Road transport: recording equipment, tachograph

The re-examined Commission proposal incorporates Parliament's amendments aiming to: - cover all the memory cards listed under annex IB as well as driver cards; - allow universal or separate type-approval of control system components; - clarify or strengthen some provisions to ensure the operational security of the new control system; - require, with regard to the control system under Annex IB, of working time and availability to be recorded separately; - give details of the type of printed documents which the driver must be able to present in certain cases. The Commission has not accepted the amendment aiming to introduce a new recital inviting the Commission and the Council to begin immediate negotiations with third countries in the AETR with a view to their adopting identical rules. �