CELEX: 51996PC0265
Language: en
Date: 1996-06-12
Title: Altered proposal for a Parliament and Council Directive amending Directive 70/220/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to measures to be taken against air pollution by emissions from motor vehicles

C O M M I S S I O N OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                       Brussels, 12.06.1996
                                       COM(96) 265 final
                                       94/0286 (COD)
             OPINION OF THE COMMISSION
     pursuant to Article 189 b (2) (d) of the EC Treaty,
        on the amendments of the European Parliament
         to the common position of the Council
                 with a view to adoption of
      a European Parliament and Council Directive
             amending Directive 70/220/EEC
on the approximation of the laws of the Member States
             relating to measures to be taken
against air pollution by emissions from motor vehicles
 AMENDING THE PROPOSAL OF THE COMMISSION
       pursuant to Article 189 a (2) of the EC Treaty
 ---pagebreak---  ---pagebreak--- Parliament on 9 May 1996 adopted three amendments to the common position
adopted by the Council on 22 December 1995 on a Directive amending Directive
70/220/EEC on measures to be taken against air pollution from emissions from motor
vehicles.
In accordance with Article 189b(2)(d) of the EC Treaty, the Commission hereby
delivers a favourable opinion on these amendments, on the following grounds:
        Amendments 1 and 3 are purely procedural, so there can be no objection to
        them;
        Amendment 2 reduces the duration of validity of the certificates issued for the
        low-powered category of vehicles, according to a specific procedure abolished
        by Directive 93/59/EEC. Since the expiry dates featuring in Parliament's
        amendment differ by only three months from those initially proposed by the
        Commission, and given the reduced number of vehicles involved, the
        Commission finds this amendment acceptable.
For these reasons, the Commission has decided, in line with Article 189a of the EC
Treaty, to alter its proposal so as to incorporate the amendments adopted by
Parliament.
Given the closeness of the dates of entry into force foreseen in the common position,
it considers it a matter of urgency that the Council modifies its common position
accordingly and adopts the text in question.
 ---pagebreak---            Altered proposal for a Parliament and Council Directive
                      amending Directive 70/220/EEC
          on the approximation of the laws of the Member States
                       relating to measures to be taken
           against air pollution by emissions from motor vehicles
(submitted by the Commission pursuant to Article 189a(2) of the EC Treaty)
 ---pagebreak---                             Current proposalAlîered proposal
                                     Twelfth recital
Whereas the Council should adopt, by              Whereas the Furooean Parliament and
 31 December 1997, the requirements               the Council should adopt, by 31
 valid for the stage beginning in 2000.           December 1 997, the requirements valid
 on the basis of a proposal which the             for the stage beginning in 2000, on the
 Commission must submit by 30 June                basis of a proposal which the
 1996 and which is to be aimed at                 Commission must submit by 30 June
 substantially reducing emissions from             1996 and which is to be aimed at
 light commercial vehicles;                       substantially reducing emissions from
                                                  light commercial vehicles;
                           Article 2(3), second subparagraph
For vehicles with a power-to-weiaht               DeJalsd
ratio of no more than 30 kW/t and a
maximum speed not exceeding 130
km/h. the dates referred to in The first
subparagraph shall be replaced by 1
January 1998 and 1 January 1999
respectively.
                                         Article 4
The     Council,   acting   under     the        The European Parliament and the
conditions laid down in the Treaty, shall        Council, acting under the conditions
decide by 31 December 1997 on                    laid down in the Treaty, shall decide by
proposals to be submitted by the                 31 December 1997 on proposals to be
Commission by 30 June 1996, for a                submitted by the Commission by 30
further stage in the reduction, by the           June 1996, for a further stage in the
adoption of Community measures, of               reducTion,    by the      adoption    of
air pollution caused by emissions from           Community measures, of air pollution
motor vehicles covered by this                   caused by emissions from motor
Directive. The measures shall apply              vehicles covered by this Directive. The
from the year 2000.                              measures shall apply from the year
                                                 2000.
In these proposals, the Commission will
follow the approach outlined in Article          In these proposals, the Commission will
4 of Directive 94/1 2/EC.                        follow the approach outlined in Article
                                                 4 of Directive 94/12/EC.
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