Division 9.11 Directive 2003/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 2003 on the initial qualification and periodic training of drivers of certain road vehicles for the carriage of goods or passengers

As regards Directive 2003/59/EC, the Commission should be empowered to adapt the Annexes thereto to scientific and technical progress. Since those measures are of general scope and are designed to amend non-essential elements of Directive 2003/59/EC, they must be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny provided for in Article 5a of Decision 1999/468/EC.

Accordingly, Directive 2003/59/EC is hereby amended as follows:

1. 1..

   Article 11 shall be replaced by the following:

   ‘Adaptation to scientific and technical progress

   Article 11

   Adaptations of Annexes I and II to scientific and technical progress, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 12(2).’;

2. 2..

   Article 12 shall be replaced by the following:

   ‘Committee procedure

   Article 12

   1.

   The Commission shall be assisted by a committee.

   2.

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