14. 12. 93 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 31111 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COUNCIL COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 93/92/EEC of 29 October 1993 on the installation of lighting and light-signalling devices on two or three-wheel motor vehicles 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 Directive 92/61/EEC of 30 June 1992 on the type-approval of two or three-wheel motor vehicles (1), Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (2), In cooperation with the European Parliament (3), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (%), Whereas in each Member State the lighting and light-signalling devices fitted to two or three-wheel vehicles must display certain technical characteristics laid down by mandatory provisions which differ from one Member State to the other; whereas, as a result of their differences, such provisions constitute a barrier to trade within the Community; Whereas these barriers to the operation of the internal market may be removed if the same requirements are adopted by all Member States in place of their national rules; (1) OJ No L 225, 10. 8. 1992, p. 72. (2) OJ No C 93, 13. 4. 1992, p. 39. (3) O] No C 305, 23. 11. 1992, p. 115 and Decision of 27 October 1993 (not yet published in the Official Journal). {4) O No C 313, 30. 11. 1992, p. 7. Whereas it is necessary to draw up harmonized requirements concerning the fitting of lighting and light-signalling devices in order to enable the type-approval procedure laid down in Directive 92/61/EEC to be applied for each of such vehicle; Whereas in order to facilitate access to the markets of non-Community countries it would seem necessary to establish equivalence as far as two-wheel motorcycles are concerned, between the requirements of this Directive and those of Regulation No 53 of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: Article 1 This Directive applies to the installation of lighting and light-signalling devices on all types of vehicle as defined in Article 1 of Directive 92/61/EEC. Article 2 The procedure governing the granting of component type-approval in respect of the installation of lighting and light-signalling devices on a type of two or three-wheel motor vehicle and the conditions governing the free movement of such vehicles shall be as laid down in Directive 92/61/EEC. Article 3 In accordance with Article 11 of Directive 92/61/EEC, equivalence between the requirements laid down in this