2007/160/EC: Council Decision of 22 February 2007 on the position of the Community in relation to the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe concerning the approval of partitioning systems to protect passengers against displaced luggage, supplied as non original vehicle equipment (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2007-02-22
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Ecosoc, motor vehicle, safety device, technical regulations, vehicle parts

9.3.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 69/39

COUNCIL DECISION

of 22 February 2007

on the position of the Community in relation to the draft Regulation of the United Nations
Economic Commission for Europe concerning the approval of partitioning systems to protect
passengers against displaced luggage, supplied as non original vehicle equipment

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/160/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

(3)

the draft UN/ECE Regulation concerns

Since
provision of non original vehicle equipment,
not become part of
type-approval of motor vehicles,

the
it should
the Community system for the

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The draft UN/ECE Regulation on partitioning systems to protect
passengers against displaced luggage, supplied as non original
vehicle equipment, is hereby approved.

Article 2

The Community, represented by the Commission, shall vote in
favour of the draft UN/ECE Regulation referred to in Article 1 at
a forthcoming meeting of the Administrative Committee of the
UN/ECE World Forum for Harmonisation of Vehicle Regu-
lations.

Article 3

The UN/ECE Regulation on partitioning systems to protect
passengers against displaced luggage, supplied as non original
vehicle equipment, shall not become part of the Community
type-approval system for motor vehicles.

Done at Brussels, 22 February 2007.

For the Council
The President

F. MÜNTEFERING

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

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 and/or be used on wheeled vehicles and the
conditions for reciprocal recognition of approvals granted on
the basis of
in particular the second
indent of Article 4(2) thereof,

these prescriptions (1),

Having regard to the proposal of the Commission,

Having regard to the assent of the European Parliament,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

The draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic
Commission for Europe (hereinafter the draft UN/ECE
Regulation) concerning the approval of partitioning
systems to protect passengers against displaced luggage,
supplied as non-original vehicle equipment (2) provides
for the abolition of technical barriers to the trade of
motor vehicles between the Contracting Parties with
to these components, while ensuring a high
respect
level of safety and environmental protection.

It is appropriate to define the Community’s position in
relation to the draft UN/ECE Regulation and conse-
quently to provide for the Community, represented by
the Commission, to vote in favour of that draft.

(1) OJ L 346, 17.12.1997, p. 78.
(2) Document TRANS/WP.29/2005/2088.