Council Directive 86/364/EEC of 24 July 1986 relating to proof of compliance of vehicles with Directive 85/3/EEC on the weights, dimensions and certain other technical characteristics of certain road vehicles

• Published date: 07 August 1986
• Subject Matter: Approximation of laws,Technical barriers,Transport
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Communities, L 221, 7 August 1986

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Council Directive 86/364/EEC of 24 July 1986 relating to proof of compliance of vehicles with Directive 85/3/EEC on the weights, dimensions and certain other technical characteristics of certain road vehicles

Official Journal L 221 , 07/08/1986 P. 0048 - 0050
Finnish special edition: Chapter 7 Volume 3 P. 0142
Swedish special edition: Chapter 7 Volume 3 P. 0142

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COUNCIL DIRECTIVE

of 24 July 1986

relating to proof of compliance of vehicles with Directive 85/3/EEC on the weights, dimensions and certain other technical characteristics of certain road vehicles

(86/364/EEC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 85/3/EEC of 19 December 1984 on the weights, dimensions and certain other technical characteristics of certain road vehicles (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas Article 5 of Directive 85/3/EEC provides for the adoption, of detailed provisions on proof of compliance of vehicles with the provisions of that Directive;

Whereas Council Directive 76/114/EEC of 18 December 1975 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to statutory plates and inscriptions for motor vehicles and their trailers, and their location and method of attachment (2), as amended by Commission Directive 78/507/EEC (3), already provides for such proof of compliance in the form of the manufacturer's plate; whereas that plate must be supplemented by a plate bearing vehicle dimensions also established and attached in accordance with Directive 76/114/EEC;

Whereas the form and content of these two plates as well as the provisions of their mutual recognition by Member States as prescribed in those two Directives and in this Directive offer sufficient information and guarantees to the competent authorities for the control of the requirements of Directive 85/3/EEC as regards vehicles at the time of manufacture;

Whereas provision should be made that proof of compliance may also be furnished either by a single plate established and attached in accordance with Directive 76/114/EEC and containing the information on the two abovementioned plates, or by a single document issued by the competent authority of the Member State where the vehicle is registered or put into circulation bearing the...