Agreements EC/Bulgaria, EC/Hungary: road and combined transport, repartition of authorizations

On 10 December 1999, the Commission submitted to the Council a proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the distribution of authorisations among Member States received through the Agreements between the European Community and the Republic of Hungary establishing certain conditions for the carriage of goods by road and the promotion of Combined Transport. On 27 April 2000, the proposal was endorsed by the Economic and Social Committee. On 25 October 2000, the European Parliament delivered its opinion on the proposal at the first reading. The Commission has accepted the amendment, for the following reasons : - because the change in date at which new permits are distributed will have no negative effect on the well-functioning of the Regulation and may, indeed, improve its practical operation. The Commission therefore modifies its proposal so as to allow for a new deadline to be introduced by which permits are to be distributed. �