EU ROAD CASES
October 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE EUROPEAN Commission is threatening legal action against France, Germany, Luxembourg and Denmark, for failing to implement key European Union (EU) road safety rules. The Commission claims that France and Denmark have failed to introduce directive 2003/26/EC on technical roadside spot checks of commercial vehicles. And it says Germany, Luxembourg and Denmark have not technically updated Directive 96/96/EC on roadworthiness tests. Meanwhile, the Commission is taking Ireland and Portugal to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for failing to ...
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