OBJECTIVE: to amend framework directive (74/150/EEC) and certain individual directives on the maximum design speed of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors, in order to ensure freedom of movement within the internal market and improve road and passenger safety.
CONTENT: the proposal for a European Parliament and Council directive seeks to:
- amend the framework directive and the individual directives on European type-approval for tractors in order to increase the maximum design speed from 30 to 40 km/h;
- amend Directive 76/432/EEC on braking in order to introduce new technical specifications reflecting the fact that in future tractors will be permitted to run at faster speeds.�