4.2.2004 Official Journal of the European Union L 31/21 COMMISSION DECISION of 23 December 2003 on the technical prescriptions for the implementation of Article 3 of Directive 2003/102/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to the protection of pedestrians and other vulnerable road users before and in the event of a collision with a motor vehicle and amending Directive 70/156/EEC (notified under document number C(2003) 5041) (Text with EEA relevance) (2004/90/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Article 1 Having regard to Directive 2003/102/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to the protection of pedestrians and other vulnerable road users before and in the event of a collision with a motor vehicle and amending Directive 70/156/EEC (!), and in particular Article 3 thereof, The technical prescriptions necessary to carry out the tests specified in section 3.1 and section 3.2 of Annex I to Directive 2003/102/EC are laid down in the Annex to this Decision. Whereas: Article 2 (1)  Directive 2003/102/EC sets out the basic requirements This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2004. in the form of tests and limit values for the Community type-approval of motor vehicles with regard to pedestrian protection. Article 3 ()  Under that Directive, with a view to ensuring its uniform application by the competent authorities of the Member States, the technical prescriptions necessary to carry out the tests laid down in section 3.1 or 3.2 of Annex I to that Directive should be specified. This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 23 December 2003. (3)  Those tests are based on the scientific work performed by the European Enhanced Yehicle Committee (EEVC); For the Commission whereas the technical prescriptions to carry them out ) should also be based on the recommendations by the Erkki LIKANEN EEVC. Member of the Commission () OJ L 321, 6.12.2003, p. 15.