COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 93/92/EEC of 29 October 1993 on the installation of lighting and light-signalling devices on two or three-wheel motor vehicles
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 100a thereof,
Having regard to Directive 92/61/EEC of 30 June 1992 on the type-approval of two or three-wheel motor vehicles(1) ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(2) ,
In cooperation with the European Parliament(3) ,
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee(4) ,
Whereas in each Member State the lighting and light-signalling devices fitted to two or three-wheel vehicles must display certain technical characteristics laid down by mandatory provisions which differ from one Member State to the other; whereas, as a result of their differences, such provisions constitute a barrier to trade within the Community;
Whereas these barriers to the operation of the internal market may be removed if the same requirements are adopted by all Member States in place of their national rules;
Whereas it is necessary to draw up harmonized requirements concerning the fitting of lighting and light-signalling devices in order to enable the type-approval procedure laid down in Directive 92/61/EEC to be applied for each of such vehicle;
Whereas in order to facilitate access to the markets of non-Community countries it would seem necessary to establish equivalence as far as two-wheel motorcycles are concerned, between the requirements of this Directive and those of Regulation No 53 of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
This Directive applies to the installation of lighting and light-signalling devices on all types of vehicle as defined in Article 1 of Directive 92/61/EEC.
Article 2
The procedure governing the granting of component type-approval in respect of the installation of lighting and light-signalling devices on a type of two or three-wheel motor vehicle and the conditions governing the free movement of such vehicles shall be as laid down in Directive 92/61/EEC.
Article 3
In accordance with Article 11 of Directive 92/61/EEC, equivalence between the requirements laid down in this Directive for two-wheel motorcycles and those laid down in United Nations ECE Regulation No 53 (E/ECE/TRANS/505-Add.61/Amend. 1) is hereby acknowledged.
The authorities of the Member States which grant component type-approval shall accept approvals granted in accordance with the requirements of the abovementioned Regulation No 53 as well as component type-approval marks as an alternative to the corresponding approvals granted in accordance with the requirements of this Directive.
Article 4
Any amendments necessary in order to adapt Annexes I to VI to technical progress shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 13 of Directive 70/156/EEC(5) .
Article 5
Member States which, in their national law concerning the installation of stop lamps on two-wheel mopeds, specify requirements which are less stringent than those laid down in this Directive, may continue to apply those requirements for a maximum period of three years from the implementation date of this Directive.
Article 6
1. Member States shall adopt and publish the provisions necessary to comply with this Directive not later than 1 May 1995. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
When the Member States adopt these provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such a reference shall be laid down by the Member States.
From the date mentioned in the first subparagraph Member States may not, for reasons connected with the installation of lighting and light-signalling devices, prohibit the initial entry into service of vehicles which conform to this Directive.
They shall apply the provisions referred to in the first subparagraph as from 1 November 1995.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the texts of the provisions of national law which they adopt in the fields covered by this Directive.
Article 7
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 October 1993.