Schwabe, W.

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11 June 1974 \ . English Edition European Communities EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT Working Documents 1974-1975 DOCUMENT 125 /7 4 Report drawn up on behalf of the Committee on Regional Policy and Transport on the proposal from the Commission of the European Communities to the Council (Doc. 78/74) for a Regulation extending Regulation (EEC) No. 1174/68 of the Council of 30 July 1968 on ifutroduction of a system of bracket tariffs for the carriage of goods by road between Member States Rapporteur: Mr W. SCHWABE PE 3 7 .067 /fin. By letter of 2 May 1974, the President of the Council requested the European Parliament to deliver an opinion on a proposal for a Council Regulation extending Regulation (EEC) No. 1174/68 of the Council of 30 July 1968 on the introduction of a system of bracket tariffs for the carriage of goods by road between Member States. On 13 May 1974, the President of the European Parliament referred this proposal to the Committee on Regional Policy and Transport as the committee responsible. The committee on Regional Policy and Transport appointed Mr Schwabe rapporteur on 4 June 1974. The Committee considered the proposal at its meeting of 4 June 1974. At its meeting of 4 June 1974 the Committee unanim~usly adopted the motion. for a resolution and the explanatory statement. The following were present: Mr James Hill, Chairman, Mr Kollwelter, Vice-Chairman, Mr Schwabe,;: rapporteur, Mr Berthoin, Mr Colin, Mr Delmotte, Mr Fabbrini, Mr Gerlach, Mr Liogier, Mr Marr as, Mr Mitterd.:,rfer, Mr Mursch, Mr P&tre, Mr Pounder, Mr Scholten and Mr Terrenoire (deputizing for Mr Herbert). - 3 - FE 37. 067 /fin. CONTENTS A. MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION................. 5 B. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT................... 6 - 4 - PE 37.067/fin. A The Committee on Regional Policy and Transport hereby submits to the European Parliament the following motion for a resolution, together with explanatory statement: MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION embodying the opinion of the European Parliament on the proposal from the Commission of the European Communities to the Council for a regulation extending Regulation (EEC) No. 1174/68 of the Council of 30 July 1968 on the introduction of a system of bracket tariffs for the carriage of goods by road between Member States. The European Parliament, - having regard to the proposnl from the Commission of the European Communities to the Council (COM(74) 465); - having been consulted by the Council (Doc. 78/74); - having regard to the report of the Committee on Regional Policy and Transport (Doc. 125/74), 1. Reoalls that on 3 April 1974 1 it adopted a motion for a resolution concerning a report from the Commission to the Council in connection with the operation of Regulation(EEC) No. 1174/68 and a proposal from the Commission to the Council for a regulation amending that regulation 2• 2. Considers that the present proposal only seeks to continue in force for a further period the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No. 1174/68 which it has already agreed. 3. Approves therefore the Commission's proposal. 4. Instructs its President to forward this resolution and the report of its committee to the CouncJl and Commission of the European Communities. l O.J. No. C 48, 25.4.1974 2 O. J. No. C 8, 31.1.1974 - "' - PE 37.067/fin, B EXPLANATORY S'I'ATEMENT l. 'l'he proposed Regulation is intended to extend the life of Regulation (EEC) No. U 74/68, which introduced a system of bracket tariffs for the carriage of goods by road between MercJJe:c States.,. until 31 December 1976. 2. In their report contained in Document 19/74 which was agreed to unanimously by the European Parliament on 3 April 19741 , the Com.-nittee dE;acribed briefly the aims and history of the parent Regulation as amended by further Regulations. The Committee would now recall that the obligatory system of bracket tariffs introduced by Regulation (EEC) No. 1174/68 was experimental and was designed to provide experience which could lead to the setting up of a permanent and more flexible system of reference tariffs to be applied subsequently. 3. As the Coro.mittet:,i have already pointed out in Document 19/74 delays in the implementa.tion of the original tariff system by Merriber States and the accession of t1u:ee new Member States in 1973 have so far made it impossible for sufficient experience to be gathered to arr~ave at a more flexible system by the date currer-.tly envisaged, namely 1 January 1975. They co:.1sider therefore that the Commission's proposal to extend the duration of bracket tariffs is acceptable, noting the Com.mission's statement that 'This proposal should not be considered to be a politic al option in favour of this tariff system and of continuing i.n this way. There is no indication, after all, thcit the present experiment should lead to the supposition that the present system should become permanent.' 4. They would take this opportunity however of repeating their hope expressed in Document 19/74 that the Conunission' s study of Memb<;ir States' enforcement arrangements for the tariff rules should be made as soon as possible and also that the Commission will submit to the Council proposals for a definitive system as soon as possible. l O,J. No. C 48, 25.4.1974 - 6 - PE 37. 067 /fin. 

Report
drawn up on behalf of the Committee on Regional Policy and Transport
on the proposal from the Commission of the European Communities to the
Council (Doc. 78/74) for a Regulation extending Regulation (EEC) No. 1174/68
of the Council of 30 July 1968 on the introduction of a system of bracket tariffs
for the carriage of goods by road between Member States. EP Working Document, Document 1974-1975 125/74, 11 June 1974

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