European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on type approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions and on access to vehicle repair information, amending Directive 72/306/EEC and Directive .../.../EC (COM(2005)0683 - C6-0007/2006 - 2005/0282(COD))
Date: 2006-12-13
Institutions: Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety, European Parliament
Subjects: air quality, approximation of laws, motor vehicle, pollution control measures, quality label, technical regulations

C 317 E/440

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

23.12.2006

Wednesday, 13 December 2006

Article 20

Review clause

On the basis of the first annual report provided for in Article 16, the European Parliament and the Council
may review this Regulation, on the basis of a proposal by the Commission, to ensure that the solidarity
objective of the EGF is met and that its provisions adequately take into account the economic, social and
territorial characteristics of all Member States.

The European Parliament and the Council shall in any case review this Regulation by 31 December 2013.

Article 21

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official
Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 1 January 2007.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at …, on …

For the European Parliament,

The President

For the Council,

The President

P6_TA(2006)0561

Type approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions and access to vehicle
repair information ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European
Parliament and of the Council on type approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions and on
access to vehicle repair information, amending Directive 72/306/EEC and Directive …/…/EC
(COM(2005)0683 — C6-0007/2006 — 2005/0282(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal

to the European Parliament

and the Council

(COM(2005)0683) (1),

— having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission

submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0007/2006),

— having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs on the proposed legal basis,

— having regard to Rules 51 and 35 of its Rules of Procedure,

(1) Not yet published in OJ.

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— having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and
the opinions of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, the Committee on
Transport and Tourism and the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (A6-0301/2006);

1. Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

2. Calls on the Commission to introduce proposals in a revised framework Directive on type approval to
guarantee access to detailed vehicle repair information in order to stimulate competition within the vehicle
repair industry. Further, calls on the Commission to bring forward any necessary proposals to avoid duplica-
tion or double regulation between this Regulation, Commission Regulation (EC) No 1400/2002 of
31 July 2002 on the application of Article 81(3) of the Treaty to categories of vertical agreements and
concerted practices in the motor vehicle sector (2) and the draft Directive on the approval of motor vehicles
and their trailers.

3. Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend the proposal
substantially or replace it with another text;

4.

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

(2) OJ L 203, 1.8.2002, p. 30.

P6_TC1-COD(2005)0282

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 13 December 2006 with a view to
the adoption of Regulation (EC) No …/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on type
approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles
(Euro 5 and Euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 95 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (2),

Whereas:

(1)

The internal market comprises an area without internal frontiers in which the free movement of
goods, persons, services and capital must be ensured. To that end a comprehensive Community type
approval system for motor vehicles, established by Council Directive 70/156/EEC of 6 February 1970
on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type approval of motor vehi-
cles and their trailers (3), is in place. The technical requirements for the type approval of motor vehi-
cles with regard to emissions should therefore be harmonised to avoid requirements that differ from
one Member State to another, and to ensure a high level of environmental protection.

(1) OJ C 318, 22.12.2006, p. 62.
(2) Position of the European Parliament of 13 December 2006.
(3) OJ L 42, 23.2.1970, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive 2006/40/EC (OJ L 161, 14.6.2006, p. 12).