Activites

• 1999/06/01 Final act published in Official Journal
  • Directive 1999/37
  • OJ L 138 01.06.1999, p. 0057
• #2174
• 1999/04/29 Council Meeting
• 1999/04/29 End of procedure in Parliament
• 1999/04/29 Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament
• 1999/02/25 Decision by Parliament, 2nd reading
  • T4-0131/1999 summary

    The Parliament adopted its Decision on the Council's common position subject to an amendment to each of Annexes I and II introducing a provision for secret identification markings on vehicles. The report was drafted by Mr. Jean-Pierre Bazin (UPE, France).�

• 1999/01/20 Vote in committee, 2nd reading
  • A4-0033/1999
• 1998/11/19 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 2nd reading
• #2128
• 1998/11/03 Council Meeting
• 1998/10/13 Council position published
  • 11408/1/1998 summary

    The Common Position largely corresponds to the Commission proposal and integrates the essence of the changes proposed by the Parliament in its first reading, which were adopted by the Commission in its amended proposal. The Council notably introduced changes in the following areas: - allowing for the use of temporary registration documents which may not meet all the requirements of the Directive; - including a definition of "holder of the registration certificate" and refining the definition of "registration"; - allowing Member States to chose between a two-part or single-part certificate; - requiring Member States to inform another member State of the withdrawal of a registration certificate issued by the latter; - requiring that the Committee referred to was that established by Article 8 of Council Directive 96/96/EC of 20th December 1996 on the approximation of laws of the Member States relating to roadworthiness tests for vehicles and their trailers; - making provision for the exchange of information, in particular by means of an electronic network, regarding transfers of ownership of vehicles so as to give additional protection against illegal trafficking of vehicles.�

• 1998/08/06 Modified legislative proposal published
  • COM(1998)0508 summary

    The Commission's amended proposal accepts without reserve amendments by the European Parliament referring to the following: - the Commission will communicate to all Member States all models of registration certificates used by the national administrations; - adding the engine identification number of the registration certificate as an obligatory item of information. However, the Commission is unable to accept amendments relating to the following: - the addition of a new recital into the preamble to the effect that this proposal is the first step to greater harmonisation; - changing the dates of implementation to take account of the actual time frame of the proposal; - calling for the possibility to show details of anti-fraud security markings or codes which have been placed on the vehicles and its parts.�

• 1998/05/28 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
  • T4-0313/1998 summary

    Adopting the report by Mr Jean-Pierre BAZIN (UPE, F), the European Parliament approved the Commission proposal seeking to integrate the provisions of the Convention relating to the information to be shown on registration documents in order to make them more binding and include additional information. However, Parliament calls for the possibility for part I of the registration certificate to show details of anti-fraud security markings which have been placed on the vehicle and its parts. It also called on Member States to adopt by 31 December 1998 the laws, regulations or administrative provisions necessary to comply with the directive from 31 December 1999. �

• 1998/05/27 Debate in Parliament
  • Debate in Parliament summary

    Commissioner Kinnock said that he could not accept Amendments Nos 1 and 3 as these were not appropriate within the current procedure and did not relate to the substance of the proposed changes. However, he could accept Amendment No 4 which called on the Commission to send the Member States copies of all registration documents which would be a useful means of spreading relevant information. Likewise, Amendment No 5 was acceptable as it required the inclusion of the engine identification number on the registration document. However, Mr Kinnock explained that the effect of Amendments Nos 2 and 6 would be to require replacement registration documents when certain new spare parts were installed in the vehicle, including for example a replacement window. This would obviously prove extremely bureaucratic. Finally, he said that Amendment No 7, which would make inclusion of a vehicle’s environmental characteristics in the registration documents compulsory rather than optional, could be accepted. Since such details could play a role in taxation regimes and could also be subject to roadside checks, the Commission acknowledged the sense of making such information mandatory .

• 1998/05/19 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
  • A4-0190/1998
• #2059
• 1997/12/10 Council Meeting
  • 2059
• 1997/09/15 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
• 1997/05/30 Legislative proposal published
  • COM(1997)0248 summary

    OBJECTIVE: the harmonization of registration documents for motor vehicles and their trailers, with a view to facilitating road transport within the Community, improving road safety and boosting the functioning of the internal market. SUBSTANCE: The proposal for a directive harmonizes Member States' registration documents for motor vehicles and their trailers by establishing the principle of mutual recognition of registration certificates. This harmonization should permit: - the facilitation, for vehicles registered in a Member State, of road transport in the other Member State, via the simplification of the checking of registration certificates by the relevant national authorities; - the roadside checking of compliance with Directive 91/439/EEC on driving licences; - the improvement of the functioning of the internal market, by facilitating, where a vehicle is registered in another Member State, the comprehension of the registration documents and the checking of the rightful ownership of the vehicle. �

Documents

• Legislative proposal published: COM(1997)0248
• Debate in Council: 2059
• Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A4-0190/1998
• Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T4-0313/1998
• Modified legislative proposal published: COM(1998)0508
• Council position published: 11408/1/1998
• Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading: A4-0033/1999
• Decision by Parliament, 2nd reading: T4-0131/1999
• : Directive 1999/37
• : OJ L 138 01.06.1999, p. 0057

History

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