PURPOSE: the accession of the European Community to United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Regulation No 61 on provisions concerning the approval of commercial vehicles with regard to their external projections forward of the cab's rear panel.

LEGISLATIVE ACT: Council Decision 2009/433/EC on the accession of the European Community to United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Regulation No 61 on uniform provisions for the approval of commercial vehicles with regard to their external projections forward of the cab’s rear panel

CONTENT: this Regulation provides that the European Community shall accede to United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Regulation No 61 on uniform provisions for the approval of commercial vehicles with regard to their external projections forward of the cab’s rear panel.

The standard requirements of United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Regulation No 61 are intended to remove technical barriers to the trade in motor vehicles between the Contracting Parties and ensure that such vehicles offer a high level of safety and protection.

Regulation No 61 was been notified to the Contracting Parties and entered into force in respect of all the Contracting Parties who did not serve notice of their disagreement by the date or dates specified therein as a Regulation appended to the Revised 1958 Agreement.

Regulation No 61 is incorporated into the approval system for motor vehicles and thus added to the legislation in force within the Community.

The European Parliament adopted by 602 votes to 10, with 13 abstentions, a resolution giving its assent to the proposal for a Council decision on the accession of the European Community to United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Regulation No 61 on uniform provisions for the approval of commercial vehicles with regard to their external projections forward of the cab's rear panel.

The Council agreed on a common approach with a view to adopting a Decision enabling the accession of the European Community to the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE ) Regulation No 61 on uniform provisions for the approval of commercial vehicles with regard to their external projections forward of the cab's rear panel.

PURPOSE : the accession of the European Community to United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Regulation No 61 on provisions concerning the approval of commercial vehicles with regard to their external projections forward of the cab's rear panel.

PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.

CONTENT: the standardised requirements of Regulation No 61 of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe on provisions concerning the approval of commercial vehicles with regard to their external projections forward of the cab's rear panel is intended to remove technical barriers to the trade in motor vehicles between the contracting parties and ensure a high level of safety and protection for use of such vehicles.

Regulation No 61 has been notified to the Contracting Parties and has entered into force in respect of all the Contracting Parties who did not serve notice of their disagreement by the date or dates specified in the regulation of the revised agreement of 1958. This Regulation must be incorporated into the approval system for motor vehicles and thus be added to the legislation in force within the Community.

It is therefore proposed that the European Community should accede to Regulation No 61 of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe on provisions concerning the approval of commercial vehicles with regard to their external projections forward of the cab's rear panel.

PURPOSE : the accession of the European Community to United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Regulation No 61 on provisions concerning the approval of commercial vehicles with regard to their external projections forward of the cab's rear panel.

PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.

CONTENT: the standardised requirements of Regulation No 61 of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe on provisions concerning the approval of commercial vehicles with regard to their external projections forward of the cab's rear panel is intended to remove technical barriers to the trade in motor vehicles between the contracting parties and ensure a high level of safety and protection for use of such vehicles.

Regulation No 61 has been notified to the Contracting Parties and has entered into force in respect of all the Contracting Parties who did not serve notice of their disagreement by the date or dates specified in the regulation of the revised agreement of 1958. This Regulation must be incorporated into the approval system for motor vehicles and thus be added to the legislation in force within the Community.

It is therefore proposed that the European Community should accede to Regulation No 61 of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe on provisions concerning the approval of commercial vehicles with regard to their external projections forward of the cab's rear panel.

The Committee on International Trade adopted the report drawn up by Helmuth MARKOV (GUE/NGL, DE), recommending that the Parliament give its assent to the proposal for a Council decision on the accession of the European Community to United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Regulation No 61 on uniform provisions for the approval of commercial vehicles with regard to their external projections forward of the cab's rear panel.