“...keeping track of market and EU political developments and of speaking with one voice...”
-- Peter van der Galien , ADPA's Vice President
“...the association will ultimately enable competitive choice to motoring consumer and businesses...”
-- Ralf Pelkmann , ADPA’s President
Brussels, 23 April 2018
Brussels, 9 May 2017
The European Parliament has established its position on the Vehicle Type-Approval Framework Regulation during the plenary session on 4 April. According to the new procedural rules of the EP, the Parliamentarians did not formally adopt the European Parliament’s position at this stage (first reading), but gave the mandate to the Internal Market - IMCO Committee in order to start informal (so-called “trilogue”) negotiations with the Council.
Prior to the vote, the MEPs debated the IMCO Committee report focusing mainly on the whether or not a new Agency should be created.
Rapporteur Dalton (ECR/UK) felt that the IMCO Committee had reached a good compromise which included a new market surveillance system in which 20% of new vehicles would need to be checked, a new forum with peer review and Commission involvement, independent auditors, no direct payment of fees from manufacturers to technical services and a proposal on consumer redress...
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ADPA, the European Independent Automotive Data Publishers Association, has the objective to ensure fair access to automotive data and information and to provide competitive framework conditions for independent data publishers. This will allow the publishers to be able to design and provide competitive, innovative and multibrand products and services to operators of the automotive aftermarket to enable competitive choice to motoring consumers and businesses in the care of their vehicles.
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ADPA, together with five other European associations of the automotive aftermarket, is an active member of AFCAR (the Alliance for the Freedom of Car Repair in the EU). Created in 1997, AFCAR aims at promoting access to technical information and more generally to all features that allow all the multi-brand aftermarket operators to perform repair and maintenance services.
European Independent Data Publishers Association
European Council for Motor Trades and Repair
European Garage Equipment Association
Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, Region I
International Federation of Automotive Aftermarket Distributors
European Leasing and Rentals Industry
ADPA, the European Independent Automotive Data Publishers
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