10.8.2000 Official Journal of the European Communities L 2031 | (Acts whose publication is obligatory) DIRECTIVE 2000/30/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 6 June 2000 on the technical roadside inspection of the roadworthiness of commercial vehicles circulating in the Community 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) and (d) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (%), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2), After consulting the Committee of the Regions, Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (%), Whereas: (1) The growth of traffic presents all Member States with safety and environmental problems of a similar nature and seriousness. () It is in the interest of road safety, environmental protection and equitable competition that commercial vehicles should be used only if they are maintained to a high degree of technical roadworthiness. () 0] C 190, 18.6.1998, p. 10, and O] C 116E, 26.4.2000, p. 7. () O] C 407, 28.12.1998, p. 112. (}) Opinion of the European Parliament of 9 February 1999, (O] C 150, 28.5.1999, p. 27), Council Common Position of 2 December 1999 and Decision of the European Parliament of 14 March 2000 (not yet published in the Official Journal). Council Decision of 13 April 2000. (3) In accordance with Directive 96/96/EC of 20 December 1996 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers (*), commercial vehicles undergo an inspection by an authorised body every year. (4) Article 4 of Directive 94/12/EC(°) provides for a multi-directional approach to the cost/effectiveness aspects of the measures intended to reduce the pollution caused by road transport; whereas the European ‘Auto-oil I’ programme incorporated that approach and gave an objective assessment of all the most profitable measures in the fields of vehicle technology, fuel quality, monitoring and maintenance as well as non-technical measures, in order to reduce emissions by road transport. (5) In view of that approach, the European Parliament and the Council adopted Directive 98/70/EC (%), intended to improve fuel quality and, with a view to laying down stricter emission standards, Directive 98/69/EC ("), for private motor cars and light commercial vehicles and Directive 1999/96/EC (%) for heavy goods vehicles. (Y O] L 46, 17.2.1997, p. 1. Directive as amended by Commission Directive 1999/52/EC (O] L 142, 5.6.1999, p. 26). () Directive 94/12[EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 March 1994 relating to measures to be taken against air pollution by emissions from motor vehicles and amending Directive 70/220/EEC (O] L 100, 19.4.1994, p. 42). (°) Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 1998 relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels and amending Council Directive 93/12/EEC (O] L 350, 28.12.1998, p. 58). () Directive 98/69/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 1998 relating to measures to be taken against air pollution by emissions from motor vehicles and amending Council Directive 70/220/EEC (O] L 350, 28.12.1998, p. 1). (®) Directive 1999/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 1999 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to measures to be taken against the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants from compression ignition engines for use in vehicles, and the emission of gaseous pollutants from positive ignition engines fuelled with natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas for use in vehicles and amending Council Directive 88/77[EEC (O] L 44, 16.2.2000, p. 1).