Decision on the common position established by the Council with a view to the adoption of a European Parliament and Council Directive on the masses and dimensions of certain categories of motor vehicles and their trailers and amending Directive 70/156/EEC (C4-0632/96 -00/0348(COD))
Date: 1997-04-09
Institutions: Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: European standard, approval, commercial vehicle, committee (EU), harmonisation of standards, motor vehicle, technical specification, technical standard, vehicle parts, weight and size













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51997AP0102

Decision on the common position established by the Council with a view to the adoption of a European Parliament and Council Directive on the masses and dimensions of certain categories of motor vehicles and their trailers and amending Directive 70/156/EEC (C4-0632/96 -00/0348(COD))  


Official Journal C 132 , 28/04/1997 P. 0087 





A4-0102/97Decision on the common position established by the Council with a view to the adoption of a European Parliament and Council Directive on the masses and dimensions of certain categories of motor vehicles and their trailers and amending Directive 70/156/EEC (C4-0632/96 -00/0348(COD))(Codecision procedure: second reading)The European Parliament,- having regard to the common position of the Council, C4-0632/96 - 00/0348(COD),- having regard to its opinion at first reading ((OJ C 67, 16.3.1992, p. 79.)) on the Commission proposal to the Council, COM(91)0239 ((OJ C 230, 4.9.1991, p. 46.)),- having regard to Article 189b(2) of the EC Treaty,- having regard to Rule 72 of its Rules of Procedure,- having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy (A4-0102/97),1. Amends the common position as follows;2. Calls on the Commission to support Parliament's amendments in the opinion it is required to deliver pursuant to Article 189b(2)(d) of the EC Treaty;3. Calls on the Council to approve all Parliament's amendments, amend its common position accordingly and definitively adopt the act;4. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and Commission.(Amendment 1)Recital 1>Original text>1. Whereas the total harmonization of technical requirements for motor vehicles is necessary in order to achieve the smooth functioning of the internal market;>Text following EP vote>1. Whereas the total harmonization of technical requirements for motor vehicles is necessary in order to achieve the smooth functioning of the internal market while ensuring a high level of safety for the public;(Amendment 2)Recital 6>Original text>6. Whereas, as a consequence, the harmonization of the maximum authorized masses of motor vehicles and their trailers to be registered in the Member States does not appear to be feasible in the short term; whereas on the other hand it does now appear feasible to achieve, as far as possible, the harmonization of their maximum dimensions, and to deal with the question of masses by providing for the possibility of a uniform procedure to determine the registration/in- service maximum permissible masses of vehicles in each Member State;>Text following EP vote>6. Whereas, as a consequence, the harmonization of the maximum authorized masses of motor vehicles and their trailers to be registered in the Member States does not appear to be feasible in the short term; whereas on the other hand it does now appear feasible to achieve, as far as possible, the harmonization of their maximum dimensions, to deal with the question of masses by providing for the possibility of a uniform procedure to determine the registration/in-service maximum permissible masses of vehicles in each Member State, and to pursue the constant improvement of safety,in particular with regard to certain categories of trailers;