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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3515/82

of 21 December 1982

amending Regulation (EEC) No 3164/76 on the Community quota for the carriage of goods by road between Member States and Regulation (EEC) No 2964/79

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 75 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),

Whereas the adoption of a common transport policy involves inter alia laying down common rules for the carriage of goods by road between Member States; whereas such rules should be drawn up in such a way as to help establish a common transport market;

Whereas a system of Community authorizations was introduced by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3164/76 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 663/82 (5);

Whereas widespread use has been made by the Member States of the option, introduced for an experimental period by Regulation (EEC) No 2964/79 (6), of requesting the conversion of short-term authorizations; whereas that Regulation should consequently apply indefinitely and the ceiling for such authorizations be raised to 15 %,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. In Article 3 (a) (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3164/76, '10 %' is hereby replaced by '15 %'.

2. Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2964/79 is hereby deleted.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1983.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 21 December 1982.

For the Council

The President

O. MOELLER

(1) OJ No C 247, 21. 9. 1982, p. 4.

(2) OJ No C 334, 20. 12. 1982, p. 121.

(3) Opinion delivered on 24 November 1982 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(4) OJ No L 357, 29. 12. 1976, p. 1.

(5) OJ No L 78, 24. 3. 1982, p. 2.

(6) OJ No L 336, 29. 12. 1979, p. 12.