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►B DIRECTIVE2000/30/ECOFTHEEUROPEANPARLIAMENTANDOFTHECOUNCIL
of6June2000
on the technical roadside inspection of the roadworthiness of commercial vehicles circulating in
theCommunity
(OJL203,10.8.2000,p.1)
Correctedby:
►C1Corrigendum,OJL53,28.2.2003,p.64(2000/30/EC)
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DIRECTIVE 2000/30/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
ANDOFTHECOUNCIL
of6June2000
on the technical roadside inspection of the roadworthiness of
commercial vehiclescirculating intheCommunity
THEEUROPEANPARLIAMENTANDTHECOUNCILOFTHE
EUROPEANUNION,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanCommunity,and
inparticularArticle71(1)(c)and(d)thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission(1),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social
Committee(2),
AfterconsultingtheCommitteeoftheRegions,Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of
theTreaty(
3),
Whereas:
(1)ThegrowthoftrafficpresentsallMemberStateswithsafetyand
environmentalproblemsofasimilarnatureandseriousness.
(2)Itisinthe interest ofroadsafety, environmental protection andequitable competition that commercial vehicles should be usedonly if they are maintained to a high degree of technical road-worthiness.
(3)InaccordancewithDirective96/96/ECof20December1996onthe approximation of the laws of the Member States relating toroadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers(
4),
commercial vehicles undergo an inspection by an authorisedbodyeveryyear.
(4)Article 4 of Directive 94/12/EC(5) provides for a multi-direc-
tionalapproachtothecost/effectivenessaspectsofthemeasuresintended to reduce the pollution caused by road transport;whereasthe European ‘Auto-oil I’programme incorporated thatapproachandgaveanobjectiveassessmentofallthemostprof-
itable measuresinthefields ofvehicle technology, fuelquality,
monitoring and maintenance as well as non-technical measures,inordertoreduceemissionsbyroadtransport.2000L0030—EN—10.08.2000—000.001—2
(1) OJC190,18.6.1998,p.10,andOJC116E,26.4.2000,p.7.
(2) OJC407,28.12.1998,p.112.
(3) Opinion of the European Parliament of 9 February 1999, (OJ C 150,
28.5.1999,p.27),CouncilCommonPositionof2December1999andDeci-
sionoftheEuropeanParliamentof14March2000(notyetpublishedinthe
OfficialJournal).CouncilDecisionof13April2000.
(4) OJ L 46, 17.2.1997, p. 1. Directive as amended by Commission Directive
1999/52/EC(OJL142,5.6.1999,p.26).
(5) Directive 94/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23
March1994relating tomeasurestobetakenagainst airpollution byemis-
sionsfrommotorvehicles andamending Directive 70/220/EEC (OJL100,
19.4.1994,p.42).
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(5)In view of that approach, the European Parliament and the
Council adopted Directive 98/70/EC(1), intended to improve
fuel quality and, with a view to laying down stricter emissionstandards, Directive 98/69/EC(
2), for private motor cars and
light commercial vehicles and Directive 1999/96/EC(3) for
heavygoodsvehicles.
(6)This Directive forms part of the same approach, but it would
appear to be more effective from the point of view of environ-
mental protection not at this stage to tighten the standards laiddown for roadworthiness tests in Directive 96/96/EC but toprovide for technical roadside inspections in order to ensureapplicationofthatDirectivethroughouttheyear.
(7)The regulated annual roadworthiness test is in fact considerednottobesufficienttoguaranteethatcommercial vehiclestestedareinroadworthyconditionthroughouttheyear.
(8)Effectiveenforcementthroughtargetedadditionaltechnicalroad-sideinspectionisanimportantcost-effective measuretocontrol
thestandardofmaintenanceofcommercialvehiclesontheroad.
(9)Roadside roadworthiness inspections should be carried out
withoutdiscriminationongroundsofthenationalityofthedriveror of the country of registration or entry into service of thecommercialvehicle.
(10)The method of inspection selection should be based on atargeted approach, giving greatest effort to identifying vehiclesthat seem most likely to be poorly maintained and therebyenhancing the authorities' operational effectiveness and mini-misingthecostsanddelaystodriversandoperators.
(11)IntheeventofseriousdeficienciesinavehicleinspecteditmustbepossibletoaskthecompetentauthoritiesoftheMemberStatein which the vehicle is registered or in which the vehicle wasbrought into service to take appropriate measures and informtherequestingMemberStateofanyfollow-upmeasurestaken.
(12)ThemeasuresnecessaryforimplementingthisDirectiveshallbe
adoptedinaccordancewithCouncilDecision1999/468/ECof28
June1999layingdowntheproceduresfortheexerciseofimple-mentingpowersconferredontheCommission(
4).
(13)Inaccordancewiththesubsidiarityandproportionalityprinciplesas set out in Article 5 of the Treaty, the objectives of the
proposed action, namely to establish a regime of roadside
inspections of commercial vehicles circulating in the Commu-nity, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States andcan, therefore, by reason of the scale of the action be betterachieved by the Community; this Directive does not go beyondwhatisnecessaryforthatpurpose,2000L0030—EN—10.08.2000—000.001—3
(1) Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13
October1998relatingtothequalityofpetrolanddieselfuelsandamending
CouncilDirective93/12/EEC(OJL350,28.12.1998,p.58).
(2) Directive 98/69/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13
October1998relatingtomeasurestobetakenagainstairpollutionbyemis-
sionsfrommotorvehiclesandamendingCouncilDirective70/220/EEC(OJ
L350,28.12.1998,p.1).
(3) Directive1999/96/ECoftheEuropeanParliamentandoftheCouncilof13
December 1999 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States
relating to measures to be taken against the emission of gaseous and parti-culatepollutantsfromcompressionignitionenginesforuseinvehicles,and
the emission of gaseous pollutants from positive ignition engines fuelled
withnaturalgasorliquefiedpetroleumgasforuseinvehiclesandamending
CouncilDirective88/77/EEC(OJL44,16.2.2000,p.1).
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4) OJL184,17.7.1999,p.23.
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HAVEADOPTEDTHISDIRECTIVE:
Article 1
1. Inordertoimproveroadsafetyandtheenvironment,thepurpose
ofthisDirectiveshallbetoensurethatcommercialvehiclescirculatingwithin the territories of the Member States of the Community complymore fully with certain technical conditions imposed by Directive 96/96/EC.
2. This Directive establishes certain conditions for roadside inspec-
tions of the roadworthiness of commercial vehicles circulating withintheterritoryoftheCommunity.
3. Without prejudice toCommunity regulations, thisDirective shall
not, however, affect the Member States' right to carry out inspections
not covered by this Directive or to check other aspects of road trans-port, in particular those relating to commercial vehicles. On the otherhand, there is nothing to prevent a Member State, in the context ofinspections not covered by the scope of this Directive, fromcheckingtheitemslistedinAnnexIinplacesotherthanonthepublichighway.
Article 2
ForthepurposesofthisDirective:(a) ‘commercialvehicle’shallmeanthosemotorvehiclesandtrailers
definedincategories1,2and3ofAnnexItoDirective96/96/EC;
(b) ‘technicalroadsideinspection’shallmeananinspectionofatech-
nical nature, not announced by the authorities and thereforeunexpected, of a commercial vehicle circulating within the terri-
toryofaMemberStatecarriedoutonthepublic highwaybythe
authorities,orundertheirsupervision;
(c) ‘roadworthiness test’ shall mean a test of a vehicle's technical
roadworthinessasprovidedforinAnnexIItoDirective96/96/EC.
Article 3
1. EachMemberStateshallintroducetechnicalroadsideinspections
such as will achieve the objectives stated in Article 1 as regardscommercial vehicles covered by this Directive, bearing in mind the
national arrangements applicable to such vehicles under Directive 96/
96/EC.
2. Every technical roadside inspection shall be carried out without
discrimination on grounds of the nationality of the driver or of the
countryofregistrationorentryintoserviceofthecommercial vehicle,
bearinginmindtheneedtominimisethecostsanddelaysentailedfordriversandoperators.
Article 4
1. Atechnical roadsideinspection shallcompriseone,twoorallof
thefollowingaspects:
(a) a visual assessment of the maintenance condition of the commer-
cialvehiclewhenstationary;
(b) acheckonarecentroadsidetechnicalinspectionreportasreferred
to in Article 5 or on the documentation attesting to the vehicle'stechnical roadworthinessandinparticular, inthecaseofavehicleregistered or put into service in a Member State, proof that thecommercialvehiclehasundergoneastatutorytechnicalroadworthi-
nesstestinaccordancewithDirective96/96/EC;
(c) an inspection for irregularities covering one, more than one or all
oftheitemstobecheckedlistedinAnnexI,point10.
2. Aninspectionofthebrakingsystemsandexhaustemissionsshall
becarriedoutinaccordancewiththeruleslaiddowninAnnexII.
3. Before carrying outaninspection ofthe items listed inAnnexI,
point10,theinspectorshalltakeintoconsiderationthelastroadworthi-2000L0030—EN—10.08.2000—000.001—4
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ness certificate and/or a recent technical roadside inspection report
whichthedrivermayproduce.
Theinspectormayalsotakeintoconsiderationanyothersafetycertifi-
cateissuedbyanapprovedbody,presented,whereappropriate,bythedriver.
Where these certificates and/or report prove that an inspection of one
of the items listed in Annex I, point 10, has been carried out in the
course of the preceding three months, that item shall not be checked
again,exceptwherejustifiedinparticularonthegroundsofanobviousdefectand/orirregularity.
Article 5
1. Thetechnicalroadsideinspectionreportrelatingtotheinspection
referred to in Article 4(1)(c) shall be drawn up by the authority or
inspector having carried it out. A specimen report is contained inAnnex I, point 10 of which contains a checklist. The authority orinspector must tick the relevant boxes. The report must be given tothedriverofthecommercialvehicle.
2. Iftheauthorityortheinspectorconsidersthatdeficiencies inthe
maintenance ofacommercial vehicle mayrepresentasafetyrisksuchthat,asregardsthebrakesinparticular,furtherexaminationisjustified,thecommercial vehicle maybesubjectedtoamoreelaborate testatatestingcentreinthevicinity,designatedbytheMemberState,inaccor-dancewithArticle2ofDirective96/96/EC.
Ifitbecomesclearthatacommercialvehiclepresentsaseriousriskto
its occupants or other road users either during the roadside inspectionreferredtoinArticle4(1)orduringthemoreelaboratetestreferredtointhefirstsubparagraphofthisparagraph, useofthatvehicle maybeprohibiteduntilthedangerousdeficiencies discoveredhavebeenrecti-
fied.
Article 6
Every two years, before 31 March, Member States shall communicate
totheCommissionthedatacollectedrelatingtotheprevioustwoyearsconcerning the number of commercial vehicles checked, classified by
category in accordance with Annex I, point 6 and by the country of
registration, and the items checked and defects noted, on the basis ofAnnexI,point10.
Thefirstdatasubmittedshallcoveraperiodoftwoyearsbeginningon
1January2003.
TheCommissionshallforwardthisinformationtotheEuropeanParlia-
ment.
Article 7
1. MemberStatesshallassistoneanotherinapplyingthisDirective.
Inparticular,theyshallprovideeachotherwithdetailsoftheoffice(s)
responsible for carrying out the checks and of the names of contact
persons.
2. Seriousdeficiencies inacommercial vehiclebelongingtoanon-
resident, in particular those resulting in a ban on using the vehicle,shall be reported to the competent authorities of the Member State in
which the vehicle is registered or has been put into service by means
ofthespecimenreportinAnnexI,withoutprejudicetotheprosecutionin accordance with the legislation in force in the Member States inwhichthedeficiencywasrecorded.
Without prejudice to Article 5, the competent authorities of the
Member State in which a serious deficiency has been found in a
commercialvehiclebelongingtoanon-residentmayaskthecompetentauthorities of the Member State in which the vehicle is registered orhas been put into service to take appropriate measures with regard tothe offender, for example submitting the vehicle to a further road-worthinessinspection.2000L0030—EN—10.08.2000—000.001—5
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Thecompetentauthoritiestowhichsucharequestismadeshallnotify
the competent authorities of the Member State in which the deficien-cies of the commercial vehicle were found of any measures taken
withregardtotheoffender.
Article 8
AnyamendmentswhicharenecessarytoadaptAnnexIorthetechnical
standardsdefinedinAnnexIItotechnicalprogressshallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle9(2).
Suchamendmentsmustnot,however,resultinthescopeofthisDirec-
tivebeingextended.
Article 9
1. TheCommissionshallbeassistedbytheCommitteeontheAdap-
tation to Technical Progress set up pursuant to Article 8 of Directive96/96/EC,hereinafterreferredtoas‘theCommittee’.
2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 5 and 7 of
Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, in compliance with the provisions
ofArticle8thereof.
TheperiodprovidedforinArticle5(6)ofDecision1999/468/ECshall
belaiddownasthreemonths.
3. TheCommitteeshalladoptitsrulesofprocedure.
Article 10
MemberStatesshalldrawuparrangementsforthepenaltiesapplicable
whereadriveroroperatorfailstoabidebythetechnical requirementsverifiedonthebasisofthisDirective.
They shall take all necessary measures to ensure that these penalties
areenforced.Thepenaltiesthusprovidedforshallbeeffective,propor-
tionateanddissuasive.
Article 11
Within a year of receiving the data referred to in Article 6 fromthe
Member States, the Commission shall submit to the Council a report
on the application of this Directive together with a summary of theresultsachieved.
The first report shall cover the period of two years beginning on 1
January2003.
Article 12
1. The Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations
and administrative provisions necessary for them to comply with thisDirective ►
C1before 10 August 2002. ◄They shall forthwith
informtheCommissionthereof.
2. WhentheMemberStatesadoptthosemeasurestheyshallinclude
referencestothisDirectiveorshalladdsuchreferencesontheirofficialpublication. The Member States shall lay down the manner in whichsuchreferencesshallbemade.
3. The Member States shall communicate to the Commission the
texts of the provisions of national law that they adopt in the fieldgovernedbythisDirective.
Article 13
ThisDirectiveshallenterintoforceonthedayofitspublicationinthe
Official Journal of the European Communities .
Article 14
ThisDirectiveisaddressedtotheMemberStates.2000L0030—EN—10.08.2000—000.001—6
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ANNEX I
SPECIMENTECHNICALROADSIDEINSPECTIONREPORTINCORPORATINGACHECKLIST
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ANNEX II
RULES FOR TESTING AND/OR CHECKING BRAKING SYSTEMS
ANDEXHAUSTEMISSIONS
1.Specific conditionsconcerningbrakes
Itisrequiredthateverypartofthebrakingsystemanditsmeansofoperationbe
maintainedingoodandefficientworkingorderandbeproperlyadjusted.
Thevehicle'sbrakesmustfulfilthefollowingbrakingfunctions:
(a) for motor vehicles and their trailers and semi-trailers, a service brake
capable of slowing downthe vehicle and of stopping it safely, rapidly and
efficiently, whatever its conditions of loading and whatever the upward ordownwardgradientoftheroadonwhichitismoving;
(b) for motor vehicles and their trailers and semi-trailers a parking brake
capableofholdingthevehiclestationary,whateveritsconditionofloading,
andwhatevertheupwardordownwardgradientoftheroad;
2.Specific conditionsconcerningexhaustemissions
2.1.Motor vehicles equipped with positive-ignition (petrol) engines
(a) Where the exhaust emissionsare not controlled byan advanced emis-
sion control systemsuch as a three-way catalytic converter which is
lambda-probecontrolled:
1. visualinspectionoftheexhaustsysteminordertocheckthatthere
isnoleakage;
2. if appropriate, visual inspection of the emission control system in
ordertocheckthattherequiredequipmenthasbeenfitted;
3. after a reasonable period of engine conditioning (taking account of
the vehicle manufacturer's recommendations) the carbon monoxide
(CO) content of the exhaust gases is measured when the engine is
idling(noload).
ThemaximumpermissibleCOcontentintheexhaustgasesmustnot
exceedthefollowing:
— for vehicles registered or put into service for the first time
between the date from which member States required the vehi-
cles to comply with Directive 70/220/EEC(
1) and 1 October
1986:COmustnotexceed4,5%vol.,
— forvehiclesregisteredorputintoserviceforthefirsttimeafter
1October1986:COmustnotexceed3,5%vol.
(b) Where the exhaust emissions are controlled by an advanced emission
control systemsuch as a three-way catalytic converter which is
lambda-probecontrolled:
1. visualinspectionoftheexhaustsysteminordertocheckthatthere
arenoleakagesandthatallpartsarecomplete;
2. visual inspection of the emission control system in order to check
thattherequiredequipmenthasbeenfitted;
3. determination of the efficiency of the vehicle's emission control
systembymeasurementofthelambdavalueandoftheCOcontent
oftheexhaustgasesinaccordancewithsection4.
4. exhaustpipeemissions—limitvalues
— measurementatengineidlingspeed:
ThemaximumpermissibleCOcontentintheexhaustgasesmust
notexceed0,5%vol.,
— measurement athighidling speed(noload),enginespeedtobe
atleast2000min−1:
COcontent:maximum0,3%vol.,
Lambda: 1 ± 0,03 or in accordance with the manufacturer's
specifications.2000L0030—EN—10.08.2000—000.001—9
(1) CouncilDirective 70/220/EECof20March1970ontheapproximationofthelawsof
theMember Statesrelating tomeasuresto betaken against airpollution byemissionsfrommotorvehicles(OJL76,6.4.1970,p.1).DirectiveaslastamendedbyCommis-
sionDirective1999/102/EC(OJ334,28.12.1999,p.43).
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2.2.Motor vehicles equipped with compression ignition (diesel) engines
Measurement of exhaust gas opacity with free acceleration (no load from
idling upto cut-off speed).The level of concentration mustnot exceed(1)
thefollowinglimitvaluesofthecoefficientofabsorption:
— naturallyaspirateddieselengines=2,5m−1,
— turbo-chargeddieselengines=3,0m−1,
or equivalent values where use in made of equipment of a type different
fromthatcomplyingwiththeserequirements.
Vehicles registered or put into service for the first time before 1 January
1980areexemptedfromtheserequirements.
2.3.Test equipment
Vehicleemissionsaretestedusingequipmentdesignatedtoestablishaccu-
ratelywhetherthelimitvaluesprescribedorindicatedbythemanufacturer
havebeencompliedwith.2000L0030—EN—10.08.2000—000.001—10
(1) Council Directive 72/306/EEC of 2August 1972 on the approximation of the laws of
theMember States relating to themeasures tobe taken against the emission ofpollu-tants fromdieselenginesforuseinvehicles (OJL190,20.8.1972,p.1).Directive as
lastamendedbyCommissionDirective97/20/EC(OJL125,16.5.1997,p.2).