Annex to the Proposal for a Regulation Of The European Parliament And Of The Council on periodic road worthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers and repealing Directive 2009/40/EC

The objective of the proposal is to lay down updated harmonised rules on the road worthiness testing of motor vehicles and their trailers with a view to enhance road safety and environmental protection.

The proposal aims at contributing to reach the target of a reduction of road fatalities by half until 2020 as laid down in the Policy Orientations on Road Safety 2011-2020. It will also contribute to the reduction of emissions in road transport linked to poor maintenance of vehicles.

• Primary Source

EUR-Lex: COM(2012)380: Follow the progress of this document through the decision-making procedure http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=COM:2012:380:FIN

European Commission: SWD(2012)206: Impact assessment http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=SWD:2012:0206:FIN:EN:PDF

European Commission: SWD(2012)207: Summary of the impact assessment http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=SWD:2012:0207:FIN:EN:PDF

ESO: Background information: Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 1999/37/EC on the registration documents for vehicles http://www.europeansources.info/record/proposal-for-a-directive-of-the-european-parliament-and-of-the-council-amending-council-directive-1999-37-ec-on-the-registration-documents-for-vehicles/

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