Road safety: seats, anchorages and head restraints (amend. Directive 74/408/EEC)

The European Parliament adopted a resolution drafted by Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH (EPP-ED, D) making few amendments to the proposal. (Please see the summary of 25/11/03.) The relevant amendment states research shows that the risks of side-facing seats for passengers in category M3 vehicles have not been sufficiently assessed. These risks should be examined using methods such as those used for testing car safety in order to arrive at a balanced risk assessment. The Commission should conduct such tests and forward the results to the European Parliament by 31 December 2004.�