{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-143/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2012/143",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 14 February 2012 on the position of the European Union in relation to the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe on pedestrian safety and to the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe on Light Emitting Diode (LED) light sources (2012/143/EU)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-143",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 14 February 2012\non the position of the European Union in relation to the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe on pedestrian safety and to the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe on Light Emitting Diode (LED) light sources\n(2012/143/EU)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving regard to Council Decision 97/836/EC of 27 November 1997 with a view to accession by the European Community to the Agreement of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe concerning the adoption of uniform technical prescriptions for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be fitted to and/or be used on wheeled vehicles and the conditions for reciprocal recognition of approvals granted on the basis of these prescriptions (‘Revised 1958 Agreement’), and in particular the second indent of Article 4(2) thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the European Commission,\nHaving regard to the assent of the European Parliament,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nThe standardised requirements of the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) on uniform provisions concerning the approval of motor vehicles with regard to their pedestrian safety performance and the draft UNECE Regulation on uniform provisions concerning the approval of Light Emitting Diode (LED) light sources for use in approved signalling lamp units on power-driven vehicles and their trailers are intended to remove technical barriers to the trade in motor vehicles between the Contracting Parties to the Revised 1958 Agreement and to ensure that such vehicles offer a high level of safety and protection.\n(2)\nIt is appropriate to define the position of the European Union with regard to those draft Regulations and consequently to provide for the Union, represented by the Commission, to vote in favour of them.\n(3)\nThe draft Regulations on pedestrian safety and on Light Emitting Diode (LED) light sources should be incorporated into the EU type-approval system for motor vehicles,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 346, 17.12.1997, p. 78."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Consent of 19 January 2012 (not yet published in the Official Journal)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "UNECE Document ECE TRANS/WP.29/2010/127."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "UNECE Document ECE TRANS/WP.29/2010/44."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}