The amendments to the European Commission proposal for a regulation on the approval and market surveillance of two- and three wheelers and quadricycles, voted on by the European Parliament’s Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) on the 5th December 2001, have been published. We are currently wading through the document to see […]
Wading Through Molasses – MCWG
15th December 2011
The European Commission’s Motorcycle Working Group (MCWG) met on Thursday the 14th December to discuss further the proposal for a Regulation (co-decision act) of Council and Parliament on type-approval and market surveillance of L-category vehicles. This is the first meeting since the Committee of the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) where MEPs voted on […]
IMCO – What the Hell!
8th December 2011
While we wait for the full publication of the vote taken on 5th December from the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) Committee regarding the European Commission’s proposal – Approval and market surveillance of two – or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles, the Rapporteur Wim van de Camp has replied to questions about some of the […]
IMCO Vote Falls Short
8th December 2011
ACEM’s Secretary General, Jacques Compagne says that, “This vote falls short of the stated intention to fully streamline the calendar of the new type approval process.” with ACEM adding regarding, tightening the reduction process on emmissions and making ABS mandatory on all motorcycles as from 2016″, ACEM has deplored the IMCO vote outcome, which would […]
IMCO Vote Impressions
6th December 2011
Voting took place yesterday at the Committee of the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) meeting in the European Parliament. The vote covered over three hundred amendments submitted by MEPs to EU Regulation proposal for motorcycles, (aka the approval and market surveillance of two-or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles) and a draft report submitted by Dutch […]
IMCO Vote On Track?
2nd December 2011
The vote in the Committee of the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) regarding EU Regulations for motorcycles, (aka the approval and market surveillance of two-or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles) is on track for this Monday 5th December. The vote will cover over 300 amendments that have been submitted by MEPs to the Europe Commission’s […]
EU Regulation False Hope
29th November 2011
As the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) committee heads towards the scheduled vote on the 5th December regarding EU Regulations for motorcycles, we take a closer look at issues in the lead up to the vote. The Motorcycle Action Group (MAG UK) reported on November 23rd that “today sees the start of a new […]
