European Parliament legislative resolution on the common position of the Council with a view to adopting a European Parliament and Council directive amending Council Directive 70/0221/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to liquid fuel tanks and rear underrun protection of motor vehicles and their trailers (8697/1/1999 - C5-0031/1999 - 1998/0071 (COD))
5. 6. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 154/53 COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL Wednesday 27 October 1999 AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT (Amendment 5) Article 6(4), 2nd subparagraph (new) The certification-service-provider shall not be liable for damage arising from the use of a qualified certificate which exceeds the limit on the value of transactions placed on it. 11. Motor vehicles and trailers ***II A5-0033/1999 European Parliament legislative resolution on the common position of the Council with a view to adopting a European Parliament and Council directive amending Council Directive 70/0221/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to liquid fuel tanks and rear underrun protection of motor vehicles and their trailers (8697/1/1999 / C5-0031/1999 / 1998/ 0071 (COD)) (Codecision procedure: second reading) The European Parliament, having regard to the Council common position (8697/1/1999 C5-0031/1999) (1), having regard to its position at first reading (2) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(1998) 97) (3), having regard to the Commission’s amended proposal (COM(1999) 217), having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty, having regard to Rule 80 of its Rules of Procedure, having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (A5-0033/1999), 1. 2. Amends the common position as follows; Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission. COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT (Amendment 1) Recital 2a (new) (2a) Whereas the accidental spillage of fuel (especially diesel) onto the road is a significant hazard for riders of two-wheeled motor vehicles and pedal cycles; (1) OJ C 249, 1. 9. 1999, p. 25. (2) OJ C 150, 28. 5. 1999, p. 168. (3) OJ C 164, 29. 5. 1998, p. 16. C 154/54 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 5. 6. 2000 Wednesday 27 October 1999 COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT (Amendment 2) ANNEX Annex I, Section 5. 9. 1. 1 (Directive 70/0221/EEC) The requirements of Section 5. 9. 1 will be deemed to be satis- fied if the vehicle meets the requirements of Section 5. 1. 3 of Annex I to Directive 98/0069/EC (1). (1) OJ L 350, 28. 12. 1998, p. 1. The requirements of Section 5. 9. 1 will be deemed to be satis- fied if the vehicle meets the requirements of Section 5. 1. 3 of Annex I to Directive 70/0220/EEC (1) subject to the proviso that the examples listed in the third indent of that section do not apply to vehicles in categories other than M1 or N1. (1) OJ L 76, 6. 4. 1970, p. 1. 12. Two- or three-wheel motor vehicles ***II A5-0029/1999 European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position adopted by the Coun- cil with a view to the adoption of a European Parliament and Council Directive on speedometers for two- or three-wheel motor vehicles and amending Council Directive 92/0061/EEC on the type- two- or three-wheel motor vehicles (6884/1/1999 / C5-0029/1999 / 1998/ approval of 0163(COD)) (Codecision procedure: second reading) The European Parliament, having regard to the common position of the Council (6884/1/1999 C5-0029/1999) (1), having regard to its position at first reading (2) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(1998) 285) (3), having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty, having regard to Rule 80 of its Rules of Procedure, having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (A5-0029/1999), 1. 2. Amends the common position as follows; Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission. COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT (Amendment 1) Recital −1 (new) (−1) Whereas road safety is a fundamental Community objective which requires speed to be monitored and checked by means of a speedometer, with a view to rais- ing awareness, particularly among young people, of the need for proper road use; (1) OJ C 232, 13. 8. 1999, p. 1. (2) OJ C 104, 14. 4. 1999, p. 19. (3) OJ C 212, 8. 7. 1998, p. 7