Commission Regulation (EC) No 2310/96 of 2 December 1996 amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1101/89 in respect of the conditions applying to the placing in service of new pusher-craft capacity on inland waterways

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2310/96 of 2 December 1996 amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1101/89 in respect of the conditions applying to the placing in service of new pusher-craft capacity on inland waterways
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1101/89 of 27 April 1989 on structural improvements in inland waterway transport (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2819/95 (2), and in particular Article 8 (1) (c) thereof,
Whereas changes in the pusher-craft sector within the internal market for transport by inland waterway requires the 'old for new` ratio to be adjusted in order to facilitate the modernization of the equipment concerned for reasons of safety; whereas that ratio should therefore be adjusted by reducing it to 1: 1;
Whereas the Member States have been consulted on the measure provided for by this Regulation, and whereas an opinion on this has been received from a panel of experts on structural improvements to the inland waterways as provided for by Article 12 of Commission Regulation No 1102/89 of 27 April 1989 laying down certain measures implementing Regulation No 1101/89 concerning structural improvements in inland waterway transporting (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3039/94 (4),