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are cautious about the proposals because they are reluctant to yield the control over international road transport access which bilaterals provide.
Two Commission proposals likely to gain unanimous approval are that own-account transport should be exempt from quota restrictions, and so should road freight journeys involving another mode -ee road/rail. The latter would give little benefit to British hauliers. since the present road /rail Kangaroo permits are not all taken up by operators.
An increase from 1200 to 1320 Community licences from January 1 1973 is proposed by the EEC Commission. allocated as follows: Germany 300, France 286. Holland 269. Italy 255, Belgium 177 and Luxembourg 33. Quotas for Britain. Denmark. Norway and Ireland would be additional tc> these.
From January 1 1974 the bilateral permits between EEC countries would be limited to a rise of 10 per cent above the annual level reached by December 31 1972, (This makes Britain's next round of bilateral negotiations especially crucial.) From Januarr• 1 1976, the total number of bilateral permits (including transit permits) should. says the Commission, be reduced by 20 per cent per year. to disappear before 1981 when Community licences would take over.
Road /rail and own-account transport freed from all licence restriction (the latter by July 1 1975) throughout the EEC would be covered by certificates of authorization. issued On demand, to prevent abuses.