No L 262/122 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 front fog lamps for motor vehicles and filament lamps for such lamps (76/762/EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro- pean Economic Community, and in particular Ar- ticle 100 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Com- mission, 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 front fog 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 (4), 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 fog lamps makes it possible for each Member State to check compliance with the common construc- tion and testing requirements and to inform the other (*) OJ No C 55, 13. 5. 1974, p. 14. (%) OJ No C 109, 19. 9. 1974, p. 24. (3 OJ No L 42, 23. 2. 1970, p. 1. () See page 1 of this Official Journal. Member States of its findings by sending a copy of the component type-approval certificate completed for each type of front fog lamp; whereas the placing of an EEC component type-approval mark on all front fog lamps manufactured in conformity with the approved type obviates any need for technical checks on these front fog lamps in the other Member States: Whereas it is desirable to take into account the technical requirements adopted by the UN Econo- mic Commission for Europe in its Regulation No 19 (‘Uniform provisions concerning the approval of motor vehicle fog lights’) (5), which is annexed to the Agreement of 20 March 1958 concerning the adop-. tion of uniform conditions for approval and recipro- cal recognition of approval for motor vehicle equip- ment 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. Each Member State shall grant EEC component type-approval for any type of front fog lamp which satisfies the construction and testing requirements laid down in Annexes 0, IL, III, IV and V. 2. The Member State which granted EEC compo- nent type-approval shall take the measures required in order to verify that production models conform to the approved type, in so far as this is necessary and ~ if need be in cooperation with the competent author- ities in the other Member States. Such verification shall be limited to spot checks. (%) Economic Commission for Europe, Document E/ECE/324 rev. 1, Addendum 18, rev. 1 of 22 E/ECE/TRANS/505 | August 1974.