The rapporteur, Mr BELLERE (NI, I), again tabled at first reading the amendments that had been rejected by the Council, including those that sought to incorporate fire brigade and police vehicles into the scope of the Directive, those that related to checks on pre-1960 vehicles of historic interest, those that sought to ban from the road any vehicle that had not passed a braking system and exhaust emissions test, as well as those that were aimed at setting the date of entry into force of the Directive at 1997 instead of 1998. Commissioner Kinnock regretted that he could not accept any of the amendments tabled (whether they were new or had already been tabled at first reading), stating that this was due to technical and practical reasons, for example bringing forward the date of entry into force of the Directive (Amendment No 7).