16 Amendments of Jacqueline FOSTER related to 2012/0184(COD)
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) It is expected that all vehicles should be roadworthy when they are used on public roads and that they may be inspected at any time in which they are being used, in order to confirm this.
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This RegulationDirective establishes a regime of periodic roadworthiness tests of vehicles used on public roads, carried out on the basis of minimum technical standards and requirements with the aim of ensuring a high level of road safety and environmental protection.
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 5
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 5
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 8
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 8
– wheeled tractors with a maximum design speed exceeding 40 km/h – vehicle category T5 - that are allowed by the Member State to be used on public roads with loaded trailers at speeds greater than 40 km/h.
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
– vehicles belonging toused by armed forces, fire services, civil protection, emergency or rescue services,
Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 9
(9) ‘'roadworthiness test’' means a verification that the parts and components of a vehicle comply with its safety and environmental characteristics in force at the time of approval, first registration or entry into service, as well as at the time of retrofittingn inspection, in accordance with the Annexes of this Directive, to ensure that a vehicle is safe to be used on public roads and complies with required environmental characteristics;
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States may require that vehicles of any class registered in the Member State are subject to more frequent periodic roadworthiness testing.
Amendment 201 #
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 annually;
Amendment 236 #
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, where practicable, use the method applicable to the testing of those items, as set out in Annex II, point 3.
Amendment 250 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. In the case of dangerous deficiencies, the vehicle shall not be used on publicly accessible roads and its registration shall be withdrawn in accordance with Article 3a of Directive XXX of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 1999/37/EC on the registration documents for vehicles24 until the deficiencies are rectified and a new roadworthiness certificate is issued testifying that the vehicle is in a roadworthy conditionMember State or the competent authority may prevent or restrict the use of the vehicle on public roads until any dangerous deficiencies are rectified.
Amendment 274 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 4 a (new)
(4a) An appropriately qualified person who has performed repairs or maintenance on a vehicle shall be allowed to be involved as an inspector in any subsequent periodic roadworthiness test of the same vehicle.
Amendment 286 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
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 manufacturersby taking advantage of existing and already implemented solutions that can be used to provide international assess to key roadworthiness and mileage data.
Amendment 298 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
It shall, on the basis of that examination, put forward and evaluate different policy options, including consider and report on the pmossibility to remove the requirement of a proof of test as provided for in Article 10. Within two years after the date of appt appropriate and cost effective way to facilictation of this Regulation, the Commission shall report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the results of the examination, and accompany it with a legislative proposal, if appropriatee international access to the key data needed to undertake registration of vehicles, odometer readings and data related to roadworthiness testing.
Amendment 318 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1
Annex 1
Amendment 321 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – part 1 – paragraph 4
Annex 2 – part 1 – paragraph 4
All the items listed shall be considered as mandatory at a periodic test of vehicles, except those marked with the indication (X), which are related to the condition of the vehicle and its suitability for use on the road but which are not considered essential in a roadworthiness test. Where it is not possible to test a vehicle using a recommended test method set out in this annex, the test centre may conduct the test in accordance with an alternative method which has been approved in writing by the appropriate competent authority. The competent authority must be satisfied that safety and environmental standards will be maintained.