Council Regulation (EEC) No 3573/90 of 4 December 1990 amending, as a result of German unification, regulation (EEC) No 4055/86 applying the principle of freedom to provide services to maritime transport between member states and between member states and third countries

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3573/90 of 4 December 1990 amending, as a result of German unification, Regulation (EEC) No 4055/86 applying the principle of freedom to provide services to maritime transport between Member States and between Member  States and third countries
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 84 (2) 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 the Community has adopted a set of rules governing maritime transport;
Whereas, from the date of German unification onwards, Community law will be fully applicable in the territory of the former German Democratic Republic;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 4055/86(4) must be amended to take account of the special situation arising from German unification in respect of bilateral agreements concluded between the former German Democratic Republic and third countries;
Whereas the agreements concluded by the former German Democratic Republic relate only to cargoes originating in
that country; whereas, therefore, the rights which may be enjoyed by third countries as a result of cargo-sharing arrangements relate only to cargoes originating in the territory of the former German Democratic Republic;
Whereas the time allowed for Member States to adjust agreements relating to trades not governed by the United Nations Code of Conduct for Liner conferences must be extended in the case of bilateral agreements concluded with third countries by the  former German Democratic Republic to enable the Federal Republic of Germany to conduct the necessary negotiations for adjusting those agreements,