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Official Journal of the European Union
10.8.2012
COUNCIL DECISION
of 24 July 2012
on the position to be taken by the European Union within the Administrative Committee of the
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe regarding the draft Regulation on Lane Departure
Warning Systems and the draft Regulation on Advanced Emergency Braking Systems
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2012/469/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
(4)
It is appropriate to establish the position to be adopted
on the Union’s behalf in the Administrative Committee
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
of the Revised 1958 Agreement concerning the adoption
Union, and in particular Article 114, in conjunction with
of the UNECE draft Regulations,
Article 218(9) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Whereas:
Article 1
(1) In
accordance
with
Council
Decision
97/836/EC
(
The position to be taken by the European Union within the

1 ) the
Community acceded to the Agreement of the United
Administrative Committee of the Revised 1958 Agreement shall
Nations Economic Commission for Europe (‘UNECE’)
be to vote in favour of the draft UNECE Regulation on uniform
concerning the adoption of uniform technical
provisions concerning the approval of motor vehicles with
prescriptions for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts
regard to the Lane Departure Warning System, as contained
which can be fitted to and/or be used on wheeled
in documents ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2011/78, ECE/TRANS/
vehicles and the conditions for reciprocal recognition
WP.29/2011/89 and ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2011/91.
of approvals granted on the basis of these prescriptions
(‘Revised 1958 Agreement’).
Article 2
(2) The
harmonised
requirements
of
the
draft UNECE Regu
The position to be taken by the European Union within the
lation on uniform provisions concerning the approval of
Administrative Committee of the Revised 1958 Agreement shall
motor vehicles with regard to the Lane Departure
be to vote in favour of the draft UNECE Regulation on Advanced
Warning System ( 2 ) and the draft UNECE Regulation on
Emergency Braking Systems, as contained in documents ECE/
Advanced Emergency Braking Systems ( 3 ) (‘UNECE draft
TRANS/WP.29/2011/92 and ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2011/93
Regulations’) are intended to remove technical barriers
together with their amendments.
to the trade in motor vehicles between the Contracting
Parties to the Revised 1958 Agreement and to ensure
that such vehicles offer a high level of safety and
Article 3
protection.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
(3) Regulation
(EC)
No
661/2009
of
the
European
Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009
concerning type-approval requirements for the general
Done at Brussels, 24 July 2012.
safety of motor vehicles, their trailers and systems,
components and separate technical units intended there
for ( 4 ), mandates the installation of lane departure
For the Council
warning systems and advanced emergency braking
systems on certain motor vehicles of categories M
The President
2 , N 2 ,
M 3 and N 3 .
A. D. MAVROYIANNIS
( 1 ) OJ L 346, 17.12.1997, p. 78.
( 2 ) UNECE Documents ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2011/78, ECE/TRANS/
WP.29/2011/89 and ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2011/91.
( 3 ) UNECE Documents ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2011/92, ECE/TRANS/
WP.29/2011/92/Amend.1, ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2011/93 and ECE
TRANS/WP.29/2011/93/Amend.1.
( 4 ) OJ L 200, 31.7.2009, p. 1.

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