Legal provisions of COM(2006)922 - Amendment of Directive 2000/53/CE on end-of life vehicles, as regards the implementing powers conferred to the Commission

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dossier COM(2006)922 - Amendment of Directive 2000/53/CE on end-of life vehicles, as regards the implementing powers conferred to the Commission.
document COM(2006)922 EN
date March 11, 2008

Contents

Article 1 - Amendments

Directive 2000/53/EC is hereby amended as follows:

1.Article 4(2)(b) shall be amended as follows:

(a)the introductory wording shall be replaced by the following:

‘Annex II shall be amended on a regular basis, according to technical and scientific progress, in order to:’;

(b)the following subparagraph shall be added:

‘The measures referred to in points (i) to (iv), designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 11(3).’;

2.Article 5(5) shall be replaced by the following:

‘5.   Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that their competent authorities mutually recognise and accept the certificates of destruction issued in other Member States in accordance with paragraph 3.

To this end, minimum requirements for the certificate of destruction shall be established. That measure, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 11(3).’;

3.the following paragraph shall be added to Article 6:

‘6.   Annex I shall be amended according to technical and scientific progress. That measure, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 11(3).’;

4.the third subparagraph of Article 7(2) shall be replaced by the following:

‘Detailed rules necessary to control compliance of Member States with the targets set out in the first subparagraph shall be established. When proposing such rules, the Commission shall take into account all relevant factors, inter alia, the availability of data and the issue of exports and imports of end-of-life vehicles. Those detailed rules, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 11(3).’;

5.Article 8(2) shall be replaced by the following:

‘2.   The standards referred to in paragraph 1 shall be established. When proposing such standards, the Commission shall take account of the work going on in this area in the relevant international forums and contribute to this work as appropriate. That measure, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 11(3).’;

6.the following subparagraph shall be added to Article 9(1):

‘The formats relating to the database system shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 11(2).’;

7.Article 11 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 11

Committee procedure

1. The Commission shall be assisted by the committee established by Article 18 of Directive 75/442/EEC.

2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 5 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.

The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months.

3. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5a(1) to (4) and Article 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.’

Article 2 - Entry into force

This Directive shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 3 - Addressees

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.