21. 9. 78 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 258/3§ (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COUNCIL COUNCIL DECISION of 19 September 1978 concerning the activities of certain third countries in the field of cargo shipping (78/774/EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 84 (2) thereof, ‘ Having regard to the draft Decision submitted by the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Parlia- ment (1), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2), Whereas information systems should be established to enable the Community institutions to be kept informed of the activities of the fleets of third coun- tries whose practices are harmful to the shipping inter- ests of the Member States and in particular in so far as these activities adversely affect the competitive partici- pation of the fleets of Member States in international maritime trade; whereas these information systems must facilitate consultation at Community level ; Whereas the possibility should be provided for for the necessary measures to be adopted at Community level for the joint exercise by Member States of their powers to adopt counter-measures in respect of the cargo shipping activities of certain third countries, (1) OJ No C 131, 5. 6. 1978, p. 40. (3) Opinion delivered on 1 June 1978 (not yet published in e Official Journal). HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 1. Each Member State shall take all the necessary measures to institute a system allowing it to collect information on the activities of the fleets of third countries whose practices are harmful to the shipping interests of the Member States and in particular in so far as these activities adversely affect the competitive participation of the fleets of Member States in interna- tional maritime trade. 2. This system must enable each Member State, to the extent necessary to attain the objectives referred to in paragraph 1, to collect information on: — the level of cargo shipping services offered, — the nature, volume, value, origin and destination of goods loaded or unloaded in the Member States concerned by the ships engaged in these services, and — the level of tariffs charged for such services. Article 2 1.  The Council, acting unanimously, shall decide to which third countries’ fleets the information system shall be jointly applied.