CELEX: 51992PC0088
Language: en
Date: 1992-03-13
Title: Re-examined proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO SPEED LIMITATION DEVICES OR SIMILAR SPEED LIMITATION SYSTEMS FITTED TO CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF MOTOR VEHICLE

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                           C0M(92) 88 final - SYN 349
                                          Brussels, 13 March 1992
                      Re-examined proposal for a
                           COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
      ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES
                RELATING TO SPEED LIMITATION DEVICES
                 OR SIMILAR SPEED LIMITATION SYSTEMS
           FITTED TO CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF MOTOR VEHICLE
     (presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 149.2(d)
                          of the EEC treaty)
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                             EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
On 12 February 1992 the European Parliament adopted, by an absolute majority,
amendments to the common position adopted by the Council on 19 December 1991
relating to speed limitation devices or similar speed limitation systems
fitted to certain categories of goods and passenger vehicle.
Pursuant to Article 149 § 2 d) of the EEC Treaty, the Commission has
re-examined the proposal and decided to accept these amendments for the
following reasons :
The Commission accepts the amendment proposed by Parliament on first reading
in the form of a recital on the development of speed limitation devices and
agrees to research into these systems based on the prevailing road and traffic
conditions.
In addition, introduction of the advisory committee procedure proposed by the
Commission plays a leading part in the speed and efficiency of the
decision-making process for adapting to technical progress the Directives on
road vehicles.
Re-examined proposal for a Council Directive on the approximation of the laws
of the Member States relating to speed limitation devices or similar speed
limitation systems fitted to certain categories of motor vehicle
Final recital:
    After the sixth recital, insert a new recital reading:
         "Whereas it is reasonable and useful to undertake research activities
        relating to the development of variable speed limitation devices
         activated in conformity with the speed limits warranted by the
        prevailing road and traffic conditions within the framework of the
        DRIVE programme,"
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Article 3 is replaced by a new Article 3 reading:
        "The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee established under
        Article 12 of Directive 70/156/EEC.
        The representative of the Commission shall submit to the Committee a
        draft of the measures to be taken.  The Committee shall give its
        opinion on the draft within a time limit which the chairman may lay
        down according to the urgency of the matter, if necessary by taking a
        vote.
        The opinion shall be recorded in the minutes;  in addition, each
        Member State shall have the right to ask to have its position recorded
        in the minutes.
        The Commission shall take the utmost account of the opinion given by
        the Committee.  It shall inform the Committee of the manner in which
        its opinion has been taken into account."
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                                                                COM(92) 88 final
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