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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES
COM(72)1674 final
Brussels,22December1972
Proposalfora
COUNCILDIRECTIVE
amendingCouncilDirective72/166of24April1972
ontheapproximation ofthelawsoftheMember
Statesrelatingtoinsuranceagainstcivilliability
inrespectoftheuseofmotorvehicles,andtothe
enforcement oftheobligationtoinsureagainstsuch
liability
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
00*?(Y2;x6/4final

DEL/216/72-E
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM TOTHECOUNCILCONCERNING TECHNICAL
ADAPTATIONS TOCOMMUNITY ACTSADOPTEDDURINGTHEINTERIM
PERIOD
TheCommissionherewithpresentetotheCouncilaproposalfor
adaptingaCounoilDireotivetothesituationoftheenlargedCommunity
(seeAnnex).
2.AstheActinquestionisoneadopted "bytheCouncilduringtheinterim
period,theCommissionisoftheviewthattheadaptationsshouldtomade
undertheprocedureprovidedforinArticle153oftheActofAccession#

EEL/216/72-E
PROPOSAL FORACOUNCIL DIRECTIVE AMENDING COUNCIL
DIRECTIVE 72/166OP24APRIL 1972ONTHEAPPROXIMATION
OFTHE LAWS OFTHEMEMBER STATES RELATING TOINSURANCE
AGAINST CIVIL LIABILITY INRESPECT OFTHE USEOFMOTOR
VEHICLES ,ANDTOTHEEHFORECEMENT OFTHEOBLIGATION TO
INSURE AGAINST SUCH LIABILITY
THE COUNCIL OFTEEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .
(
Having regard to "theTreaty oonceming theaccession ofthenewMember States
totheEuropean Eoonomic Community andtotheEuropean Atomic Energy Community ,
signed on22January 1972 ,andinparticular Article 153oftheActannexed
thereto ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission }
Whereas ,asaresult ofenlargement ,thenumber ofnational 'bureaux taken
intoconsideration inCouncil Directive 72/166^of24April 1972onthe
approximation ofthelaws oftheMember States relating toinsurance against
civil liability intherespect oftheuseofmotor vehicles ,andtothe
enforecement oftheobligation toinsure against such liability ,increases
from sixtonine ;whereas this Directive consequently requires adaptation }
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE :
Article 1
Council Directive 72/166isamended asfollows :
–thefollowing issubstituted forArticle 2(2),first indent *
"after anagreement has "been concluded between thenational insurers'
bureaux under theterms ofwhich eaoh national bureau guarantees the
settlement ,inaccordance with theprovisions ofitsownnational law
oncompulsory insurance ,ofolaims inrespect ofaccidents occurring
initsterritory caused byvehicles normally based intheterritory
ofanother Member State ,whether ornotsuch vehicles areinsured ;".
Article 2
This Directive shall enter into foroe with effeot from theaccession ofthe
newMember States totheEuropean Communities .
^1'0JNoL103*2May1972 ,p.1,

-2- DSL/216/72-E
This Directive isaddressed tothe Member States .
Done atBrussels . 19–•
For the Counoil
The President