EEA Agreement: amending Annex XIII (transport, maritime cabotage)

Parliament approved the proposal without amendments. 19/06/1996 08/07/1996 COD0470 EN DCN ----- ACTUAL TEXT Parliament adopted the report by Mr Roger BARTON (PSE, RU). The EP reiterated the position it had adopted at first reading, i.e. the manufacturing, import and sale of replacement parts permitting non-compliance with the directive should be prohibited. However, as long as vehicles conformed to the requirements of the directive, no Member State could refuse registration or use of them. with regard to pollutant and noise emissions, Parliament and the Council agreed on the need to carry out a study before new levels are determined. In this connection, it adopted an amendment providing that the Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council, adopted on the basis of the Commission proposal which is adopted before 1 January 2001, is to take account of the need to incorporate factors other than mere limit values which have been tightened up. A study and assessment of the costs and benefits deriving from the implementation of the measures provided for in the Decision are to be undertaken jointly with industry and users. The costs and benefits are to be proportional and reasonable in the light of the intended aims. Concerning tyres, Parliament rejected the idea that particular brands could be imposed for very powerful motorcycles, and proposed the possibility of using any brand of tyre which conforms to the performance rating and safety specification indicated by the vehicle manufacturer. With regard to the limit values for sound level entering into force with effect from 1 January 1997, Parliament proposed less stringent values than those laid down by the common position: - two-wheel mopeds: .25 km/h or less: 70 decibels instead of 66; .over 25 km/h: 73 instead of 71; - three-wheel mopeds: 78 instead of 76 - motorcycles: .80 cm3 or less: 77 instead of 75; .between 80 and 175 cm3: 79 instead of 77; .over 175 cm/3: 82 instead of 80; - tricycles: 80. �