5 Amendments of Lara COMI related to 2012/0082(COD)
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. A Member State may, if it so chooses, provide that registration in the population register shall be the sole residence criterion for natural persons. In the case of a branch or any other establishment of a legal person, however, registration shall be valid only for movement within that Member State. A Member State may apply the same restriction in order to allow non- resident Union citizens to register vehicles which they wish to have available for their use on its territory.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. When a vehicle is moving across borders, the driver must be in a position to furnish documentary evidence that the vehicle is being lawfully kept and lawfully used. Member States may provide for and regulate checks on vehicles registered in other Member States moving on their territory in order to acquire information. Where they think fit, they may withdraw a registration certificate for a period not exceeding 30 days, but shall authorise movement of the vehicle on a temporary basis where the driver is a natural person with a registered residence or holds a driving licence issued by a Member State or where the documents in the driver’s possession do not constitute evidence of foreign residence or indicate the reason for which the vehicle is being kept. If the use or registration of the vehicle is found to have been improper, the certificate shall be withdrawn permanently. The Member State of registration shall be informed of the temporary and permanent withdrawal of the certificate.
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4a Choice of vehicle number plates 1. Member States shall offer the option of re-registering a vehicle with a number plate either in national or in Union colours, personalised where desired. 2. Where a number plate is offered in Union colours, it shall consist of yellow codes against a blue background, in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 2411/98. 3. The option referred to in paragraph 1 shall be without prejudice to the right of Member States to lay down their own rules for codes.
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Any person that has purchased a vehicle in another Member State and where that vehicle does not have a registration certificate may request the vehicle registration authority of that Member State to issue a temporary registration certificate of a vehicle inwith a view tof its transfer to another Member State of residence in order to be registered there. The temporary registration certificate shall be valid for a period of 30 days.