Motor vehicles and trailers: liquid-fuel tanks, rear underrun protection (amend. direct. 70/221/EEC)

The Commission accepts wholly the two amendments proposed by the European Parliament. They are incorporated in the new modified proposal, so that they can be re-examined by the Council. The amendments accepted by the Commission relate to: - a new recital concerning the avoidance of a diesel spillage, which may, especially if the road surface is wet, be a hazard to motor cyclists; - a mechanical solution of the problem of diesel spillages. This consists of an automatically opening and closing non-removable fuel filler cap or similar solutions with the same effect.�