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Activites

• 2005/09/30 Final act published in Official Journal
  • Directive 2005/39
  • OJ L 255 30.09.2005, p. 0143-0145
• 2005/09/07 Final act signed
• 2005/09/07 End of procedure in Parliament
• 2005/07/12 Act approved by Council, 2nd reading
• #2672
• 2005/07/12 Council Meeting
• 2005/07/05 Commission opinion on Parliament's position at 2nd reading
  • COM(2005)0309 summary

    The Commission accepts the amendments adopted by the European Parliament which aim to authorise the installation of side-facing seats in certain types of coach for a period of five years.

  • DG Enterprise and Industry,
• 2005/05/26 Text adopted by Parliament, 2nd reading
  • T6-0195/2005 summary

    The European Parliament adopted a report based on the draft by Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH (EPP-ED, DE) and reached an Agreement with Council that conference buses should be exempted from the new rules. A compromise amendment stated that they will not apply to vehicles of category M3 (of class III or B) of a technically permissible maximum laden mass exceeding ten tonnes in which side-facing seats are grouped together at the rear of the vehicle to form an integrated saloon of up to ten seats. Such side facing seats will  be fitted with, at least, a head restraint and a two-point belt with retractor type-approved in accordance with Directive 77/541/EEC. The anchorages for their safety belts must comply with Directive 76/115/EEC. This exemption will have effect for five years from the date of adoption of the Directive. It may be extended if reliable accident statistics are available and there has been further development of restraint systems.

  • OJ C 117 18.05.2006, p. 0021-0134 E
  • Results of vote in Parliament
• 2005/05/26 Commission response to text adopted in plenary
  • SP(2005)2482/2
  • DG Enterprise and Industry,
• 2005/05/25 Debate in Parliament
• 2005/04/27 Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading
  • A6-0115/2005
  • RETT KOCH Dieter-Lebrecht PPE-DE
  • TRAN TRAN/6/26110 KOCH Dieter-Lebrecht PPE-DE
• 2005/04/19 Vote in committee, 2nd reading
  • RETT KOCH Dieter-Lebrecht PPE-DE
  • TRAN TRAN/6/26110 KOCH Dieter-Lebrecht PPE-DE
• 2005/02/24 Committee draft report
  • PE355.346
• 2005/01/27 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 2nd reading
  • RETT KOCH Dieter-Lebrecht PPE-DE
  • TRAN TRAN/6/26110 KOCH Dieter-Lebrecht PPE-DE
• 2005/01/25 Commission communication on Council's position
  • COM(2004)0769 summary

    The Commission proposes to make it obligatory to fit all motor vehicles with safety belts in order to prevent the danger of passengers being thrown out. For safety belts to be able to offer optimum protection, they should be attached to seats which are compatible with the stresses exerted on the belt in the event of a collision. It is also important that the seat back can absorb energy. As side-facing seats cannot satisfy these conditions, the Commission proposes to ban them. The Council approved all the measures recommended by the Commission, while making two amendments to improve them. The Council also rejected the amendments proposed by the European Parliament. In conclusion, the Commission fully supports the Council's common position.

  • DG Enterprise and Industry,
• #2635
• 2005/01/24 Council Meeting
  • 11935/3/2004 summary

    In the common position which was adopted unanimously, the Council: - has modified Article 1, namely by including folding (tip-up) seats in the scope of the Directive and inserting definitions to categorize the various seat orientations; - has postponed various dates of entry into force; - has rejected the European Parliament amendments which aim to create a new recital concerning side-facing tests to be examined by the Commission was rejected because the Council does not believe that more test are necessary to conclude that side-facing seats are dangerous for occupants of all kinds of vehicles; restrict in Article 1 the prohibition of the installation of side-facing seats to certain categories of motor vehicles were rejected as the Council shares the Commission's concerns in prohibiting lateral seats in all kind of vehicles for the safety of passengers. As regards the new elements contained in the common position as compared with the Commission proposal, they aim to: - delete of the reference to the non-application of the Directive to "folding (tip up) seats". - oblige the Member States to prohibit the fitting of side-facing seats which has been moved to Article 2 concerning the implementation; - clarify the scope of the ban on side-facing seats. Two new points were inserted to define the various seat orientations: forward-facing seats, rearward-facing seats and side-facing seats. A new paragraph specifies that the automatic locking system required on folding seats does not apply to folding seats fitted in the wheelchair spaces of vehicles of categories M2 or M3 of class I, II or A (urban buses). All the dates concerning the implementation of the Directive have been postponed and replaced by mobile dates depending on the date of adoption of this new Directive. In conclusion, the common position is broadly in line with the Commission proposal. The main changes to the Commission proposal concern the inclusion on one hand of the folding seats in the scope of the Directive and on the other hand of definitions of various seat orientations. In addition, the dates of transposition and of entry into force of this Directive have been adapted.

  • OJ C 111 11.05.2005, p. 0033-0037 E
• 2005/01/21 Council statement on its position
  • 16185/2004
• 2003/12/17 Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
  • T5-0581/2003 summary

    The European Parliament adopted a resolution drafted by Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH (EPP-ED, D) making few amendments to the proposal. (Please see the summary of 25/11/03.) The relevant amendment states research shows that the risks of side-facing seats for passengers in category M3 vehicles have not been sufficiently assessed. These risks should be examined using methods such as those used for testing car safety in order to arrive at a balanced risk assessment. The Commission should conduct such tests and forward the results to the European Parliament by 31 December 2004.

  • OJ C 091 15.04.2004, p. 0134-0486 E
• 2003/12/15 Debate in Parliament
• 2003/12/10 Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report
  • CES1589/2003
  • OJ C 080 30.03.2004, p. 0006-0007
• 2003/11/25 Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
  • A5-0418/2003
  • ITRE
  • JURI
  • RETT KOCH Dieter-Lebrecht PPE-DE
  • TRAN TRAN/6/26110 KOCH Dieter-Lebrecht PPE-DE
• 2003/10/27 Committee draft report
  • PE331.384
• 2003/06/30 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
  • ITRE
  • JURI
  • RETT KOCH Dieter-Lebrecht PPE-DE
  • TRAN TRAN/6/26110 KOCH Dieter-Lebrecht PPE-DE
• 2003/06/20 Legislative proposal
  • COM(2003)0361 summary

    PURPOSE : to amend Council Directive 74/408/EEC and extend the compulsory installation of safety belts in vehicles. CONTENT : This is one of three directives concerning the installation of safety belts in relation to vehicles. The three directives are: - Council Directive 77/541/EEC relating to safety belts and restraint systems of motor vehicles; - Council Directive 76/115/EEC relating to anchorages for motor-vehicles safety belts; - Council Directive 74/408/EEC relating to motor vehicles with regard to the seats, their anchorages and head restraints. With a view to the compulsory installation of safety belts in all vehicles, the Commission proposes to amend the three Directives simultaneously. They should be adopted at the same time and be implemented at the same date. Safety belt anchorages intended for heavy-duty vehicles including buses and coaches cannot, for technical reasons, be fixed into the body structure of the vehicle, as is usually the case for passenger cars, and are fixed to the seats. For this reason, compliance with the three Directives in combination is required since safety belts and/or restraint systems have to be securely attached to reinforced and standardised anchorages, installed in the vehicle in such a way as to allow the correct wearing of the belts. Moreover, the forces exerted on the belt by the human body in the case of an impact are transferred to the seat anchorages, which is why their strength should be checked under combined loads. To date, no safety belt has been required in the case of side-facing seats. The Commission has decided to ban side-facing seats from these vehicles with the exception of city buses. The two main points of the proposal concern : 1) the amendment to Directive 74/408/EEC : the proposal defines the vehicles of category M2 and M3 taking into account Directive 2001/85/EC on buses and coaches. This approach provides the appropriate means to operate a distinction between city-buses, inter-city buses and travel coaches. A new article is inserted in the Directive with a view to banning installation of sidefacing seats in new vehicle types from 1 July 2004 and in new vehicles belonging to existing types from 1 January 2006. Some exemptions are permitted, which take into account the special use of special purpose vehicles, which can require side-facing seats, such as ambulances. 2) Implementation : the relevant dates are as follows: - 1st January 2004: the date from when Member States have to accept vehicles approved in accordance with the amending Directive; - 1st July 2004: the date from when new types of vehicles belonging to the concerned categories have to fulfil the requirements of the Directive; - 1st January 2006: the date from when all new vehicles belonging to existing types have to comply with the Directive.

  • DG Enterprise and Industry,

Documents

• Legislative proposal published: COM(2003)0361
• Committee draft report: PE331.384
• Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A5-0418/2003
• Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report: CES1589/2003
• Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report: OJ C 080 30.03.2004, p. 0006-0007
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T5-0581/2003
• Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: OJ C 091 15.04.2004, p. 0134-0486 E
• Council statement on its position: 16185/2004
• Council position published: 11935/3/2004
• Council position: OJ C 111 11.05.2005, p. 0033-0037 E
• Commission communication on Council's position: COM(2004)0769
• Committee draft report: PE355.346
• Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading: A6-0115/2005
• Decision by Parliament, 2nd reading: T6-0195/2005
• Text adopted by Parliament, 2nd reading: OJ C 117 18.05.2006, p. 0021-0134 E
• Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
• Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2005)2482/2
• Commission opinion on Parliament's position at 2nd reading: COM(2005)0309
• : Directive 2005/39
• : OJ L 255 30.09.2005, p. 0143-0145

History

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