Whereas the subscription to UN/ECE Regulations by Member States should not be incompatible with the provisions of Directives 70/156/EEC, 74/150/EEC and 92/61/EEC, and should take account of the procedures of Council Directive 83/189/EEC of 28 March 1983 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations (3);

(1) ab ab In its Decision of 3 November 1997, the Council authorised the Commission to negotiate in the framework of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE)an Agreement concerning the establishing of global technical regulations for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be fitted and/or be used on wheeled vehicles (`Parallel Agreement` ).

Whereas, in its Decision of 23 October 1990, the Council authorized the Commission to take part in the negotiations concerning the revision of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) Agreement concerning the adoption of uniform conditions of approval and reciprocal recognition of approval for motor vehicle equipment and parts, done at Geneva on 20 March 1958;

Considering the appeal of the Economic Commission for Europe to ECE member governments, contained in its decision B (XXXVIII), to make available, on a basis to be agreed at the first meeting of the Executive Body for the Convention (hereinafter referred to as the 'Executive Body'), the financial resources to enable the Executive Body to carry out its activities, in particular as regards the work of EMEP,

(2) The Working Party on Standardisation of Perishable Produce and Quality Development of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE) having decided, in the interest of clarity, that the rules on pears should be separated from those on apples, Regulation (EC) No 1619/2001 has been repealed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 85/2004 of 15 January 2004 laying down the marketing standard for apples fn.

The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE) Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents, which contains provisions on matters such as prevention, emergency preparedness, public information and participation, industrial accident notification systems, response and mutual assistance, entered into force on 19 April 2000. The Convention was approved by the Community by Council Decision 98/685/EC (6).

In order to facilitate access to third-country markets, it is necessary to establish equivalence between the requirements of this Directive for the first stage and the requirements laid down in United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE) Regulation No 96 concerning the component type-approval of compression ignition engines intended to be fitted to agricultural or forestry tractors in terms of their pollutant emissions.

With a view to preparing the Community position as regards amendments to the specifications and list of office equipment in Annex C of the Agreement, the Commission shall take into account any opinion given by the European Community Energy Star Board (ECESB) referred to in Articles 8 and 11 of the proposed Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Community energy-efficiency labelling programme for office equipment.

The Community and Lebanon shall gradually establish a free trade area over a transitional period not eceeding 12 years from the entry into force of this Agreement according to the modalities set out in this title and in conformity with the provisions of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade of 1994 and of the other multilateral agreements on trade in goods annexed to the Agreement establishing the World Trade Organisation (WTO), hereinafter referred to as the GATT.

RECALLING the pertinent provisions and principles of the Declaration of the Stockholm Conference on the human environment, the final Act of the Conference on security and cooperation in Europe (CSCE), the Concluding Documents of the Madrid and Vienna meetings of representatives of the participating States of the CSCE, and the regional strategy for environmental protection and rational use of natural resources in ECE member countries covering the period up to the year 2000 and beyond,

(3) ab ab International harmonisation in the automotive sector is already taking place in the framework of the 1958 UN/ECE Revised Agreement concerning the adoption of uniform technical prescriptions for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be fitted and/or be used on wheeled vehicles and the conditions for reciprocal recognition of approvals granted on the basis of these prescriptions (the 1958 Agreement), to which the Community became a Contracting Party on 24 March 1998.

(UN/ECE Recommendation No 21/REV.

INDICATIVE LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE ECESB

UN-ECE Regulation 49.03 series of amendments;

Economic Commission for Europe Regulation No 103 (E/ECE/324-E/ECE/TRANS/505/Rev.2/Add.102).

This list includes UN/ECE Regulation No 93(5).

Economic Commission for Europe document E/ECE/324 (E/ECE/TRANS/505) REV 1 - ADD 53 and supplements.

Economic Commission for Europe document E/ECE/324 (E/ECE/TRANS/505) REV 1 - ADD 63 and supplements.

Economic Commission for Europe Regulation No 83 (E/ECE/324-E/ECE/TRANS/505/Rev.1/Add.82 as amended).

The ECESB should be composed of national representatives.

Pending the adoption of that Directive, S1 is determined as defined in the UN/ECE Regulations No 36 (doc. E/ECE/TRANS/505/Rev. 1, Add 35) and No 52 (doc. E/ECE/TRANS/505/Rev. 1, Add 51).

Certificates of type approvals according to UN-ECE Regulation 96.

Economic Commission for Europe document E/ECE/324 (E3/ECE/TRANS/505) REV 1 - ADD 29, 1.4.1975 and its amendments 01, 02 and supplements.

The Commission shall establish the ECESB's rules of procedure, taking account of the views of Member States' representatives in the ECESB.

The European Community Energy Star Board "ECESB" is hereby established.

The ECESB may also make suggestions to the Commission on its own initiative.

The Commission may request the ECESB to make suggestions for the revision of the Agreement.

adopted on 3 March 1995 by the UN/ECE Working Party on Customs Questions affecting Transport

take into account any amendments to the United Nations ECE Regulation referred to in Article 3,

to take into account any amendments to the United Nations ECE Regulations referred to in Article 4,

The Commission shall keep the European Parliament and the Council informed of the ECESB's activities.

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In accordance with the provisions of Article 11 of Directive 92/61/EEC, equivalence between the requirements laid down in this Directive and those laid down in UN/ECE Regulation No 28 (E/ECE/TRANS/505 - Rev. 1 / Add.

Resolution No 47 adopted on 2 July 1993 by the UN/ECE Working Party on Customs Questions affecting Transport

Dark yellow, oval film-coated tablet, imprinted with “ NVR” on one side and “ ECE” on the other side.

Whereas UN/ECE (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe) Standard FFV-42 concerning the marketing and commercial quality control of avocados moving in international trade between and to UN/ECE member countries has been amended at recent meetings of the ECE Working Party on Standardisation of Perishable Produce and Quality Development;

The Commission shall consult the ECESB whenever it receives a proposal for revision of the Agreement from the USEPA.

In accordance with the provisions of Article 11 of Directive 92/61/EEC, equivalence between the requirements laid down in this Directive and those laid down in UN/ECE Regulation No 60 (E/ECE/TRANS/505 - Add. 59) is hereby acknowledged.

UN-ECE Regulation 96 stage B approvals according to paragraph 5.2.1 of the 01 series of amendments of Regulation 96.".

In accordance with Article 11 of Directive 92/61/EEC, equivalence between the requirements laid down in this Directive and those laid down in United Nations ECE Regulation No 62 (E/ECE/TRANS/505 - Add. 61 / Amend. 1) is hereby acknowledged.

The Chair of the ECESB shall be held by the Commission, represented by the Directorate General for Energy and Transport.

The layout should be in conformity with the Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) layout key, as illustrated in Appendix I.

whereas the Community standard for avocados should accordingly be brought into line with the corresponding UN/ECE standard;

UN/ECE type-approval marks are considered to be equivalent only to the EC type-approval marks granted pursuant to Annex II.

The term "UN/ECE Regulations" means United Nations/Economic Commission for Europe Regulations adopted under the 1958 Agreement.

As a first step, the technical requirements of Directive 92/22/EEC should be replaced by those of Regulation No 43 of the UN/ECE.

In accordance with Article 11 of Directive 92/61/EEC, equivalence between the requirements laid down in this Directive for two-wheel motorcycles and those laid down in United Nations ECE Regulation No 53 (E/ECE/TRANS/505-Add.61/Amend 1) is hereby acknowledged.

Classifications should follow United Nations ECE Recommendation No 21 'Codes for types of cargo, packages and packaging materials'.

both Agreements will operate in the framework of the UN/ECE and use the same Working Parties and facilities installed in that framework.

A recommendation on an aligned invoice layout key for international trade has been adopted within the Economic Commission for Europe (ECE).