In adopting the report drafted by Mr. Willi ROTHLEY (PES, D), the European Parliament approved the Council's common position subject to a number of amendments that aim to extend the field of application of the Directive so that it covers accidents that take place in third countries as long as the vehicles involved are registered in the European Union. Other amendments seek to reinforce the rules of procedure so as to avoid that an insurer and a compensation body between them delay a dossier at the expense of the victim.�