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Date: 1988-11-17
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE amending Directive 86/298/EEC on rear-mounted roll-over protection structures for narrow-track wheeled agricultural and forestry tractors

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                                          COM(88 ) 626 final - SYN 163
                                          Brussels , 17 November 1988
                            Proposai for a
                          COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
      amending Directive 86 / 298 / EEC on rear-mounted roll-over
           protection structures for narrow-track wheeled
                 agricultural and forestry tractors
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                                EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
I. GENERAL
   When , on 26 May 1986 , Council Directive 86 / 298 / EEC on rear-mounted roll-over
   protection structures for narrow-track wheeled agricultural and forestry
   tractors was adopted , the Commission proposal concerning the additional impact
   test within the dynamic test procedure could not be adopted because of the
   opposition of a Member State , which considered that the proposed additional
   dynamic test was not sufficiently reliable having regard to the purely
   theoretical considerations and calculations on which , in its opinion, that
   proposal was based .
   The Council nevertheless decided that it would adopt , on a proposal from the
   Commission, a further Directive introducing provisions concerning additional
   dynamic impact tests . This decision is incorporated in Article 13 of said
   Di rective .
   In implementation of that Article the Commission undertook a detailed
   examination of this question , following which it arranged for practical tests
   on roll-over protection structures to be carried out in a laboratory specially
   equipped for tests of this kind .
   The results of these tests and the conclusion drawn therefrom confirmed that
   the test method initially proposed by the Commission fully satisfies the
   relevant safety requirements and that its severity is entirely adequate .
   The Commission is consequently re-submitting the originally proposed text in a
   form such that the two procedures , relating respectively to static testing ( in
   which an additional crushing test is already provided for ) and to dynamic
   testing are rendered equivalent and that the present imbalance is eliminated .
   Moreover , the proposal is intended to replace the Regulatory Committee
   procedure by that of the Advisory Committee . Following the entry into force
   of the Single European Act and of the guidelines laid down in that act in
   respect of the rules governing the conditions applying to the executive powers
   conferred upon the Commission by the Council , the Commission feels that the
   Advisory Committee procedure is the most appropriate in the field covered by
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    Directive 86 / 298 / EEC , and has therefore proposed that Article 12 , on the use
    of the Committee procedure for the management and adaptation to technical
    progress of the annexes , should be amended .
II . CONTENT OF THE PROPOSAL
      The proposed amendments are designed to supplement the dynamic test procedure
      by the requirement to carry out an additional test if the first impact test
      causes significant tearing or cracking of the roll-over protection structure .
      Furthermore , an amendment to the scope defined in the second indent of
      Article 1 is proposed in order to clarify the existing text as regards the
      tyres fitted to the front and rear axles and thus to eliminate any
      possibility of differing interpretations .
      Finally , the amendment of Article 12 is intended to replace the Regulatory
      Committee procedure with that of the Advisory Committee .
III . COOPERATION WITH THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND CONSULTATION OF THE ECONOMIC AND
      SOCIAL COMMITTEE
      The procedures for coopération with the European Parliament and the opinion
      of the Economie and Social Committee are required under Articles 1 00A ( 1 ) and
      149(2 ), and Article 100A(1 ) respecti vely .
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 proposai for a Directive are without
      conséquences for small - and medium-sized enterprises , or for employment .
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                                          Proposai for a
                                        COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
                   AMENDING DIRECTIVE 86 / 298 / EEC ON REAR-MOUNTED
                  ROLL-OVER PROTECTION STRUCTURES OF NARROW-TRACK
                     WHEELED AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTRY TRACTORS
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community , and in
particular Article 100 a thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
In coopération with the European Parliament^
Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee
Whereas it is necessary to adopt measures which are intended gradually to
establish the internal market over a period expiring on 31 December 1992 ;
whereas the internal market consists of an entity without internal frontiers
within which the free movement of goods , persons , services and capital is
ensured ;
Whereas    Article    13 ' of      Council    Directive   86/ 298/ EEC 3
lays down that the provisions at present in force shall be supplemented by
provisions introducing additional impact tests into the dynamic test procedure ;
Whereas , since provision is already made for an additional test in the case of
the static test procedure , it is necessary also in that of the dynamic test
procedure to provide for an additional test which more accurately reflects the
1 OJ No .
2 OJ No .
3 OJ No . L 186 of 8 /7 / 1986, p. 26
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     situati ori in thè event of tractor roll-over in order that these two test
     procedures may be rendered equivalent and thè present imbalance between them
     eliminated ;
     Whereas the purely theoretical parameters and calculations on which the
     additional dynamic impact test was initially based have been the subject of
     practical experiments that leave no doubt as to their reliability ;
     Whereas it is also necessary to amend the scope of the Directive so as to clarify
     the wording of the second indent of Article 1 concerning the tyres fitted to the
     front and rear axles , and thus eliminate any possibility of differing
     interpretations ;
     Whereas , finally . Article 12 of Directive 86 / 298 / EEC lays down the procedure
     governing the adaptation to technical progress of the Annexes to that Directive ;
     whereas , however , technical progress makes it necessary promptly to adapt the
     requirements set out in the Annexes to the Directive and the technical
     requirements defined in the separate Directives ; whereas the Commission should
     be made responsible for the adoption thereof in order to simplify and expedite
     this procedure ; whereas , in all        cases . where the Council empowers the
     Commission to implement rules established in the agricultural or forestry tractor
     sector , it is necessary to provide for a procedure for prior consultation, within
     an Advisory Committee , between the Commission and the Member States,
      HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE :
                                             Article 1
     Directive 86 / 298 / EEC is hereby amended as follows :
1 - - The second indent of Article 1 is replaced by the following :
       " fixed or adjustable minimum track width of less than 1 150 mm for the axles
         fitted with the widest tyres ; since the axle fitted with the widest tyres is
         assumed to be adjusted to a maximum track width of 1 150 mm , the other axle
         must be capable of being adjusted in such a way that the outer edges of the
         narrowest tyres do not project beyond the outer edges of the tyres on the axle
         with the widest tyres . Where both axles are equipped with wheels and tyres of
         the same size , the fixed or adjustable track width of both axles must be less
         than 1,150 mm;"
2 . - Article 12 is replaced by the following :
    «V
                                             Article 12
        Any amendments necessary in order to adopt the Annexes to this Directive to
        technical progress shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down
         in Article 12 bis "
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3 . - The following new Article 1?a is insçrted :
    •I
                                          Art ic le 1 2a
         Where use is made of the procedure laid down in this Article , the Commission
         shall reach its decisions after consulting the Committee . The Committee shall
         consider the requests for opinions drawn up by the Commission . When
         requesting an opinion from the Committee , the Commission may set a deadline
         within which that opinion must be delivered .   The activites of the Committee
         shall not be followed by a vote . However , each member of the Committee may
         require that his opinion be entered in the minutes ."
A. Annexes II and III-A are amended as set out in the Annex heretô .
                                            Article 2
       Member States shall adopt the measures necessary to comply with this Directive before
       1 October 1989 and shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof .
                                            Article 3
       This Directive is addressed to the Member States .
       Done at Brussels                                     For the Council
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                                   ANNEX
Item 3.1.1 . of Annex II is replaced by the following :
" 3.1.1 .   After each partial test in the dynamic test procedure , it shall be
            free from tears or cracks as described in item 3.1 . of Annex III(A )
            If , during the dynamic test , significant tears or cracks appear , an
            additional impact test or crushing test as defined in item 1.6 . of
            Annex III(A ) must be performed immediately after the test which
            caused these tears or cracks to appear ".
Item 1.6 . of Annex III(A ) is replaced by the following :
" 1.6 .    Additional tests
  1.6.1 .  If cracks or tears which cannot be considered negligible appear during
           an impact test , a second , similar test , but with a height of fall of :
                                      H    12 + 4a
                                     10     1 + 2a
           shall be performed immediately after the impact test causing these
           tears or cracks to appear , " a " being the ratio of the permanent
           deformation to the elastic deformation (a = D /D ) as measured at the
           point of impact .                               ^
           The additional permanent deformation due to the second impact must not
           exceed 30% of the permanent deformation due to the first impact .
           In order to be able to carry out the additional test , it is necessary
           to measure the elastic deformation during ail of the impact tests .
  1.6.2 . If , during a crushing test , significant tears or cracks appear , a
           second , similar crushing test , but with a force equal to 1.2Fv, shall
           be performed immediately after the crushing test which caused these
           tears and cracks to appear .
 ---pagebreak---                 FICHE D' IMPACT SUR LA COMPETITIVITE ET L' EMPLOI
  I. Quelle est la justification principale de la mesure ?
      Eliminer le déséquilibre actuel entre les deux procédures relatives
      aux essais statiques ( où un essai additionnel d' écrasement est déjà
      prévu ) et aux essais dynamiques , conformément aux dispositions de
      l' article 13 de la Directive 86/298/CEE .
 II . Caractéristiques des entreprises concernées
      En particulier :
      - y-a-t- il un grand nombre de PME ? Ioç
      - 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 ? Qui
       - Avis des partenaires sociaux : Favorable