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Date: 2007-03-21
Title: Proposal for a Directive …/…/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of […] on retro-reflectors for motor vehicles and their trailers (codified version)

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|[pic]                     |COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES                                                                           |

                                        Brussels,
                                        COM

                                                                  Proposal for a

                                          DIRECTIVE …/…/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

                                                                      of […]

                                            on retro-reflectors for motor vehicles and their trailers

                                                                (Codified version)

                                                              EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

1.    In the context of a people’s Europe, the Commission attaches great importance to simplifying and clarifying Community law so as to make  it
       clearer and more accessible to the ordinary citizen, thus giving him new opportunities and the chance to make use of the  specific  rights
       it gives him.

       This aim cannot be achieved so long as numerous provisions that have  been  amended  several  times,  often  quite  substantially,  remain
       scattered, so that they must be sought partly in the original instrument and partly in later amending ones.  Considerable  research  work,
       comparing many different instruments, is thus needed to identify the current rules.

       For this reason a codification of rules that have frequently been amended  is  also  essential  if  Community  law  is  to  be  clear  and
       transparent.

2.    On 1 April 1987 the Commission therefore decided[1] to instruct its staff that all legislative acts should be codified after no  more  than
       ten amendments, stressing that this is a minimum requirement and that departments should endeavour to codify at even shorter intervals the
       texts for which they are responsible, to ensure that the Community rules are clear and readily understandable.

3.    The Conclusions of the Presidency of the Edinburgh  European  Council  (December 1992)  confirmed  this[2],  stressing  the  importance  of
       codification as it offers certainty as to the law applicable to a given matter at a given time.

       Codification must be undertaken in full compliance with the normal Community legislative procedure.

       Given that no changes of substance may be made to the instruments affected by codification, the European Parliament, the Council  and  the
       Commission have agreed, by an interinstitutional agreement dated 20 December 1994, that an accelerated procedure may be used for the fast-
       track adoption of codification instruments.

4.    The purpose of this proposal is to undertake a codification of Council Directive 76/757/EEC of 27 July 1976 on  the  approximation  of  the
       laws of the Member States relating to retro-reflectors for motor vehicles and their trailers[3]. The  new  Directive  will  supersede  the
       various acts incorporated in it[4]; this proposal fully preserves the content of the acts being codified and hence does no more than bring
       them together with only such formal amendments as are required by the codification exercise itself.

5.    The codification proposal was drawn up on the basis of a preliminary consolidation, in all official languages, of Directive 76/757/EEC  and
       the instruments amending it, carried out by the Office for Official Publications  of  the  European  Communities,  by  means  of  a  data-
       processing system. Where the Articles have been given new numbers, the correlation between the old and the new numbers is shown in a table
       contained in Annex IV to the codified Directive.

                                                                  Proposal for a

                                            ê 76/757/EEC (adapted)
                                            è1 97/29/EC Art. 1 pt. 1

                                          DIRECTIVE …/…/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

                                                                      of […]

                                          on è1 retro-reflectors ç for motor vehicles and their trailers

                                                            (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 Ö 95 Õ thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the Ö European Õ Economic and Social Committee[5],

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty[6],

Whereas:

                                            ê 

   1) Council Directive 76/757/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to retro-reflectors  for  motor
      vehicles and their trailers[7] laid down technical prescriptions concerning the design and construction of motor vehicles  as  regards  the
      retro-reflectors for motor vehicles and their trailers. These technical prescriptions concerned the approximation of the laws of the Member
      States to allow for the EC type-approval procedure 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 vehicles and their trailers][8] to be applied in  respect  of  each
      type of vehicle. Directive 76/757/EEC has been substantially amended several times[9]. In the interests of clarity and rationality the said
      Directive should be codified.

                                            ê 97/29/EC Recital 1 (adapted)

   2) Ö This Õ Directive is one of the separate Directives of the EC type-approval system provided for in Directive  [70/156/EEC].  Consequently,
      the provisions laid down in Directive [70/156/EEC] relating to vehicle systems, components and  separate  technical  units  apply  to  this
      Directive.

                                            ê 76/757/EEC Recital 4 (adapted)

   3) A harmonised type-approval procedure for reflectors makes  it  possible  for  each  Member  State  to  check  compliance  with  the  common
      construction and testing requirements and to inform the other Member States of its findings by  sending  a  copy  of  the  component  type-
      approval certificate completed for each type of Ö retro-reflector Õ . The placing of an EC component type-approval  mark  on  all  Ö retro-
      reflectors Õ manufactured in conformity with the approved type obviates any need for technical checks on these Ö retro-reflectors Õ in  the
      Member States.

                                            ê 76/757/EEC Recital 5 (adapted)

   4) Ö It is desirable to take into account the technical requirements adopted by  the  UN  Economic  Commission  for  Europe  (UN/ECE)  in  its
      corresponding Regulation annexed 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 these prescriptions, (Revised 1958 Agreement)[10]. Õ

                                            ê 76/757/EEC Recital 6

   5) The approximation of national laws relating to motor vehicles entails reciprocal recognition by Member States of the checks carried out  by
      each of them on the basis of the common requirements.

                                            ê 

   6) This Directive should be without prejudice to the obligations of the Member States relating  to  the  time-limits  for  transposition  into
      national law and application of the Directives set out in Annex III, Part C,

                                            ê 76/757/EEC

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

                                            ê 97/29/EC Art. 1 pt. 5

                                                                    Article 1

For the purposes of this Directive, “vehicle” means any motor vehicle intended for use on the road, with or without  bodywork,  having  at  least
four wheels and a maximum design speed exceeding 25 km/h, and  its  trailers,  with  the  exception  of  vehicles  which  run  on  rails  and  of
agricultural and forestry tractors and all mobile machinery.

                                            ê 97/29/EC Art.1 pt.2 (adapted)

                                                                    Article 2

1. Each Member State shall grant EC component type-approval in respect of any type  of  retro-reflector  which  satisfies  the  construction  and
testing requirements laid down in Annexes Ö I and II Õ .

                                            ê 76/757/EEC (adapted)

2. The Member State which has granted EC component type-approval shall take the measures required in  order  to  verify  that  production  models
conform to the approved type, in so far as this is necessary and if need be in cooperation with the competent authorities  in  the  other  Member
States. Such verification shall be limited to spot checks.

                                                                    Article 3

                                            ê 97/29/EC Art. 1 pt. 3 (adapted)

1. Member States shall, for each type of retro-reflector which they approve pursuant to Article 2 , issue to the  manufacturer  an  EC  component
type-approval mark conforming to the model Ö set out Õ in Annex I, Appendix 3.

                                            ê 76/757/EEC (adapted)

2. Member States shall take all appropriate measures to prevent the use of marks liable to create confusion  between  Ö retro-reflectors Õ  which
have been type-approved pursuant to Article 2 , and other devices.

                                                                    Article 4

1. No Member State may prohibit the placing on the market of Ö retro-reflectors Õ  on  grounds  relating  to  their  construction  or  method  of
functioning if they bear the EC component type-approval mark.

2. A Member State may prohibit the placing on the market of Ö retro-reflectors Õ bearing the EC component type-approval mark  which  consistently
fail to conform to the approved type.

That Member State shall forthwith inform the other Member States and the Commission of  the  measures  taken,  specifying  the  reasons  for  its
decision.

                                            ê 97/29/EC Art. 1 pt. 4

                                                                    Article 5

The competent authorities of the Member States shall inform each other, by means of the  procedure  specified  in  Article  [4(6)]  of  Directive
[70/156/EEC], of each approval which they have granted, refused or withdrawn pursuant to this Directive.

                                            ê 76/757/EEC (adapted)

                                                                    Article 6

1. If the Member State which has granted EC component type-approval finds that a number of Ö retro-reflectors Õ bearing  the  same  EC  component
type-approval mark do not conform to the type which it has approved, it shall take the  necessary  measures  to  ensure  that  production  models
conform to the approved type.

The competent authorities of that Member State shall advise those of the other Member States of the measures taken  which  may,  where  there  is
consistent failure to conform, extend to withdrawal of EC component type-approval. Those authorities shall take the same  measures  if  they  are
informed by the competent authorities of another Member State of such failure to conform.

2. The competent authorities of the Member States shall , within one month , inform each other of any withdrawal of  EC  component  type-approval
and of the reasons for such a measure.

                                                                    Article 7

Any decision taken pursuant to the provisions adopted in implementation of this Directive, to refuse or withdraw EC component  type-approval  for
a Ö retro-reflector Õ or prohibit its placing on the market or use shall set out in detail the reasons on which it is based.

Such decisions shall be notified to the party concerned, who shall at the same time be informed of the remedies available to him under  the  laws
in force in the Member States and of the time limits allowed for the exercise of such remedies.

                                                                    Article 8

No Member State may refuse to grant EC type-approval or national type-approval of any vehicle on grounds relating to its Ö retro-reflectors Õ  if
these bear the EC component type-approval mark and are fitted in accordance with the requirements laid down in Council Directive [76/756/EEC].

                                                                    Article 9

No Member State may refuse or prohibit the sale, registration, entry into service or use of any vehicle  on  grounds  relating  to  its  Ö retro-
reflectors Õ if these bear the EC component type-approval mark and are fitted  in  accordance  with  the  requirements  laid  down  in  Directive
[76/756/EEC].

                                                                    Article 10

Ö The Õ amendments necessary Ö to adapt Õ the requirements of Annexes Ö I and II Õ to take account of technical  progress  shall  be  adopted  in
accordance with the procedure Ö referred to Õ in Article [13(3)] of Directive [70/156/EEC].

                                                                    Article 11

Ö Member States shall communicate to the Commission the texts of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in  the  field  covered  by
this Directive. Õ

                                            ê 

                                                                    Article 12

Directive 76/757/EEC, as amended by the acts listed in Annex III is repealed, without prejudice to the obligations of the Member States  relating
to the time-limits for transposition into national law and application of the Directives set out in Annex III, Part C.

References to the repealed Directive shall be construed as references to this Directive and shall be read  in  accordance  with  the  correlation
table set out in Annex IV.

                                                                    Article 13

This Directive 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 […].

                                            ê 76/757/EEC Art. 12

                                                                    Article 14

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, […]

For the European Parliament  For the Council
The President    The President
[…]   […]

                                            ê 97/29/EC Art. 1 pt. 6 (adapted)

                                                                 LIST OF ANNEXES

|ANNEX I:                         |Administrative provisions for EC type-approval                                                     |
|                                 |Appendix 1:           |Information document                                                        |
|                                 |Appendix 2:           |Model: EC type-approval certificate                                         |
|                                 |Appendix 3:           |Examples of the EC component type-approval mark                             |
|ANNEX II:                        |Scope and technical requirements                                                                   |
|Ö ANNEX III: Õ                   |Ö Part A: Repealed Directive with its successive amendments                                        |
|                                 |Part B: Non-repealed amending acts                                                                 |
|                                 |Part C: List of time-limits for transposition into national law and application Õ                  |
|Ö ANNEX IV: Õ                    |Ö Correlation table Õ                                                                              |

                                                                     ANNEX I

                                                  ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS FOR EC TYPE-APPROVAL

1.    APPLICATION FOR EC COMPONENT TYPE-APPROVAL

1.1.  The application for EC component type-approval pursuant to Article [3(4)] of Directive [70/156/EEC] of a type of retro-reflector  shall  be
       submitted by the manufacturer.

1.2.  A model for the information document is given in Appendix 1.

1.3.  The following must be submitted to the technical service responsible for conducting the type-approval tests:

1.3.1.      in the case of retro-reflectors of either Class I A or III A,

1.3.1.1.    ten (10) samples of the colour specified by the manufacturer;

1.3.1.2.    if necessary, two samples in other colour(s) for simultaneous or subsequent extension of the approval to  retro-reflectors  in  other
       colour(s);

1.3.2.      in the case of retro-reflectors of Class IV A, ten (10) samples and, if necessary, the means of fixation.

2.    MARKINGS

2.1.  The devices submitted for EC component type-approval must bear:

2.1.1.      the trade name or mark of the manufacturer;

2.1.2.      the mark “TOP” appearing horizontally at the top of the illuminating surface, if required to determine  unequivocally  the  angle  or
       angles of rotation specified by the manufacturer.

2.2.  Ö Those Õ markings shall be clearly legible and indelible and shall be affixed to the illuminating surface, or to one of  the  illuminating
       surfaces, of the device. They shall be visible from the exterior when the device is fitted to the vehicle.

2.3.  Each device shall have sufficient space for the component type-approval mark. This space shall be indicated on the drawings referred to  in
       Appendix 1.

3.    GRANTING OF EC COMPONENT TYPE-APPROVAL

3.1.  If the relevant requirements are satisfied,  EC  type-approval  pursuant  to  Article  [4(3)]  and,  if  applicable,  [4(4)]  of  Directive
       [70/156/EEC] shall be granted.

3.2.  A model for the EC type-approval certificate is given in Appendix 2.

3.3.  An approval number in accordance with Annex [VII] to Directive [70/156/EEC] shall be assigned to each  type  of  retro-reflector  approved.
       The same Member State shall not assign the same number to another type of retro-reflector.

3.4.  Where EC component type-approval is requested for a type of lighting and light-signalling device comprising  a  retro-reflector  and  other
       lamps, a single EC component type-approval number may be assigned provided that the retro-reflector complies with the requirements of this
       Directive and that each of the other lamps forming part of the lighting and light-signalling device for which EC  component  type-approval
       is requested complies with the separate Directive applying to it.

4.    EC COMPONENT TYPE-APPROVAL MARK

4.1.  In addition to the markings referred to in 2.1., every retro-reflector conforming to the type approved pursuant  to  this  Directive  shall
       bear an EC component type-approval mark.

4.2.  That mark shall consist of:

4.2.1.      a rectangle surrounding the letter ‘e’ followed by the distinguishing number of the Member State which has granted type-approval:

       1    for Germany ;

       2    for France;

       3    for Italy;

       4    for the Netherlands;

       5    for Sweden;

       6    for Belgium;

                                            ê 2003 Act of Accession Art. 20 and Annex II, p. 58

       7    for Hungary;

       8    for the Czech Republic;

                                            ê 97/29/EC Art. 1 pt. 6

       9    for Spain;

       11   for the United Kingdom;

       12   for Austria;

       13   for Luxembourg;

       17   for Finland;

       18   for Denmark;

                                            ê 2003 Act of Accession Art. 20 and Annex II, p. 58

       20   for Poland ;

                                            ê 97/29/EC Art. 1 pt. 6 (adapted)

       21   for Portugal ;

       23   for Greece;

       Ö 24 Õ     for Ireland;

                                            ê 2003 Act of Accession Art. 20 and Annex II, p. 58 (adapted)

       26   for Slovenia;

       27   for Slovakia;

       29   for Estonia;

       32   for Latvia;

       36   for Lithuania;

            Ö 49 Õ     for Cyprus;

            Ö 50 Õ     for Malta;

                                            ê 97/29/EC Art. 1 pt. 6 (adapted)

4.2.2.      in the vicinity of the rectangle the “base approval number” contained in [section 4] of  the  type-approval  number  referred  to  in
       [Annex VII] to Directive [70/156/EEC], preceded by the two figures indicating the sequence number assigned  to  Directive Ö 97/29/EC Õ  on
       the date EC type-approval was granted. Ö That Õ sequence number is 02;

4.2.3.      an additional symbol as follows:

4.2.3.1.    “I A”, “III A” or “IV A” denoting the class in which the retro-reflector was placed when approved.

4.3.  The EC component type-approval mark shall be affixed to the light-emitting surface of the retro-reflector in such a way as to be  indelible
       and clearly legible even when the retro-reflector is fitted to the vehicle.

4.4.  Examples of the EC component type-approval mark are given in Appendix 3, Figure 1.

4.5.  Where a single EC component type-approval number is issued, as per point  3.4  ,  for  a  type  of  lighting  and  light-signalling  device
       comprising a retro-reflector and other lamps, a single EC component type-approval mark may be affixed, consisting of:

4.5.1.      a rectangle surrounding the letter “e” followed by the distinguishing number of the Member  State  which  has  granted  type-approval
       (see point 4.2.1);

4.5.2.      the base approval number (see point 4.2.2, first half-sentence);

4.5.3.      if necessary, the required arrow, in so far as it relates to the lamp assembly as a whole.

4.6.  That mark may be located anywhere on the lamps which are grouped, combined or reciprocally incorporated, provided that:

4.6.1.      it is visible after the installation of the lamps;

4.6.2.      no light-transmitting components of the grouped, combined or reciprocally incorporated lamps can be  removed  without  simultaneously
       removing the approval mark.

4.7.  The identification symbol for each lamp corresponding to each Directive pursuant to which EC component type-approval was granted,  together
       with the sequence number (see point 4.2.2, second half-sentence) and, where necessary, the letter “D” and  the  required  arrow  shall  be
       marked:

4.7.1.      either on the appropriate light-emitting surface;

4.7.2.      or in a group, in such a way that each of the grouped, combined or reciprocally incorporated lamps may be clearly identified.

4.8.  The dimensions of the components of that mark must not be less than the minimum dimensions specified for individual marks  by  the  various
       Directives pursuant to which EC component type-approval was granted.

4.9.  Examples of an EC component type-approval mark for a lamp that is grouped, combined or  reciprocally  incorporated  with  other  lamps  are
       given in Appendix 3, Figure 2.

5.    MODIFICATIONS OF THE TYPE AND AMENDMENTS TO APPROVALS

5.1.  In the case of modifications of the type approved pursuant to this Directive, the provisions  of  Article  [5]  of  Directive  [70/156/EEC]
       shall apply.

5.2.  Where type-approval is extended to a retro-reflector differing only in colour, the samples of each other colour,  submitted  in  accordance
       with point 1.3.1.2 , must meet only the colorimetric specifications; the other tests need not be repeated.

       This point does not apply to class IV A retro-reflectors.

6.    CONFORMITY OF PRODUCTION

6.1.  As a general rule, measures to ensure the conformity of production shall be taken in accordance with the provisions laid  down  in  Article
       [10] of Directive [70/156/EEC].

6.2.  In mechanical and geometrical terms, conformity shall be considered satisfactory if the differences do not exceed the  variations  inherent
       in industrial production.

6.3.  Conformity of production shall not be invalidated if all the photometric measurements performed on a specimen selected at  random  meet  at
       least 80% of the specification.

6.4.  If the condition laid down in point 6.3 is not met, a further sample of five units shall be selected at random. The average  of  each  type
       of photometric measurement must meet the specification and no individual measurement may be less than 50% of the specification.

                                            ê 97/29/EC Art. 1 pt. 6 (adapted)

                                                                    Appendix 1

                                                           Information document No […]

                                          relating to the EC component type approval of retro-reflectors

                                                            (Directive Ö […/…/EC] Õ )

                                                                      [pic]

                                                                      [pic]

                                            ê 97/29/EC Art. 1 pt. 6

                                                                    Appendix 2

                                                                      MODEL

                                                       (maximum format: A4 (210 x 297 mm))

                                                                      [pic]

|- EC type-approval (1)                                                                      |
|- extension of EC type-approval (1)                                                         |
|- refusal of EC type-approval (1)                                                           |
|- withdrawal of EC type-approval (1)                                                        |
|of a type of a vehicle/component/separate technical unit (1) with regard to Directive       |
|.../.../EC                                                                                  |

                                                                    [pic][pic]

                                            ê 97/29/EC Art. 1 pt. 6

                                                 Addendum to EC type-approval certificate No ....

   Concerning the EC component type-approval of a lighting and/or light-signalling device with regard to Directive(s) [76/757/EEC; 76/758/EEC;
           76/759/EEC; 76/760/EEC; 76/761/EEC; 76/762/EEC; 77/538/EEC; 77/539/EEC and 77/540/EEC](1) as last amended by Directive(s)...

                                                                      [pic]

|5.2. For headlamps: Operating mode used during the test ( point 5.2.3.9 of Annex I to Directive    |
|76/761/EEC): .................................                                                     |

                                                                      [pic]

                                                                    Appendix 3

                                                 EXAMPLES OF THE EC COMPONENT TYPE-APPROVAL MARK

                                                                     Figure 1

                                                                      [pic]

                                            ê 97/29/EC Art.1 pt.6 (adapted)

The device bearing the EC component type-approval mark Ö set out in Figure 1 Õ is a class I A retro-reflector,  type  approved  in  Germany  (e1)
pursuant to Directive Ö 97/29/EC Õ ( Ö sequence No Õ 02) under the base approval number 1471.

                                            ê 97/29/EC Art. 1 pt. 6

                                                                     Figure 2

         Simplified marking of grouped, combined or reciprocally incorporated lamps when two or more lamps are part of the same assembly

(The vertical and horizontal lines schematize the shape of the light-signalling device. These are not part of the approval mark.)

                                                                     MODEL A

                                                                      [pic]

                                                                     MODEL B

                                                                      [pic]

                                                                     MODEL C

                                                                      [pic]

Note: The three examples of approval marks, models A, B, and C represent three possible  variants  of  the  marking  of  a  lighting  and  light-
       signalling device when two or more lamps are part of the same unit of grouped, combined or reciprocally incorporated lamps. These approval
       marks shows that the device was approved in Germany (e1) under the base approval number 1712 and comprises:

                                            ê 97/29/EC Art. 1 pt. 6 (adapted)

       A retro-reflector of class IA approved in accordance with Directive Ö […/..] Õ EC, sequence No 02;

       A rear direction indicator of category 2a approved in accordance with [Council Directive 76/759/EEC (OJ L 262, 27.9.1976, p. 71), sequence
       No 01];

       A red rear position lamp (R) approved in accordance with Annex II to [Council Directive 76/758/EEC (OJ L 262, 27.9.1976, p. 54),  sequence
       No 02];

       A rear fog lamp (F) approved in accordance with [Council Directive 77/538/EEC Ö OJ L 220, 29.8.1977, p. 60) Õ , sequence No 00];

       A reversing lamp (AR) approved in accordance with Council Directive [77/539/EEC (OJ L 220, 29.8.1977, p. 72 ), sequence No 00];

       A stop lamp with two levels of intensity (S2) approved in accordance with Annex [II] to [Directive 76/758/EEC, sequence No 02];

       A rear registration plate lamp (L) approved in accordance with [Council Directive 76/760/EEC (OJ L 262, 27.9.1976,  p.  85),  sequence  No
       00].

                                                                   ____________

                                            ê 97/29/EC Art. 1 pt. 6 (adapted)

                                                                     ANNEX II

                                                         SCOPE AND TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

1.    SCOPE

       This Directive applies to retro-reflectors for motor vehicles and their trailers.

2.    TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

2.1.  The technical requirements are those set out in points 2, 6 and 7 and Annexes 1 and 4 to 15 of UN-ECE Regulation No 3 which consists  of  a
       consolidation of the following documents:

         – the 01 and 02 series of amendments[11];

         – the Supplement 1 to 02 series of amendments[12];

         – the Supplement 2 to 02 series of amendments[13];

         – the Supplement 3 to 02 series of amendments[14],

       except that:

2.1.1.      Where reference is made to “Regulation No 48”, this shall be understood as Ö reference to Õ “Directive [76/756/EEC”].

                                                                   ____________

                                            é

                                                                    ANNEX III

                                                                      Part A

                                                Repealed Directive with its successive amendments
                                                           (referred to in Article 12)

|Council Directive 76/757/EEC                                        |                                                                    |
|(OJ L 262, 27.9.1976, p. 32)                                        |                                                                    |
|Council Directive 87/354/EEC                                         |Point 7(a) of the Annex only                                  |
|(OJ L 192, 11.7.1987, p. 43)                                         |                                                              |
|Commission Directive 97/29/EC                                        |                                                              |
|(OJ L 171, 30.6.1997, p. 11)                                         |                                                              |

                                                                      Part B

                                                            Non-repealed amending acts
                                                           (referred to in Article 12)

1979 Act of Accession

1985 Act of Accession

1994 Act of Accession

2003 Act of Accession

                                                                      Part C

                                     List of time-limits for transposition into national law and application
                                                           (referred to in Article 12)

|Directive                                   |Time-limits for transposition                |Date of application                         |
|76/757/EEC                                  |30 June 1977                                 |1 October 1977                              |
|87/354/EEC                                  |31 December 1987                             |−                                           |
|97/29/EC                                    |30 January 1998 (*)[15]                      |−                                           |

(*): In accordance with Article 2 of the Directive 97/29/EC (adapted according to Article 3 of Directive 97/29/EC, see also footnote 1):

“1. From 1 January 1998, or, if the publication of the texts referred to in Article 3 is delayed beyond 1 July 1997, six months after the  actual
date of publication of these texts, Member States may not, on grounds relating to retro-reflectors:

     – refuse, in respect of a type of vehicle or a type of retro-reflector, to grant EC type-approval or national type-approval, or

     – prohibit the registration, sale or entry into service of vehicles, or the sale or entry into service of retro-reflectors,

provided that the retro-reflectors comply with the requirements of Directive 76/757/EEC, as amended by  this  Directive,  and  that,  as  far  as
vehicles are concerned, they are installed in accordance with the requirements laid down in Directive 76/756/EEC.

2. From 1 October 1998 Member States:

     – shall no longer grant EC type-approval, and

     – may refuse to grant national type-approval

for any type of vehicle on grounds relating to retro-reflectors,  and  for  any  type  of  retro-reflector,  if  the  requirements  of  Directive
76/757/EEC, as amended by this Directive, are not fulfilled.

3. From 1 October 1999 the requirements of Directive 76/757/EEC relating to retro-reflectors as components, as amended by this  Directive,  shall
be applicable for the purposes of Article 7(2) of Directive 70/156/EEC.

4. Notwithstanding paragraphs 2 and 3 above, for the purposes of replacement parts Member States shall continue  to  grant  EC  type-approval  of
retro-reflectors, and to permit their sale and entry into service, in accordance with previous versions of Directive  76/757/EEC,  provided  that
such retro-reflectors

     – are intended to be fitted to vehicles already in use, and

     – comply with the requirements of that Directive which were applicable when the vehicles were first registered.”

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                                                                     ANNEX IV

                                                                Correlation Table

|Directive 76/757/EEC                                                |This Directive                                                      |
|Article 1                                                           |Article 2                                                           |
|Article 2 first paragraph                                           |Article 3(1)                                                        |
|Article 2 second paragraph                                          |Article 3(2)                                                        |
|Articles 3 and 4                                                    |Articles 4 and 5                                                    |
|Article 5(1)                                                        |Article 6(1) first and second subparagraphs                         |
|Article 5(2)                                                        |Article 6(2)                                                        |
|Articles 6 to 8                                                     |Articles 7 to 9                                                     |
|Article 9                                                           |Article 1                                                           |
|Article 10                                                          |Article 10                                                          |
|Article 11(1) and (2)                                               |Article 11                                                          |
|−                                                                   |Articles 12 and 13                                                  |
|Article 12                                                          |Article 14                                                          |
|Annexes I and II                                                    |Annexes I and II                                                    |
|−                                                                   |Annex III                                                           |
|−                                                                   |Annex IV                                                            |

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[1]   COM(87) 868 PV.
[2]   See Annex 3 to Part A of the Conclusions.
[3]   Carried out pursuant to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the  Council  –  Codification  of  the  Acquis
      communautaire, COM(2001) 645 final.
[4]   Annex III, Parts A and B of this proposal.
[5]   OJ C […], […], p. […].
[6]   OJ C […], […], p. […].
[7]   OJ L 262, 27.9.1976, p. 32. Directive as last amended by the 2003 Act of Accession.
[8]   OJ L 42, 23.2.1970, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2004/104/EC (OJ L 337, 13.11.2004, p. 13).
[9]   See Annex III, Parts A and B.
[10]  Published as Annex I to Council Decision 97/836/EC of 27 November 1997 with a view to the  accession  of  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 these prescriptions (“Revised 1958 Agreement”), (OJ L 346, 17.12.1997, p. 78).
[11]  [pic]
[12]  [pic]
[13]  [pic]
[14]  TRANS/WP29/446.
[15]  See Article 3 and Article 4(1) of Directive 97/29/EC; The time-limit for transposition was 6 months after the date of  publication  of  UN-
      ECE Regulation No 3: the actual publication of the UN/ECE Regulation No 3 referred to in Article 3 was on 30.7.1997 (OJ L  203,  30.7.1997,
      p. 39).