Official Journal of the European Communities No L 341/1 6.12.90 (Acts whose publication is not ébligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DIRECTIVE of 30 October 1990 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 77/541/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to safety belts and restraint systems of motor vehicles (90/628/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing thevEuropean Economic Community, »Havinvg regafd to Council Directive 77/541/EEC of 28 June - 1977 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to safety belts and restraint systems of motor vehicles (1), as last amended by the Act of Accéssion of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 10 thereof, Whereas a comprehensive evaluation of Directive 77/541/EEC has shown that it is possible to improve road safety further by applying practical experience and technological development and taking into account the progress made in the Economic Community for Europe of the United Nations, notably in Regulation No 16, by — inserting requirements for type-approval of ‘harness belts’ for special vehicle types, — inserting requirements for type-approval of safety belts with preloaders, — specifying installation of appropriate safety belts for all seating positions in all motor vehicle categories with minimal exemptions as necessary, — introducing 2 model for a document certifying the actual installation of safety belts in a specific vehicle type to be approved, : — introducing test requirements for height adjustment devices for belts, () O] No L.220, 29. 8. 1977, p. 95. and — introducing more stringent requirements on the conformity of production; Whereas that experience shows that some existing definitions and requirements have to be adjusted slightly; Whereas the protection of passengers, especially of passengers in buses and coaches, against ejection in case of an -accident must be improved and further modifications to the Directive should be introduced for this purpose; -Whereas everything should be done in order that these - modifications can be applied by 31 December 1991 at the "latest; ' Whereas the adoption of a Directive on the mandatory wearing of safety belts for all occupants of vehicles of less then 3,5 tonnes should be linked to a further modification of the Directive aiming to render mandatory the installation of three-point belts with retractors also for the rear outboard seats of such vehicles; i Whereas the provisions of this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on the Adaptation to Technical Progress of the Directives on the removal of technical barriers to trade in motor vehicles, HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: Article 1 The Annexes to Directive 77/541/EEC are hereby amended in accordance with the Annex to this Directive.