Official Journal of the European Communities 23

No 322/4 OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 30.12.67

COUNCIL DECISION of 14 on certain measures of common transport policy (67/790/EEC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, (b) rules relating to aids for transport; Having regard to the Communication from the Com­ (c) implementation of Article 1 (a) and (b) of the mission of 10 on the common trans­ abovementioned Council Decision of 13 May port policy, following the Council Resolution of 20 1965 ; ; (d) the establishment in respect of the carriage of goods by road of a Community quota of 1 200 Having regard to the Memorandum of 21 September authorizations over three years ; 1967 from the Italian Government on the reactivation (e) the introduction of a bracket tariff system for of negotiations on the common transport policy; the carriage of goods by road between Member States ; Whereas it is essential that certain common transport policy measures relevant to the entry into force of the (f) the setting-up of specialist committees to un­ Customs Union be adopted as soon as possible, while dertake tasks allotted to them under the above­ at the same time work on the preparation of longer­ mentioned measures, and in particular supervi­ term measures is continued ; sion of the market .

Whereas the purpose of these initial measures must 2 . (a) Takes note of the statement by the Commission be, on the one hand, to harmonize conditions of com­ that it will submit : petition within the framework of the Council Deci­ (aa) before 1 , amendments to the sion of 13 1 on the harmonization of certain proposal of 18 for a Regulation provisions affecting competition in transport by rail, on the abolition of double taxation on motor road and inland waterway, for which implementing legislation must be adopted as rapidly as possible, vehicles used in international transport and to the proposal of 20 for a Direc­ and, on the other, to approximate cost structures ; tive on the standardization of provisions re­ garding the duty-free admission of fuel con­ Whereas provisions relating to a common organiza­ tained in the fuel-tanks of commercial motor tion of the market for the carriage of goods by road, vehicles . The purpose of such amendments and a programme of measures designed to ensure the will be : subsequent development of the common transport policy, must be adopted before 1 July 1968 ; - as regards double taxation, to provide for the adoption of a provisional solution, 1 . Agrees that, acting on the basis of proposals ' from based on the principle that vehicles are the Commission, it will : to be subject to the taxes payable in the Member State where they are used, the - adopt at its next session devoted' to transport prob­ amount payable to be in proportion to the lems, and within six months at the latest , Commu­ length of stay in the State concerned, nity rules on the harmonization of certain social legislation relating to road transport, - as regards the duty-free admission of fuel, to fix the amount admissible duty-free at - adopt before 1 July 1968 measures relating to the 50 litres, such amount to be increased by following : decision of the Council whenever a sub­ (a) the application to transport of the rules of com­ stantial approximation of national taxes petition; oh diesel oil is effected ; (bb) before 1 July 1968, proposals concerning 1 OJ No 88, 24.5.1965, p. 1500/65. the initial measures to be taken with a view 24 Official Journal of the European Communities

to the introduction of a system of charging 3 . Underlines, taking into account the conclusions for the use of infrastructure, such measures reached as a result of the discussions devoted to a to include in particular: study of rail problems, the need to proceed rapidly with efforts to place the railways on a sound econo­ - the harmonization, taking account of Ar­ ticle 2 of the abovementioned Council De­ mic and financial footing, and to this end to adopt, before 1 : cision of 13 May 1965 , of the taxation structure in respect of commercial motor - a Regulation, on the basis of the proposals from vehicles in such a way that the taxes re­ the Commission of 26 , on action by the flect the cost to the public of the use of Member States concerning the obligations inherent infrastructure by each category of vehicle, in the concept of public service, - the introduction of a permanent standard - a Regulation on the normalization of railway ac­ system of accounting for expenditure re­ counts, in respect of which the Commission will lating to the infrastructure of each mode present a proposal to it before 1 . of transport in each Member State; 4. Instructs the Permanent Representatives' Commit­ (cc) before 1 , proposals for the ad­ tee to undertake the preparatory work required for justment, in the light of the results achieved the implementation of point 1 of this Decision. The by the measures referred to in (aa) and (bb), Committee is invited to submit to the Council, at its of bilateral quotas for the carriage of goods next session on transport problems, an interim report, by road between Member States; to which should be attached drafts of the legislation to be adopted in this field. (b) Approves the timetable and general outline laid down in (a); Done at Brussels, 14 December 1967 .

(c) Takes cognizance of the statement by the Com­ For the Council mission to the effect that it will present, before 1 July 1968, proposals for the progressive approx­ The President imation of national taxes on diesel oil . > G.LEBER