Social Committee of the Council of Ministers

REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1108/70 of the Council introducing an accounting system for expenditure on infrastructure in respect of transport by rail, road and in[...]

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Thursday, December 1, 2022

Adopts its position at first reading, taking over the Commission proposal;

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  • Adopts its position at first reading, taking over the Commission proposal;
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  • Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal;
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  • Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.
  • The Regulation has been amended many times, nevertheless, it partly overlaps with more recent data collection rules in force, e.g.
  • In accordance to the Regulation (EEC) No 1108/70 every year the Commission should submit a summary report with the main statistics about transport infrastructure expenditure and use.
  • The definitions and classifications used in the Regulation have become obsolete, many concepts and classifications are outdated or incompatible with the current classifications.
  • Commission Regulation (EC) No 851/2006 specifying the items to be included under the various headings in the forms of accounts shown in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1108/70.
  • Therefore, the Commission Regulation (EC) No 851/2006 has become obsolete too.