Inland transport: abolition of discrimination in transport rates and conditions (amend. Regulation No 11, in implementation Art. 79(3) TEC)

The European Parliament adopted a legislative resolution based on the report drafted by Paolo COSTA (ALDE, PT) amending, under the 1st reading of the codecision procedure, the proposal for a regulation amending Regulation No 11 concerning the abolition of discrimination in transport rates and conditions, in implementation of Article 79(3) of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community and Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs -transport aspects.

The resolution was adopted by 669 votes for, 4 against, and 7 abstentions.

Following the decision of the Conference of Presidents of 5 July 2007, Parliament’s amendments deleted provisions related to the hygiene of foodstuffs. The legal base is now Article 75(3), and reference to Article 95 and Article 152(4)(b) has been deleted.