CELEX: 51988PC0630
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Date: 1988-11-14
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE (EEC) amending Directive 77/536/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the roll-over protection structures of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (presented by the Commission)

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                                           COM(88 ) 630 final - SYN 167
                                           Brussels , 14 November 1988
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                             Proposai for a
                        COUNCIL DIRECTIVE ( EEC )
   amending Directive 77 / 536 / EEC on the approximation of the laws
      of the Member States relating to the roll-over protection
       structures of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors
                    ( presented by the Commission )
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                              EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
I. GENERAL
   The aim of this proposal for a Directive is to amend Directive
   77 / 536/ EEC on roll-over protection structures of wheeled agricultural or
   forestry tractors .
   One of the two proposed amendments is technical , the other procedural .
   The aim of the technical proposal is to extend the scope of the Direc ¬
   tive to tractors with a maximum mass of 6 tonnes , the maximum mass
   currently being set at 4.5 tonnes .
   Since the adoption of the Directive in 1977 and from the experience
   gained hitherto , it has been found necessary to extend its scope to
   tractors with a mass of more than 4.5 tonnes but no more than 6 tonnes
   and that the same tests could be applied to such tractors as to tractors
   with a mass of between 1.5 and 4.5 tonnes without affecting safety on
   the road and safety at work on the land .     The benefits of Community
   harmonization of technical rules can thus be extended to a wider range
   of agricultural tractors .
   The requirements of Directive 79 / 622/ EEC ( static tests ) apply to
   tractors with a mass exceeding 6 tonnes .
   The aim of the procedural proposal is to replace the Regulatory
   Committee procedure by that of the Advisory Committee .
   Following the entry into force of the Single European Act and the guide ¬
   lines laid down in the Act on the rules governing the procedures for the
   exercise of the implementing powers conferred by the Council on the
   Commission , the Commission considers that the Advisory Committee is the
   most appropriate in the field covered by Directive 77 / 536/EEC and has
   therefore proposed that Article 11 on the procedure of the Committee for
   the management and adaptation to technical progress of the Annexes be
   amended .
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II .  CONTENT OF THE PROPOSAL
      The aim of this proposal for a Directive is to
      a ) extend the scope as laid down in Article 9 to tractors having a
          maximum mass of 6 tonnes ;
      b ) replace the Regulatory Committee procedure in Article 11 by that of
          the Advisory Committee .
III . COOPERATION UITH THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND CONSULTATION OF THE ECONOMIC
      AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE
      The procedures for cooperation with the European Parliament and the
      opinion of the Economic and Social Committee are required under Articles
      1 00A ( 1 ) and 149(2 ), and Article 100A(1 ) respectively .
IV .  LEGAL BASIS AND IMPACT ON SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES AND ON
      EMPLOYMENT
      The legal basis is Article 100A .
      The measures referred to in this draft proposal for a Directive are
      without consequences for small and medium-sized enterprises , or for
      employment .
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                              Proposai for a
                        COUNCIL DIRECTIVE ( EEC )
                         amending Directive 77 / 536 / EEC
             on the approximation of the laws of the Member States
                 relating to the roll-over protection structures
                  of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community , and
in particular Article 100a thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
In cooperation with the European Parliament , 1
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Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee ,
Whereas it is necessary to adopt measures for the gradual establishment of the
internal market during a period ending on 31 December 1992 ; whereas the
internal market consists of an area without internal frontiers within which
the free movement of goods , persons , services and capital is guaranteed ;
 Whereas Article 9 of Council Directive 77 / 536 / EEC 3 limits the
scope of the said Directive to wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors with
a mass of between 1.5 and 4.5 tonnes ; whereas an increase of 1.5 tonnes in the
maximum mass as laid down at present would not entail any major disadvantages
from the standpoint of safety on the roads and safety at work on the land ;
  OJ N 0 .
2 OJ N° .
3 OJ N° L 220 , 29.08,1977 , p. 1 .
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Whereas the roll-over protection structures of tractors with a mass of between
A. 5 and 6 tonnes can be treated in the same way as those of tractors with a mass
of between 1.5 and A. 5 tonnes and hence can be accorded the benefit of the
same rules ;
Whereas Article 11 of Directive 77/ 536 /EEC lays down the procedure for adjusting
the requirements of the Annexes to take account of technical progres ; whereas ,
however , technical progress makes it necessary to adjust prarptly the
requirements of the Annexes to the Directive and the technical requirements
defined in the separate Directives ; whereas it is necessary to assign its
adoption to the Commission so as to simplify and speed up the procedure ;
whereas it is advisable , whenever the Council empowers the Commission to
implement rules laid down in the agricultural and forestry tractor sector , to
provide for a prior consultation procedure between the Commission and the
Member States within an Advisory Committee ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE :
                                     Article 1
Directive 77 /536 /EEC is hereby amended as follows :
1 . The phrase "mass between 1.5 and A. 5 tonnes" in the first line of the
    fourth indent of Article 9   is replaced by "mass between 1.5 and 6
    tonnes " .
2 . Article 11 is replaced by the following :
    "                                Article 11
    The amendments necessary in order to adapt the requirements of the Annexes
    to this Directive so as to take account of technical progress shall be
    adopted in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 11a ."
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3 . The following Article 11a is inserted :
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                                       Article 11a
     Where use is made of the procedure laid down in this Article , the Commission
    shall reach its decision after consulting the Committee . The Committee
    shall consider         requests for opinions made by the Commission . When
    requesting an opinion from the Committee , the Commission may set a deadline
    within which that opinion must be delivered . The Committee’s discussions
    shall not be followed by a vote . However , each Committee member may
    require that his opinion be recorded in the minutes ."
                                        Article 2
Member States shall bring into force the provisions necessary in order to
comply with this Directive not later than                        . They shall
forthwith inform the Commission thereof .
                                        Article 3
This Directive is addressed to the Member States .
 Done at Brussels ,                                      For the Council
                                                         The President
 ---pagebreak---                  FICHE D' IMPACT SUR LA COMPETITIVITE ET L' EMPLOI
   I. Quelle est la justification principale de la mesure ?
      Etendre le champ d' application de la Directive 77 / 536 /CEE aux. _ tracteurs
      d' une masse maximale de 6 tonnes ( actuellement U , 5 tonnes ) afin de leur
      permettre de -bénéficier des mêmes prescriptions applicables actuellement
      aux tracteurs d' une masse maximale de U , 5 tonnes .
 II . Caractéristiques des entreprises concernées
      En particulier :
      - y -a-t - il un grand nombre de PME ? Non
      - note t' on des concentrations dans des régions :
         . éligibles aux aides régionales des E.M. ? Non
         . éligibles au Feder ? Non
III . Quelles sont les obligations imposées aux entreprises ?
      Aucune obligation supplémentaire
 IV . Quelles sont les obligations susceptibles d' être imposées
      indirectement aux entreprises via les autorités locales ?
      Aucune obligation supplémentaire
  V. Y-a-t - il des mesures spéciales pour les PME ? Non
      - lesquelles ?
 Vi . Quel est l' effet prévisible :
      - sur la compétitivité des entreprises ? Pas d' effet prévisible
      - sur l' emploi ? Pas d' effet prévisible
VII . Les partenaires sociaux ont -ils été consultés ? Oui
      - Avis des partenaires sociaux : Favorable