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representations to obtain a 20-ton two-axle weight limit within the EEC, although the Commission's proposed figure is 16 tons. It is pointed out that the Benelux countries permit 10 tons per axle and 20 tons on two axles, but the three Dutch road transport associations—EVO, KNVTO and NOB—have had little success with promoting their 20-ton proposals through IRU. The matter will he considered by the Traitport Ministers meeting on June 22, Another complication in the attempts to secure complete standardization on construction and use is that it has been found that no suitable network of roads exists to carry traffic running at 13 tons single-axle limit, as had been suggested. A compromise proposed by the Commission, allowing member States to choose 10-ton or 13-ton limits within a maximum gross of 38 tons, has not yet been discussed by the EEC Council of Ministers,