Commission Directive 1999/58/EC of 7 June 1999 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 79/533/EEC relating to coupling and reversing devices for wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (Text with EEA relevance)

COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 1999/58/EC
of 7 June 1999
adapting to technical progress Council Directive 79/533/EEC relating to coupling and reversing devices for wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 74/150/EEC of 4 March 1974 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors(1), as last amended by Directive 97/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(2), and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 79/533/EEC of 17 May 1979 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the coupling devide and the reverse of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors(3), as last amended by Directive 97/54/EC, and in particular Article 4 thereof,
(1) Whereas, in order to improve safety, it is now necessary to clarify the requirements for the coupling device;
(2) Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Adaptation to Technical Progress established by Article 12 of Directive 74/150/EEC,