15. Calls on the Commission to maintain the threshold of 30% for the obligation to purchase spare parts, in order to keep authorised repairers' freedom to purchase spare parts from other sources than the vehicle manufacturer and therefore avoid coming back to a quasi-captive supplying, which would increase spare parts' prices and cut other spare parts suppliers' activity;

2. Exemption shall apply to specific spare parts, components or accessories specifically for the articles in question and to the tools to be used for the maintenance, checking, calibration and repair of the said articles, provided that such spare parts, components, accessories or tools are imported at the same time as the said articles or, if imported subsequently, that they can be identified as being intended for articles previously exempt on admission or which would be eligible to be so exempt at the time when such entry is requested for the specific spare parts, components or accessories and tools in question.

(3b) Whereas in the light of the definitions of ‘original spare parts’ and ‘spare parts of matching quality’ set out in Article 1(1)(t) and (u) of Regulation (EC) No 1400/2002 and of Article 4(1)(i), (j), (k), and (l) thereof, restrictions on trade in automotive spare parts should be prohibited,

(r) "Spare parts of matching quality" are spare parts which match the quality of the components which are or were used for the assembly of a new motor vehicle and which are produced by the producer of these components or another undertaking and for which the spare part producer can prove that they match the quality of those components.

(q) 'Original spare parts' are spare parts which are produced by the manufacturer of the components which are or were used for the assembly of the new motor vehicle and which are manufactured according to the same specifications and production processes as these components.

(q) 'Original spare parts' are spare parts which are produced by the manufacturer of the components which are or were used for the assembly of the new motor vehicle and which are manufactured on the same production line as these components.