allocate the . said quota ; whereas, however ,
 ---pagebreak---                                                        - 2 -
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                            /
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     <          A r tn /'i up the stocks of the present books of record sheets, of which
        " 0P ! . / set out in Annex II to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3164/76 of
     the model . - ,ct
     16 Dece"/" 1976 ( 1 ), there should be
     a trar.        on period during which road haulage operators may continue to use
     the." to.ks; whereas also the transmission of the statistical data by the
     KJber States should be speeded up a standard format should be provided
    vor their communication to the Commission/                                                                   1
   KAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                                   1 '                         lV; ■
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                                                   Article 1
                                                                                                                                      • -I '
   Regulation ( EEC ) No 3164/ 76 is hereby amended as follows :,j ;                                                                 i j
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   (a) Article 3 ( 1 )" and (2 ) shall read as follows :
           M 1 . The Community quota shall consist of 4 726 authorizations .
             2. The number of Community authorizations allocated to each Member State
            . 'v^shall be as follows * v                             f                                  \          '■
                                          . ,,         •; , ■ : :               -V-       ' " v> 1 - ■'         :              •
                   'Belgium :            '                                         , 515 ·
                                                                            Λ Η.\> ~          ■ ' * · ·μV":   ^
                                                                                                                           i 5
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                       Denmark s                                 t tji
                                                              ; k • . -j '    i
                                                                                     372         t . , f. f t ,0
                                                                                                 I
                       Federal Republic of Germany i                                 880                       . ,j ;                   f ,
                       France :                                                      772
                      Ireland :                                                       85                              . -         .
           - rr       Ita ly : ^                                              .      710
                      Luxembourg :                                                   '26                                 ,
s                     Netherlands :                                                  ' 6®                                             -
                       United Kingdom :                                              500
   (b) The model record sheet for transport operations and the general provisions
  i < *for tn©      ' • ■„use ; and supply of information        . ,
                                                                                    contained in Annex II1 of (
            Regulation ( £EC) S No 3164/76 shall be replaced by the provisions set out
v           In Annex I hereto .                                                                           . >
                                                                                                                      • / •««
       ( 1 ) 0J Na L 357, 29.12.1976, p. 1 .
 ---pagebreak---                                          - 3 -
( c ) Article 4(2 ) shall read as follows :
      " 2 . The competent authorities of the Member States shall forward to the
            Commission , in anonymous form , the monthly information received in
            respect of each quarter , in the form of a table a model of which is
            contained in Annex III , within two months following the endof the
            quarter concerned ."
( d ) There shall be added to Regulation ( EEC ) No 3164 / 76 an Annex III , the
      text whereof its set out in Annex II hereto .
                                       Article 2
  By way of derogation from Article 1(b ) above , record sheets based on the
  model contained in Annex II to Regulation ( EEC ) No 3164 / 76 as originally
  published may be used until 30 June 1978 .
                                        Article 3
   This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1978 .
                                            ' tf !
  .This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
   in all Member States .                     .
   Done at Brussels ,                            For the Council
                                                 The President
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                                                                               ANNEX I
                                                                              ANNEX 1 1
                                                                                    (a)
                                                                     (Format 30 X 21 cm)
                                                        (Froiit cover of book of record sheets)
            (Text in me official language tor languages of the Member State issuing Mk of retard
           sheets – translations in the other official languages of the Community to be ga^en
                                                                                overleaf)
                             STATE ISSUING BOOK                                                  Competent authority or agftncy
                              OF RECORD SHEETS
                     ; International distinguishing sign                                            Book No
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                                                      BOOK OF .RECORD SHEETS FOR                                                                          ' .V-
                                      INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT OPERATIONS
                                                                CARRIED OUT UNDER                                       .                                     .
                                COMMUNITY AUTHORIZATION («) No                                                                                       .        • •        ~
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                                               ( b)
                  ( Inside front cover of book of record sheets )
1 . ( Translation in the other official languages of the Community of text overleaf )
2 . ( Text in the official language or languages of issuing Member State )
                                GENERAL PROVISIONS
1 . This book of record sheets contains 50 detachable sheets , numbered
    1 to 50 , on which details must be given , at the time of loading , of
    all goods transported under the Community authorization to which they
    relate . Each book is numbered and that number is marked on every page
    of the book .
2 . The carrier is responsible for the proper completion of the records of
    international transport operations .
3 . The book must accompany the Community authorization to which it relates .
    It must be produced whenever required by an authorized inspecting officer .
4 . Record sheets must be used in numerical order and the successive stages
    must be entered in chronological order .
5 . Each item in the record sheet must be completed accurately and legibly
    by printing in indelible ink .
6. Each completed record sheet must be returned to the authority or agency
    of the Member State which issued tKi^'book not later than tv<o weeks after
    the end of the month to which the sheet relates . Where an operation
    spans two census periods , the date of loading determines the period which
    the record must cover ( e.g. an operation beginning towards the end of
    January and ending in the early part of February should be included
    in the January return).
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 ---pagebreak---                                                 ( c)
              ( Front of the page inserted before the 50 detachable sheets )
   ( Text 1ri the official language or languages of the issuing Member State )
                                        EXPLANATORY NOTES
The information to be given on the following sheets relates to all goods
transported under the Community               authorization to which this record book
relates .
A separate line on this sheet must be completed for each consignment of
goods loaded .
Columns 2 and 3 : enter the day and the month ( January = 01 , February * 02 ,
                           etc .) during which the loading took place .
Column 4            , : specify the place where the consignment was loaded .
Column 5      c       •. i use the following distinguishing signs :
                               Belgium :             8         Italy :          I
                                                         1 ■ -
                               Denmark s             DK        Luxembourg :     L
                               Federal Republic                Netherlands :    NL
                               of Germany :
                                                               United Kingdom : GB
                               France  :             F
                               Ireland :         , . IRL
Columns 6 and 7 i aS              f° r   columns 4 and 5 .
Column 8                 i state the distance travelled between the place of loading
                           and the place of unloading .
Column 9                   give the weight in tonnes to one decimal point ( e.g.
                           10.0 t ) of the consignment of goods in the same way as
                           for the customs declaration ; do not include the weight
                           of containers or pallets .
Column 10                t in addition , describe as accurately as possible the goods
            t     .        in the consignment .
 Column 11 , ,       t js give the code number corresponding to the category of
                           goods as shown on the reverse side of this page and on
                           the reverse side of the following sheets .
 ---pagebreak---                                             ( d)
( Reverse side of the page inserted before the 50 detachable sheets and revers
side of each sheet )
    ( Text in the official language or languages of the issuing Member State )
                                      CODING OF GOODS
The following goods should be entered in column 11 of the transport record
book :
Code                                    Description of goods
  01         Cereals ( wheat , barley , rye , oats,, maize , rice , etc .)
  02         Potatoes , other fresh or frozen vegetables , fresh fruit
  03         Live animals , sugar beet
  04         Wood and cork ( excluding articles made of wood and cork )
  05         Textiles and textile waste , other raw materials of animal or
             vegetable origin ( textile fibres , raw hides and skins , etc .)
  06         Foodstuffs and fodder ( sugar , beverages , coffee , tobacco , meat ,
             fish , flour , fodder )
  07         Oils and fats ( oil seeds , animal and vegetable fats and oils )
  08         Solid fuels ( coal , brown coal , peat , coke )
  09          Crude oil and petroleum products ( petrol , butane and propane gas ,
              lubricants , etc .)              . .
   10         Iron ore , ferrous scrap , blast furnace flue dust )
   11         Ores and non-ferrous scrap
   12         Metal products ( bars , wire , sheet , metal tubes )
   13          Cement , manufactured construction materials ( bricks , roofing
               tiles , floor tiles , etc .)
    14         Natural or manufactured minerals ( sand , gravel , sulphur , stone ,
               plaster )
    15         Natural or artificial fertilisers
    16         Coal products ,, tar ( benzol , coal tar , etc .)
    1?          Cbesnctl products excluding coal products and tars ( acids , carbonates ,
                aiusiirdutu , starch^s ^ plastics r-?¥ materials ^ ptarftrsceuutesl products ,
                explosives ^ etc. ;
     18         Cellulose and cellulosic wests ( paper pulp , waste paper , etc ,/
     19         Vehicles and transport equipment ., machines , engines ^ ( even dismantled )
                and spare carts
      20        fietal articles ( structural éléments » métal structures and articles)
      21        Glass , glassware , ceramic products
      22         Leather , textiles , clothing , miscellaneous manufactured articles
                 ( furniture , printed matter , foot wars , etc .)
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                                                                                             Authorization number :
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                                                                                             Sheet number :
                                                                                                                               •V
                                                       600DS TRANSPORTED
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              I
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                                Place of loading        Place of unloading
                                                                                    Distance
                                                                                             i
                                                                                                 Tonnage
                                                                                      ( km )                  Description of goods    Cul*
       i
       i    Day     j Month     Place        Country       Place           Country
LjJ          2           ?           4           5
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                                                 Annex III
  Transport operations carried out during                                                                (period)
  (year ) under the Community transport authorization Issued by
                           ( di stingui shing sign of the country ).
I                   2)
jGood's code              :                                                                                      1 1
J        Distinguishing sign
I Country where I Country where I                     Tonnage     . tkm achieved
         loaded                    unloaded        transported
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                                        UK
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                                        DK
                                        etc.
              etc.                                                                                               _J
                        Total :                                                                                      I
   1 ) This table should be completed once a month for all goods transported and
       every three months for each of the 23 categories of goods , the code
       numbers of which are given in Annex II ( d)                ■ •
   2 ) All goods taken together a code 00                              <                                        1 \
 ---pagebreak---                       FICHE FINANCIERE SIMPLIFIEE
Titre et objet de l' enquête
STATISTIQUE RELATIVE A L' UTILISATION DU CONTINGENT COMMUNAUTAIRE POUR
LES TRANSPORTS DE MARCHANDISES PAR ROUTE EFFECTUES ENTRE ETATS MEMBRES
Programme statistique des Communautés européennes 1978-1980
édition du 28.7.76 . Numéro du travail : FA . 7
Motivation de l' enquête
Cette statistique a pour but de connaître l\jti lisation qui est faite par
les détenteurs d' autorisations communautaires de transport .
Critères d' opportunité et de rentabilité auxquels l' enquête est supposée
répondre : 3 B
Ces données sont demandées par le Règlement ( CEE ) N° 3164 / 76 du Conseil
du 16 décembre 1976 .
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                                   I
Impossibilité de faire effectuer l' enquête par les services de la Commis­
sion
Les renseignements ne peuvent être recueillis que par les services compé­
tents des Etats membres ( la Commission ne pouvant les recevoir que sous
forme anonyme ) et de fréquents contacts avec les transporteurs sont né­
cessaires .
Fonctionnaire responsable de l' enquête
Monsieur H»G . BAGGEND0RFF / Chef de Division OSCE - F4 Statistiques de
Transports .
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                          Le but poursuivi « et de connaître l' utilisation qui est faite des
     ,                    autorisations de transport afin de baser las propositions de la . y ,
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           .1             La statistique actuelle sera maintenue en Vigueur , durant le premier
                          semestre . 1978 * A partir du 1er juillet 1978 , " un 1 nouveau ' modèle de ,.< •
                       'compte rendu de transport et une simplification très importante
                         des travaux statistiques devront permettre dé suspendre' l' intér- ;1 :
                        vention financière de la part des Communautés .                            '.            . t: a                                    ,
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          '8 ». Estimation du coût de l' enquête                      .■       ■ i '                                                             ' •
         ■             L' intervention financière de la part des Communautés s' élève à                                                          ■ '>
                       66,66 U.C. par autorisation et par an » Comme jjour 1978 , l' inter­
        ' / vention se limitera au premier semestre , elle s' élèvera à 33»33 U.C.
                       x ^726 autorisations » 157»518 U.C. Ce montant devra naturellement
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