31991R0296

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 296/91 of 4 February 1991 amending Regulation (EEC) No 4059/89 laying down the conditions under which non-resident carriers may operate national road haulage services within a Member State

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,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2),

Whereas the enlargement of the Community through the unification of Germany is reflected in an extension of the market in the carriage of goods by road;

Whereas it is therefore necessary to increase, with effect from 1 January 1991, the quota referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 4059/89 (3) and allocate the additional cabotage authorizations amongst the Member States; whereas that allocation must afford carriers established in the former German Democratic Republic access to the national markets of the other Member States,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1

Regulation (EEC) No 4059/89 is hereby amended as follows:

1. The following subparagraph is added to Article 2 (1):

'With effect from 1 January 1991, the number of cabotage authorizations shall be increased by 298 to 15 298.'

2. The following subparagraph is added to Article 2 (3):

'With effect from 1 January 1991, the additional authorizations shall be allocated amongst the Member States as follows:

- Belgium 20,

- Denmark 19,

- Germany 97,

- Greece 11,

- Spain 21,

- France 26,

- Ireland 10,

- Italy 28,

- Luxembourg 10,

- Netherlands 27,

- Portugal 12,

- United Kingdom 17.' Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 4 February 1991.

For the Council

The President

J. F. POOS (1) OJ No C 19, 28. 1. 1991. (2)

Opinion delivered on 18 December 1990 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (3)

OJ No L 390, 30. 12. 1989, p. 3.