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(PreparatoryActs)
COMMISSION
AmendmenttotheproposalforaCouncilDirectiveamendingDirective77/143/EEConthe
approximation ofthelawsoftheMemberStatesrelatingtoroadworthiness testsformotor
vehiclesandtheirtrailers(brakes)
(92/C165/36)
COM(92)241final
(SubmittedbytheCommissionpursuanttoArticle149(3)oftheEECTreatyon4June1992)
TheproposalfromtheCommissionformingthesubjectofdocumentCOM(91)243final(')is
herebyamendedasfollows:
OOJNoC189,20.7.1991,p.16.
ORIGINALTEXT AMENDED TEXT
(AmendmentNo1)
Recital1
WhereasCouncilDirective77/143/EEC,aslast
amendedbyDirective91/328/EEC,providesforthe
regularroadworthiness testingofcertainroadvehicles
(buses,heavyandlightgoodsvehicles,heavytrailersand
semi-trailers ,taxisandambulancesandprivatecars);WhereasCouncilDirective77/143/EEC,asamendedby
Directive88/449/EEC,providesfortheregularroad­
worthinesstestingofcertainroadvehiclesonly(buses,
heavyandlightgoodsvehicles,heavytrailersandsemi­
trailers,taxisandambulances)butnotforpassenger
cars;
(AmendmentNo2)
Recital6a
(new)
Whereasthesettingofvaluesfortherequiredbraking
efficiencieswillbethesubjectofafurtherCommission
proposaltobesubmittedbeforeJune1994;

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ORIGINALTEXT AMENDEDTEXT
(AmendmentNo3)
Recital7
Whereas,untilsuchtimeassuchaproposalisadopted,
theaimofbrakeperformancetestingwillhavetobethat
arealisticjudgementcanbemadeatthetimeoftesting
thatthevehicle,irrespectiveofitsladenconditionwithin
theboundsofitsgrossweights,wouldbesafeonthe
roadandthatiftestedtothetechnicalrequirementsof
thetype-approval brakingDirective71/320/EECas
amendedthenitwouldpass;Whereasatthisstageitisnotpracticaltosetvaluesfor
therequiredbrakingefficiencies,airpressuresettings
andbuild-uptimesetc.,giventhevarianceinMember
States'testequipmentandprocedures,theaimofbrake
performancetestingmustbethatarealisticjudgement
canbemadeatthetimeoftestingthatthevehicle,irres­
pectiveofitsladenconditionwithintheboundsofits
grossweights,wouldbesafeontheroadandthatif
testedtothetechnicalrequirementsofthetype-approval
brakingDirective71/320/EECasamendedthenit
wouldpass;
(AmendmentNo4)
Recital9a
(new)
WhereasitisdesirablethattheMemberStatesshould
imposepenaltiesforfailuretocomplywiththe
requirementtohaveavehicletestedand,inparticularin
theeventofthevehiclefailingthebrakingsystemtest,it
shouldbepossibletowithdrawthevehiclefromcircu­
lationuntilsuchtimeasitsatisfiestherequirements ;
(AmendmentNo5)
Recital9b
(new)
WhereastheCommissionshouldsubmitattheearliest
opportunityaproposaltoextendroadworthiness tests,in
particularonbrakingsystems,totwo-andthree-wheeled
vehicles;
(AmendmentNo6)
Article1
Introduction
Directive77/143/EECisherebyamendedasfollows:
Paragraph 1ofAnnexIItoDirective77/143/EEC,
asamendedbyDirective88/449/EEC,which
concernsbrakingsystems,isreplacedby:Directive77/143/EECisherebyamendedasfollows:
Paragraph 1ofAnnexIItoDirective77/143/EEC,as
lastamendedbyDirective91/328/EEC,whichconcerns
brakingsystems,isreplacedby:

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ORIGINALTEXT AMENDED TEXT
'1.BRAKINGSYSTEMS
Thefollowingitemsaretobeincludedintheroad­
worthinesstestofvehiclebrakingsystems.The
vehiclewillfailthetestifanyofthelisteddefectsto
thoseitemsaredetected.Thetestresultsachieved
duringthechecksofthebrakingsystemsshallbe
equivalenttothetechnicalrequirementsofthe
brakingDirective71/320/EEC.''1.BRAKINGSYSTEMS
Thefollowingitemsaretobeincludedintheroad­
worthinesstestofvehiclebrakingsystems.The
vehiclewillfailthetest,andwillbewithdrawnfrom
circulationuntilsuchtimeasitsatisfiesthe
requirements ,ifanyofthelisteddefectstothose
itemsaredetected.Thetestresultsachievedduring
thecheckingofthebrakingsystemsshallbeequiv­
alenttotheconstructionandfittingrequirementsof
thebrakingDirective71/320/EEC.'
Remainderunchanged