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An extract from CV News brief that may be of interest....
CV News Brief
Week 30, Monday 21 July 2003
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Commission agrees vehicle type approval directive
The EC has agreed ideas for new technical laws for the auto industry.Â
 Van, truck, trailer and CV bodybuilders will all be affected, as
will bus, minibus, coach, and welfare bus makers.  The shake up
for the UK bodybuilding business will be the biggest for decades, say the
SMMT.   The ideas cover most existing laws in a new form and
make way for new rules to extend type approval law to all commercial
vehicles.  Anti-lock brakes, new and more efficient rear-view
systems, including CCTV, sideguards to stop cyclists or pedestrians being
dragged vehicles and spray-suppression devices will also be needed from
January 2006.  The type approval laws will be phased by 2010
depending on the type of vehicle.
You can find the draft directive at
www.europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/automotive/pagesbackground/com_2003_418_final.pdf
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