INLAND TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOODS (5080/07)
Letter from the Chairman to Stephen Ladyman
MP, Minister of State for Transport, Department for Transport
Sub-Committee B considered these documents,
and your Explanatory Memorandum, at its meeting on 5 February
2007.
We share your concerns over the potential for
this Directive to place an unnecessary burden on the agricultural
sector by extending the scope of regulation to tractors with a
design speed of over 40km/hr. We fully support your intention
to secure an exemption from the Directive, and hope that the current
exemption for inland waterways contained in the draft is maintained.
It also seems evident to us that there is a particular need for
thorough consultation on the Directive, and thus a proper period
should be allowed by the Commission.
We would be grateful to you for an update on
any significant progress made in negotiations on this Directive.
We will maintain scrutiny on the Directive at
this stage.
7 February 2007
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