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Procedure : 1997/0348(COD)
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Document selected : A5-0218/2000

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A5-0218/2000

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P5_TA(2000)0371

Texts adopted
Thursday, 7 September 2000 - Strasbourg
Tyres for motor vehicles and trailers ***II
P5_TA(2000)0371A5-0218/2000

European Parliament legislative resolution on the common position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a European Parliament and Council directive amending Council Directive 92/23/EEC relating to tyres for motor vehicles and their trailers and to their fitting (5347/2/2000 - C5-0220/2000 - 1997/0348(COD) )

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

-  having regard to the common position of the Council (5347/2/2000 - C5-0220/2000 )(1) ,

-  having regard to its position at first reading(2) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(1997) 680 )(3) ,

-  having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,

-  having regard to Rule 80 of its Rules of Procedure,

-  having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (A5-0218/2000 ),

1.  Amends the common position as follows;

2.  Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.

Council common position   Amendments by Parliament
(Amendment 1)
Article 3
   1. By …........... * at the latest, an amendment to Directive 92/23/EEC shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 4(2) in order to introduce grip tests for tyres.
   1. As from 1 October 2003 the type testing of the types of tyre which fall within the scope of this Directive shall include tests of the rolling resistance, and from that date tyres shall be required to comply with set rolling resistance coefficients.
   2. By ...… ** , the Commission shall submit proposals for measures in the field of motor vehicle regulations, taking into account safety, environmental and energy-saving aspects, for the purpose of revising the provisions in Directive 92/23/EEC .
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* 24 months after the date of entry into force of this Directive.
** 48 months after the date of entry into force of this Directive.
   2. As from 1 October 2003 the type testing of the types of tyre which fall within the scope of this Directive shall include grip tests.
2a.As from 1 October 2005 these provisions shall apply to all tyres which fall within the scope of this Directive.
2b.The Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council within 12 months of the entry into force of this Directive a proposal for a supplement to this Directive. The proposal shall contain provisions governing the testing of rolling resistance and setting limit values for rolling resistance pursuant to paragraph 1, and provisions governing grip testing pursuant to paragraph 2.
2c. The Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council within 30 months of the entry into force of this Directive a proposal for a further reduction of limit values for tyre-road noise emission applicable to all tyres.
(Amendment 2)
ANNEX (8)
Annex V(4.2.1) table (Directive 92/23/EEC )
Council common position
Class of tyre
Nominal section width
Mm
Limit value
dB(A)
C1a
145
72
C1b
145 165
73
C1c
165 186
74
C1d
185 215
75
C1e
215
76
Amendments by Parliament
Class of tyre
Nominal section width
Mm
Limit value
dB(A)
C1a
145
70
C1b
145 165
71
C1c
165 185
72
C1d
185 215
73
C1e
215
74

(1)OJ C 195, 11.7.2000, p. 16.
(2) OJ C 80, 16.3.1998, p. 90.
(3) OJ C 30, 28.1.1998, p. 8.

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