Directive 2003/37 - Type-approval of agricultural or forestry tractors, their trailers and interchangeable towed machinery, together with their systems, components and separate technical units - Main contents
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Directive 2003/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on type-approval of agricultural or forestry tractors, their trailers and interchangeable towed machinery, together with their systems, components and separate technical units and repealing Directive 74/150/EEC (Text with EEA relevance.)Legal instrument | Directive |
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Number legal act | Directive 2003/37 |
Original proposal | COM(2002)6 ![]() |
CELEX number i | 32003L0037 |
Document | 26-05-2003 |
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Publication in Official Journal | 09-07-2003; OJ L 171, 9.7.2003,Special edition in Romanian: Chapter 13 Volume 040,Special edition in Czech: Chapter 13 Volume 031,Special edition in Hungarian: Chapter 13 Volume 031,Special edition in Bulgarian: Chapter 13 Volume 040,Special edition in Slovak: Chapter 13 Volume 031,Special edition in Maltese: Chapter 13 Volume 031,Special edition in Latvian: Chapter 13 Volume 031,Special edition in Polish: Chapter 13 Volume 031,Special edition in Croatian: Chapter 13 Volume 006,Special edition in Estonian: Chapter 13 Volume 031,Special edition in Slovenian: Chapter 13 Volume 031,Special edition in Lithuanian: Chapter 13 Volume 031 |
Effect | 09-07-2003; Entry into force Date pub. See Art 25 |
End of validity | 31-12-2015; Repealed by 32013R0167 |
Transposition | 31-12-2004; At the latest See Art 22.1 |
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Directive 2003/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on type-approval of agricultural or forestry tractors, their trailers and interchangeable towed machinery, together with their systems, components and separate technical units and repealing Directive 74/150/EEC (Text with EEA relevance.)
Official Journal L 171 , 09/07/2003 P. 0001 - 0080
Directive 2003/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 26 May 2003
on type-approval of agricultural or forestry tractors, their trailers and interchangeable towed machinery, together with their systems, components and separate technical units and repealing Directive 74/150/EEC
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 95 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee(2),
Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty(3),
Whereas:
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(1)In connection with the harmonisation of approval procedures, it has become essential to bring the provisions of Council Directive 74/150/EEC of 4 March 1974 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors(4) into line with those of Council Directive 70/156/EEC of 6 February 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers(5) and those of Council Directive 92/61/EEC of 30 June 1992 relating to the type-approval of two- or three-wheel motor vehicles(6).
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(2)Directive 74/150/EEC currently limits the scope of the Community type-approval procedure to wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors. It is therefore also essential to extend its scope to other categories of agricultural or forestry vehicles. This Directive is therefore a first step towards the regulation of other agricultural motorised vehicles.
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(3)Account should also be taken of the fact that an exemption procedure should be introduced for certain vehicles built in limited numbers, end-of-series vehicles, or those which take advantage of technical progress not covered by a separate directive.
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(4)This Directive being based on the principle of total harmonisation, the period before EC type-approval becomes compulsory should be long enough to allow the manufacturers of those vehicles to adjust to the new harmonised procedures.
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(5)As a result of Council Decision 97/836/EC of 27 November 1997 with a view to accession by the European Community to the Agreement of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe concerning the adoption of uniform technical prescriptions for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be fitted to and/or be used on wheeled vehicles and the conditions for reciprocal recognition of approvals granted on the basis of these prescriptions (Revised 1958 Agreement)(7), the various international regulations to which the Community has acceded must be complied with. Also, certain tests should be harmonised with those defined by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) codes.
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(6)The measures necessary for the implementation of this Directive should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission(8).
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(7)This Directive respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised in particular by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union as general principles of Community law.
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(8)Directive 74/150/EEC has been variously and substantially amended, and should therefore be recast in the...
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