21. 9. 78 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 258/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2183/78 of 19 September 1978 laying down uniform costing principles for railway undertakings THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 75 thereof, Having regard to Council Decision 75/327/EEC of 20 May 1975 on the improvement of the situation of railway undertakings and the harmonization of rules governing financial relations between such undertak- ings and States ('), and in particular Article 8 (2) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Parlia- ment (%), ' Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3), Whereas the establishment of uniform costing princi- ples for railway undertakings should ensure closer cooperation between them and contribute to the improvement of their financial situation ; Whereas it is preferable as a first step to limit the scope of this costing to international goods traffic in full train loads ; Whereas the information provided by cost calcula- tions based on common principles and its exchange between the railway undertakings concerned are of importance in the taking of commercial decisions on the conditions for accepting or refusing international freight traffic or the termination of existing traffic; Whereas, in order to assist the Commission in studying the application of uniform costing principles and of measures leading to further improvements, an Advisory Committee should be set up, (') OJ No L 152, 12. 6. 1975, p. 3. (2) O] No C 266, 7. 11. 1977, p. 14. () OJ No C 18, 23. 1. 1978, p. 30. HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 1. The uniform costing principles for railway under- takings established by this Regulation shall apply to international freight transport carried in full train loads. 2. ‘International freight transport’ means transport of freight by trains using the networks of at least two Member States, moving by rail or train ferry throughout. 3. ‘Carried in full train loads’ means that the consignment comprises several wagon loads offered for carriage at the same time by the same sender at the same station, and forwarded directly as a full train to the same consignee at the same destination station. Article 2 This Regulation shall apply to the following railway undertakings : — Société nationale des chemins de fer belges (SNCB), Nationale Maatschappij der Belgische Spoorwegen (NMBS), — Danske Statsbaner (DSB), — Deutsche Bundesbahn (DB), — Société nationale des chemins de fer francais (SNCF), — Coras Iompair Eireann (CIE), — Azienda autonoma delle ferrovie dello Stato (FS), — Société nationale des chemins de fer luxembour- geois (CFL), '