Side-impact resistance of motor vehicles (amend. Directive 70/156/EEC)

The rapporteur, Mr Donnelly (PSE, UK), welcomed the fact that the Council had accepted almost all the amendments that had been approved by Parliament at first reading. While agreeing with the rapporteur that Parliament had done well in directing the work of the Commission, Commissioner Bangemann added that one should not always follow the experts blindly when seeking to establish what was necessary.