Council Directive 79/5/EEC of 19 December 1978 amending Directive 75/130/EEC on the establishment of common rules for certain types of combined road/rail carriage of goods between Member States

COUNCIL DIRECTIVE  of 19 December 1978  amending Directive 75/130/EEC on the establishment of common rules for certain types of combined road/rail carriage of goods between Member States  (79/5/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 the inaugural effect of Directive 75/130/EEC (4) must be considered to have been a positive factor during the period which has elapsed and whereas that Directive should therefore be retained on a permanent basis;
Whereas it should be extended on an experimental basis to other forms of combined road/rail carriage in order to ascertain whether the political and economic reasons underlying the said Directive are also valid for such other forms of carriage,