Archives for December 2011

Riding Forward EU Licence

As you may be aware or not, a European Directive (3rd European Driving Licence Directive) is to be implemented across Europe by 19th January 2013 which includes a raft of changes to the motorcycle licence and testing requirements. The directive was adopted in the European Parliament in 2006 and aims to harmonise licences across Europe […]

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IMCO Vote Falls Short

ACEM’s Secretary General, Jacques Compagne says that, “This vote falls short of the stated intention to fully streamline the calendar of the new type approval process.” with ACEM adding regarding, tightening the reduction process on emmissions and making ABS mandatory on all motorcycles as from 2016″, ACEM has deplored the IMCO vote outcome, which would […]

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IMCO Vote Impressions

Voting took place yesterday at the Committee of the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) meeting in the European Parliament. The vote covered over three hundred amendments submitted by MEPs to EU Regulation proposal for motorcycles, (aka the approval and market surveillance of two-or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles) and a draft report submitted by Dutch […]

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IMCO Vote On Track?

The vote in the Committee of the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) regarding EU Regulations for motorcycles, (aka the approval and market surveillance of two- or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles) is on track for this Monday 5th December. The vote will cover over 300 amendments that have been submitted by MEPs to the Europe […]

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