direct ec european parliament council februari amend council direct eec relat speed limit devic similar speed limit board system categori motor vehicl european parliament council european union regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion european econom social committe act accord procedur laid articl treati measur adopt purpos ensur smooth function intern market council direct eec separ direct commun approv procedur introduc council direct eec februari approxim law member state relat type approv motor vehicl trailer provis definit laid direct eec vehicl vehicl system compon separ technic unit appli direct speed limit devic vehicl carriag passeng carriag good maximum mass exceed tonn shown posit influenc road safeti reduc sever injuri case accid reduc air pollut fuel consumpt council direct eec februari instal speed limit devic categori motor vehicl commun extend lighter motor vehicl categori amend scope direct eec relat construct requir speed limit cover categori motor vehicl direct eec amend adopt direct articl direct eec amend articl replac quot articl purpos direct vehicl motor vehicl categori defin annex ii direct eec intend road wheel maximum design speed exceed km speed limit devic speed limit applianc intend vehicl scope direct type approv separ technic unit mean direct eec grant built maximum vehicl speed limit system incorpor design vehicl outset meet requir speed limit devic quot sentenc subparagraph item annex replac quot purpos direct limit maximum road speed good vehicl categori passeng carri vehicl categori quot articl effect novemb member state ground relat speed limit devic similar system refus grant ec type approv nation type approv vehicl speed limit devic speed limit board system prohibit registr sale entri servic vehicl refus sale entri servic speed limit devic speed limit board system vehicl speed limit devic speed limit board system compli provis direct eec effect januari member state ground relat speed limit devic speed limit board system prohibit sale registr entri servic vehicl speed limit devic speed limit board system compli provis direct eec articl member state adopt publish novemb law regul administr provis compli direct forthwith inform commiss thereof appli measur novemb member state adopt measur refer direct accompani refer occas offici public method make refer laid member state member state commun commiss text main provis nation law adopt field cover direct articl direct enter forc dai public offici journal european union articl direct address member state strasbourg februari european parliament presid cox council presid mcdowel opinion european parliament octob publish offici journal council decis januari oj oj direct amend regul ec oj oj direct amend direct ec european parliament council oj