council regul ec april amend regul eec structur improv inland waterwai transport council european union regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion econom social committe act accord procedur laid articl treati regul eec introduc number measur design remov structur overcapac inland waterwai sector measur design temporarili curb invest extra capac initi envisag year period measur contribut reduct structur overcapac inland waterwai sector recent econom downturn caus drop demand inland waterwai servic result renew overcapac sector inland waterwai transport market maintain current structur improv measur period movereov concept vessel belong activ fleet clarifi purpos regul forecast overcapac persist consider time examin situat end light exist market situat adopt regul articl regul eec amend articl subparagraph introductori part replac activ fleet includ vessel good work order respect time annual contribut pursuant articl paid sentenc articl period year replac ten year paragraph ad articl commiss submit report european parliament council decemb evalu effect measur provid regul propos articl regul enter forc april regul bind entireti directli applic member state luxembourg april council presid constantin oj opinion deliv januari publish offici journal oj