83/418/EEC: Council Decision of 25 July 1983 on the commercial independence of the railways in the management of their international passenger and luggage traffic

( 1 ) OJ NO C 23 , 28 . 1 . 1983 , P . 12 .
( 2 ) OJ NO C 161 , 20 . 6 . 1983 , P . 172 .
( 3 ) OJ NO C 211 , 8 . 8 . 1983 , P . 7 .
( 4 ) OJ NO L 152 , 12 . 6 . 1975 , P . 3 .
COUNCIL DECISION OF 25 JULY 1983 ON THE COMMERCIAL INDEPENDENCE OF THE RAILWAYS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THEIR INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER AND LUGGAGE TRAFFIC ( 83/418/EEC )
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 75 THEREOF ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ( 1 ) ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 2 ) ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ( 3 ) ,
WHEREAS IN ITS RESOLUTION OF 15 DECEMBER 1981 THE COUNCIL SET OUT THE BROAD LINES OF RAILWAY POLICY WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE COMMON TRANSPORT POLICY AND IN PARTICULAR EXPRESSED ITS INTEREST IN IMPROVED COOPERATION BETWEEN RAILWAY UNDERTAKINGS WHERE INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC IS CONCERNED ;
WHEREAS MEASURES NEED TO BE TAKEN AT COMMUNITY LEVEL TO ALLOW THE RAILWAYS TO DEVELOP THEIR ROLE IN INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER TRAFFIC ;
WHEREAS THE ATTAINMENT OF THIS OBJECTIVE PRESUPPOSES THAT MEMBER STATES ENDEAVOUR TO REMOVE ALL OBSTACLES TO SUFFICIENT MANAGERIAL INDEPENDENCE OF RAILWAY UNDERTAKINGS SO AS TO ENABLE THEM TO FOCUS THEIR JOINT EFFORTS ON IMPROVING INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER SERVICES WITH A VIEW TO OPTIMIZING THEIR FINANCIAL RESULTS ;
WHEREAS SUCH COOPERATION IN THE COMMERCIAL MANAGEMENT OF THIS TRAFFIC , TAKING INTO ACCOUNT JOINT INTEREST , ENTAILS IN PARTICULAR A FLEXIBLE , DYNAMIC AND ATTRACTIVE PRICING POLICY REFLECTING THIS SPECIFIC STRUCTURE OF THE INTERNATIONAL MARKETS IN QUESTION ,