The text of the entry 31 in “Side 2 - Vehicle category N (complete and completed vehicles)” of the template of the certificate of conformity is replaced by the following text:

24. Calls on the Commission to report to Parliament, no later than three years after the entry into force of new legislation, on the impact of the legislation in practice; is above all interested in the question whether the legislation has fulfilled the original purpose, what effects it has had on the international competitiveness of the relevant sector, not least in the light of different regulations (or the absence of regulation) in competing countries, and how the legislation is complied with in practice; also calls on the Commission to subject the quantitative results of the impact assessment to a regular critical analysis with a v ...[+++]iew to ascertaining whether the methodology used produces reliable predictions, and to report to Parliament on the results;

24. Calls on the Commission to report to Parliament, no later than three years after the entry into force of new legislation, on the impact of the legislation in practice; is above all interested in the question whether the legislation has fulfilled the original purpose, what effects it has had on the international competitiveness of the relevant sector, not least in the light of different regulations (or the absence of regulation) in competing countries, and how the legislation is complied with in practice; also calls on the Commission to subject the quantitative results of the impact assessment to a regular critical analysis with a v ...[+++]iew to ascertaining whether the methodology used produces reliable predictions, and to report to Parliament on the results;

27. Calls on the Commission to report to Parliament, no later than three years after the entry into force of new legislation, on the impact of the legislation in practice; is above all interested in the question whether the legislation has fulfilled the original purpose, what effects it has had on the international competitiveness of the relevant sector, not least in the light of different regulations (or the absence of regulation) in competing countries, and how the legislation is complied with in practice; also calls on the Commission to subject the quantitative results of the impact assessment to a regular critical analysis with a v ...[+++]iew to ascertaining whether the methodology used produces reliable predictions, and to report to Parliament on the results;

18. Deplores the fact that the Council is unable to establish a consistent approach to managing an immigration policy capable of tackling the challenges of the 21st century by providing legal entry channels, integration policies and relations with third countries aimed at turning immigration into a positive factor for both the countries of origin and the host countries; welcomes the adoption of Council Directive 2003/109/EC of 25 November 2003 concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents , in order to ...[+++]facilitate their integration as a key element of economic and social cohesion, and of the Directive on family reunification, which represent the first pieces of legislation adopted by the Community in the field of legal immigration, even though it would have wished their content to be less limited than is in fact the case following the negotiations in the Council; deplores even more the fact that the Council is not even able to adopt the measures already proposed regarding entry and residence for purposes of working, studying or training;

The texts are based on the initiative of a Directive defining the facilitation of unauthorised entry, circulation and residence, and a Framework Decision on the strengthening of the penal framework to prevent the same actions; OJ C 253 of 4 September 2000, p. 6.