CELEX: 51992PC0078
Language: en
Date: 1992-03-27
Title: Amendment to the proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO SPEED LIMITING DEVICES OR SIMILAR SPEED LIMITING SYSTEMS FITTED TO CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF MOTOR VEHICLE

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                C0M(92) 78 final - SYN 349
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                                                Brussels, 27 March 1992
                         Amendment to the proposal for a
                                COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
             APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO
              SPEED LIMITING DEVICES OR SIMILAR SPEED LIMITING SYSTEMS
                    FITTED TO CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF MOTOR VEHICLE
            (presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 149(3)
                               of the EEC-Treaty)
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                            EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
On 24 July 1991 the Commission sent the Council a proposal for a directive on
speed limiting devices or similar speed limiting systems for certain
categories of motor vehicle [COM(91) 240 final].
The proposal for a Council directive is based on Article 100a and takes the
form of a separate directive under framework Directive 70/156/EEC in line with
Annex 11(12)(2)(4).
On 13 December 1991 the European Parliament delivered its opinion on first
reading and invited the Commission to adopt the amendments that had been
proposed in pursuance of Article 149(3) of the EEC Treaty.
The Commission accepted three of the amendments proposed by the European
Parliament. Those amendments concern the dates of entry into force of the
Directive and the deletion of speed limits from the Directive. The dates of
entry into force of the Directive have been postponed by three months in order
to make them more realistic. The speed limits are set out in another draft
directive on the fitting and use of speed limiting devices by certain
categories of vehicle.
The Commission has not adopted an amendment put forward in the form of an
article on research into any such device incorporating an intelligent cruise
control.  However, it has been in fundamental agreement and a new recital has
been added in order to conduct research activities as part of the Commission's
DRIVE programme.
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Amendment of the        proposal for a Council Directive on the approximation
of the laws of the Member States relating to speed limiting devices or similar
speed limiting systems fitted to certain categories of motor vehicle.
New recital:
-   the following new recital should be inserted after the sixth recital:
    "whereas it is reasonable and useful, as part of the DRIVE programme, to
    conduct research activities on an intelligent cruise control;"
Article 5;
    becomes Article 4.
    The date of 1 October 1992 becomes "1 January 1993"
Article 6 :
    becomes Article 5.
    The date of 1 October 1993 becomes "1 January 1994"
New paragraph to be added to the end of Article 5:
    "from 1 October 1994 Member States may prohibit the first placing in
    service of vehicles the speed limiting devices of which do not meet the
    requirements of this Directive".
Annex I:
    Item 1.1, second paragraph becomes :
    "motor vehicles the maximum design speed of which is less than the speed
    laid down in Directive .../.../EEC on the fitting and use of speed
    limiting devices by certain categories of motor vehicle within
    the Community are not required to be fitted with a speed limiting device
    or system".
-   Item 7.2.1 becomes :
    "for the various categories of motor vehicle restricted speed V shall be
    established in accordance with Directive   .../.../EEC*".
    8046/91 COM(91) 291 final
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