Council Directive 78/932/EEC of 16 October 1978 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to head restraints of seats of motor vehicles
Modified by
Actconcerning the conditions of accession of the Hellenic Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties, 11979H, November 19, 1979
Actconcerning the conditions of accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties, 11985I, November 15, 1985
Council Directiveof 25 June 1987amending certain directives on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to industrial products with respect to the distinctive numbers and letters indicating the Member States(87/354/EEC), 31987L0354, July 11, 1987
Actconcerning the conditions of accession of the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded(94/C 241/08)Decision of the Council of the European Unionof 1 January 1995adjusting the instruments concerning the accession of new Member States to the European Union(95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC), 11994N31995D0001, August 29, 1994
Decision of the Council of the European Unionof 1 January 1995adjusting the instruments concerning the accession of new Member States to the European Union(95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC), 31995D0001, January 1, 1995
Actconcerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded, 12003T, September 23, 2003
Council Directive 2006/96/ECof 20 November 2006adapting certain Directives in the field of free movement of goods, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania, 32006L0096, December 20, 2006
Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 13 July 2009concerning type-approval requirements for the general safety of motor vehicles, their trailers and systems, components and separate technical units intended therefor(Text with EEA relevance), 32009R0661, July 31, 2009
Council Directive 2013/15/EUof 13 May 2013adapting certain directives in the field of free movement of goods, by reason of the accession of the Republic of Croatia, 32013L0015, June 10, 2013
Corrected by
Corrigendum to Council Directive 78/932/EEC of 16 October 1978 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to head restraints of seats of motor vehicles, 31978L0932R(01), November 25, 1982
Council Directiveof 16 October 1978on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to head restraints of seats of motor vehicles(78/932/EEC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 100 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the CommissionOJ No C 82, 14. 4. 1975, p. 74.,Having regard to the opinion of the European ParliamentOJ No C 76, 7. 4. 1975, p. 37.,Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social CommitteeOJ No C 263, 17. 11. 1975, p. 57.,Whereas the technical requirements which motor vehicles must satisfy pursuant to national laws relate inter alia to head restraints;Whereas those requirements differ from one Member State to another; whereas it is therefore necessary that all Member States adopt the same requirements, either in addition to or in place of their existing rules in order, in particular, to allow the EEC type-approval procedure, which was the subject of Council Directive 70/156/EEC of 6 February 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailersOJ No L 42, 23. 2. 1970, p. 1., as last amended by Directive 78/547/EECOJ No L 168, 26. 6. 1978, p. 39., to be introduced in respect of each type of vehicle;Whereas the common requirements for the interior parts of the passenger compartment, the layout of the controls, the roof and backrest and rear part of the seats were laid down in Directive 74/60/EECOJ No L 38, 11. 2. 1974, p. 4.; whereas those for the internal fittings relating to the protection of the driver from the steering mechanism in the event of an impact were laid down in Directive 74/297/EECOJ No L 165, 20. 6. 1974, p. 16.; whereas those relating to the strength of the seats and their anchorages were laid down in Directive 74/408/EECOJ No L 221, 12. 8. 1974, p. 1.; whereas those relating to anchorages for safety belts were laid down in Directive 76/115/EECOJ No L 24, 30. 1. 1976, p. 6.; whereas those relating to safety belts and restraint systems were laid down in Directive 77/541/EECOJ No L 220, 29. 8. 1977, p. 95.;Whereas a harmonized component type-approval procedure for head restraints makes it possible for each Member State to check compliance with the common construction and testing requirements and to inform the other Member States of its findings by sending a copy of the component type-approval certificate completed for each type of head restraint; whereas the placing of an EEC component type-approval mark on all head restraints manufactured in conformity with the approved type obviates any need for technical checks on these head restraints in the other Member States;Whereas the approximation of national laws relating to motor vehicles entails mutual recognition by the Member States of checks carried out by each of them on the basis of the common requirements,HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: