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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(78)143final.
Brussels,7April197
WORKINGDOCUMENT OPTHECOMMISSION
ontheEECtype-approval ofMotorVehicles
COM(78)143final.

TYPE-APPROVAL OFMOTORVEHICLES
On14November1977MrP.SCHLSSSER,DeputyDirector-General ofthe
Directorate-General fortheInternalMarketandIndustrialAffairs,put
anumberofideastothePermanentRepresentatives Committeewithaview
tosolvingthedifficulties encountered byserveralMemberStatesin
applyingtoproductsmanufactured outsidetheCommunitythechecking
methodslaiddownintheDirectives fortheremovaloftechnicalbarriers.
Sincethisapproachhadmetwithafavourable receptionfrommostofthe
delegations,COREPERrequestedtheCommission on19Januarytoforwarda
moredetailedworkingdocumentsettingouttheamendments withreference
totheDirective onEECtype-approval whichthisapproachwouldentailin
thecaseofmotorvehicles.
Thedocumentinquestionisenclosedherewith.
ThisisnotanofficialCommission proposal (althoughsuchaproposalmay
bedrawnupatalaterdateaccordingtotheusualprocedures )butastudy
documentdesignedtogivethevariousdelegations aclearunderstanding of
thelinesalongwhichtheCommission hopestoproceed. '

amendmenttoDirective70/156/EECof6February1970ontheapproxi­
mationofthelawsoftheMemberStatesrelatingtothetype-approval of
motorvehiclesandtheirtrailers
Article 1
CouncilDirective70/156/EECshallbeamendedinaccordancewiththefollowing
articles.
Article2
Article3shallbereplacedbythefollowingtext:
"1.Allapplications forEECtype-approval shallbeaddressedbythemanu­
facturerorhisauthorizedrepresentative -hereinaftercalledthe
applicant-totheCommission.
2.TheCommissionshallnominatetheMemberStateresponsible forthe
type-approval tests,takingparticularaccountofthefollowing :
-choiceexpressedbytheapplicant;
-geographical locationofthefactorieswherethevehiclewillbe
manufactured ;
-potentialtechnicalcapacityoftheequipmentavailableinthe
MemberStates.
Beforesuchnominationismade,theCommissionshallbeentitledto
convenetheCommitteereferredtoinArticle12.Inthiscasenomination
shallbeinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle13a.
3.TheCommissionshall,within10days,forwardthetype-approval application
toalltheMemberStatesandatthesametimeinformthemwhichMember
Statehasbeennominated.
4.Ifwithin/30days/ofthisinformation beingdispatched noobjection
hasbeenlodgedbyaMemberState,thenominationshallberegardedas
final.
5.IfaMemberStatelodgesanobjectiontothenomination,theCommission
shallconveneassoonaspossibletheCommitteereferredtoinArticle12.
Inthiscasenominationshallbeinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaid
downinArticle13a.
6.Whenthenominationisdefinitive,theCommissionshallinformthe
MemberStateconcernedandtheapplicant.Theapplicantshallsendto
theMemberStatenominatedtheinformation document,amodelofwhich
iscontainedinAnnexI,aswellasthedocumentmentionedtherein.He
shallalsodeclarethatheacceptstheconditionssetoutinArticle4(4)."

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ArticLe3
Article4shallbereplacedbythefollowingtext:
"1.TheMemberStateresponsible forconducting EECtype-approval shalltake
thenecessary stepsbeforehand toensurethatthemanufacturer hasat
hisdisposaltheequipment neededtoenablehimto^carryoutcontinuous
andadequatecheckstoverifythatproduction modelsconformtothe
prototype .
2.EECtype-approval shallbegrantedif:
a)thevehicletypeconformstotheparticulars intheinformation
document;
b)thevehicletypesatisfiesthecheckslistedinthemodelofthe
type-approval certificate referredtoinArticle2(b).
EachMemberStateshallcompleteallthesectionsofatype-approval
certificate foreachvehicletypewhichitapproves.
3.TheMemberStatewhichhasgrantedtype-approval shalltakethenecessary
measurestoverify,ifneedbeincooperation withthecompetentauthori­
tiesoftheotherMemberStates,thatproduction modelsconformtothe
approvedprototype .
4.OnmakinguseofEECtype-approval ,themanufacturer orhisauthorized
representative shallimmediately takestepsto:
a)informtheMemberStatewhichhasgrantedtype-approval :
-oftheplaceofmanufacture andtheplaceofstorage;
-ofthedateofcommencement ofmanufacture .
b)affordaccess,forthepurposeofinspecting theabovementioned
manufacturing andstoragepremisesandcompilinginspection records,
totherepresentatives ofthecompetentauthorities oftheMember
Statewhichhasgrantedtype-approval andprovidethemwithany
information neededinconnection withthisinspection;
c)permitthecompetentauthorities oftheMemberStatewhichhasgranted
type-approval toselectoneormorevehiclesforthepurposeof
carryingoutaninspection attheplaceofmanufacture orstorage.
5.TheMemberStategrantingtype-approval shallmakeavailabletothe
otherMemberStatesandtotheCommission,shouldtheysorequest,
acopyofthetestreportand,ifnecessary,thetechnicalspecifications ."

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Article4
Article8shallbereplacedbythefollowingtext:
"1.Ifitshouldtranspirethatthevehiclesdonotconformtotheapproved
prototype,theMemberStatewhichgrantedEECtype-approval shalltake
oneofthefollowingcoursesofactionagainstthemanufacturer :
a)straightwarningwithformalnoticetoremedytheconformitydefects
byagivendeadline;
b)warningasinsubparagraph (a)above,butaccompanied byanincrease
inthefrequencyofinspections;
c)temporarysuspensionofEECtype-approval ;
d)withdrawalofEECtype-approval .
Thefirsttwomeasuresshallbetakenwhenthedifferences donotaffect
thegeneraldesignofthevehicleorwhentheconformitydefectsare
minimalanddonot,inanycase,adverselyaffectsafety.
2.Likewise,theMemberStatewhichgrantedtype-approval shallwithdraw
suchapprovalwhen:
-themanufacturer refusestoallowtheinspectionsreferredtoin
Artiele4(4); . .
-itfindsthatEECtype-approval shouldnothavebeengrantedinthe
firstplace.
3.IftheMemberStatewhichgrantedEECtype-approval isinformedby
anotherMemberStateoftheexistenceofoneofthecasesreferred
toinparagraphs 1and2ofthisarticle,itshalllikewiseImplement
themeasuresprovidedforintheseparagraphsfollowingconsultations ,♦
withtheMemberStateinquestion.
4.TheotherMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallbenotifiedofthe
temporarysuspensionorwithdrawalofEECtype-approval .
5.IftheMemberStatewhichhasgrantedEECtype-approval disputesthe
conformitydefectnotifiedtoit,theMemberStatesconcernedshall
endeavourtosettlethedispute.
TheCommissionshallbekeptinformedandshall,wherenecessary,hold
appropriateconsultations forthepurposeofreachingasettlement.
ItshallalsobeempoweredtoreferthemattertotheCommitteepursuant
toArticle13a."

Article 5
Article12shallbereplacedbythefollowingtext:
"1.ACommitteeonEECType-Approval ofMotorVehiclesandtheAdaptation
toTechnicalProgressoftheDirectives ontheRemovalofTechnical
BarrierstoTradeintheMotorVehicleSector(hereinafter calledthe
"Committee")isherebysetup;itshallconsistofrepresentatives of
theMemberStateswitharepresentative oftheCommissionasChairman.
2.TheCommitteeshalladoptitsownrulesofprocedure."
Article6
Anadditionalarticle (Article13a)shallbeinserted :
"1.WheretheprocedurelaiddowninthisArticleistobefollowed,matters
shallbereferredtotheCommitteebytheChairman,eitheronhisown
initiativeorattherequestoftherepresentative ofaMemberState.
2.Therepresentative oftheCommissionshallsubmittotheCommitteea
draftofthemeasurestobeadopted.
TheCommitteeshalldeliveritsopiniononthedraftwithinatimelimit
setbytheChairmanhavingregardtotheurgencyofthematter.Opinions
shallbeadoptedbyamajorityof41votes,thevotesofMemberStates
beingweightedasprovidedinArticle148(2)oftheTreaty.TheChairman
shallnotvote.
3.OnobtainingtheopinionoftheCommitteetheCommissionshalladopt
itsdecisionandnotifytheMemberStatesaccordingly .
4.WherethisdecisionisnotinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheCommittee,
itshallbecomefinalifwithinr\QJdaysofnotification noMemberState
hasreferredthemattertotheCouncilorif,intheeventofsuchreferraj^^
theCouncilhasnotamendedthisdecisionbyaqualifiedmajoritywithin^60/
daysofitsreferral."
Article7
Anadditionalarticle(Article13b)shallbeinserted:
"TheCommitteeshallbeempoweredtoexamineanyothermatterraisedby
itsChairmanandfallingwithinthescopeofthisDirective,eitheron
theChairman'sowninitiativeorattherequestoftherepresentative
ofaMemberState."
Article8
Anadditionalarticle(Article14a)shallbeinserted:
"EachMemberStateshallsubmittotheotherMemberStatesandtothe
Commission alistofthecompetentauthoritiesresponsibleforEEC
type-approval .ItshalllikewisenotifytheotherMemberStatesandthe
Commissionofanysubsequent amendmenttothislist."