Competition: rules applying to transport by rail, road and inland waterway (repeal. Regulation (EEC) No 1017/68). Codification
On 28 November 2006, the European Commission sent the Council a proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council applying rules of competition to transport by rail, road and inland waterway (codified version), based on Articles 71 (Transport policy) and 83 (Competition policy) of the TEC.
On 25 September 2007, the European Parliament delivered its 1st reading, approving the text with no amendments.
However, in its opinion of 26 June 2007, the Advisory Working Group composed of the Legal Services of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission, having examined the proposal, recommended that it be based only on Article 83 of the TEC (necessitating the use of the consultation procedure), not Article 71 as well.
On 9 July 2008, Coreper confirmed that the proposal for a Regulation should be based only on Article 83 of the TEC and consequently decided to consult the European Parliament.