Hence the need for flexibility ,so that new research results can be taken into account .This is what the rapporteur and and the shadow rapporteurs have tried to achieve in their negotiations and which is reflected in the compromise -amendments adopted: to start with we will have slightly more realistic test requirements compared to those orginally proposed and we ask the Commission to determine in more detail the test requirements, a second task for the Commission is to review after some years (am 13) the technical provisions of this Directive and to consider the possible necessity of the inclusion of other tests , taking into account the results of research and development due to become available in the coming years.
Hence the need for flexibility ,so that new research results can be taken into account .This is what the rapporteur and and the shadow rapporteurs have tried to achieve in their negotiations and which is reflected in the compromise -amendments adopted: to start with we will have slightly more realistic test requirements compared to those orginally proposed and we ask the Commission to determine in more detail the test requirements, a second task for the Commission is to review after some years (am 13) the technical provisions of this Directive and to consider the possible necessity of the inclusion of other tests , taking into account the results of research and development due to become available in the coming years.