Progress: Procedure completed
Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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Lead | ECON | DONNELLY Alan John ( PES) | |
Former Responsible Committee | ECON | DONNELLY Alan John ( PES) | |
Former Committee Opinion | ENVI | FITZSIMONS James (Jim) ( EDA) | |
Former Committee Opinion | TRAN | CORNELISSEN Petrus A.M. ( PPE) |
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
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The rapporteur, Mr Donnelly, welcomed the proposal from the Council to introduce stricter tests on the frontal impact resistance of motor vehicles. He referred to the benefits of the new legislation by estimating that it would save some 15 000 lives throughout the EU and by stating that when it came into force in 1998 vehicle manufacturers would be providing protection for the driver as well as the passengers. Recalling that almost all of the amendments tabled by Parliament had been included in the common position, Commissioner Bangemann voiced his support for the Donnelly report.
Mr DONNELLY recalled that around 25 000 Europeans were killed every year in road accidents, to which could be added the countless number of people injured. The aim of these two reports was to reduce the number of deaths and serious accidents. The rapporteur did not agree with the two-stage approach to frontal and side-impact collision tests: as the second and most advanced of the tests was adequate and could now be used, it should be implemented as soon as possible. However, he felt that the car industry would need time to adapt; consequently, Parliament had tabled compromise amendments to reconcile the requirement of a competitive car industry and the safety needs of road users. Moreover, Mr DONNELLY considered that the problem of bus safety and child seats should be part of the next annual legislative programme. Mr BANGEMANN stated that in relation to side-impact collisions he could take over Amendments Nos 1, 2, 3, 9 and 11 and, in principle with some formal changes, Amendments Nos 4, 6 and 10. However, he could not take over Amendments Nos 5 and 7, one because it seemed better not to set the height of the barrier at the outset, and the other because the test authorities needed some room for manoeuvre to determine the dangers of the different seating positions. As regards frontal-impact collisions, Amendments Nos 19, 21 to 23, 26 to 35 and 37 to 41 could be taken over. Formal changes would be made to Amendments Nos 14 and 20 to 25. However, the Commission rejected Amendments Nos 13 (which laid down a definitive test speed), 24 (which required three-point safety belts for rear seats, not taking into account that this would be compulsory for all new vehicles once the Directive had entered into force), and 36 (because it imposed American, not European, requirements on the seating position of test dummies). The Commissioner also noted that the Commission was in the process of drawing up a proposal for a directive on the safety of buses and a proposal for a regulation on child seats. As regards the front sections of vehicles, Mr BANGEMANN stated that a proposal containing technical modifications to prevent the dangers to pedestrians was being prepared.
Overall, the Economic and Social Committee endorsed the aims and the requirements of the proposal for a directive. It considered, however, that if ‘stage one’ could be accepted as an adequate instrument for an immediate response from the Community legislator to a serious road safety problem, for reasons of necessity (as the ‘stage two’ requirements were not ready), ‘stage two’ was the legislative instrument that would bring the necessary major changes to road safety as it would significantly reduce the number of road accident victims. The ESC therefore asked that every effort be made as soon as possible to ensure that the Commission’s final dates for ‘stage two’ were respected. In this regard, the ESC welcomed the sense of responsibility shown by the Commission, which had agreed to present by 1 October 2002 a report on the implementation of the directive and on the ability of the industry to meet the 1 October 2003 deadline. The ESC called on the Commission to provide it with a copy of the report.
Documents
- Final act published in Official Journal: Directive 1996/79
- Final act published in Official Journal: OJ L 018 21.01.1997, p. 0007
- Commission opinion on Parliament's position at 2nd reading: EUR-Lex
- Commission opinion on Parliament's position at 2nd reading: COM(1996)0541
- Text adopted by Parliament, 2nd reading: OJ C 320 28.10.1996, p. 0126-0149
- Text adopted by Parliament, 2nd reading: T4-0464/1996
- Decision by Parliament, 2nd reading: T4-0464/1996
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading: A4-0275/1996
- Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading: OJ C 320 28.10.1996, p. 0004
- Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading: A4-0275/1996
- Commission communication on Council's position: EUR-Lex
- Commission communication on Council's position: SEC(1996)1098
- Council position: 05187/1/1996
- Council position: OJ C 219 27.07.1996, p. 0022
- Council position published: 05187/1/1996
- Modified legislative proposal: EUR-Lex
- Modified legislative proposal: COM(1995)0510
- Modified legislative proposal published: EUR-Lex
- Modified legislative proposal published: COM(1995)0510
- Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: OJ C 249 25.09.1995, p. 0030-0005
- Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T4-0339/1995
- Decision by Parliament, 1st reading: T4-0339/1995
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report: CES0801/1995
- Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report: OJ C 256 02.10.1995, p. 0021
- Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: OJ C 249 25.09.1995, p. 0004
- Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A4-0161/1995
- Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading: A4-0161/1995
- Legislative proposal: EUR-Lex
- Legislative proposal: OJ C 396 31.12.1994, p. 0034
- Legislative proposal: COM(1994)0520
- Legislative proposal published: EUR-Lex
- Legislative proposal published: COM(1994)0520
- Legislative proposal: EUR-Lex OJ C 396 31.12.1994, p. 0034 COM(1994)0520
- Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: OJ C 249 25.09.1995, p. 0004 A4-0161/1995
- Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report: CES0801/1995 OJ C 256 02.10.1995, p. 0021
- Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: OJ C 249 25.09.1995, p. 0030-0005 T4-0339/1995
- Modified legislative proposal: EUR-Lex COM(1995)0510
- Council position: 05187/1/1996 OJ C 219 27.07.1996, p. 0022
- Commission communication on Council's position: EUR-Lex SEC(1996)1098
- Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading: A4-0275/1996 OJ C 320 28.10.1996, p. 0004
- Text adopted by Parliament, 2nd reading: OJ C 320 28.10.1996, p. 0126-0149 T4-0464/1996
- Commission opinion on Parliament's position at 2nd reading: EUR-Lex COM(1996)0541
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