8 Amendments of Kerstin WESTPHAL related to 2016/0014(COD)
Amendment 442 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6
Article 8 – paragraph 6
6. Market surveillance authorities shall carry out their duties independently and impartially. Strict separation between them and approval authorities, technical services and manufacturers must be guaranteed. They shall observe confidentiality where necessary in order to protect commercial secrets, subject to the obligation of information laid down in Article 9(3) to the fullest extent necessary in order to protect the interests of users in the European Union.
Amendment 465 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 10 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Market surveillance authorities shall publish the results of their control activities either on their own internet platform or on the website of the Agency.
Amendment 590 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. The manufacturer must ensure that the vehicle user, upon prior information, agrees to the processing and transmission of all data being collected while using the vehicle. Where the data- processing and - forwarding is not mandatory for the safe functioning of the vehicle, the vehicle user must be able to disconnect the data transfer easily.
Amendment 901 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 65 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Manufacturers shall provide to independent operators unrestricted and, standardised and non-discriminatory access to vehicle OBD information, diagnostic and other equipment, tools including any relevant software and vehicle repair and maintenance information. Independent operators shall have access to the remote diagnosis services used by manufacturers and their contractors.
Amendment 974 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 3
Article 72 – paragraph 3
3. A technical service shall be established on the territory of the type- approval authority under the national law of a Member State and have legal personality, except for an accredited in- house technical service of a manufacturer, as referred to in Article 76. A technical service contracted to type approval may not be an internal technical service of a manufacturer.
Amendment 975 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 3
Article 72 – paragraph 3
3. A technical service shall be established under the national law of a Member State and have legal personality, except for an accredited in-house technical service of a manufacturer, as referred to in Article 76. A technical service contracted for type approval may not be an internal technical service of a manufacturer.
Amendment 977 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 73 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
A technical service shall be a third-party organisation or body that is not involved in the process of design, manufacturing, supply or maintenance of the vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit it assesses, tests or inspects. Technical services shall carry out type-approval testing on established technical testing facilities. Such facilities may not be those of undertakings involved in the design, manufacturing, supply or maintenance of any vehicles tested thereon.
Amendment 985 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 73 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Each manufacturer of a vehicle to be tested shall be assigned a technical service by the type-approval authority. That technical service shall establish whether the vehicle receives type approval. At regular intervals, manufacturers shall be assigned new testing companies.