CELEX: 51984PC0322
Language: en
Date: 1984-06-07
Title: AMENDMENT TO THE PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DIRECTIVE ON FUEL RATIONING FOR COMMERCIAL TRANSPORT BETWEEN THE MEMBER STATES

No C 170/2                          Official Journal of the European Communities                                29.6. 84
                                                                II
                                                        (Preparatory Acts)
                                             COMMISSION
             Amendment to the proposal for a Council Directive on fuel rationing for commercial
                                      transport between the Member States (')
                                                      COM(84) 322 final
             (Submitted by the Commission to the Council pursuant to Article 149 (2) of the EEC Treaty
                                                        on 12 June 1984)
                                                          (84/C 170/02)
             O OJ No C 195, 22. 7. 1983, p. 4.
                   ORIGINAL PROPOSAL                                                   AMENDED PROPOSAL
                                           R e c i t a l s 1 t o 11 u n c h a n g e d
Whereas it is not necessary to include border traffic,              Whereas, in order to cut down border formalities, the
since this can be refuelled in its country of origin,               Member States may introduce simplified arrangements
within the scope of this Directive,                                 for supplying fuel for vehicles belonging to non-
                                                                    resident carriers performing       border  transport
                                                                    operations,
                                           Articles 1 and 2 unchanged
                        Article 3                                                          Article 3
                                  Paragraph 1, first subparagraph unchanged
                  Second subparagraph                                                 Second subparagraph
They may, however, debar from such refuelling                       Deleted
arrangements vehicles belonging to non-resident
carriers performing border transport operations, i.e.
services to destinations on their territory within 50
kilometres of the border.
                                              Paragraph 2 unchanged
                                                                                       Paragraph 3 (new)
                                                                    Member States may, however, introduce simplified
                                                                    arrangements for the supply of fuel, such as the
                                                                    provision of weekly refuelling cards for vehicles
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                   ORIGINAL PROPOSAL                                              AMENDED PROPOSAL
                                                              belongning to non-resident carriers performing border
                                                              transport operations, i.e. services to destinations on
                                                              their territory within 50 kilometres of the border.
                                          Articles 4 and 5 unchanged
                        Article 6                                                      Article 6
                                             Paragraph 1 unchanged
                                                                                 Paragraph la (new)
                                                              Within six months after this Directive has been
                                                              adopted, Member States shall notify the Commission
                                                              of the criteria on which selection with regard to the
                                                              issue of fuel coupons is based as laid down in
                                                              paragraph 1.
                                                                                 Paragraph lb (new)
                                                              O n the basis of this information and consultations
                                                              within the group of delegates provided for in Article 3
                                                              of Directive 73/238/EEC, the Commission shall draw
                                                              up, if necessary, appropriate proposals with a view to
                                                              harmonizing the selection criteria.
                                                              In any case, each Member State shall be informed of
                                                              the criteria for selection applied in the conditions
                                                              referred to in paragraph 1.
2.    A State intending to take such measures must:           2.    A State intending to take such measures shall
                                                              first inform the other Member States and the
— in the case of transport operations covered by              Commission. The Commission will then proceed with
   Community rules, give prior notice to the                  the consultations provided for in Article 5 and, if
   Commission, which will then hold the consul-               necessary, address proposals on appropriate measures
   tations provided for in Article 5 and address              to the Council, which will act by a qualified majority.
   proposals on appropriate measures to the Council,
   which will act by a qualified majority;
— in the case of transport operations carried out
    under bilateral agreements, give prior notice to
    the Member States concerned and to the
    Commission, which may, at the request of those
    States or on its own initiative, proceed with the
    consultations provided for in Article 5.
                                           Articles 7 and 8 unchanged
                                                Annex unchanged