L 279/40 Official Journal of the European Communities 1.11.2000 DIRECTIVE 2000/61/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 10 October 2000 amending Council Directive 94/55/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by road THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 71(1)(c) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ('), Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (%), After consulting the Committee of the Regions, Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (%), Whereas: (1)  The standardisation work of the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) on quality control in the trans- port of dangerous goods has not yet been completed; the Commission cannot therefore make a report on the subject at present; it is therefore necessary to amend the deadline laid down in the fourth subparagraph of Article 1(2) of Directive 94/55/EC (4. (2)  The work of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) on the provisions concerning the centres of gravity of tank-vehicles laid down in Annex B to the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) has not yet been completed; it is therefore necessary to amend the deadline laid down in Article 5(3)(b) of Directive 94/55EC. (3) A provision should be included to allow certain Member States, because of their climatic conditions, to apply stricter standards relating to certain equipment used in transport. (4)  The standardisation work of the CEN on receptacles and tanks has not yet been completed; it is therefore neces- sary to amend the deadlines laid down in Article 6(4) of Directive 94/55/EC. (5) It is necessary to ensure consistency between the provi- sions of Directive 94/55/EC and the amendments required to adapt the annexes thereto to scientific and technical progress. () O] C 171, 18.6.1999, p. 17. () O] C 329, 17.11.1999, p. 10. (*) European Parliament Opinion of 18 January 2000 (not yet published in the Official Journal), Council Common Position of 26 June 2000 (O] C 245, 25.8.2000, p. 7) and European Parliament Decision of 26 September 2000. (*) OJ L 319, 12.12.1994, p. 7. Directive as last amended by Commis- sion Directive 1999/47/EC (O] L 169, 5.7.1999, p. 1). (6)  The deadlines laid down in Article 6(4) of Directive 94/55[EC regarding certain equipment should be put back; identifying the equipment concerned and the latest date for the application of Directive 94/55/EC should be made subject to the procedure laid down in Article 9 thereof. (7)  The derogation provided for in Article 6(9) of Directive 94/55/EC should be made subject to the procedure laid down in Article 9 thereof. (8)  Member States should be allowed to adopt derogations with regard to local transport operations and author- isation for that purpose should be made subject to the procedure laid down in Article 9 of Directive 94/55/EC. (99 The measures necessary for the implementation of this Directive should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (°). (10)  The conditions to be fulfilled before a transport opera- tion may be regarded as an ad hoc transport operation should be specified. (11)  Directive 94/55/EC should be amended accordingly, HAVE ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: Article 1 Directive 94/55/EC is hereby amended as follows: 1. in Article 1(2), point (c) shall be replaced by the following: ‘() quality controls on undertakings where they carry out national transport operations as indicated in paragraph 1 of Annex C. The scope of the national provisions concerning the requirements set out in this point may not be extended. The provisions in question shall cease to apply if similar measures are made obligatory under Community provi- sions. At the latest two years after the entry into force of a European standard on quality control in the transport of dangerous goods, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council a report assessing the safety aspects covered by this point together with an appropriate proposal for its continuation or repeal’; () O] L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.