87/574/EEC: Commission Decision of 6 October 1987 allocating among the Member States the additional Community authorizations resulting from the 15 % annual increase in the Community quota for the carriage of goods by road for 1988

COMMISSION  DECISION
of 6 October 1987
allocating among the Member States the additional Community authorizations resulting from the 15 % annual increase in the Community quota for the carriage of goods by road for 1988
(87/574/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3164/76 of 16 December 1976 on the Community quota for the carriage of goods by road between Member States (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1879/87 (2), and in particular Article 3 (5) thereof,
Having consulted the Member States,
Whereas Article 3 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 3164/76 calls upon the Commission to fix, before 1 October of each year for a period of four years as from 1985, the allocation among the Member States of the extra Community authorizations resulting from the increase in the Community quota;
Whereas at its meeting on 30 June 1986 the Council adopted conclusions calling for the cumulative annual increase in the Community quota to be raised to 40 % as from 1 January 1987; whereas in adopting the abovementioned Regulation (EEC) No 1879/87 the Council implemented this increase, but only for 1987;
Whereas, as currently worded, Article 3 (1) of the Regulation provides for a 15 % annual increase in the Community quota for 1988 by means of a Commission Decision;
Whereas the additional authorizations resulting from the annual increase should be allocated among the Member States in accordance with the criteria set out in Article 3 (3) of the said Regulation and in accordance with the method of calculation set out in Annex IV thereto;
Whereas the second subparagraph of Article 3 (5) of the Regulation provides that the Commission's decision shall become enforceable two months after its notification unless the matter has been referred to the Council by a Member State in the meanwhile,