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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2342/97 by Stephen HUGHES to the Commission. Variations in rules for car drivers
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2342/97 by Stephen HUGHES to the Commission. Variations in rules for car drivers
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2342/97 by Stephen HUGHES to the Commission. Variations in rules for car drivers
OV C 82, 17.3.1998, p. 60
(ES, DA, DE, EL, EN, FR, IT, NL, PT, FI, SV)
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2342/97 by Stephen HUGHES to the Commission. Variations in rules for car drivers
Official Journal C 082 , 17/03/1998 P. 0060
WRITTEN QUESTION E-2342/97 by Stephen Hughes (PSE) to the Commission (10 July 1997) Subject: Variations in rules for car drivers Could the Commission list which Member States: 1. Require a warning triangle to be carried in a car; 2. Require a fire extinguisher to be carried in a car; 3. Allow a sealed gallon of petrol to be carried in the boot of a car? Answer given by Mr Kinnock on behalf of the Commission (18 September 1997) 1. A warning triangle for cars is required in Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Finland and Sweden. In Denmark and the Netherlands there is no obligation to carry this device in the car but use is compulsory in case of breakdown of the vehicle. 2. A fire extinguisher in cars is required in Belgium, Greece and Portugal. 3. As far as the Commission is informed, there are no Member States forbidding a sealed gallon of petrol to be carried in the boot of a car. The laws on these and many other matters governing the safety of vehicles are currently of course entirely within the legal competence of Member States and not of the Community.