No L 126/52 Official Journal of the European Communities 20. 5. 88 (Acts whose publicaﬁ'on is not obligatory) COUNCIL /- COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 3 May 1988 amending Directive 74/150/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors ' (88/297/EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community and, in particular, Article 100A thereof, ” : Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ('), In cooperation with the European Parliament (3), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (%), ' Whereas it is important to adopt measures with the aim of progressively establishing the internal market over a period expiring on 31 December 1992; whereas the internal market shall comprise an area without internal frontiers in which the free movement of goods, persons, services and capital is ensured ; ' Whereas in Annex II to Directive 74/150/EEC (%), as last amended by Directive 82/890/EEC (%), contains a list of parts or characteristics with the indication ‘SD’, which signifies that Community Directives have been or must be adopted ; whereas it has become superfluous to adopt Community rules for some of those parts or charac- teristics because they are now used less and less frequently in tractor manufacturing or have been replaced by other devices which have since become obligatory ; Whereas, among the Community rules governing the granting of EEC type-approval in respect of tractors, those concerning the parts or characteristics in question can be ) OJ No C 88, 3. 4. 1987, p. 10. ) OJ No C 156, 15. 6. 1987, p. 190, and OJ No C 94, 11. 4. 1988, p. 66. () OJ No C 180, 8. 7. 1987, p. 15. (9 OJ No L 84, 28. 3. 1974, p. 10. () O No L 378, 31. 12. 1982, p. 45. replaced by the specification that they conform to the particulars and information provided by the manufacturer, HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: Article 1 In Annex II to Directive 74/150/EEC the abbreviation ‘SD’ shown against items 7.3.4, 7.5 and 7.6.3 are replaced by the abbreviation ‘CONF’. Article 2 1. Member States shall bring into force the provisions necessary in order to comply with this Directive not later than 31 December 1988. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. ’ 2. Member States shall ensure that the texts of the © main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive are communicated to the Commission. ’ Article 3 This Directive is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 3 May 1988. For the Council The President M. BANGEMANN