Proposal for a Council Decision on the position of the European Community on the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe concerning the approval of specific components of motor vehicles using compressed natural gas (CNG) in their propulsion systems and of vehicles with regard to the installation of specific components of an approved type for the use of compressed natural gas (CNG) in their propulsion systems
Date: 1998-10-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Ecosoc, approval, motor vehicle, natural gas, vehicle parts

C  374/18

EN

Official  Journal  of  the  European  Communities

3.12.98

Proposal  for  a  Council  Decision  on  the  position  of  the  European  Community  on  the  draft
Regulation  of  the  United  Nations  Economic  Commission  for  Europe  concerning  the  approval  of
specific  components  of  motor  vehicles  using  compressed  natural  gas  (CNG)  in  their  propulsion
systems  and  of  vehicles  with  regard  to  the  installation  of  specific  components  of  an  approved
type  for  the  use  of  compressed  natural  gas  (CNG)  in  their  propulsion  systems

(98/C  374/07)

(Text  with  EEA  relevance)

COM(1998)  565  final  -  98/0297(AVC)

(Submitted  by  the  Commission  on  20  October  1998)

THE  COUNCIL  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  UNION,

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European
Community,

Having  regard  to  the  proposal  from  the  Commission,

Having  regard  to  the  assent  of  the  European  Parliament,

to  accession  by 

Having  regard  to  Council  Decision  97/836/EC  of  27
the
November  1997  with  a  view 
European  Community  to  the  Agreement  of  the  United
Nations  Economic  Commission  for  Europe  concerning
the  adoption  of  uniform 
technical  prescriptions  for
wheeled  vehicles,  equipment  and  parts  which  can  be
fitted  to  and/or  be  used  on  wheeled  vehicles  and  the
recognition  of  approvals
conditions 
granted  on 
in
these  prescriptions(cid:216)(˛), 
particular  the  second  indent  of  Article  4(2)  thereof;

reciprocal 
the  basis  of 

for 

to 

the  1958  Revised  Agreement, 

(1)(cid:217)whereas,  when  a  draft  Regulation  of  the  United
Nations  Economic  Commission  for  Europe,  to  be
annexed 
is
the  Administrative
submitted 
Committee  set  up  pursuant  to  the  provisions  of
Article  1(2)  of  the  abovementioned  Agreement,  that
draft  must  be  approved  by  the  Council  before  the
Community  can  vote  in  favour  of  adopting  such  a
draft  Regulation;

vote 

for 

to 

a 

(2)(cid:217)whereas 

the
approval  of  specific  components  of  motor  vehicles

the  draft  Regulation 

concerning 

(˛)(cid:217)OJ  L  346,  17.12.1997,  p.  78.

in 

(CNG) 

using  compressed  natural  gas 
their
propulsion  systems  and  of  vehicles  with  regard  to  the
installation  of  specific  components  of  an  approved
type  for  the  use  of  compressed  natural  gas  (CNG)  in
their  propulsion  systems  will  abolish  the  technical
in  motor  vehicles  between  the
barriers  to  trade 
Contracting  Parties 
specific
as 
components  of  motor  vehicles  using  compressed
natural  gas  (CNG)  in  their  propulsion  systems  and
their 
the
installation  on  such  vehicles;  whereas 
uniform  provisions  of  the  said  Regulation  ensure  a
high  level  of  safety  and  environmental  protection;

regards 

the 

(3)(cid:217)whereas  that  Regulation  will  be  incorporated  in  the
system  for  the  type(cid:220)approval  of  vehicles  and  will
therefore  supplement  the  Community  legislation  in
force;

HAS  DECIDED  AS  FOLLOWS:

Article  1

The  European  Community  shall  endorse 
the  draft
UN/ECE  Regulation  concerning  the  approval  of  specific
components  of  motor  vehicles  using  compressed  natural
gas  (CNG)  in  their  propulsion  systems  and  of  vehicles
with  regard  to  the  installation  of  specific  components  of
an  approved  type  for  the  use  of  compressed  natural  gas
(CNG) 
in
document  TRANS/WP.29/1998/33,  during  the  vote  at
the  meeting  of  the  Administrative  Committee  on  11
November  1998  on  the  occasion  of  the  116th  meeting  of
the  Working  Party  on  Vehicle  Construction  of  the
United  Nations  Economic  Commission  for  Europe  or,
where  appropriate,  if  it  is  submitted  for  voting  at  a
subsequent  meeting.

their  propulsion  systems,  as  set  out 

in