Commission Directive 1999/25/EC of 9 April 1999 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 93/34/EEC on statutory markings for two- or three-wheel motor vehiclesText with EEA relevance
Date: 1999-04-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: approval, motor vehicle, technical standard, technological change, two-wheeled vehicle, vehicle registration

21. 4. 1999

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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 104/19

COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 1999/25/EC

of 9 April 1999

adapting to technical progress Council Directive 93/34/EEC on statutory mark-
ings for two- or three-wheel motor vehicles

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Article 1

Having regard to Council Directive 92/61/EEC of 30
June 1992 relating to the type-approval of two- or three-
wheel motor vehicles (1), as amended by the Act of Acces-
sion of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular
Article 16 thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 93/34/EEC of 14
June 1993 on statutory markings for two- or three-wheel
motor vehicles (2), and in particular Article 3 thereof,

(1) Whereas Directive 93/34/EEC is one of the separate
Directives of the Community type-approval procedure
the
introduced by Directive 92/61/EEC; whereas
provisions of Directive 92/61/EEC relating to vehicle
systems, components and technical units therefore
apply to this Directive;

(2) Whereas developments in technology now permit an
adaptation of Council Directive 93/34/EEC to tech-
nical progress; whereas in order to ensure the proper
functioning of the type-approval system as a whole, it
is necessary to clarify or complete certain provisions
of the Directive concerned;

The Annex to Directive 93/34/EEC is hereby amended in
accordance with the Annex to this Directive.

Article 2

1. With effect from 1 January 2000, Member States
shall not, on grounds relating to statutory markings:

(cid:190) refuse, in respect of a type of two- or three-wheel

vehicle, to grant EC type-approval,

(cid:190) prohibit the registration, sale or entry into service of

two- or three-wheel motor vehicles,

if the statutory markings comply with the requirements of
Council Directive 93/34/EEC as
amended by this
Directive.

2. With effect from 1 July 2000, Member States shall
refuse to grant EC type-approval for any type of two- or
three-wheel motor vehicle on grounds relating to the
statutory markings if the requirements of Directive 93/
34/EEC, as amended by this Directive, are not fulfilled.

Article 3

(3) Whereas to this end it is necessary to adapt certain
symbols used and to clarify certain requirements
concerning the symbols and characters to be used for
the indication of the statutory markings on the manu-
facturer’s data plate;

1. Member States shall adopt and publish, no later than
31 December 1999, the provisions necessary to comply
with this Directive. They shall
forthwith inform the
Commission thereof.

(4) Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive
are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee
for adaptation to technical progress set up by Article
13 of Council Directive 70/156/EEC (3),
last
as
amended by Directive 98/91/EC of
the European
Parliament and of the Council (4),

(1) OJ L 225, 10.8.1992, p. 72.
(2) OJ L 188, 29.7.1993, p. 38.
(3) OJ L 42, 23.2.1970, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 11, 16.1.1999, p. 25.

They shall apply those provisions from 1 January 2000.

When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall
contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied
by such a reference on the occasion of their official publi-
cation. Member States shall determine how such reference
is to be made.

2. Member States shall communicate to the Commis-
sion the texts of the main provisions of national law that
they adopt in the field governed by this Directive.

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This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the
Official Journal of the European Communities.

Article 4

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Article 5

Done at Brussels, 9 April 1999.

For the Commission

Martin BANGEMANN

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

1. Point 2.1.4 is replaced by the following:

‘2.1.4.

the static sound level:

. . . dB(A)

. . . min–1.'

2. Point 3.1.1.2 is replaced by the following:

‘3.1.1.2.

the second part consists of six characters (letters or digits) for the purpose of describing the
general characteristics of the vehicle (type, variant and version). If the manufacturer does not use
one or more of those characters, the unused spaces must be filled by alphanumerical characters,
the choice being left to the manufacturer for each vehicle.'

3. Point 3.1.2 is replaced by the following:

‘3.1.2.

the vehicle identification number must, wherever possible, occupy a single line. The beginning
and end of this line must be marked by a symbol which is neither an Arabic numeral nor a
capital Latin letter, nor must it be possible to confuse this with any such character.

By way of an exception and for technical reasons it may also occupy two lines. However, in this
case there must be no breaks within any of the three parts and the beginning and end of each
line must be marked by a symbol which is neither an Arabic numeral nor a capital Latin letter,
nor must it be possible to confuse this with any such character.

The introduction of said symbol within a line between the three parts (Point 3.1.1) is also
authorised.

There must be no spaces between the characters.'