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Warning letters for failure to transpose European Directives into national legislation in the field of road safety, the Commission has decided to send warning letters to Cyprus and 12 other Member States (in relation to roadside technical inspections) and 9 other Member States (in relation to periodic technical inspections of motor vehicles).
Member States included in the so-called "non-notification infringements package" have two months to complete the transposition of the legislation into their national laws.
Otherwise, the Commission has the option to proceed to the next stage of the infringement procedure by sending a reasoned opinion explaining why it considers that the Member State is in breach of EU law. The infringement procedure may lead to an action before the Court of Justice of the EU if the Member State does not respond within a set deadline.
The first warning letter sent to Cyprus concerns Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2021/1716 which updates technical details concerning roadside checks, and which widens the categories of vehicles that can be subject to such checks, such as high-speed tractors.
The aim of the Directive is to improve the quality of roadside checks in Cyprus. eCall is a system that sends automated messages to emergency services following road traffic collisions. The inclusion of the system in the checks is important, the Commission notes, in order to ensure the longevity and durability of eCall.
The Commission is sending a warning letter to 10 member states (Belgium, Bulgaria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Ireland, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Malta, Hungary, Poland, Portugal and Finland) as they have not informed about the transposition of the directives into national law before the deadline of 27 September 2022.
The package also includes warning letters to Belgium, Denmark, Croatia and Portugal in relation to their failure to implement directives to remove exemptions to bans on mercury-containing lamps.
Source: CNA
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