No C 148/10 Official Journal of the European Communities 6.6. 87 
II 
(Preparatory Acts) 
COMMISSION 
Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 85/3/EEC on the weights, dimensions and 
certain technical characteristics of certain road vehicles 
COM(87) 220 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 21 May 1987) 
(87/C 148/18) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Article 75 
thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parlia­
ment, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and 
Social Committee, 
Whereas the transport of goods under temperature-
controlled conditions requires the use of specialized 
vehicles which are generally equipped with insulated 
walls, floor and roof and a refrigerating unit; 
Whereas extra internal space is required for air circu­
lation and to ensure that the load is prevented from 
touching the walls and whereas insulated walls are 
thicker than 45 mm; whereas it is therefore impossible to 
use efficiently standard pallets with dimensions 
1 200 x 800 mm and also to comply with a maximum 
authorized width of 2 500 mm as required for all vehicles 
by Council Directive 85/3/EEC ('); 
Whereas the use of thin walled vehicles for carriage 
under temperature-controlled conditions in order to 
achieve both the maximum permitted external width of 
2 500 mm and the necessary internal width should be 
discouraged for reasons of economy, public health, 
environment and road safety; 
Whereas therefore an exemption should be granted from 
the maximum permitted width of 2 500 mm as laid down 
in Directive 85/3/EEC for the category of 'refrigerated 
vehicles' only, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: 
Article 1 
Directive 85/3/EEC is hereby amended as follows: 
(*) OJNoL2, 3. 1. 1985, p. 14. 1. Article 2 is replaced by the following: 
Article 2 
For the purposes of this Directive: 
— "motor vehicle" means any power-driven vehicle 
which travels on the road by its own means, 
— "trailer" means any vehicle intended to be coupled 
to a motor vehicle, excluding semi-trailers; 
— "semi-trailer" means any vehicle intended to be 
coupled to a motor vehicle in such a way that part 
of it rests on the motor vehicle and a substantial 
part of its weight and of the weight of its load is 
borne by the motor vehicle, 
— "combined vehicle" means either: 
— a road train, consisting of a motor vehicle 
coupled to a trailer, or 
— an articulated vehicle consisting of a motor 
vehicle consisting of a motor vehicle coupled 
to a semi-trailer, 
— refrigerated vehicle" means any vehicle which is 
specially designed for the carriage of goods at 
controlled temperature and of which the thickness 
of each of the side walls, inclusive of insulation, is 
at least 45 mm, 
— "maximum authorized dimensions" means the 
maximum dimensions at which a vehicle is auth­
orized for use in international traffic under this 
Directive by the competent authority of the State 
in which the vehicle is registered or put into circu­
lation, 
— "maximum authorized weight" means the 
maximum weight at which a laden vehicle is auth­
orized for use in international traffic under this 
Directive by the competent authority of the State 
in which the vehicle is registered or put into circu­
lation, 
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— "maximum authorized axle weight" means the 
maximum weight at which a laden axle or group 
of axles is authorized for use in international 
traffic under this Directive by the competent 
authority of the State in which the vehicle is 
registered or put into circulation.' 
2. Point 1.2 of Annex I is replaced by the following: 
c1.2. Maximum width 
— refrigerated vehicle 2,60 m 
— any other vehicle 2,50 m' Article 2 
After consulting the Commission, Member States shall 
take the measures necessary to comply with this 
Directive as from 1 January 1988. 
Member States shall inform the Commission of the 
measures they take to implement this Directive. 
Article 3 
This Directive is addressed to the Member States. 
Amended proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 80/390/EEC coordinating the 
requirements for the drawing up, scrutiny and distribution of the listing particulars to be 
published for the admission of securities to official stock exchange listing (') 
COM(87) 246 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 22 May 1987 pursuant to the second paragraph of 
Article 149 of the EEC Treaty) 
(87/C 148/19) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community and in particular 
Article 54 (2) thereof, 
ORIGINAL PROPOSAL AMENDED PROPOSAL 
The rest of the preamble is unchanged 
The recitals are unchanged 
Article 1 
Article 24 of Directive 80/390/EEC is hereby amended 
as follows: 
(a) Replace paragraph 1 with the following: 
'1. Where for the same securities applications for 
admission to official listing on stock exchanges 
situated or operating in several Member States are 
made simultaneously or within a period of one 
month, including the Member State in which the 
issuer's registered office is situated, the listing par­
ticulars shall be drawn up in accordance with the 
rules laid down in this Directive in the Member State 
where the issuer has its registered office and 
approved by its competent authorities; if the issuer's 
registered office is not situated in one of these 
Member States, the issuer shall decide under which 
of those Member States' legislations the listing par­
ticulars shall be drawn up and approved.' Article 1 
Article 24 of Directive 80/390/EEC is hereby amended 
as follows: 
(a) Replace paragraph 1 with the following: 
'1. Where for the same securities applications for 
admission to official listing on stock exchanges 
situated or operating in several Member States are 
made simultaneously or within a period of three 
months, including the Member States in which the 
issurer's registered office is situated, the listing par­
ticulars shall be drawn up in accordance with the 
rules laid down in this Directive in the Member State 
where the issuer has its registered office and 
approved by its competent authorities; if the issuer's 
registered office is not situated in one of these 
Member States, the issuer shall decide under which 
of those Member States' legislation the listing par­
ticulars shall be drawn up and approved.' 
The rest of Article 1 is unchanged 
The rest of the text is unchanged 
0) OJ No C 110, 24. 4. 1987, p. 4.