The European Parliament adopted a legislative resolution based on the report drafted by Hans-Peter MAYER (EPP-ED, DE) approving, under the first reading of the co-decision procedure, the proposal for a directive on statutory plates and inscriptions for motor vehicles and their trailers, as well as their location and method of attachment (codified version).

The Committee on Legal Affairs adopted the report by Mr Hans-Peter MAYER (EPP-ED, DE) approving, under the first reading of the codecision procedure, the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and the Council on statutory plates and inscriptions for motor vehicles and their trailers, as well as their location and method of attachment (codified version).

Although it was not the subject of any “formal” amendments, the proposal does, however, take into account the recommendations of the Consultative Working Party of the respective legal services of the European Parliament, Council and Commission, which make a number of technical observations on the text of the codified proposal.

The only adaptations to the codification concern:

in Annex II, Part A, in the OJ reference following the indication "Point XI. C.I. 6. of Annex I to the 1994 Act of Accession" the page number 205 should be corrected so as to read "202", in Annex II, Part A, in the reference following the indication “ Council Directive 2006/96/EC ” the indication “ OJ L 81 ” should be corrected so as to read “ OJ L 363 ”, in Annex II, Part B, the indication “ 2006/96/EC ” should be added, followed by an indication of 1 January 2007 as a time limit for transposition.

Aside from these factors, the proposal is a straightforward codification of existing texts, without any change in their substance.

PURPOSE: to codify Council Directive 76/114/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to statutory plates and inscriptions for motor vehicles and their trailers and their location and method of attachment.

PROPOSED ACT: Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council.

CONTENT: the purpose of this proposal is to codify EU provisions on Council Directive 76/114/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to statutory plates and inscriptions for motor vehicles and their trailers and their location and method of attachment. In codifying legislative acts that have been amended frequently the EU is seeking to both simplify and clarify EU legislation.

The new Directive will supersede the various acts incorporated in it. It fully preserves the content of the acts being codified and hence does no more than bring them together, with only such formal amendments as are required by the codification exercise itself.

PURPOSE: to codify Council Directive 76/114/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to statutory plates and inscriptions for motor vehicles and their trailers and their location and method of attachment.

PROPOSED ACT: Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council.

CONTENT: the purpose of this proposal is to codify EU provisions on Council Directive 76/114/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to statutory plates and inscriptions for motor vehicles and their trailers and their location and method of attachment. In codifying legislative acts that have been amended frequently the EU is seeking to both simplify and clarify EU legislation.

The new Directive will supersede the various acts incorporated in it. It fully preserves the content of the acts being codified and hence does no more than bring them together, with only such formal amendments as are required by the codification exercise itself.