European Parliament legislative resolution on the common position of the Council with a view to adopting a European Parliament and Council directive amending Council Directive 70/0221/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to liquid fuel tanks and rear underrun protection of motor vehicles and their trailers (8697/1/1999 - C5-0031/1999 - 1998/0071 (COD))
Date: 1999-10-27
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: approximation of laws, motor fuel, motor vehicle, safety device, technical standard

5.6.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 154/53

COMMON POSITION
OF THE COUNCIL

Wednesday 27 October 1999

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

(Amendment 5)

Article 6(4), 2nd subparagraph (new)

The certification-service-provider shall not be liable for
damage arising from the use of a qualified certificate
which exceeds the limit on the value of transactions
placed on it.

11. Motor vehicles and trailers ***II

A5-0033/1999

European Parliament legislative resolution on the common position of the Council with a view to
adopting a European Parliament and Council directive amending Council Directive 70/0221/EEC
on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to liquid fuel tanks and rear
underrun protection of motor vehicles and their trailers (8697/1/1999 / C5-0031/1999 / 1998/
0071 (COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

(cid:21) having regard to the Council common position (8697/1/1999 (cid:21) C5-0031/1999) (1),

(cid:21) having regard to its position at first reading (2) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the

Council (COM(1998) 97) (3),

(cid:21) having regard to the Commission’s amended proposal (COM(1999) 217),

(cid:21) having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,

(cid:21) having regard to Rule 80 of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:21) having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Legal Affairs and the

Internal Market (A5-0033/1999),

1.

2.

Amends the common position as follows;

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission.

COMMON POSITION
OF THE COUNCIL

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

(Amendment 1)

Recital 2a (new)

(2a) Whereas the accidental spillage of fuel (especially
diesel) onto the road is a significant hazard for riders of
two-wheeled motor vehicles and pedal cycles;

(1) OJ C 249, 1.9.1999, p. 25.
(2) OJ C 150, 28.5.1999, p. 168.
(3) OJ C 164, 29.5.1998, p. 16.

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Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

5.6.2000

Wednesday 27 October 1999

COMMON POSITION
OF THE COUNCIL

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

(Amendment 2)
ANNEX
Annex I, Section 5.9.1.1 (Directive 70/0221/EEC)

The requirements of Section 5.9.1 will be deemed to be satis-
fied if the vehicle meets the requirements of Section 5.1.3 of
Annex I to Directive 98/0069/EC (1).

(1) OJ L 350, 28.12.1998, p. 1.

The requirements of Section 5.9.1 will be deemed to be satis-
fied if the vehicle meets the requirements of Section 5.1.3 of
Annex I to Directive 70/0220/EEC (1) subject to the proviso
that the examples listed in the third indent of that section
do not apply to vehicles in categories other than M1 or N1.

(1) OJ L 76, 6.4.1970, p. 1.

12. Two- or three-wheel motor vehicles ***II

A5-0029/1999

European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position adopted by the Coun-
cil with a view to the adoption of a European Parliament and Council Directive on speedometers
for two- or three-wheel motor vehicles and amending Council Directive 92/0061/EEC on the type-
two- or three-wheel motor vehicles (6884/1/1999 / C5-0029/1999 / 1998/
approval of

0163(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

(cid:21) having regard to the common position of the Council (6884/1/1999 (cid:21) C5-0029/1999) (1),

(cid:21) having regard to its position at first reading (2) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the

Council (COM(1998) 285) (3),

(cid:21) having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,

(cid:21) having regard to Rule 80 of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:21) having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Legal Affairs and the

Internal Market (A5-0029/1999),

1.

2.

Amends the common position as follows;

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.

COMMON POSITION
OF THE COUNCIL

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

(Amendment 1)
Recital −1 (new)

(−1) Whereas road safety is a fundamental Community
objective which requires speed to be monitored and
checked by means of a speedometer, with a view to rais-
ing awareness, particularly among young people, of the
need for proper road use;

(1) OJ C 232, 13.8.1999, p. 1.
(2) OJ C 104, 14.4.1999, p. 19.
(3) OJ C 212, 8.7.1998, p. 7.