Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/158 of 5 February 2020 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/799 for the purpose of on-board weighing equipment (Text with EEA relevance)
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/158of 5 February 2020amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/799 for the purpose of on-board weighing equipment(Text with EEA relevance)THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 165/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 February 2014 on tachographs in road transportRegulation (EU) No 165/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 February 2014 on tachographs in road transport, repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85 on recording equipment in road transport and amending Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport (OJ L 60, 28.2.2014, p. 1)., and in particular Article 11 thereof,Whereas:(1)Installation of on-board weighing equipment is an option provided for the Member States by Article 10d(5) of Council Directive 96/53/ECCouncil Directive 96/53/EC of 25 July 1996 laying down for certain road vehicles circulating within the Community the maximum authorised dimensions in national and international traffic and the maximum authorised weights in international traffic (OJ L 235, 17.9.1996, p. 59). for carrying out the control of vehicles or vehicle combinations that are likely to have exceeded the maximum authorised weight.(2)Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1213Regulation (EU) 2019/1213 of 12 July 2019 laying down detailed provisions ensuring uniform conditions for the implementation of interoperability and compatibility of on-board weighing equipment pursuant to Council Directive 96/53/EC (OJ L 192, 18.7.2019, p. 1). lays down detailed provisions ensuring uniform interoperability and compatibility rules of on-board weighing equipment.(3)Since the requirements of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1213 are in conflict with the provisions on on-board weighing equipment set out in Appendix 14 to Annex IC to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/799Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/799 of 18 March 2016 implementing Regulation (EU) No 165/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the requirements for the construction, testing, installation, operation and repair of tachographs and their components (OJ L 139, 26.5.2016, p. 1)., that Annex should therefore be amended in order to delete point 5.5 of Appendix 14.(4)The measures provided for in this Commission Implementing Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Road Transport Committee, referred to in Article 42(3) of Regulation (EU) No 165/2014,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: