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2011/0188(NLE) United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE): pedestrian safety and light emitting diode (LED) light sources. EU position

Progress: Procedure completed

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Lead INTA MOREIRA Vital (icon: S&D S&D) CASPARY Daniel (icon: PPE PPE)
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2012/03/09
   Final act published in Official Journal
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PURPOSE: to adopt, on behalf of the European Union, the Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe on pedestrian safety and to the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe on Light Emitting Diode (LED) light sources together with its corrigenda.

NON LEGISLATIVE ACT: Council Decision 2012/143/EU on the position of the European Union in relation to the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe on pedestrian safety and to the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe on Light Emitting Diode (LED) light sources

BACKGROUND : the standardised requirements of the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) on uniform provisions concerning the approval of motor vehicles with regard to their pedestrian safety performance and the draft UNECE Regulation on uniform provisions concerning the approval of Light Emitting Diode (LED) light sources for use in approved signalling lamp units on power-driven vehicles and their trailers are intended to remove technical barriers to the trade in motor vehicles between the Contracting Parties to the Revised 1958 Agreement and to ensure that such vehicles offer a high level of safety and protection.

It is now necessary to define the position of the European Union with regard to those draft Regulations and consequently to provide for the Union, represented by the Commission, to vote in favour of them and to incorporate the draft Regulations on pedestrian safety and on Light Emitting Diode (LED) light sources into the EU type-approval system for motor vehicles.

This is the aim of this Decision.

CONTENT : this Decision approves the following :

· the draft UNECE Regulation on uniform provisions concerning the approval of motor vehicles with regard to their pedestrian safety performance, as contained in document ECE TRANS/WP.29/2010/127;

· the draft UNECE Regulation on uniform provisions concerning the approval of Light Emitting Diode (LED) light sources for use in approved signalling lamp units on power-driven vehicles and their trailers, as contained in document ECE TRANS/WP.29/2010/44 together with its corrigenda.

Vote : the Union, represented by the Commission, shall vote in favour of the draft UNECE Regulations referred to in Articles 1 and 2 at a forthcoming meeting of the Administrative Committee of the UNECE World Forum for Harmonisation of Vehicles Regulations.

Uniform provisions concerning the approval of motor vehicles : in accordance with Articles 35 and 36 of Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, the equivalence of the requirements of the draft UNECE Regulation on uniform provisions concerning the approval of motor vehicles with regard to their pedestrian safety performance and those set out in Annex I, paragraphs 3.1, 3.3, 3.4 and 3.5, to Regulation (EC) No 78/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the type-approval of motor vehicles with regard to the protection of pedestrians and other vulnerable road users, shall be recognised.

The draft UNECE Regulations shall become part of the EU type-approval system for motor vehicles.

ENTRY INTO FORCE: the Decision enters into force on 10/ 03/2012.

2012/02/14
   EP/CSL - Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament
2012/02/14
   EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2012/02/14
   CSL - Council Meeting
2012/01/19
   EP - Results of vote in Parliament
2012/01/19
   EP - Decision by Parliament
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The European Parliament adopted by 627 votes to 3, with 10 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the position of the European Union in relation to the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe on pedestrian safety and to the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe concerning Light Emitting Diode (LED) light sources.

Parliament has given its consent to the draft Council Decision.

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2012/01/04
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
Details

The Committee on International Trade adopted the recommendation by Vital MOREIRA (S&D, PT) on the draft Council decision on the position of the European Union in relation to the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe on pedestrian safety and to the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe concerning Light Emitting Diode (LED) light sources together with its corrigenda.

The Committee recommends the European Parliament to give its consent to the draft Council decision because these UNECE Regulations will allow for the application of the same standards in many countries, taking away red tape and allowing European industry to compete more widely and easily.

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2011/12/20
   EP - Vote in committee
2011/12/04
   PT_PARLIAMENT - Contribution
Documents
2011/10/28
   EP - Committee draft report
Documents
2011/10/12
   EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2011/09/20
   CSL - Legislative proposal
Details

PURPOSE: to adopt, on behalf of the European Union, the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe on pedestrian safety and to the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe on Light Emitting Diode (LED) light sources together with its corrigenda.

PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.

BACKGROUND: the standardised requirements of the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) on uniform provisions concerning the approval of motor vehicles with regard to their pedestrian safety performance and the draft UNECE Regulation on uniform provisions concerning the approval of Light Emitting Diode (LED) light sources for use in approved signalling lamp units on power-driven vehicles and their trailers are intended to remove technical barriers to the trade in motor vehicles between the Contracting Parties to the Revised 1958 Agreement and to ensure that such vehicles offer a high level of safety and protection.

It is now necessary to incorporate the draft Regulations on pedestrian safety and on Light Emitting Diode (LED) light sources into the EU type-approval system for motor vehicles.

This is the aim of this proposal.

IMPACT ASSESSMENT: no impact assessment was carried out.

LEGAL BASIS: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).

CONTENT: under this Decision:

The draft UNECE Regulation on uniform provisions concerning the approval of motor vehicles with regard to their pedestrian safety performance, as contained in document ECE TRANS/WP.29/2010/127, is hereby approved.

The draft UNECE Regulation on uniform provisions concerning the approval of Light Emitting Diode (LED) light sources for use in approved signalling lamp units on power-driven vehicles and their trailers, as contained in document ECE TRANS/WP.29/2010/44 together with its corrigenda, is hereby approved.

Vote : the Union, represented by the Commission, shall vote in favour of the draft UNECE Regulations referred to above at a forthcoming meeting of the Administrative Committee of the

UNECE World Forum for Harmonisation of Vehicles Regulations.

European system for the approval of motor vehicles : in accordance with Articles 35 and 36 of Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, the equivalence of the requirements of the draft UNECE Regulation on uniform provisions concerning the approval of motor vehicles with regard to their pedestrian safety performance and those set out in Annex I, paragraphs 3.1, 3.3, 3.4 and 3.5 of Regulation (EC) No 78/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the type-approval of motor vehicles with regard to the protection of pedestrians and other vulnerable road users, shall be recognised.

The draft UNECE Regulations shall become part of the EU type-approval system for motor vehicles.

BUDGETARY IMPLICATION: this proposal has no implications for the EU budget.

Documents
2011/09/19
   EC - Legislative proposal published
Details

PURPOSE: to adopt, on behalf of the European Union, the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe on pedestrian safety and to the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe on Light Emitting Diode (LED) light sources together with its corrigenda.

PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.

BACKGROUND: the standardised requirements of the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) on uniform provisions concerning the approval of motor vehicles with regard to their pedestrian safety performance and the draft UNECE Regulation on uniform provisions concerning the approval of Light Emitting Diode (LED) light sources for use in approved signalling lamp units on power-driven vehicles and their trailers are intended to remove technical barriers to the trade in motor vehicles between the Contracting Parties to the Revised 1958 Agreement and to ensure that such vehicles offer a high level of safety and protection.

It is now necessary to incorporate the draft Regulations on pedestrian safety and on Light Emitting Diode (LED) light sources into the EU type-approval system for motor vehicles.

This is the aim of this proposal.

IMPACT ASSESSMENT: no impact assessment was carried out.

LEGAL BASIS: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).

CONTENT: under this Decision:

The draft UNECE Regulation on uniform provisions concerning the approval of motor vehicles with regard to their pedestrian safety performance, as contained in document ECE TRANS/WP.29/2010/127, is hereby approved.

The draft UNECE Regulation on uniform provisions concerning the approval of Light Emitting Diode (LED) light sources for use in approved signalling lamp units on power-driven vehicles and their trailers, as contained in document ECE TRANS/WP.29/2010/44 together with its corrigenda, is hereby approved.

Vote : the Union, represented by the Commission, shall vote in favour of the draft UNECE Regulations referred to above at a forthcoming meeting of the Administrative Committee of the

UNECE World Forum for Harmonisation of Vehicles Regulations.

European system for the approval of motor vehicles : in accordance with Articles 35 and 36 of Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, the equivalence of the requirements of the draft UNECE Regulation on uniform provisions concerning the approval of motor vehicles with regard to their pedestrian safety performance and those set out in Annex I, paragraphs 3.1, 3.3, 3.4 and 3.5 of Regulation (EC) No 78/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the type-approval of motor vehicles with regard to the protection of pedestrians and other vulnerable road users, shall be recognised.

The draft UNECE Regulations shall become part of the EU type-approval system for motor vehicles.

BUDGETARY IMPLICATION: this proposal has no implications for the EU budget.

Documents
2011/09/19
   EP - MOREIRA Vital (S&D) appointed as rapporteur in INTA
2011/07/14
   EC - Initial legislative proposal
Details

PURPOSE: to approve, on behalf of the European Union, the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe concerning Pedestrian Safety and to the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe concerning Light Emitting Diode (LED) light sources together with its corrigenda.

PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.

IMPACT ASSESSMENT: no impact assessment was carried out.

CONTENT: this proposal aims to adopt, on behalf of the EU, the standardised requirements of the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) on provisions concerning the approval of vehicles with regard to Pedestrian Safety and the draft UNECE Regulation on provisions concerning the approval of vehicles with regard to Light Emitting Diode (LED) light sources.

It is appropriate to define the European Union position with regard to the said draft Regulations and consequently to provide for the European Union, represented by the Commission, to vote in favour of these drafts.

BUDGETARY IMPLICATION: this proposal has no implications for the EU budget.

2011/07/14
   EC - Initial legislative proposal published
Details

PURPOSE: to approve, on behalf of the European Union, the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe concerning Pedestrian Safety and to the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe concerning Light Emitting Diode (LED) light sources together with its corrigenda.

PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.

IMPACT ASSESSMENT: no impact assessment was carried out.

CONTENT: this proposal aims to adopt, on behalf of the EU, the standardised requirements of the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) on provisions concerning the approval of vehicles with regard to Pedestrian Safety and the draft UNECE Regulation on provisions concerning the approval of vehicles with regard to Light Emitting Diode (LED) light sources.

It is appropriate to define the European Union position with regard to the said draft Regulations and consequently to provide for the European Union, represented by the Commission, to vote in favour of these drafts.

BUDGETARY IMPLICATION: this proposal has no implications for the EU budget.

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  • date: 2011-07-14T00:00:00 type: Initial legislative proposal published body: EC docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2011/0435/COM_COM(2011)0435_EN.pdf title: COM(2011)0435 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=COMfinal&an_doc=2011&nu_doc=435 title: EUR-Lex summary: PURPOSE: to approve, on behalf of the European Union, the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe concerning Pedestrian Safety and to the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe concerning Light Emitting Diode (LED) light sources together with its corrigenda. PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision. IMPACT ASSESSMENT: no impact assessment was carried out. CONTENT: this proposal aims to adopt, on behalf of the EU, the standardised requirements of the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) on provisions concerning the approval of vehicles with regard to Pedestrian Safety and the draft UNECE Regulation on provisions concerning the approval of vehicles with regard to Light Emitting Diode (LED) light sources. It is appropriate to define the European Union position with regard to the said draft Regulations and consequently to provide for the European Union, represented by the Commission, to vote in favour of these drafts. BUDGETARY IMPLICATION: this proposal has no implications for the EU budget.
  • date: 2011-09-20T00:00:00 type: Legislative proposal published body: EC docs: url: http://register.consilium.europa.eu/content/out?lang=EN&typ=SET&i=ADV&RESULTSET=1&DOC_ID=13895%2F11&DOC_LANCD=EN&ROWSPP=25&NRROWS=500&ORDERBY=DOC_DATE+DESC title: 13895/2011 summary: PURPOSE: to adopt, on behalf of the European Union, the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe on pedestrian safety and to the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe on Light Emitting Diode (LED) light sources together with its corrigenda. PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision. BACKGROUND: the standardised requirements of the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) on uniform provisions concerning the approval of motor vehicles with regard to their pedestrian safety performance and the draft UNECE Regulation on uniform provisions concerning the approval of Light Emitting Diode (LED) light sources for use in approved signalling lamp units on power-driven vehicles and their trailers are intended to remove technical barriers to the trade in motor vehicles between the Contracting Parties to the Revised 1958 Agreement and to ensure that such vehicles offer a high level of safety and protection. It is now necessary to incorporate the draft Regulations on pedestrian safety and on Light Emitting Diode (LED) light sources into the EU type-approval system for motor vehicles. This is the aim of this proposal. IMPACT ASSESSMENT: no impact assessment was carried out. LEGAL BASIS: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). CONTENT: under this Decision: The draft UNECE Regulation on uniform provisions concerning the approval of motor vehicles with regard to their pedestrian safety performance, as contained in document ECE TRANS/WP.29/2010/127, is hereby approved. The draft UNECE Regulation on uniform provisions concerning the approval of Light Emitting Diode (LED) light sources for use in approved signalling lamp units on power-driven vehicles and their trailers, as contained in document ECE TRANS/WP.29/2010/44 together with its corrigenda, is hereby approved. Vote : the Union, represented by the Commission, shall vote in favour of the draft UNECE Regulations referred to above at a forthcoming meeting of the Administrative Committee of the UNECE World Forum for Harmonisation of Vehicles Regulations. European system for the approval of motor vehicles : in accordance with Articles 35 and 36 of Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, the equivalence of the requirements of the draft UNECE Regulation on uniform provisions concerning the approval of motor vehicles with regard to their pedestrian safety performance and those set out in Annex I, paragraphs 3.1, 3.3, 3.4 and 3.5 of Regulation (EC) No 78/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the type-approval of motor vehicles with regard to the protection of pedestrians and other vulnerable road users, shall be recognised. The draft UNECE Regulations shall become part of the EU type-approval system for motor vehicles. BUDGETARY IMPLICATION: this proposal has no implications for the EU budget.
  • date: 2011-10-12T00:00:00 type: Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP
  • date: 2011-12-20T00:00:00 type: Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading body: EP
  • date: 2012-01-04T00:00:00 type: Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A7-2012-4&language=EN title: A7-0004/2012 summary: The Committee on International Trade adopted the recommendation by Vital MOREIRA (S&D, PT) on the draft Council decision on the position of the European Union in relation to the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe on pedestrian safety and to the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe concerning Light Emitting Diode (LED) light sources together with its corrigenda. The Committee recommends the European Parliament to give its consent to the draft Council decision because these UNECE Regulations will allow for the application of the same standards in many countries, taking away red tape and allowing European industry to compete more widely and easily.
  • date: 2012-01-19T00:00:00 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P7-TA-2012-6 title: T7-0006/2012 summary: The European Parliament adopted by 627 votes to 3, with 10 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the position of the European Union in relation to the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe on pedestrian safety and to the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe concerning Light Emitting Diode (LED) light sources. Parliament has given its consent to the draft Council Decision.
  • date: 2012-02-14T00:00:00 type: Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament body: EP/CSL
  • date: 2012-02-14T00:00:00 type: End of procedure in Parliament body: EP
  • date: 2012-03-09T00:00:00 type: Final act published in Official Journal summary: PURPOSE: to adopt, on behalf of the European Union, the Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe on pedestrian safety and to the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe on Light Emitting Diode (LED) light sources together with its corrigenda. NON LEGISLATIVE ACT: Council Decision 2012/143/EU on the position of the European Union in relation to the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe on pedestrian safety and to the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe on Light Emitting Diode (LED) light sources BACKGROUND : the standardised requirements of the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) on uniform provisions concerning the approval of motor vehicles with regard to their pedestrian safety performance and the draft UNECE Regulation on uniform provisions concerning the approval of Light Emitting Diode (LED) light sources for use in approved signalling lamp units on power-driven vehicles and their trailers are intended to remove technical barriers to the trade in motor vehicles between the Contracting Parties to the Revised 1958 Agreement and to ensure that such vehicles offer a high level of safety and protection. It is now necessary to define the position of the European Union with regard to those draft Regulations and consequently to provide for the Union, represented by the Commission, to vote in favour of them and to incorporate the draft Regulations on pedestrian safety and on Light Emitting Diode (LED) light sources into the EU type-approval system for motor vehicles. This is the aim of this Decision. CONTENT : this Decision approves the following : · the draft UNECE Regulation on uniform provisions concerning the approval of motor vehicles with regard to their pedestrian safety performance, as contained in document ECE TRANS/WP.29/2010/127; · the draft UNECE Regulation on uniform provisions concerning the approval of Light Emitting Diode (LED) light sources for use in approved signalling lamp units on power-driven vehicles and their trailers, as contained in document ECE TRANS/WP.29/2010/44 together with its corrigenda. Vote : the Union, represented by the Commission, shall vote in favour of the draft UNECE Regulations referred to in Articles 1 and 2 at a forthcoming meeting of the Administrative Committee of the UNECE World Forum for Harmonisation of Vehicles Regulations. Uniform provisions concerning the approval of motor vehicles : in accordance with Articles 35 and 36 of Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, the equivalence of the requirements of the draft UNECE Regulation on uniform provisions concerning the approval of motor vehicles with regard to their pedestrian safety performance and those set out in Annex I, paragraphs 3.1, 3.3, 3.4 and 3.5, to Regulation (EC) No 78/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the type-approval of motor vehicles with regard to the protection of pedestrians and other vulnerable road users, shall be recognised. The draft UNECE Regulations shall become part of the EU type-approval system for motor vehicles. ENTRY INTO FORCE: the Decision enters into force on 10/ 03/2012. docs: title: Decision 2012/143 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!CELEXnumdoc&lg=EN&numdoc=32012D0143 title: OJ L 071 09.03.2012, p. 0003 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L:2012:071:TOC
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  • date: 2011-07-14T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/registre/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2011/0435/COM_COM(2011)0435_EN.pdf title: COM(2011)0435 type: Initial legislative proposal published celexid: CELEX:52011PC0435:EN body: EC type: Initial legislative proposal published commission: DG: url: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/ title: Enterprise and Industry Commissioner: TAJANI Antonio
  • date: 2011-09-20T00:00:00 docs: url: http://register.consilium.europa.eu/content/out?lang=EN&typ=SET&i=ADV&RESULTSET=1&DOC_ID=13895%2F11&DOC_LANCD=EN&ROWSPP=25&NRROWS=500&ORDERBY=DOC_DATE+DESC type: Legislative proposal published title: 13895/2011 body: EC type: Legislative proposal published commission: DG: url: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/ title: Enterprise and Industry Commissioner: TAJANI Antonio
  • date: 2011-10-12T00:00:00 body: EP type: Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading committees: body: EP shadows: group: PPE name: CASPARY Daniel responsible: True committee: INTA date: 2011-09-19T00:00:00 committee_full: International Trade rapporteur: group: S&D name: MOREIRA Vital body: EP responsible: False committee_full: Transport and Tourism committee: TRAN
  • date: 2011-12-20T00:00:00 body: EP type: Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading committees: body: EP shadows: group: PPE name: CASPARY Daniel responsible: True committee: INTA date: 2011-09-19T00:00:00 committee_full: International Trade rapporteur: group: S&D name: MOREIRA Vital body: EP responsible: False committee_full: Transport and Tourism committee: TRAN
  • body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A7-2012-4&language=EN type: Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading title: A7-0004/2012 type: Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading committees: body: EP shadows: group: PPE name: CASPARY Daniel responsible: True committee: INTA date: 2011-09-19T00:00:00 committee_full: International Trade rapporteur: group: S&D name: MOREIRA Vital body: EP responsible: False committee_full: Transport and Tourism committee: TRAN date: 2012-01-04T00:00:00
  • date: 2012-01-19T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P7-TA-2012-6 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading title: T7-0006/2012 body: EP type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
  • date: 2012-02-14T00:00:00 body: CSL type: Council Meeting council: Transport, Telecommunications and Energy meeting_id: 3145
  • date: 2012-02-14T00:00:00 body: EP type: End of procedure in Parliament
  • date: 2012-02-14T00:00:00 body: EP/CSL type: Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament
  • date: 2012-03-09T00:00:00 type: Final act published in Official Journal docs: url: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!CELEXnumdoc&lg=EN&numdoc=32012D0143 title: Decision 2012/143 url: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L:2012:071:TOC title: OJ L 071 09.03.2012, p. 0003
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  • body: EP responsible: False committee_full: Transport and Tourism committee: TRAN
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