The rules laid down in this Regulation should ensure fair, timely, graduated and effective mechanisms for compliance with the preventive and the corrective parts of the SGP, in particular Council Regulation (EC) No 1466/97 of 7 July 1997 on the strengthening of the surveillance of budgetary positions and the surveillance and coordination of economic policies and Council Regulation (EC) No 1467/97 of 7 July 1997 on speeding up and clarifying the implementation of the excessive deficit procedure , where compliance with the budgetary discipline is examined on the basis of the government deficit and government debt criteria.

At its meeting on 22 and 23 March 2005, the European Council called “on the Commission and the Council to step up their work, particularly on the various development components, so as to finalise our positions on the various topics and enable the European Union to play an active part in the discussions ahead”.

When the front of the moped reaches line AA' the throttle must be fully opened as quickly as practically possible and kept in that position until the rear of the moped reaches line BB'; the throttle must then be returned as quickly as possible to the idle position.

The parking brake must make it possible to halt the vehicle stationary on up or down gradient even in the absence of the driver, the working parts being then held in the locked position by a purely mechanical device.

The tests shall be carried out only on a complete new meter, with its cover (except where indicated below) and terminal cover in position, the screws of the conductors being screwed down to the maximum applicable conductor fitted in the terminals.

The parking braking must enable the vehicle to be held stationary on an up or down gradient even in the absence of the driver, the working parts being then held in the locked position by a purely mechanical device.