Legal provisions of COM(2018)289 - Amendment of and correcting Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 on the approval and market surveillance of agricultural and forestry vehicles

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dossier COM(2018)289 - Amendment of and correcting Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 on the approval and market surveillance of agricultural and forestry ...
document COM(2018)289 EN
date March 19, 2019

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Article 1 - Amendments to Regulation (EU) No 167/2013

Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 is amended as follows:

(1)in Article 2, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

‘2.   This Regulation shall not apply to interchangeable equipment that is fully raised from the ground or that cannot articulate around a vertical axis when the vehicle to which it is attached is in use on a road.’;

(2)in Article 4, points (2) and (3) are replaced by the following:

‘(2)“category T1” comprises wheeled tractors, with the closest axle to the driver having a minimum track width of not less than 1 150 mm, with an unladen mass, in running order, of more than 600 kg, and with a ground clearance of not more than 1 000 mm; for tractors with a reversible driving position (reversible seat and steering wheel), the closest axle to the driver is the one fitted with the largest diameter tyres;

(3)“category T2” comprises wheeled tractors with a minimum track width of less than 1 150 mm, with an unladen mass, in running order, of more than 600 kg, with a ground clearance of not more than 600 mm; if the height of the centre of gravity of the tractor (determined in accordance with ISO standard 789-6:1982 and measured in relation to the ground) divided by the average minimum track for each axle exceeds 0,90, the maximum design speed shall be restricted to 30 km/h;’;

(3)in Article 12, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:

‘3.   Importers shall, for a period of 10 years after the placing on the market of the vehicle and for a period of five years after the placing on the market for a system, component or separate technical unit, keep a copy of the EU type-approval certificate at the disposal of the approval and market surveillance authorities and shall ensure that the information package as referred to in Article 24(10) can be made available to those authorities, upon request.’;

(4)in Article 25(1), point (b) is replaced by the following:

‘(b)the test results sheet;’;

(5)in Article 39(1), the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:

‘The first subparagraph shall apply only to vehicles within the territory of the Union which were covered by a valid EU type-approval at the time of their production, but which had neither been registered nor entered into service before that EU type-approval lost its validity.’;

(6)in Article 71, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

‘2.   The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 17(5), Article 18(4), Article 19(6), Article 20(8), Article 27(6), Article 28(6), Article 45(4), Article 49(3), Article 53(12), Article 61 and Article 70 shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from 22 March 2013. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than 22 June 2022 and nine months before the end of each subsequent five-year period.’;

(7)in Article 76, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

‘1.   Without prejudice to Article 73(2) of this Regulation, Directives 76/432/EEC, 76/763/EEC, 77/537/EEC, 78/764/EEC, 80/720/EEC, 86/297/EEC, 86/298/EEC, 86/415/EEC, 87/402/EEC, 2000/25/EC, 2003/37/EC, 2008/2/EC, 2009/57/EC, 2009/58/EC, 2009/59/EC, 2009/60/EC, 2009/61/EC, 2009/63/EC, 2009/64/EC, 2009/66/EC, 2009/68/EC, 2009/75/EC, 2009/76/EC and 2009/144/EC are repealed with effect from 1 January 2016.’.

Article 2 - Entry into force

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

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.