30 Amendments of Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH related to 2012/0184(COD)
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation
Title 1
Title 1
Proposal for a REGULATIONDIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on periodic roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers and repealing Directive 2009/40/EC (Text with EEA relevance) (Amendment to be incorporated accordingly throughout the text.)
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Early disclosure of a motor-vehicle roadworthiness deficiency helps to remedy that deficiency and hence prevent accidents, and accident-related costs saved should be used to part-fund the establishment of a bonus scheme.
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation establishes a regime of periodic roadworthiness tests of vehiclesDirective increases the minimum requirements for vehicle roadworthiness tests in order to ensure greater road safety and more effective environmental protection.
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 7
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 7
– two- or three-wheel vehicles – vehicle categories L1e, L2e, L3e, L4e, L5e, L6e and L7e, (The categories of vehicles to be tested should be brought into line accordingly throughout the text.)
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 8 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 8 a (new)
– Mandatory periodic roadworthiness tests may be extended by Member States to other vehicle categories. They shall inform the Commission of any such decisions and give reasons for their action.
Amendment 160 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 13
(13) '‘inspector'’ means a person authorised by a Member State or its competent authority to carry out roadworthiness tests inwho is attached to a testing centre or acts on behalf of athe competent authority ;
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 15
(15) ‘testing centre’ means public or private bodies or establishments, including those carrying out vehicle repairs, authorised by a Member State to carry out roadworthiness tests ;
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Roadworthiness tests shall be carried out only by the competent authority of a Member State or by testing centres authorised by Member Statesby testing centres in the Member State in which the vehicle is registered.
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a regulation
Chapter 3 – title
Chapter 3 – title
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING ROADWORTHINESS TESTS
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Any Member State may provide funding for roadworthiness tests should a vehicle owner decide to reduce the inspection interval to one year. The funding period shall begin no sooner than 10 years following the date of first registration of the vehicle.
Amendment 190 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
– Vehicles of categories L1e, L2e, L3e, L4e, L5e, L6e and L7e: four years after the date on which the vehicle was first registered, then two years and thereafter annuallyreafter at least every two years or in line with the provisions of the Member State concerned;
Amendment 194 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
– Vehicles of category M1, N1 and O2: four years after the date on which the vehicle was first registered, then two years and thereafter annuallyreafter at least every two years or in line with the provisions of the Member State concerned;
Amendment 207 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 3
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 3
– Vehicles of category M1 registered as taxis or ambulances, vehicles of categories M2, M3, N2, N3, T5, O3 and O4: one year after the date on which the vehicle was first registered, and thereafter annuallyin line with the provisions of the Member State concerned.
Amendment 215 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. In the case where a vehicle of categories M1 or N1 reaches a mileage of 160 000 km or displays serious safety deficiencies on the first roadworthiness test after the vehicle was first registered, it shall be subject to a roadworthiness test thereafter annually.
Amendment 228 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – indent 3
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – indent 3
Amendment 234 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. The roadworthiness test shall, as a minimum, cover the areas referred to in Annex II, point 2.
Amendment 235 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. For each area referred to in paragraph 1, the competent authorities of the Member State or the testing centre shall carry out a roadworthiness test covering at least the items and using the method applicable torecommended for the testing of those items, as set out in Annex II, point 3, or an equivalent alternative.
Amendment 257 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Each Member State shall recognise the proof issued by another Member State in accordance with paragraph 1, provided that it was issued for a vehicle registered in that Member State.
Amendment 259 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Testing facilities and equipment used for carrying out roadworthiness tests shall comply with at least the minimum technical requirements laid down in Annex V.
Amendment 265 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Roadworthiness tests shall be carried out by inspectors fulfilling the minimum competence and, training and further training requirements laid down in Annex VI as well as any requirements applicable in the Member State in which they work.
Amendment 266 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall deliver a certificate to inspectors who fulfil the minimum competence and training requirements. This certificate shall include at least the information mentioned in Annex VI, point 3, training and further training requirements as well as any requirements applicable in the Member State in which they work. This certificate shall include at least the information mentioned in Annex VI, point 3. Member States which already apply more stringent training, competence and testing requirements than the minimum requirements to their examiners should maintain their high standards and not be forced to relax them.
Amendment 272 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. When carrying out a roadworthiness test, the inspector shall be free of any conflict of interests, in particular as regards economic, personal or family links with the holder of the registration certificate of the vehicle subject to testing and the employees of the repair workshop in which the vehicle is presented to the test.
Amendment 278 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 5
Article 12 – paragraph 5
5. The testing centre shall inform the person or repair workshop presenting the vehicle to the test of the necessary repairs to be carried outdeficiencies identified on the vehicle and shall not alter the results of the test for commercial purposes.
Amendment 279 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – title
Article 13 – title
Authorisation and supervision of testing centres 1. Testing centres 1.1 Testing centres in which the inspectors who carry out roadworthiness tests are organised must be recognised by the Member State in which they operate. 1.2 Testing centres must meet the minimum requirements in respect of quality control in accordance with EN ISO/IEC 17020 and the requirements of the Member State in question in respect of the organisation of the inspectors, testing equipment and devices and the nature of the tests themselves. 1.3 If a workshop which repairs and maintains vehicles on a commercial basis is accredited as a testing centre authorised to carry out roadworthiness tests, steps must be taken to ensure that the commercial repair and maintenance work is kept separate , in organisational, staff and financial terms, from the work of carrying out roadworthiness tests. 1.4 The comprehensive harmonisation and cross-border mutual recognition of the test results of individual testing centres is possible on the basis of accreditation as a type A testing centre (in accordance with EN ISO/IEC 17020). 2. Supervisory bodies 2.1 A supervisory body shall perform at least the tasks provided for in Annex VII, point 1, and fulfil the requirements laid down in points 2 and 4 of the same Annex. 2.2 Member States shall publish the rules and procedures covering organisation, tasks and requirements applicable to the staff of supervisory bodies. 2.3 Supervisory bodies shall be independent of testing centres and vehicle manufacturers. 3. Testing centres directly operated by a competent authority shall be exempt from the requirements regarding authorisation and supervision.
Amendment 290 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
(a) The Commission shall examine the feasibility, costs and benefits of the establishment of an electronic vehicle information platform with a view to exchange information on data related to roadworthiness testing between the competent authorities of Member States responsible for testing, registration and vehicle approval, the testing centres and the vehicle manufacturers. (b) The Commission shall also examine the collection and storage of existing safety-related data concerning vehicles which have been involved in accidents. That data should include at least information concerning components with a safety function which have been replaced and repaired. This information should be made available to inspectors testing a vehicle and, in anonymised form, to Member States to help them plan and carry out measures to improve road safety.
Amendment 295 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission shall continue to examine the collection and storage on the electronic platform of details of the mileage of every vehicle covered by this Directive. The mileages shall be entered in the database by the stakeholders involved in the maintenance, repair and testing of a given vehicle. This exclusively vehicle-related, anonymised data should be made available to inspectors testing a vehicle and to vehicle owners in the form of a vehicle passport.
Amendment 303 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 a (new)
- Annex II, point 3, in respect of methods, reasons for failure, Annex V, in the event of the availability of more efficient and effective test methods, and Annex I, should additional information be required in order to carry out roadworthiness tests.
Amendment 304 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 b (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 b (new)
- Annex II, point 3, in respect of the list of test items, methods, reasons for failure and assessment of deficiencies, Annex V, in order to adapt them to the evolution of Union safety or environmental legislation, and Annex I, should additional information be required in order to carry out roadworthiness tests.
Amendment 313 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article -19 (new)
Article -19 (new)
Article -19 Authorisation of the Member States Member States shall be authorised to set comparable or more stringent requirements for roadworthiness tests carried out on vehicles registered on their territory, in respect of any of the provisions of this Directive, with a view to achieving the objectives of this Directive more effectively.
Amendment 315 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. Each Member State shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the manipulation or tampering of vehicle components and systems which have a bearing on compliance with safety and environmental requirements or an odometer is regarded as an offence and is punishable by effective, proportionate, dissuasive and non-discriminatory penalties.