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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9009

20 August 2005
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/transport
More time for introduction of digital black boxes

Brussels, 19/08/2005 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has confirmed its decision to extend until 31 December 2005 the period of grace for the introduction of a digital tachygraph (black box) in newly registered vans, buses and coaches. Some Member States have found the previous 5 August deadline difficult to meet, so Transport Commissioner Jacques Barrot decided to grant a new moratorium to allow them to establish the legislation required at national level for the compulsory...