Introductory text

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Directive 97/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 1997 on certain components and characteristics of two- or three-wheel motor vehicles^f1, and in particular Article 7 thereof,

Having regard to Directive 2002/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 March 2002 relating to the type-approval of two- and three-wheel motor vehicles and repealing Council Directive 92/61/EEC^f2, and in particular Article 17 thereof,

Whereas:

Commission Directive 2005/30/EC contains some errors which must be corrected.

It is necessary to clarify with the retroactive effect that Article 3(1) of Directive 2005/30/EC concerns new replacement catalytic converters, which comply with Directive 97/24/EC as amended by Directive 2005/30/EC.

Editorial corrections should also be made in Annex I to Directive 2005/30/EC.

Furthermore, it is necessary to make clear, by way of a new provision, that the sale or installation on a vehicle of replacement catalytic converters which are not of a type in respect of which a type-approval has been granted in compliance with Directive 97/24/EC, as amended by 2005/30/EC, is forbidden after a certain transitional period.

Directive 2005/30/EC should therefore be corrected and amended accordingly.

The measures provided for this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Adaptation to Technical Progress,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: