Commission Regulation (EC) No 2479/95 of 25 October 1995 adapting to technical progress Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85 on recording equipment in road transport

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2479/95 of 25 October 1995 adapting to  technical progress Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85 on recording equipment in road transport  (Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85 of 20 December 1985 on recording equipment in  road transport  (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in  particular Article 17 thereof,
Whereas it is necessary to eliminate the possibilities of fraud in the use of the electronic  recording equipment in road transport;
Whereas in the light of experience and in view of the current state of the art it is possible to  protect the connecting cables of the appliance to the impulse transmitter in order to make them  inviolable by means other than a continuous plastic-coated rust-protected steel sheath with crimped  ends, as presently provided for;
Whereas, having regard to the lifetime of the existing recording equipment, there is a need to  implement this new technology in the Community construction and installation standards for  electronic recording equipment;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the  Committee for Adaptation of Regulation (EC) No 3821/85 to Technical Progress,