PURPOSE: to amend Council Directive 95/50/EC on uniform procedures for checks on the transport of dangerous goods by road by introducing a reference to the new regulatory procedure with scrutiny (comitology).

LEGISLATIVE ACT: Directive 2008/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 95/50/EC on uniform procedures for checks on the transport of dangerous goods by road, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission

CONTENT: Decision 2006/512/EC ( CNS/2002/0298 ), which introduced the regulatory procedure with scrutiny for the adoption of measures of general scope and designed to amend non-essential elements of a basic instrument adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty, inter alia, by deleting some of those elements or by supplementing the instrument with new non-essential elements.

This Directive provides that the Commission, in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny, is empowered to adapt the Annexes to Directive 95/50/EC to scientific and technical progress.

ENTRY INTO FORCE: 10/04/2008.

The European Parliament adopted a legislative resolution based on the report drafted by Bogusław LIBERADZKI (PES, PL), and approved, without amendment, the proposal for a directive amending Directive 95/50/EC as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (comitology). The resolution was adopted by 647 votes for, 15 against, and 5 abstentions.

The Committee on Transport and Tourism adopted a report drafted by Bogusław LIBERADZKI (PES, PL), and approved, without amendment, the proposal for a directive amending Directive 95/50/EC as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (comitology).

PURPOSE: to amend Directive 95/50/EC as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission.

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

CONTENT: Directive 95/50/EC on uniform procedures for checks on the transport of dangerous goods by road provides that certain measures are to be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (comitology).

As regards Directive 95/50/EC, power should be conferred on the Commission in particular to adapt the Annexes to scientific and technical progress. Since those measures are of general scope and are designed to amend non-essential elements of Directive 95/50/EC, they must be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny. Directive 95/50/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

PURPOSE: to amend Directive 95/50/EC as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission.

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

CONTENT: Directive 95/50/EC on uniform procedures for checks on the transport of dangerous goods by road provides that certain measures are to be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (comitology).

As regards Directive 95/50/EC, power should be conferred on the Commission in particular to adapt the Annexes to scientific and technical progress. Since those measures are of general scope and are designed to amend non-essential elements of Directive 95/50/EC, they must be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny. Directive 95/50/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.