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"Mr President, first of all I would like to thank the rapporteur, Mr Harbour, for the deep analysis of the common position, and also his very concise presentation of the issue here today.
This draft proposal for a directive is aimed at establishing construction standards to be respected by manufacturers of fuels tanks for the purpose of EC type- approval. In particular, the idea is to introduce into Council Directive 70/221/EEC new provisions for plastic fuel tanks for motor vehicles. The provisions will cover such matters as impact resistance, mechanical strength, fuel permeability and fire resistance. In fuel tanks, safety is of paramount importance, especially when new technologies and materials are introduced.
The draft proposal links up directly with the technical requirements of Regulation No 34 of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, relating to the prevention of fire risk and in particular to the provisions for plastic fuel tanks. The report proposes two amendments, both related to diesel spillage, which may be a serious hazard to motor cyclists, especially in combination with a wet road surface, as has been mentioned here. We fully agree that this is a serious problem from both safety and environmental points of view and the Commission can accept the two amendments.
To summarise, the Commission can accept all the proposed amendments."@en1
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