52006AP0561

20061223

P6_TA(2006)0561

Type approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions and access to vehicle repair information ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on type approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions and on access to vehicle repair information, amending Directive 72/306/EEC and Directive …/…/EC (COM(2005)0683 — C6-0007/2006 — 2005/0282(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

- having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2005)0683) [1],

- having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0007/2006),

- having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs on the proposed legal basis,

- having regard to Rules 51 and 35 of its Rules of Procedure,

- having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and the opinions of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, the Committee on Transport and Tourism and the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (A6-0301/2006);

1. Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

2. Calls on the Commission to introduce proposals in a revised framework Directive on type approval to guarantee access to detailed vehicle repair information in order to stimulate competition within the vehicle repair industry. Further, calls on the Commission to bring forward any necessary proposals to avoid duplication or double regulation between this Regulation, Commission Regulation (EC) No 1400/2002 of 31 July 2002 on the application of Article 81(3) of the Treaty to categories of vertical agreements and concerted practices in the motor vehicle sector [2] and the draft Directive on the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers.

3. Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend the proposal substantially or replace it with another text;

4. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.

[1] Not yet published in OJ.

[2] OJ L 203, 1.8.2002, p. 30.

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