Noise pollution: reduction of noise emitted by excavators (modif. Directive 86/662/EEC)

Parliament introduced two amendments to the common position of the Council. The first of these sought to replace the procedure to be followed for adapting the regulations contained in the annexes to the directive by a different procedure which required the consultation of Parliament on the draft measures which the Commission intended to adopt for this purpose, while the second called for Parliament to be kept informed of the way in which its opinions were taken into account. The Commission was unable to give a favourable response to this amendment. �