EUR-Lex - 31965D0270 - EN

ARTICLE 1

FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING DATA TO SERVE AS A BASIS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT UNDER THE COMMON TRANSPORT POLICY OF A SYSTEM OF CHARGING FOR THE USE OF INFRASTRUCTURE , BUT WITHOUT PREDETERMINING THE CHOICE OF SYSTEM , WHICH MUST ENSURE EQUALITY OF CONDITIONS OF COMPETITION IN TRANSPORT , THE MEMBER STATES AND THE COMMISSION SHALL CARRY OUT THE TASKS SPECIFIED IN THIS DECISION .

THE COMMISSION SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TECHNICAL COORDINATION OF THE WORK TO BE CARRIED OUT BY THE MEMBER STATES .

ARTICLE 2

1 . MEMBER STATES SHALL DRAW UP RETURNS OF ALL EXPENDITURE IN RESPECT OF INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE YEAR 1966 , IRRESPECTIVE OF HOW THAT EXPENDITURE IS FINANCED .

THEY SHALL , AS FAR AS POSSIBLE , SET OUT THIS EXPENDITURE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SCHEMES OF CLASSIFICATION CONTAINED IN ANNEX 1 , SHOWING SEPARATELY EXPENDITURE UNDER THE FOLLOWING HEADS :

( A ) NEW CONSTRUCTION AND EXTENSION ;

( B ) RECONSTRUCTION AND RENEWALS ;

( C ) MAINTENANCE ;

( D ) OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION .

2 . RETURNS IN RESPECT OF THE HEADS OF EXPENDITURE SET OUT IN PARAGRAPH 1 SHALL BE PREPARED FOR ALL INFRASTRUCTURE COMING WITHIN THE FIELD OF SURVEY AS DEFINED IN ANNEX 2 . A SEPARATE RETURN SHALL BE PREPARED FOR EACH CATEGORY OF INFRASTRUCTURE LISTED IN THAT ANNEX .

3 . BY WAY OF DEROGATION FROM PARAGRAPH 1 , THE EXPENDITURE RELATING TO ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE FOR WHICH MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES ARE RESPONSIBLE SHALL BE SET OUT IN AN OVERALL RETURN .

FOR THE NETHERLANDS , INFRASTRUCTURE FOR WHICH THE WATERSCHAPPEN ARE RESPONSIBLE SHALL BE SIMILARLY TREATED .

4 . MEMBER STATES SHALL BEFORE 31 DECEMBER 1967 FORWARD TO THE COMMISSION THEIR RETURNS OF EXPENDITURE PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ABOVE PROVISIONS .

THEY SHALL ATTACH TO SUCH RETURNS ALL RELEVANT COMMENTS AND SHALL IN PARTICULAR DRAW THE COMMISSION'S ATTENTION TO ANY EXPENDITURE OF AN EXCEPTIONAL NATURE .

ARTICLE 3

IN PREPARATION FOR THE STUDIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4 , THE COMMISSION SHALL CONDUCT A PILOT STUDY DESIGNED TO SHOW IN DETAIL HOW THE VARIOUS METHODS SET OUT IN ANNEX 3 WOULD OPERATE .

THIS PILOT STUDY SHALL BE COMPLETED BEFORE 30 JUNE 1966 . MEMBER STATES SHALL PROVIDE THE COMMISSION WITH ALL INFORMATION REQUESTED BY IT FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS STUDY .

ARTICLE 4

1 . MEMBER STATES SHALL CARRY OUT INDIVIDUAL STUDIES WITH THE OBJECT OF IDENTIFYING THE PROBLEMS INVOLVED IN APPLYING THE METHODS SET OUT IN ANNEX 3 ; SUCH STUDIES SHALL BE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE INTER ALIA INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE PURPOSES OF ARTICLE 2 ( B ) AND ( C ) OF DECISION N 64/389/EEC .

THE SUBJECTS OF THE STUDIES SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS :

( A ) IN REGARD TO RAILWAYS :

_ IN BELGIUM , GERMANY , FRANCE , ITALY AND THE NETHERLANDS

( I ) A LINK BETWEEN TWO CITIES OR ECONOMIC REGIONS ,

( II ) AN INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORK WITHIN A LIMITED GEOGRAPHICAL AREA ;

_ IN LUXEMBOURG , EITHER OF THE ABOVE :

( B ) IN REGARD TO ROADS :

_ IN BELGIUM , GERMANY , FRANCE , ITALY AND THE NETHERLANDS

( I ) A LINK BETWEEN TWO CITIES OR ECONOMIC REGIONS ,

( II ) AN INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORK WITHIN A LIMITED GEOGRAPHICAL AREA ,

( III ) AN URBAN AREA ;

_ IN LUXEMBOURG , EITHER ( I ) OR ( II ) ;

( C ) IN REGARD TO WATERWAYS :

_ IN BELGIUM , GERMANY , FRANCE AND THE NETHERLANDS , TWO WATERWAYS OR SECTIONS OF WATERWAY ;

_ IN ITALY , ONE WATERWAY OR SECTION OF WATERWAY .

2 . IN ORDER TO COVER AS WIDE A RANGE OF CASES AS POSSIBLE , MEMBER STATES SHALL , IN SELECTING CASES FOR STUDY AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH 1 AND IN APPORTIONING THE STUDIES AMONG THEMSELVES BY JOINT AGREEMENT , TAKE THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA INTO CONSIDERATION :

_ TECHNICAL FEATURES OF INFRASTRUCTURE ,

_ DEGREE OF UTILIZATION OF CAPACITY ,

_ COMPOSITION OF TRAFFIC ,

_ TRENDS IN PATTERN OF TRAFFIC ,

_ FUNCTIONS OF INFRASTRUCTURE ,

_ ECONOMIC CHARACTER OF AREA CONCERNED ,

_ COMPETITIVE POSITION OF INFRASTRUCTURE .

3 . THE COMMISSION , ACTING ON THE BASIS OF THE RESULTS OF THE PILOT STUDY REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3 OF THIS DECISION , MAY PROPOSE TO THE COUNCIL AMENDMENTS TO PARAGRAPH 1 OF THIS ARTICLE IN TIME FOR THE COUNCIL TO BE ABLE TO REACH A DECISION BEFORE 31 DECEMBER 1966 .

4 . MEMBER STATES SHALL SEND THEIR STUDIES TO THE COMMISSION BEFORE 31 DECEMBER 1967 .

THE STUDIES SHALL BE ATTACHED TO THE REPORT REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 7 OF DECISION N 64/389/EEC , WHICH SHALL INCLUDE A SUMMARY OF THE CONCLUSIONS TO BE DRAWN FROM ALL THE WORK CARRIED OUT PURSUANT TO THIS DECISION , BOTH AS REGARDS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SYSTEM OF CHARGING FOR THE USE OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND AS REGARDS THE ALLOCATION OF INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS .

ARTICLE 5

A COMMITTEE OF GOVERNMENT EXPERTS SHALL ASSIST THE COMMISSION IN ALL WORK CARRIED OUT IN PURSUANCE OF THIS DECISION AND IN PARTICULAR :

_ IN THE COORDINATION OF THE TASKS TO BE CARRIED OUT BY THE MEMBER STATES ,

_ IN THE ORGANIZATION AND CONDUCT OF THE PILOT STUDY REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3 ,

_ IN THE COMPARISON AND EVALUATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY ,

_ IN THE PREPARATION OF THE REPORT AND STUDY PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 7 OF DECISION N 64/389/EEC .

ARTICLE 6

THIS DECISION IS ADDRESSED TO THE MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 13 MAY 1965 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

M . COUVE DE MURVILLE

ANNEXES 1 AND 2 TO THIS DECISION HAVE BEEN OMITTED SINCE THEY CONSIST OF DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION UNDER ARTICLE 2 OF THE DECISION , WHICH RELATES ONLY TO THE YEAR 1966 .

ANNEX 3

LIST OF METHODS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3 ( 1 )

1 . ECONOMIC TOLLS SYSTEM

AN ECONOMIC TOLLS SYSTEM IS AN INFRASTRUCTURE PRICING SYSTEM BASED ON THE CHARGING OF A TOLL EQUAL TO THE MARGINAL COST OF USE , WHERE INFRASTRUCTURE IS NOT USED TO FULL CAPACITY , AND OF A TOLL PLUS A SATURATION SURCHARGE DESIGNED TO ADJUST DEMAND TO CAPACITY , WHERE THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS USED TO FULL CAPACITY .

2 . BALANCED BUDGET SYSTEM

A BALANCED BUDGET SYSTEM IS AN INFRASTRUCTURE PRICING SYSTEM UNDER WHICH CHARGES ARE SO FIXED THAT OVER A GIVEN REFERENCE PERIOD REVENUE EQUALS EXPENDITURE . UNDER THIS SYSTEM , CHARGES ARE EQUAL TO THE ECONOMIC TOLL PLUS SUCH SURCHARGE AS MAY BE APPROPRIATE .

3 . DEVELOPMENT COST SYSTEM

UNDER THIS SYSTEM CHARGES FOR THE USE OF INFRASTRUCTURE ARE BASED ON A COMPARISON OF THE NOTION OF LONG-TERM MARGINAL COST WITH AN ANALYSIS OF DEMAND .

4 . TOTAL ( FULL ECONOMIC ) COST SYSTEM

TOTAL ( FULL ECONOMIC ) COST CONSISTS OF THE TOTAL EXPENDITURE REQUIRED TO PRODUCE THE ITEM CONCERNED . INCLUDED IN THIS COST IS THE COST OF CAPITAL , EXPRESSED IN THE FORM OF DEPRECIATION AND INTEREST CHARGES . DEPRECIATION IS PRIMARILY BASED ON THE ESTIMATED ECONOMIC LIFE AND RESIDUAL VALUE OF THE ITEMS CONCERNED . THE CALCULATION IS MADE IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE INITIAL VALUE AND THE ESTIMATED RESIDUAL VALUE IS WRITTEN OFF OVER THE COURSE OF THE LIFE OF THE ITEM . IT IS REVISED IN THE EVENT OF ANY MAJOR CHANGE IN RELATION TO THE INITIAL ESTIMATES OR IN THE VALUE OF THE ITEM .

CALCULATION OF THE TOTAL ( FULL ECONOMIC ) COST OF INFRASTRUCTURE DOES NOT OF ITSELF AMOUNT TO FIXING CHARGES FOR THE USE OF INFRASTRUCTURE ; THE ACTUAL CHARGES FIXED WILL DEPEND AMONG OTHER THINGS ON THE CONDITIONS OF DEMAND . THE CALCULATION DOES , HOWEVER , PROVIDE AN ESSENTIAL ITEM OF BASIC DATA FOR THE FIXING OF CHARGES .

WHERE TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE IS REQUIRED TO ACHIEVE A BALANCED BUDGET , THIS CAN BE DONE BY HAVING THE TOTAL ( FULL ECONOMIC ) COST BORNE ENTIRELY BY THE USERS .