EEC: Council Decision instituting a procedure or prior examination and consultation in respect of certain laws, regulations and administrative provisions concerning transport proposed in Member States

COUNCIL DECISION instituting a procedure for prior examination and consultation in respect of certain laws, regulations and administrative provisions concerning transport proposed in Member States
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
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Having regard to the provisions of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 75 thereof;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;
After consulting the Economic and Social Committee and the European Parliamentary Assembly;
Whereas the attainment of the objectives of the Treaty within the framework of a common transport policy requires that a procedure for prior examination and consultation be instituted in respect of certain measures concerning transport proposed in Member States;
Whereas such a procedure will help to promote close co-operation between Member States and the Commission in the attainment of the objectives of the Treaty and will help to prevent the transport policies of Member States from diverging;
Whereas such a procedure also serves to facilitate the progressive adoption of the common transport policy;