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

PURPOSE: to amend Regulation No 11 concerning the abolition of discrimination in transport rates and conditions, by removing outdated documentation.

LEGISLATIVE ACT: Council Regulation (EC) No 569/2008 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.

CONTENT: this Regulation aims to amend Regulation No 11 to reduce administrative burdens on businesses by the removal of outdated and unnecessary requirements. This refers particularly to the requirement that certain information which, as a result of technical progress, is now available in carriers’ accounting systems be retained on paper.

This Regulation is part of a package comprising ten concrete proposals for "fast track action" were identified the Action Programme for reducing administrative burdens in the EU (see the summary dated 27/01/2007).

The "fast track actions" aim at significantly reducing administrative burdens on businesses through minor legislative changes without challenging the level of protection or the original purpose of the legislation.

ENTRY INTO FORCE: 10/07/2008.