Publication of EEC road haulage rates
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• The Commission of the European Communities has recently adopted a regulation determining the conditions and procedures for publication of such rates for road haulage between the Member States as differ from published tariffs.
The regulation is a follow-up to the adoption by the Council on July 30 1968 of Regulation (EEC) No. 1174/68 on the introduction of a system of bracket rates applicable to road haulage between the Member States: Article 5 of the Council Regulation permits hauliers to conclude special contracts, in certain circumstances, charging prices outside the brackets. The rates and terms of such special contracts must be given enough publicity to ensure that participants in the transport market have adequate knowledge of market
conditions. The basic principles concerned are laid down in the Council Regulation, but it was for the Commission to specify procedures and conditions of application. This is the object of the regulation just published.
There are two stages of publicity: (i) Immediate publication of special contracts in the country of departure: notices to be posted so as to provide rapid information on rates and conditions at the place of origin; the haulier's identity also to be disclosed. (ii) Monthly publicity by publication in a specialized bulletin in the country of origin and in the country of destination; this will supply general information on the road haulage market and on market trends.
At both stages, publicity will be handled by the Member States, which are required to designate or set up ad hoc agencies and to demarcate their territorial jurisdictions.