SEVENTH COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION on the carriage of ECSC products by the Netherlands Railways (This communication cancels and replaces those published in Official Journals No 33 of 25.2.1966, pp. 481 to 494/66, No 187 of 22.10.1966, pp. 3225 to 3230/66, No 22 of 4.2.1967, pp. 362 to 363/67, No 115 of 16.6.1967, pp. 2229 to 2242/67, No C 5 of 29.1.1968, pp. 21 to 23 and No C 82 of 27.6.1969, pp. 1 to 14)

The Netherlands Railways (NS) apply, in certain cases in respect of the carriage of coal and steel, rates and conditions which differ from published tariffs.

In connection with the regulations 1 adopted by the Government of the Netherlands in implementation of the provisions of the ECSC Treaty cited in High Authority Recommendation No 1/61 2, the High Authority hereby publishes, in Lists I and II below, particulars of the routes over which consignments of ECSC products are carried by the NS at rates and conditions fixed under special agreements.

Producers, dealers and buyers of ECSC products may on application obtain such information on these rates and conditions as may be necessary for the purposes of their participation in the operation of the common market. However, information on carriage for distances of less than 50 km or on carriage on the routes set out in List No II may be obtained only by producers and dealers to whom, either directly or by application of Article 63 of the ECSC Treaty, Article 60 and decisions for the implementation thereof apply.

In the case of special agreements relating to the carriage of coal in competition with inland waterways over the routes set out in List No II, the NS have for annual tonnages of less than 2 000 metric tons based themselves on inland waterway freight rates for the 300 metric ton category specified in the "Tariefbeschikking Ongeregeld Goederenverkeer Binnenscheepvaart 3", except that in the case of goods consigned to Amsterdam or Rotterdam the 500 metric ton category has been used.

Requests for information should be addressed: - to the Commission of the European Communities, Directorate-General for Transport, 200 rue de la Loi, 1040 Brussels (Telex Nos 21877, 21878 and 21898) ; or

- to the Directeur Generaal van het Verkeer, Muzenstraat, 30, The Hague (Telex No 31086). 1Koninklijk Besluit of 19 November 1965 on rates of carriage for coal and steel (Staatsblad 1965, No 495). 2Recommendation No 1/61 of 1 March 1961 to the Governments of the Member States, on the publication and the communication of scales, rates and other tariff rules applied to the carriage of coal and steel (OJ No 18, 9.3. 1961, p. 469/61). 3Beschikking van der Minister van Verkeer en Waterstaat of 8 February 1954, No A-4/052251 (Staatscourant 1954, No 28), as last amended by the Beschikking van der Staatssecretaris van Verkeer en Waterstaat of 15 November 1965, No A-4/032745 (Staatscourant 1965, No 223).

LIST I

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Table (Annex to List I)

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LIST II

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