Commission Directive 2001/11/EC of 14 February 2001 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 96/96/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers — functional testing of commercial vehicles' speed limitation device (Text with EEA relevance)

• Published date: 17 February 2001
• Subject Matter: Transport,Approximation of laws
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Communities, L 48, 17 February 2001

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Commission Directive 2001/11/EC of 14 February 2001 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 96/96/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers — functional testing of commercial vehicles' speed limitation device (Text with EEA relevance)

Official Journal L 048 , 17/02/2001 P. 0020 - 0021

Commission Directive 2001/11/EC

of 14 February 2001

adapting to technical progress Council Directive 96/96/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers - functional testing of commercial vehicles' speed limitation device

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 96/96/EC of 20 December 1996 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers(1), as amended by Commission Directive 1999/52/EC(2), and in particular Article 8 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The fitting of road speed limiter (RSL) systems to certain vehicles in categories M3 and N3 was mandated through Council Directive 92/6/EEC of 10 February 1992 on the installation and use of speed limitation devices for certain categories of motor vehicles in the Community(3) for safety, environmental and competitive equalisation reasons. The installation to the vehicles within the scope of the Directive was implemented by 1 January 1996.

(2) Directive 96/96/EC does not include a requirement to carry out functional checking of RSL systems, i.e. the ability for the device to effectively control the vehicle's maximum speed.

(3) This amending Directive requires the authorities to carry out a test that will ensure that the RSL functions correctly.

(4) Today simple, common diagnostic systems are available that can be used by testing organisations to test the vast majority of the speed limiters equipped. For those vehicles that are not accessible by such readily available diagnostic tools, the authorities will need to either make use of available equipment from the original vehicle manufacturer or provide for the acceptance of appropriate test certification from the vehicle manufacturer or their franchise organisation.

(5) In the future, periodic verification of the...