Council Directive 93/34/EEC of 14 June 1993 on statutory markings for two- or three-wheel motor vehicles

COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 93/34/EEC
of 14 June 1993
on statutory markings  for two- or three-wheel motor vehicles
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard of the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 100a  thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/61/EEC of 30 June 1992 relating to the type-approval of two-  or three-wheel motor vehicles (1),
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (2),
In cooperation with the Euroepan Parliament (3),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (4),
Whereas the internal market comprises an area without internal frontiers in which the free movement  of goods, persons, services and capital is ensured; whereas measures necessary to that end should  be adopted;
Whereas, with regard to their statutory markings, in each Member State two- or three-wheel motor  vehicles must display certain technical characteristics laid down by mandatory provisions which  differ from one Member State to another; whereas, as a result of their differences, such provisions  constitute a barrier to trade within the Community;
Whereas those obstacles to the establishment and operation of the internal market may be removed if  the same requirements are adopted by all Member States in place of their national rules;
Whereas it is necessary to draw up harmonized requirements concerning statutory markings for two-  or three-wheel motor vehicles in order to enable the type-approval and component type-approval  procedures laid down in Directive 92/61/EEC to be applied for each type of such vehicle;
Whereas, given the scale and impact of the action proposed in the sector in question, the Community  measures covered by this Directive are necessary, indeed essential, to achieve the aim in view,  which is to establish Community vehicle type-approval; whereas that aim cannot be adequately  achieved by the Member States individually;
Whereas, with regard to the statutory markings applicable to two- or three-wheel motor vehicles,  this Directive does not prevent certain Member States from retaining, on a non-discriminatory  basis, specific mandatory provisions for the purposes of applying traffic regulations, provided  that such specific requirements concern the use of these vehicles and do not involve any  modifications in their construction likely to create an obstacle to Community type-approval of this  type of vehicle,