Considerations on COM(2004)47 - Establishment of common rules for certain types of carriage of goods by road (Codified version) - Main contents
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dossier | COM(2004)47 - Establishment of common rules for certain types of carriage of goods by road (Codified version). |
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document | COM(2004)47 ![]() |
date | December 12, 2006 |
(2) | A common transport policy involves inter alia laying down common rules for the international carriage of goods by road to or from the territory of a Member State or passing across the territory of one or more Member States. Those rules must be laid down in such a way as to contribute to the smooth operation of the internal transport market. |
(3) | It is necessary to ensure a progressive expansion of the international carriage of goods by road, bearing in mind developments in trade and movement of goods within the Community. |
(4) | A certain number of types of carriage were exempt from any quota and carriage authorisation system. Within the framework of the organisation of the market introduced by Council Regulation (EEC) No 881/92 of 26 March 1992 on access to the market in the carriage of goods by road within the Community to or from the territory of a Member State or passing across the territory of one or more Member States (5), a system of exemption from Community authorisation and from any other carriage authorisation should be maintained for some of those types of transport, because of their special nature. |
(5) | This Directive should be without prejudice to the obligations of the Member States relating to the time-limits for transposition into national law and application of the Directives set out in Annex II, Part B, |