forestry tractor

There is no definition of "agricultural or forestry tractor".

It defines "Driver's seat on wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors".

It defines "Certain parts and characteristics of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors".

We were opposed to agricultural and forestry tractors not being included, but we accept the Commissioner’s explanation.

Firstly, speed limits for agricultural and forestry tractors have been standardised throughout the European Union.

It defines "Operating space, access to the driving position and the doors and windows of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors".

It defines "Roll-over protection structures of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (static testing)".

It defines "Measures to be taken against the emission of pollutants from diesel engines for use in wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors".

In order to safeguard and protect agricultural or forestry tractor operators, machinery should have EC type-approval.

It basically deals with agriculture and forestry pollution by agricultural and forestry tractors.

Nevertheless, since 1996 the European Parliament has also been calling for legal specifications for agricultural and forestry tractors.

It defines "the component type-approval of lighting and lightsignalling devices on wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors".

It defines "Roll over protection structures mounted in front of the driver's seat on narrowtrack wheeled agricultural and forestry tractors".

First of all, by extending the fuel quality standards applying to all road vehicles to non-road mobile machinery (farm and forestry tractors in particular).

I hope my report on pollution by agricultural and forestry tractors, with Parliament's support, will make a further positive contribution to a cleaner and safer environment.

We are in favour of this directive on roll-over protection structures on narrow-track wheeled agricultural and forestry tractors.

I am in favour of the report as it aims to regulate and simplify legislation on braking devices of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors.

I voted in favour of the report by Mrs Geringer de Oedenberg on wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors.

I am therefore voting for this proposal for a directive on protection structures for narrow-track wheeled agricultural and forestry tractors.

Mr President, the Commission proposal seeks further to harmonize the type approval of agricultural and forestry tractors at EU level.

Finally, I have a question for the officiating Commissioner, as Council Directive 77/537 relating to emissions from agricultural and forestry tractors remains in force.

First of all, it extends to non-road mobile machinery (namely, agricultural and forestry tractors) the quality standards for fuels which are applicable to all road vehicles.

However, further studies have emerged which establish very clearly that emissions generated by off-road mobile machinery and by agricultural or forestry tractors also add significantly to air pollution.

Subject to any Court decision, vehicles, such as Land-Rovers, Range Rovers and other 4x4 road vehicles are not regarded as agricultural or forestry tractors.

This proposal is confined to the codification of the existing texts relating to narrow-track wheeled agricultural and forestry tractors, without any change in their substance, so I am voting in favour.