Amendment: Directive 70/56/EEC on passenger vehicles (>8 seats)
This procedure updates the safety and technical requirements for larger passenger vehicles, such as buses and coaches. It aims to improve road safety by modernizing the standards for vehicle roadworthiness and technical specifications to reduce accidents and ensure a higher level of protection for passengers.
The changes primarily affect vehicle manufacturers and transport operators. It ensures that commercial passenger vehicles meet updated EU safety benchmarks before being put into service.
Documents
[NL] Besluit van 12/11/2003, houdende wijziging van het Voertuigreglement ter uitvoering van Richtlijn nr. 2001/85/EG van het van 20/11/2001 betreffende speciale voorschriften voor voerrtuigen bestemd voor — https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0015483
national transposition · NL · 2026-08-20
[IT] Decreto 20/6/2003 - Recepimento della direttiva 2001/85/CE e della rettifica, concernente le disposizioni speciali da applicare ai veicoli adibiti al trasporto passeggeri aventi più di otto (8) posti — https://www.normattiva.it/ricerca/semplice?q=Decreto%2020%2F6%2F2003%20-%20Recepimento%20della%20direttiva%202001%2F85%2FCE%20e%20della%20rettifica%20concernente%20le%20disposizioni%20speciali%20da%20applicare%20ai%20veicoli%20adibiti%20al%20trasporto%20passeggeri%20aventi%20pi%C3%B9%20di%20otto%208%20posti%20a%20s
national transposition · IT · 2026-08-19
[PL] Rozporządzenie Ministra Infrastruktury z dnia 26 lutego 2009 r. zmieniające rozporządzenie w sprawie zakresu i sposobu przeprowadzania badań technicznych pojazdów oraz wzorów dokumentów stosowanych pr — https://isap.sejm.gov.pl/isap.nsf/DocDetails.xsp?id=WDU20090000039
national transposition · PL · 2026-08-02
Vehicles used for the carriage of passengers comprising more than eight seats (amendment of Directive 70/56/EEC)
report · EN · 2026-05-05
Vehicles used for the carriage of passengers comprising more than eight seats (amendment of Directive 70/56/EEC)
report · EN · 2026-05-05
Vehicles used for the carriage of passengers comprising more than eight seats (amendment of Directive 70/56/EEC)
proposal · EN · 2026-05-05
Vehicles used for the carriage of passengers comprising more than eight seats (amendment of Directive 70/56/EEC)
report · EN · 2026-05-05
Vehicles used for the carriage of passengers comprising more than eight seats (amendment of Directive 70/56/EEC)
report · EN · 2026-05-05