No L 262/54 Official Journal of the European Communities 27.9.76 COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the’ end-outline marker lamps, front position (side) lamps, rear position (side) lamps and stop lamps ' for motor vehicles and their trailers (76/758/EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 100 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2, Whereas the technical requirements which motor vehicles must satisfy pursuant to national laws relate inter alia to their end-outline marker lamps, front position (side) lamps, rear position (side) lamps and stop lamps; Whereas those requirements differ from one Member State to another; whereas it is therefore necessary that all Member States adopt the same requirements either in addition to or in place of their existing rules, in order, in particular, to allow the EEC type- approval procedure which was the subject of Council Directive 70/156/EEC of 6 February 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers (3), to be introduced in respect of each type of vehicle; Whereas in Directive 76/756/EEC (*), the Council laid down the common requirements for the instal- lation of lighting and light-signalling devices on motor vehicles and their trailers; Whereas a harmonized type-approval procedure for front position (side) lamps, rear position (side) lamps and stop lamps makes it possible for each Member State to check compliance with the common (1) O] No C 76, 7. 4. 1975, p. 37. (%) OJ No C 255, 7. 11. 1975, p. 3. (* O] No L 42, 23. 2. 1970, p. 1. (4) See page 1 of this Official Journal. construction and testing requirements and to inform the other Member States of its findings by sending a copy of the component type-approval certificate completed for each type of front position (side) lamp, rear position (side) lamp and stop lamp; whereas the placing of an EEC component type-approval mark on all lamps manufactured in conformity with the approved type obviates any need for technical checks on these front position (side) lamps, rear position (side) lamps and stop lamps in the other Member States; Whereas it is desirable to take into account the technical requirements adopted by the UN Economic Commission for Europe in its Regulation No 7 (‘Uniform provisions -for the approval of position (side) lights, red rear lights and stop lights for motor vehicles (except motor cycles) and their trailers’) (), which is annexed to the Agreement of 20 March 1958 concerning the adoption of uniform conditions for approval and reciprocal recognition of approval for motor vehicle equipment and parts; Whereas the approximation of national laws relating to motor vehicles entails reciprocal recognition by Member States of the checks carried out by each of them on the basis of the common requirements, HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: Article 1 1. Member States shall grant EEC component type- approval in respect of any type of front position {side) lamp, rear position (side) lamp and stop lamp which satisfies the construction and testing require- ments laid down in Annexes O, I, 111, IV and V. 2. The Member State which has granted EEC component type-approval shall take the measures required in order to verify that production models (%) Economic Commission for Europe, Document E/ECE/ 324, Addendum 6 of 22 May 1967 plus Correction 1 of 9 February 1971.