Proposal for a Council Decision on the accession of the European Community to United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Regulation No 61 on provisions concerning the approval of commercial vehicles with regard to their external projections forward of the cab's rear panel
Date: 2008-10-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: approval, motor vehicle, spare part, transport safety, vehicle parts

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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 29.10.2008 
COM(2008) 675 final 

2008/0205 (AVC) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

on the accession of the European Community to United Nations Economic Commission 
for Europe Regulation No 61 on provisions concerning the approval of commercial 
vehicles with regard to their external projections forward of the cab's rear panel 

(presented by the Commission) 

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2008/0205 (AVC) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

on the accession of the European Community to United Nations Economic Commission 
for Europe Regulation No 61 on provisions concerning the approval of commercial 
vehicles with regard to their external projections forward of the cab's rear panel 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 

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 conditions 
for reciprocal recognition of approvals granted on the basis of these prescriptions (“Revised 1958 
Agreement”)1, and in particular Articles 3(3) and 4(2), second indent thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission2, 

Having regard to the assent of the European Parliament3, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

The standardised requirements of Regulation No 61 of the United Nations Economic 
Commission for Europe on provisions concerning the approval of commercial vehicles 
with regard to their external projections forward of the cab's rear panel is intended to 
remove technical barriers to the trade in motor vehicles between the contracting parties 
and ensure a high level of safety and protection for use of such vehicles. 

Regulation  No  61  has  been  notified  to  the  Contracting  Parties  and  has  entered  into 
force  in  respect  of  all  the  Contracting  Parties  who  did  not  serve  notice  of  their 
disagreement by the date or dates specified in the regulation of the revised agreement 
of 1958. 

(3) 

This Regulation must be incorporated into the approval system for motor vehicles and 
thus be added to the legislation in force within the Community. 

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HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: 

Article 1 

1. 

The  European Community  shall accede  to Regulation No  61  of  the  United  Nations 
Economic  Commission  for  Europe  on  provisions  concerning  the  approval  of 
commercial  vehicles  with  regard  to  their  external  projections  forward  of the  cab's 
rear panel 4. 

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The text of the Regulation is attached to this Decision5 

Article 2 

In  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  [Article  9(1)  of  Directive  70/156/EEC]/[Article  35  of 
Directive  2007/46/EC],  the  equivalence  of  the  requirements  of  Regulation  No  61  of  the 
United  Nations  Economic  Commission  for  Europe  and  those  of  Directive  92/114/EC  of  the 
European Parliament and of the Council, shall be recognised. 

Done at Brussels,  

For the Council 
(…) 
The President 

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Cf. document E/ECE/324-E/ECE/TRANS/505-Rev.1/Add.93 – amends. 1 – 4. 
This Regulation shall be published in a future Official Journal. 

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