Considerations on COM(2013)302 - EU position within UNECE regarding the adaptation to many technical regulations and a proposal for a Global Technical Regulation on hydrogen and fuel cell vehicles - Main contents
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dossier | COM(2013)302 - EU position within UNECE regarding the adaptation to many technical regulations and a proposal for a Global Technical ... |
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document | COM(2013)302 |
date | May 27, 2013 |
(2) By Decision 2000/125/EC[4] of 31 January 2000 the Union acceded to the Agreement concerning the establishing of global technical regulations for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be fitted and/or be used on wheeled vehicles (Parallel Agreement).
(3) Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 September 2007 establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles[5] (Framework Directive) replaced the Member States’ approval systems with a Union approval procedure, establishing a harmonised framework containing the administrative provisions and general technical requirements for all new vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units. That Directive incorporated UNECE Regulations in the EU vehicle type-approval system, either as requirements for type-approval or as alternatives to Union legislation. Since the adoption of Directive 2007/46/EC, UNECE Regulations have increasingly replaced Union legislation in the framework of EU vehicle type-approval.
(4) In the light of experience and technical developments, the requirements relating to certain elements or features covered by UNECE Regulations Nos 13, 13H, 16, 29, 44, 53, 79, 94, 95, 96, 117 and 130 and by UNECE Global Technical Regulations Nos 2 and 12 need to be adapted. The proposal for a Global Technical Regulation on hydrogen and fuel cell vehicles should be adopted.
(5) It is appropriate to establish the position to be adopted on behalf of the Union in the Administrative Committee of the Revised 1958 Agreement and in the Executive Committee of the Parallel Agreement concerning the amendments to be made to those UNECE acts.