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AD HAULAGE permit quotas cannot be reconciled with the free de principles of the Treaty of Rome and should be abolished as )n as possible. That is the view of the House of Lords committee the European Communities in a report published last week.
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innovators and protect established operators. Moreover, when economic recovery takes place they may frustrate exports.
The report includes a supplementary note by the DTp which revealed some previously unpublished statistics.
The UK's 436 EEC permits are shared among 169 hauliers. Operators receiving bilateral permits total 1,195 for France, 795 for Italy and 563 for West Germany. Operating the permit system employs 35 staff.
The annual cost of £430,000 is fully recovered through fees.