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Brussels,13February1974
AMENDMENT TO
THEPROPOSAL FORACOUNCILDIRECTIVE
ontheapproximation ofthelawsoftheMemberStatesrelatingtothe
interiorfittingsofmotorvehicles(strengthofseatsandtheiranchorages)
(PresentedlaytheCommissiontotheCouncilpursuanttothe
secondparagraphofArticle149oftheEECTreaty)
COM(74)146final

EXPLANATORY l"EMORtlRDUM
In "thecourse ofimplementing thegeneral programme fortheelimination
(1oftechnical obstacles totrade ,adopted "bytheCouncil on2oMay1969
theCommission forwarded totheCouncil on29fey 1973 aproposal for
aDirective concerning theapproximation ofthe laws oftheMember States
relating totheinterior fittings ofmotor vehicles (Strength of
2seats andtheir anchorages )^ .
TheEuropean Parliament achieved itsopinion onthis proposal atits
session of16November 1973^»"theEconomic andSocial Committee on
25October 1973 .
TheCommission hascarefully considered theobservations therein and
hasdecided totalce action onthemajority ofthem andtopresent
proposals fortheappropriate alterations totheoriginal proposal for
2aDirective ,under Article 149 of "theTreaty .
These proposed alterations concern thefollowing points inparticular :
-Article 6,item 2:this Article provides forthenotification
totheCommission oftheprovisions ,draft laws ,regulations or
administrative provisions which Member States envisage adopting
inthefield covered bythis Directive .Toemphasize that all
drafts should beforwarded totheCommission ,theEuropean
Parliament wish that theword "subsequent "should be .de.ldt.ed
inthis Article .
-Annas 1,item 5-2sinorder toguarantee greater safety ,the
Economic andSocial Committee consider that theunlocking control
forthedisplacement system ofthe seat should bolocated onthe
outside oftheseat ,that istosay ,ontheside nearest thedoor .
v'O.J. C76dated 17.6.69 ,page 1.
O.J. C90/73dated 26.10.73 ,page 93.
^O.J.C108/73dated 10.12.72 page75»

AMENDMENT TO
THEPROPOSj.1LK)RACOUNCILDIRECTIVE OFTHE
"APFROXIMAT IONOPTHELAWSOPTHEMEMBERSTATES'
RELATINGTOTHEINTERIORFITTINGS OPMOTOR
VEHICLES(STRENGTHOPSEATSANDTHEIRANCHORAGES)
TheproposalforaDirectiveforwardedon29May1973ishereby-
modified: '
"byanamendmentto.Article6paragraph2,
-byanamendmenttoAnnexI,item5*2.
Article6
OriginaltertArticle6
Amendedtext,
1.TheMemberStatesshalladopt
andpublishtheprovisions
necessarytoensurecompliance
withthepresentDirective
beforeOctober1,1974and
informtheCommission
immediately .
They.applytheBe"provisions ••
witheffectfromApril11975•
2.AssoonasthisDirectivehas
beennotified,theMember
Statesshalltakecaretoinform
theCommission ,insufficient
timetoenableittosubmitits
comments,ofanysubsequent
draftlaws,regulationsor
administrative provisionswhich
theyintendtoadoptinthe
fieldcoveredbytheDirective.Unchanged.
ussoonasthisDirectivehasbeen
notified,theMemberStatesshall
takecaretoinformtheCommission
insufficient timetoenableitto
submititscomments,ofany(a
worddcIote($)draftlaws,regulations
oradministrative provisionswhich
theyintendtoadoptinthefield
coveredbytheDirective.

-2~
Anne^:I,item5»2
Originaltext- ,•
Theunlockingdontrolforadevice
asreferredtoinitem2.5shall
"beeasilyaccessible ,eventothe
occupantoftheseatimmediately
"behindtheseatconcerned.AnnexI,item5«2
:Amendedtext. ■;
Theunlockingcontrol 'foradevice
asreferredtoinitem5«2.shall
.heplacedontheoutsidoofthe
seatclosetothedoor.Itshall
heeasilyaccessible ,eventothe
occupantoftherseatimmediately
"behindtheseatconcerned.