19.5. 82 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 139/9 COMMISSION DIRECTIVE ~ of 2 April 1982 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 76/115/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to anchorages for motor-vehicle safety belts (82/318/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regérd to the Treaty establishing the Euro- pean Economic Community, Having regard to 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 (), as last amended by Directive 80/1267/EEC (?), and in particular Article 11 thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 76/115/EEC of 18 December 1975 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to anchorages for motor-vehicle safety belts (3), as last amended by Directive 81/575/EEC (*), and in particular Atrticle 6 thereof, Whereas, in the interests of road safety, the Council, by Directive 81/575/EEC, extended the scope of Directive 76/115/EEC, which until then had been limited to vehicles of Category M, as defined in Annex 1 to Directive 70/156/EEC, to cover all classes of motor vehicle; whereas this extension of scope had been made possible by the technical pro- gress which had been achieved in the meantime; whereas implementation of this measure will, how- ever, necessitate the alignment of the requirements and tests specified in the Directive with the enlarged scope; whereas experience gained in applying the Directive has revealed a need for certain provi- sions to be brought more into line with actual test conditions; Whereas the provisions of this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on the Adaptation to Technical Progress of the Direc- tives on the removal of technical barriers to trade in motor vehicles, () OJNoL42,23.2.1970,p. 1. . () OJ No L 375, 31. 12. 1980, p. 34. () OJ No L 24, 30. 1. 1976, p. 6. *) oJ No L 209, 29. 7. 1981, p. 30. HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: Article 1 Annexes 1, II and III to Directive 76/115/EEC are hereby amended in accordance with the Annex to this Directive. Article 2 1. With effect from 1 October 1982, no Member State may, for motor vehicles of Category M,, on grounds relating to safety-belt anchorages: — refuse to grant EEC type-approval, to issue the certificate referred to in the last indent of Article 10 (1) of Directive 70/156/EEC or to grant national type-approval in respect of a type of motor vehicle, or — prohibit the entry into service of vehicles, if the safety-belt anchorages in this type of vehicle or in these vehicles comply with the requirements of Directive 76/115/EEC, as amended by this Direc- tive. ' 2. With effect from 1 October 1983, in respect of motor vehicles of Category M, Member States: — shall no longer issue the certificate referred to in the last indent of Article 10 (1) of Directive 70/ 156/EEC in respect of a type of motor vehicle in which the safety-belt anchorages do not com- ply with the requirements of Directive 76/115/ EEC, as amended by this Directive, — may refuse to grant national type-approval in respect of motor-vehicle types in which the safety-belt anchorages do not comply with the requirecments of Directive 76/115/EEC, as amended by this Directive. N In the case of certain convertible cars or cars with a removable roof, approved in accordance with