WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.98.479
29 September 1998
(98-3756)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:  European Commission
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:  EC WTO-TBT Enquiry point
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Speedometers for two or
three wheel motor vehicles
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposal for a European
Parliament and Council Directive on Speedometers for Two or Three Wheel Motor
Vehicles and Amending Council Directive 92/61/EEC;  (11 pages, in English)
6. Description of content:  Mandatory installa tion of speedometer on all two or three wheel
motor vehicles.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:
Road safety
8. Relevant documents:  COM(1998) 285 final – 98/0163 (COD) of 20.05.1998.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  June 1999
Proposed date of entry into force:  1.1.2001 (optional) – 1.7.2001 (mandatory).
10. Final date for comments:  60 days after publication
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:  EC WTO- TBT Enquiry point, DG III-A-I