Commission of the European Community

摘要

This paper reviews the activities of the European Community in relation to the EC Type-Approval legislation for motor vehicles and its safety-related requirements which occurred since the last ESV-Conference.rnThe importance of the accession of the EC to the 1958 Agreement of the UN/ECE motor vehicle regulations is emphasised and its effects on the regulatory activities are explainedrnThe new directives on the protection of car occupants in front and side impacts are presented as well as the intended legislation on the protection of pedestrians in the event of collision with cars. Furthermore, the paper outlines the current activities aiming at enhanced safety of buses and coaches, child restraints and frontal protection for trucks. The paper also gives an overview on safety related research projects, which are promoted by the EC in the framework of its R & D programme.