Commission Directive 81/643/EEC of 29 July 1981 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 77/649/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the field of vision of motor vehicle drivers

COMMISSION DIRECTIVE of 29 July 1981 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 77/649/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the field of vision of motor vehicle drivers (81/643/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 70/156/EEC of 6 February 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type approval of motor vehicles and their trailers (1), as last amended by Directive 80/1267/EEC (2), and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 77/649/EEC of 27 September 1977 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the field of vision of motor vehicle drivers (3), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas, in the light of experience gained, it has been established that the present wording of Item 5.1.3 of Annex I to Directive 77/649/EEC relating to the field of vision of drivers of category M1 vehicles, as defined in Annex I to Directive 70/156/EEC, imposes limitations on the design of vehicles ; whereas this has resulted in the withholding of type approval from vehicles bearing obstructions which do not in any way restrict the driver's field of vision;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on the Adaptation to Technical Progress of the Directives aimed at the Removal of Technical Barriers to Trade in the Motor Vehicles Sector,