The European Parliament adopted by 494 votes to 13, with 10 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the permissible sound level and the exhaust system of motor vehicles (codified text).
Parliament adopted its position at first reading, under the ordinary legislative procedure, taking over the Commission proposal.
According to the Consultative Working Party of the legal services of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission, the proposal in question contains a straightforward codification of the existing texts without any change in their substance.