Activites

• 1995/07/18 Final act published in Official Journal
  • Directive 1995/27
  • OJ L 168 18.07.1995, p. 0014
• 1995/06/29 Final act signed
• 1995/06/29 End of procedure in Parliament
• #1856
• 1995/06/19 Council Meeting
• 1995/05/18 Decision by Parliament, 3rd reading
  • T4-0202/1995 summary

    The European Parliament approved the joint text on this proposal to amend the directive. �

• 1995/05/11 Report tabled for plenary, 3rd reading
  • A4-0105/1995
• 1995/05/11 Joint text approved by Conciliation Committee co-chairs
  • 03609/2/1995
• 1995/03/30 Formal meeting of Conciliation Committee
• #1828
• 1995/02/20 Council Meeting
• #1817
• 1994/12/16 Council Meeting
• 1994/11/16 Decision by Parliament, 2nd reading
  • T4-0111/1994 summary

    Parliament introduced two amendments to the common position of the Council. The first of these sought to replace the procedure to be followed for adapting the regulations contained in the annexes to the directive by a different procedure which required the consultation of Parliament on the draft measures which the Commission intended to adopt for this purpose, while the second called for Parliament to be kept informed of the way in which its opinions were taken into account. The Commission was unable to give a favourable response to this amendment. �

• 1994/11/15 Debate in Parliament
  • Debate in Parliament
• 1994/10/05 Vote in committee, 2nd reading
  • A4-0012/1994
• 1994/07/22 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 2nd reading
• #1765
• 1994/06/08 Council Meeting
  • 06793/1/1994 summary

    The Council's common position was very similar to the proposal submitted by the Commission. The Council's main modifications to the Commission proposal concerned: - the exclusion from the scope of the directive of earth-moving machines with an installed power above 500 kW; - the noise levels and the beginning of the consecutive stages for their implementation. The Council: extended the validity of the current directive until 29 December 1996 and that of the certificates granted under it until 29 December 1997; extended the second stage by one year (5 years instead of 4 years); increased by 1 dB the noise emissions to be applied to wheeled dozers, loaders and excavator-loaders during the second and third stages (from 85 to 86 respectively). Furthermore, the Council: removed the reference to the possibility of using economic instruments; opposed the removal of Article 4 of the original directive, which related to the limits on noise levels at the operator's position; retained the type IIIb committee, rather than the advisory committee proposed by the Commission. �

• 1993/12/02 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
  • T3-0683/1993 summary

    In its first reading under the codecision procedure, the European Parliament confirmed its vote of 14 July 1993. �

• 1993/11/24 Committee report tabled for plenary confirming Parliament's position
  • A3-0365/1993
• 1993/11/24 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
• 1993/07/14 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
  • T3-0421/1993 summary

    Parliament approved the Commission's proposal under the procedure without report (Rule 116(1)). �

• 1993/06/29 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
• 1993/06/21 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
• 1993/05/12 Legislative proposal published
  • COM(1993)0154 summary

    The proposal for a Directive sought to amend Directive 86/662/EEC and to reduce the admissible sound-power levels for earth-moving machines (excavators, dozers, loaders and excavator-loaders) measured by the real dynamic measurement method. The draft set out a two-stage approach for the limitation of sound emissions: - in the first stage, new limit values of approximately 4 dB less than the values currently applied would be set. These limits would come into force from 30 December 1995; - in the second stage limit values would be set for 2000 and beyond, on the basis of a reduction of 3 dB with respect to the first stage. The amended proposal made provision for an incentive measure to promote new technical progress in this field and authorised the Member States to introduce tax incentive measures to speed up the introduction of silent machines. Lastly, it was proposed to extend the period of validity of Directive 86/662 to 29 December 1995 and that of the certificates granted under its provisions to 29 December 1996 in order to give the industry enough time to comply with the new proposed levels. �

Documents

• Legislative proposal published: COM(1993)0154
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T3-0421/1993
• Committee report tabled for plenary confirming Parliament's position: A3-0365/1993
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T3-0683/1993
• Council position published: 06793/1/1994
• Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading: A4-0012/1994
• Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
• Decision by Parliament, 2nd reading: T4-0111/1994
• Report tabled for plenary, 3rd reading: A4-0105/1995
• Joint text approved by Conciliation Committee co-chairs: 03609/2/1995
• Decision by Parliament, 3rd reading: T4-0202/1995
• : Directive 1995/27
• : OJ L 168 18.07.1995, p. 0014

History

(these mark the time of scraping, not the official date of the change)