CELEX: 51974PC0146
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Date: 1974-02-13
Title: AMENDMENT TO THE PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DIRECTIVE on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the interior fittings of motor vehicles (strength of seats and their anchorages) (Presented by the Commission to the Council pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 149 of the EEC Treaty)

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                                                               COM(74)146 final
                                                               Brussels , 13 February 1974
                                      AMENDMENT TO
                          THE PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
      on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the
  interior fittings of motor vehicles ( strength of seats and their anchorages)
            (Presented lay the Commission to the Council pursuant to the
              second paragraph of Article 149 of the EEC Treaty)
    COM ( 74 ) 146 final
 ---pagebreak---                               EXPLANATORY l"EMORtlRDUM
 In "the course of implementing the general programme for the elimination
                                                                          (1
 of technical obstacles to trade , adopted "by the Council on 2o May 1969
the Commission forwarded to the Council on 29 fey 1973 a proposal for
a Directive concerning the approximation of the laws of the Member States
relating to the interior fittings of motor vehicles ( Strength of
                              2
seats and their anchorages)^ .
The European Parliament achieved its opinion on this proposal at its
session of 16 November 1973^ » "the Economic and Social Committee on
25 October 1973 .
The Commission has carefully considered the observations therein and
has decided to talce action on the majority of them and to present
proposals for the appropriate alterations to the original proposal for
                                  2
a Directive , under Article 149     of "the Treaty.
These proposed alterations concern the following points in particular :
- Article 6 , item 2 : this Article provides for the notification
    to the Commission of the provisions , draft laws , regulations or
    administrative provisions which Member States envisage adopting
    in the field covered by this Directive . To emphasize that all
    drafts should be forwarded to the Commission, the European
    Parliament wish that the word " subsequent " should be . de.ldt.ed
    in this Article .
- Annas 1 , item 5 - 2 s in order to guarantee greater safety, the
   Economic and Social Committee consider that the unlocking control
    for the displacement system of the seat should bo located on the
    outside of the seat , that is to say, on the side nearest the door .
v ' O.J. C76 dated 17.6.69 , page 1 .
     O.J. C90/73 dated 26.10.73 , page 93 .
^ O.J. C108/73 dated 10.12.72 page 75»
 ---pagebreak---                                    AMENDMENT TO
               THE PROPOSj.1L K)R A COUNCIL DIRECTIVE OF THE
              "APFROXIMAT ION OP THE LAWS OP THE MEMBER STATES       '
               RELATING TO THE INTERIOR FITTINGS OP MOTOR
               VEHICLES ( STRENGTH OP SEATS AND THEIR ANCHORAGES)
The proposal for a Directive forwarded on 29 May 1973 is hereby-
modified :                       '
   "by an amendment to . Article 6 paragraph 2 ,
-  by an amendment to Annex I , item 5*2 .
        Article 6                                    Article 6
      Original tert                               Amended text ,
1.   The Member States shall adopt
     and publish the provisions
     necessary to ensure compliance
     with the present Directive                     Unchanged .
     before October 1 , 1974 and
     inform the Commission
     immediately .
     They .apply the Be " provisions ••
     with effect from April 1 1975 •
2.   As soon as this Directive has            us soon as this Directive has been
     been notified , the Member               notified , the Member States shall
     States shall take care to inform         take care to inform the Commission
     the Commission , in sufficient           in sufficient time to enable it to
     time to enable it to submit its          submit its comments , of any (a
     comments , of any subsequent             word dcIote($) draft laws , regulations
     draft laws , regulations or              or administrative provisions which
     administrative provisions which          they intend to adopt in the field
     they intend to adopt in the              covered by the Directive .
     field covered by the Directive .
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    Anne ^: I , item 5 » 2                       Annex I , item 5«2
      Original text -           , •               : Amended text .   ■;
The unlocking dontrol for a device        The unlocking control ' for a device
as referred to in item 2.5 shall          as referred to in item 5«2 . shall
"be easily accessible , even to the     . he placed on the outsido of the
 occupant of the seat immediately          seat close to the door .  It shall
"behind the seat concerned .              he easily accessible , even to the
                                           occupant of the rseat immediately
                                          "behind the seat concerned .