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— safety fo school buses, 
— protection of children in cars, 
— safety of occupants of private cars in accidents 
involving frontal and lateral impact; 
Infrastructure: 
— international aspects of signs and signals, 
— definition of road profile standards based on 
safety criteria, 
— harmonization of traffic prohibitions; 
CONSIDERS: 
that research and studies should be carried out in the 
following areas, either by coordinating the activities 
of the Member States or through Community 
research activities, while avoiding duplication of the 
work being carried out by other international organ­
izations : 
— data concerning road accidents in the EEC 
(harmonization of statistics and forecasting 
methods), — behaviour of users (education at school, law 
enforcement and penalties, additional training of 
drivers, communication with drivers and phasing 
of holidays), 
— improving the safety characteristics of vehicles 
(private cars, buses, heavy goods vehicles and 
motorized two-wheelers); 
INVITES THE COMMISSION: 
to draw up a first programme of road safety in 
accordance with the above guidelines by 31 
December 1984; 
to submit first-priority proposals within a period of 
one year from that date; 
to set up a Committee of Experts on Road Safety in 
order to assist the Commission in this area. 
RESOLVES: 
to do its utmost to ensure the rapid adoption of 
proposals concerning road safety as an integral part 
of the common policy for inland transport, in 
conjunction with the other Community policies 
concerned. 
Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 83/181/EEC determining the scope 
of Article 14 (1) (d) of Directive 77/388/EEC as regards exemption from value added tax 
on the final importation of certain goods 
COM(84) 171 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 20 March 1984) 
(84/C 95/03) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in 
particular Articles 99 and 100 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee, 
Whereas Council Directive 83/181/EEC (') laid down the minimum quantity of fuel 
contained in the fuel tanks of commercial motor vehicles which must be exempted from 
value added tax on admission; 
O OJ No L 105, 23. 4. 1983, p. 38. 
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Whereas in order to facilitate passage at the internal frontiers of the Community the 
total amount of fuel contained in the tanks of commercial motor vehicles travelling 
between Member States should be exempted from value added tax on admission, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: 
Article 1 
Directive 83/181 /EEC is hereby amended as follows: 
1. Article 83 is amended by the insertion of the words 'coming from third countries' 
between the words 'commercial motor vehicles' and 'to 200 litres'. 
2. Article 84 (a) is replaced by the following: 
'(a) commercial motor vehicles engaged in international transport coming from third 
countries to their frontier zone, to a maximum depth of 25 km as the crow flies, 
where such transport consists of journeys made by persons residing in that 
zone;'. 
Article 2 
This Directive is addressed to the Member States. 
Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 68/297/EEC on the standardization 
of provisions regarding the duty-free admission of fuel contained in the fuel tanks of 
commercial motor vehicles 
COM(84) 171 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 20 March 1984) 
(84/C 95/04) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in 
particular Articles 75 and 99 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee, 
Whereas Council Directive 68/297/EEC ('), as amended by Directive 83/127/EEC (2), 
laid down the minimum quantity of fuel contained in the fuel tanks of commercial road 
vehicles which can be admitted duty-free at the internal frontiers of the Community; 
Whereas it is essential, in order to facilitate frontier crossing, to admit duty-free all the 
fuel contained in the normal fuel tanks of commercial road vehicles; 
Whereas the term 'normal fuel tank' should de defined, 
O OJ No L 175, 23. 7. 1968, p. 15. 
(2) OJNoL91,9. 4. 1983, p. 28.