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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7994

28 June 2001
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/transports
After agreement in conciliation, Directive on type approval of buses foresees facilities for handicapped

Brussels, 27/06/2001 (Agence Europe) - The Parliament and Council reached an agreement, in the framework of the conciliation procedure, over the Directive on the type approval of passenger transport vehicles with more than eight seats. The Council finally rallied to the Parliament's amendments which, by adopting the Bill Miller report last February, insisted for buses to be equipped with ramps or a lifts, in order to facilitate access to the bus for the handicapped (see EUROPE of 13...

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