COMMISSION DIRECTIVE of 2 April 1982 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 77/541/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to safety belts and restraint systems of motor vehicles (82/319/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 70/156/EEC of 6 February 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers (1), as last amended by Directive 80/1267/EEC (2), and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 77/541/EEC of 28 June 1977 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to safety belts and restraint systems of motor vehicles (3), as last amended by Directive 81/576/EEC (4), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas, in the interests of road safety, the Council, by Directive 81/576/EEC, extended the scope of Directive 77/541/EEC, which until then had been limited to vehicles of Category M1 as defined in Annex I to Directive 70/156/EEC, to cover all classes of motor vehicles ; whereas this extension of scope had been made possible by the technical progress which had been achieved in the meantime ; whereas implementation of this measure will, however, necessitate the alignment of the requirements and tests specified in the Directive with the enlarged scope ; whereas experience gained in applying the Directive has revealed a need for certain provisions to be brought more into line with actual test conditions;
Whereas the provisions of this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on the Adaptation to Technical Progress of the Directives on the removal of technical barriers to trade in motor vehicles,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
Annexes I, III, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X and XIV to Directive 77/541/EEC are hereby amended in accordance with the Annex to this Directive.
Article 2
1. With effect from 1 October 1982 no Member State may: (a) on grounds relating to safety belts and restraint systems: - refuse to grant EEC type-approval, to issue the certificate referred to in the last indent of Article 10 (1) of Directive 70/156/EEC or to grant national type-approval in respect of a type of motor vehicle of category M1, or
- prohibit the entry into service of vehicles of category M1,
if the safety belts and restraint systems of this type of vehicle or of these vehicles comply with the requirements of Directive 77/541/EEC, as amended by this Directive;
(b) - refuse to grant EEC component type-approval in respect of a type of safety belt or restraint system intended for installation in a vehicle of category M1 which complies with the requirements of Directive 77/541/EEC, as amended by this Directive,
- prohibit the placing on the market of such safety belts and restraint systems which bear the EEC component type-approval marks prescribed in this Directive.
2. With effect from 1 October 1983 Member States: (a) - shall no longer issue the certificate referred to in the last indent of Article 10 (1) of (1) OJ No L 42, 23.2.1970, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 375, 31.12.1980, p. 34. (3) OJ No L 220, 29.8.1977, p. 95. (4) OJ No L 209, 29.7.1981, p. 32. Directive 70/156/EEC in respect of a type of motor vehicle of category M1, or
- may refuse national type-approval in respect of a type of motor vehicle of category M1,
in which the safety belts and restraint system do not comply with the requirements of Directive 77/541/EEC, as amended by this Directive;
(b) may refuse to grant EEC component type-approval in respect of a type of safety belt or restraint system intended for installation in a vehicle of category M1 which does not comply with the requirements of Directive 77/541/EEC, as amended by this Directive.
3. With effect from 1 October 1990, Member States: - may prohibit the initial entry into service of motor vehicles of category M1 in which the safety belts and restraint systems do not comply with the requirements of Directive 77/541/EEC, as amended by this Directive,
- may prohibit the placing on the market of safety belts and restraint systems intended for installation in a vehicle of category M1 and which do not bear the EEC component type-approval marks prescribed in this Directive.
Article 3
With effect from 1 October 1982 no Member State may: (a) on grounds relating to safety belts and restraint systems: - refuse to grant EEC type-approval, to issue the certificate referred to in the last indent of Article 10 (1) of Directive 70/156/EEC or to grant national type-approval in respect of a type of motor vehicle in a category other than M1, or
- prohibit the entry into service of vehicles of such categories,
if the safety belts and restraint systems of this type of vehicle or of these vehicles comply with the requirements of Directive 77/541/EEC, as amended by this Directive;
(b) - refuse to grant EEC component type-approval in respect of a type of safety belt or restraint system intended for installation in vehicles in categories other than M1 which complies with the requirements of Directive 77/541/EEC, as amended by this Directive,
- prohibit the placing on the market of safety belts and restraint systems intended for installation in vehicles of such categories which bear the EEC component type-approval marks prescribed in this Directive.
Article 4
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive not later than 30 September 1982. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
Article 5
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 2 April 1982.