19. 12. 97 Official Journal of the European Communities L 349/75 COMMISSION DECISION of 3 December 1997 concerning a request for exemption submitted by Germany pursuant to Article 8 (2) (c) of Council Directive 70/156/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers (Only the German text is authentic) (97/848/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 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 European Parliament and Council Directive 97/27/EC (3, and in particular Article 8 (2) (c) thereof, Whereas the request submitted by Germany on 10 June 1997, which was received by the Commission on 23 June 1997, contained the information required by Article 8 (2) {c); whereas the request concerns the production of glazing from a hard material (polycarbonate) and installa- tion of the same in a type of vehicle; Whereas the reasons set out in the request — according to which such glazing, and installation of the same, do not meet the requirements of the relevant Directive, namely Council Directive 92/22/EEC of 31 March 1992 on safety glazing and glazing materials on motor vehicles and their trailers (*) — are well-founded; Whereas the Community Directive concerned will be amended in order to permit the production and installa- tion of such glazing; Whereas the measure provided for in this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Adap- () OJ L 42, 23. 2. 1970, p. 1. () O L 233, 25. 8. 1997, p. 1. () O] L 129, 14. 5. 1992, p. 11. tation to Technical Progress set up by Directive 70/156/EEC, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 The request submitted by Germany for an exemption concerning the production of glazing from a hard ma- terial (polycarbonate) and installation of the same in the rear lateral part of a type of motor vehicle is hereby approved. Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany. Done at Brussels, 3 December 1997. For the Commission Martin BANGEMANN Member of the Commission