84/656/EEC: Council Decision of 18 December 1984 extending the collection of information concerning the activities of carriers participating in cargo liner traffic in certain areas of operation

COUNCIL  DECISION
of 18 December 1984
extending the collection of information concerning the activities of carriers participating in cargo liner traffic in certain areas of operation
(84/656/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 84 (2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 78/774/EEC of 19 September 1978 concerning the activities of certain third countries in the field of cargo shipping (1),
Having regard to the draft Decision submitted by the Commission,
Whereas the information collected under Decisions 79/4/EEC (2), 80/1181/EEC (3), 82/870/EEC (4) gives grounds for concern about the competitive position of Member State liner companies because of the nature of the competition which they face from certain carriers in the areas of operation referred to in Annex II to Decision 79/4/EEC; whereas the collection of information about traffic in these areas should therefore continue;
Whereas the information collected about the traffic between the Community and the countries referred to in Article 2 of Decision 80/1181/EEC, in respect of which detailed rules are established in Decision 81/189/EEC (5), which was extended by Decision 82/870/EEC also gives grounds for concern about the competitive position of Member State liner companies; whereas the collection of information about this traffic should therefore continue,