Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive amending Council Directives 74/150/EEC, 74/151/ EEC, 74/152/EEC, 74/346/EEC, 74/347/EEC, 75/321/EEC, 75/322/ EEC, 76/432/EEC, 76/763/EEC, 77/311/EEC, 77/537/EEC, 78/764/ EEC, 78/933/EEC, 79/532/EEC, 79/533/EEC, 80/720/EEC, 86/297/ EEC, 86/415/EEC and 89/173/EEC relating to the maximum design speed of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (COM(96)0196 C4-0301/96 96/0129(COD))
Date: 1996-12-10
Institutions: Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: speed control, tractor













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Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive amending Council Directives 74/150/EEC, 74/151/ EEC, 74/152/EEC, 74/346/EEC, 74/347/EEC, 75/321/EEC, 75/322/ EEC, 76/432/EEC, 76/763/EEC, 77/311/EEC, 77/537/EEC, 78/764/ EEC, 78/933/EEC, 79/532/EEC, 79/533/EEC, 80/720/EEC, 86/297/ EEC, 86/415/EEC and 89/173/EEC relating to the maximum design speed of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (COM(96)0196 C4-0301/96 96/0129(COD))  


Official Journal C 020 , 20/01/1997 P. 0025 





A4-0377/96Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive amending Council Directives 74/150/EEC, 74/151/EEC, 74/152/EEC, 74/346/EEC, 74/347/EEC, 75/321/EEC, 75/322/EEC, 76/432/EEC, 76/763/EEC, 77/311/EEC, 77/537/EEC, 78/764/EEC, 78/933/EEC, 79/532/EEC, 79/533/EEC, 80/720/EEC, 86/297/EEC, 86/415/EEC and 89/173/EEC relating to the maximum design speed of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (COM(96)0196 - C4-0301/96 - 96/0129(COD))The proposal was approved with the following amendments:(Amendment 1)Recital 5a (new)>Text following EP vote>Whereas it is necessary to improve and harmonize all safety aspects such as the installation of safety belts;(Amendment 2)Recital 5b (new)>Text following EP vote>Whereas the need for the introduction of technical controls for tractors at regular intervals should be examined by the Member States;(Amendment 3)Recital 5c (new)>Text following EP vote>Whereas pollution from tractors should be the subject of future Community legislation;(Amendment 4)ARTICLE 1a (new)>Text following EP vote>Article 1aNo Member State may refuse to grant EC type-approval for a type of vehicle which meets the requirements of this Directive.>Text following EP vote>No Member State may refuse to grant national type-approval for a vehicle type, or refuse or prohibit the sale, registration or entry into service or use of a vehicle defined in Article 2 of Directive 74/150/EEC, if it has a design speed of no more than 40 kph and satisfies the technical requirements of this Directive.>Text following EP vote>Member States may prohibit the national type-approval, sale, registration or entry into service or use of a vehicle defined in Article 2 of Directive 74/150/EEC if its design speed is greater than 40kph. However, where the national rules of the Member States permit the use of vehicles described in Article 2 of Directive 74/150/EEC with design speeds in excess of 40 kph, they may not prohibit national type-approval, sale, registration or entry into service or use where the vehicle satisfies the technical requirements of this Directive.Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive amending Council Directives 74/150/EEC, 74/151/EEC, 74/152/EEC, 74/346/EEC, 74/347/EEC, 75/321/EEC, 75/322/EEC, 76/432/EEC, 76/763/EEC, 77/311/EEC, 77/537/EEC, 78/764/EEC, 78/933/EEC, 79/532/EEC, 79/533/EEC, 80/720/EEC, 86/297/EEC, 86/415/EEC and 89/173/EEC relating to the maximum design speed of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (COM(96)0196 - C4-0301/96 - 96/0129(COD))(Codecision procedure: first reading)The European Parliament,- having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council, COM(96)0196 - 96/0129(COD) ((OJ C 186, 26.6.1996, p. 11.)),- having regard to Article 189b(2) of the EC Treaty and Article 100a of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C4-0301/96),- having regard to Rule 58 of its Rules of Procedure,- having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy and the opinion of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A4-0377/96),1. Approves the Commission proposal, subject to Parliament's amendments;2. Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 189a(2) of the EC Treaty;3. Calls on the Council to incorporate Parliament's amendments in the common position that it adopts in accordance with Article 189b(2) of the EC Treaty;4. Should the Council intend to depart from the text approved by Parliament, calls on the Council to notify Parliament and requests that the conciliation procedure be initiated;5. Points out that the Commission is required to submit to Parliament any modification it may intend to make to its proposal as amended by Parliament;6. Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council and Commission.