European Union Repeals Outdated Regulation on Transport Infrastructure

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The European Union has issued a Regulation repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1108/70 of the Council, which introduced an accounting system for expenditure on infrastructure in respect of transport by rail, road, and inland waterway. This move aims to simplify Union legislation and eliminate inconsistencies in the Union legal order. The repealed regulation, introduced in 1970, had become outdated and was associated with excessive administrative difficulties in collecting required data.

Key Takeaways:

  • Regulation (EEC) No 1108/70 was introduced in 1970 and required Member States to report on infrastructure expenditure for transport by rail, road, and inland waterway.
  • Only four Member States have provided the required data since 2005 due to excessive administrative difficulties.
  • The repealed regulation contains obsolete provisions and definitions, inconsistent with more recent Union legal acts.
  • The European Commission proposed the repeal, and the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union agreed.
  • Commission Regulation (EC) No 851/2006, which implements Regulation (EEC) No 1108/70, is also repealed.
  • The aim is to simplify Union legislation and eliminate a legal act that is now obsolete.
  • The Regulation will repeal Regulation (EEC) No 1108/70 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 851/2006.
  • The Regulation will enter into force on the twentieth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Statistics:

  • Since 2005, only four Member States have provided data required by Regulation (EEC) No 1108/70.
  • Regulation (EEC) No 1108/70 was introduced in 1970.
  • Commission Regulation (EC) No 851/2006 implements Regulation (EEC) No 1108/70.

Sources:

  • REGULATION (EU) 2023/144 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 18 January 2023 repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1108/70 of the Council introducing an accounting system for expenditure on infrastructure in respect of transport by rail, road and inland waterway.
  • Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 26 October 2022.
  • Position of the European Parliament of 13 December 2022.
  • Decision of the Council of 19 December 2022.
  • Regulation (EEC) No 1108/70 of the Council of 4 June 1970 introducing an accounting system for expenditure on infrastructure in respect of transport by rail, road and inland waterway.
  • Commission Regulation (EC) No 851/2006 of 9 June 2006 specifying the items to be included under the various headings in the forms of accounts shown in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1108/70.