Regulation MAG Ireland

Type Approval – Final text voted through The EU Parliament has voted through the final draft of the Type Approval text. 643 MEPs in favour 16 MEPs against 18 MEPs abstention Final text: Click Here The new regulation will replace fifteen existing EU Directives with a single framework. The much feared anti-tamper provisions which sparked […]

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Industry Welcomes Regulation

Motorcycle Industry welcomes vote of the European Parliament on the Type Approval Regulation ACEM calls on Commission for a swift publication of the delegated acts to ensure manufacturers sufficient lead time The European Parliament approved today with 643 votes in favour, 16 against and 18 abstentions, the Regulation on Type Approval and market surveillance of […]

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Regulation New Rules

New EU rules will bring safer, cleaner motorbikes without driving up costs Motorbikes, trikes, quads and lightweight vehicles will be safer and cleaner, and manufacturers will have greater certainty over how they should develop their vehicles after the European Parliament today adopted new performance and design standards. Malcolm Harbour MEP, Chairman of the parliament’s internal […]

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Regulation Last Furlong

On Tuesday 20th November 2012 the European Parliament is set to vote on the Commission’s proposal for the approval and market surveillance of 2 or 3 wheeled vehicles and quadricycles aka the Type Approval proposal. Prior to the vote, there will also be a joint debate in the European Parliament on Monday 19th November 2012. […]

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IMCO Follows Through!

On Thursday the 11th October 2012 without much fuss, the IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) voted on the Approval and market surveillance of two – or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles.  The regulation proposal, (more commonly known in the motorcycle world as the “Anti-tampering proposal”) covering  items such as, Type Approval, Emissions and Safety, received […]

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IMCO on Regulation Proposal

The MEP Rapporteur Wim van de Camp has commented after intensive informal talks between Parliament’s negotiators and the Cyprus Presidency, “I am happy with the agreement reached today with the Council”. His words are included in a press release from the European Parliament (EP) in which Mr van de Camp, (MEP from the Netherlands) continues, […]

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MCWG – Meets Again!

On September 28th the EU Commission will hold a meeting with stakeholders. These stakeholders including FEMA (Federation of European Motorcyclists Associations) government representatives, ACEM (Motorcycle Industry in Europe) and FIM (Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme) etc to discuss the technical aspects of the proposal on the approval and market surveillance of 2 or 3 wheeled vehicles […]

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