Vehicle Registration Documents (Hansard, 8 February 1999)

HC Deb 08 February 1999 vol 325 c2W 2W

§ Mr. Maclean
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions for what reason the Council of Ministers has resolved to apply the Committee Directive on the Registration Documents for Vehicles (EC 65/98) five years after the entry into force of that Directive. [68966]

§ Ms Glenda Jackson
The five year implementation period will provide Member States with sufficient time to introduce the new harmonised system for vehicle registration documents. Member States are free to introduce the new documentation before then if they wish to do so.