CELEX: 51991PC0066
Language: en
Date: 1991-03-25
Title: AMENDMENT TO THE PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DIRECTIVE ON SPEED LIMITS FOR CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF MOTOR VEHICLES IN THE COMMUNITY

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                           C0M(91) 66 final
                                           Brussels, 25 March 1991
                  Amendment to the proposal for a
                           mm\i       DIRECTIVE
           on speed   I i m i t s f o r c e r t a i n c a t e g o r i es
             o f motor v e h i c l e s  i n t h e Community
      (presented by the Commission pursuant to A r t i c l e 149(3)
                          of the EEC-Treaty)
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                     EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1. Fallowing its communication to the Council of
9 May 1987^ the Commission sent to the Council a proposal
for a Directive on speed limits for commercial vehicles.^
The Econom i c and Soc i a I Comm i ttee de Ii vered i ts op i n i on on
26 ApriI 1999,3 the European Pari iament del ivered its
op i n i on on 14 September 1990.4
After the proposal had been debated by Parliament, the
Commission agreed to one of the amendments forming part of
the abovementioned opinion of Parliament.
2. The amendment aims to introduce a provision requiring
the Commission to prepare an annual report to the Council
and Pariiament - to be based on reports which the
Member States are to send to the Comm i ss i on - on observance
and enforcement of the speed limits.
The Commission is aware that a worthwhile contribution to
road safety from speed limits is directly dependent on the
effectiveness with which the Member States control and
penalize infringements; consequently it accepted this
amendment.
1   Speed Ii m i ts in the Commun i ty;
    Communication from the Commission to the Council
    (C0M(BB)735 final).
2   Proposal for a Council Directive on speed limits for
    certain categories of motor vehicles in the Community
    (C0M(BB)70B final of 11 January 1989; DJ No C 33,
    9.2.1989.
3   CES 554/89; DJ C 159/23, 26.6.1989.
4   PV 29 I I , 14.9.1990, p. 3 to 6.
 ---pagebreak--- Indeed, there are precedents along these I ines, and in a
similar context:   as with the Council Regulation of
20 December 1985 on the harmonization of certain social
legislation relating to road transport.1
The proposal from the Commission set out in document
C0M(8B)706 final  is hereby modified as follows:
                       Art i cIe 3a (new)
The Member States shaI I subm i t a report to the Comm i ss i on by
1 April each year on compliance with the speed limits, their
enforcement and the prosecution of offenders during the
preceding year.   On the basis of this report the Commission
shaI I draw up an annua I summary by 1 JuI y each year for
submission to the Council and Parliament.
1  Council Regulation No 3820/85/EEC. 20.12.1985. OJ No L
   270, 31.12.1985.
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                          Amendment to the proposal for a
                                  COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
                 on speed       limits     for   certain    categories
                    o f motor veh i c I es       i n t h e Commun i t y
          (presented by the Commission pursuant to A r t i c l e 149(3)
                                   of the EEC-Treaty)
The p r o p o s a l f r o m t h e Commission s e t o u t       i n document
COM(BB)706 f i n a l        is hereby m o d i f i e d as     follows:
                                  A r t i c I e 3a   (new)
The Member States shaI I subm i t a report to the Comm i ss i on by
1 April each year on compliance with the speed limits, their
enforcement and the prosecution of offenders during the
preceding year.            On the basis of this report the Commission
shall draw up an annual summary by 1 July each year for
submission to the Council and Parliament.
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