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 motor vehicle headlamps emitting a symmetrical passing beam or a driving beam or both and equipped with filament lamps
Date: 1999-01-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Ecosoc, approximation of laws, motor vehicle, technical regulations, vehicle parts

C  32/10

EN

Official  Journal  of  the  European  Communities

6.2.1999

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
motor  vehicle  headlamps  emitting  a  symmetrical  passing  beam  or  a  driving  beam  or  both  and
equipped  with  filament  lamps

(1999/C  32/11)

COM(1998)  798  final  -  98/0363(AVC)

(Submitted  by  the  Commission  on  7  January  1999)

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,

Having  regard 
to  Council  Decision  97/836/EC  of
27  November  1997  with  a  view  to  accession  by  the
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
submitted 
the  Administrative
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 

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

(2)(cid:217)Whereas 

the  draft  Regulation  concerning 

the
approval  of  motor  vehicle  headlamps  emitting  a
symmetrical  passing  beam  or  a  driving  beam  or  both
and  equipped  with  filament  lamps  will  abolish  the
technical  barriers  to  trade  in  motor  vehicles  between
the  contracting  parties  as  regards  motor  vehicle
headlamps  emitting  a  symmetrical  passing  beam  or  a
driving  beam  or  both  and  equipped  with  filament
lamps;  whereas  the  uniform  provisions  of  the  said
Regulation  ensure  a  high  level  of  safety  and  environ(cid:220)
mental  protection;

(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  ADOPTED  THIS  DECISION:

Sole  Article

lamps,  as  set  out 

The  European  Community  shall  vote  in  favour  of  the
draft  UN/ECE  Regulation  concerning  the  approval  of
motor  vehicle  headlamps  emitting  a  symmetrical  passing
beam  or  a  driving  beam  or  both  and  equipped  with
filament 
in  document  TRANS/
WP.29/1998/42,  during  the  vote  at  the  meeting  of
the  Administrative  Committee  on  10  March  1999  on  the
occasion  of  the  117th  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.