Road transport: recording equipment, tachograph

The Commission's amended proposal incorporates 20 of the 32 amendments adopted by the European Parliament at first reading. The main amendments incorporated: - propose an additional Annex (Annex IB) defining in maximum detail the technical specifications of recording equipment in which the recording disc has been replaced by an electronic memory; - improve computer security; - delete the requirement for an external warning signal. The Commission rejected the other amendments, especially those relating to the date for abolishing the existing system, the committee responsible for assisting the Commission and the refitting of vehicles after 1985.�