Division 3.6 Directive 2002/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 March 2002 relating to the type-approval of two or three-wheel motor vehicles

As regards Directive 2002/24/EC, the Commission should be empowered to adapt to technical progress its Annexes or the provisions of the separate directives referred to in its Annex I. Since those measures are of general scope and are designed to amend non-essential elements of Directive 2002/24/EC or of the separate directives, they must be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny provided for in Article 5a of Decision 1999/468/EC.

Accordingly, Directive 2002/24/EC is hereby amended as follows:

1. 1..

   Article 17 shall be replaced by the following:

   ‘Article 17

   The Commission may adapt to technical progress the Annexes to this Directive or the provisions of the separate directives referred to in Annex I to this Directive. Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive or of the separate directives, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 18(2).’;

2. 2..

   Article 18 shall be amended as follows:

   1. (a)

      paragraph 2 shall be replaced by the following:

      ‘2.

      Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 5a(1) to (4) and Article 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.’;

   2. (b)

      paragraph 3 shall be deleted.