– (PL) In contributing to today’s debate about the Motor Vehicle Block Exemption Regulation, I would like to recall that in 2009 the European Commission published its communication on the future competition law framework applicable to the motor vehicle sector, in which it specifies the legal strategy concerning the distribution of motor vehicles and after-sales services after the expiry of Regulation (EC) No 1400/2002.

– having regard to Commission Communication of 22 July 2009 on ‘The Future Competition Law Framework applicable to the motor vehicle sector’ (COM(2009)0388) and its accompanying Staff Working Documents,

The statistics shall cover all economic activities defined in sections B (Mining and quarrying), C (Manufacturing), D (Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply), E (Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities), F (Construction), G (Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles), H (Transportation and storage), I (Accommodation and food service activities), J (Information and communication activities), K (Financial and insurance activities), L (Real estate activities), M (Professional, scientific and technical activities), N (Administrative and support service activities), P (Edu ...[+++]cation), Q (Human health and social work activities), R (Arts, entertainment and recreation activities) and S (Other service activities) of the statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community (NACE Rev. 2)’.

Furthermore, in order to allow sales by motor vehicle distributors to end users throughout the common market, this Regulation does not cover distribution and servicing agreements which do not require the distributors and repairers within the supplier's system to carry out repair and maintenance services for the contract goods and corresponding goods wherever these goods are sold in the common market.

11. Noting in particular the advice of the Parliament’s Legal Service that the drafting, interpretation and application of this voluntary agreement, to which even the Commission is not a party as it is solely between the car manufacturers themselves, would escape any effective democratic or legal control, and considers that the voluntary commitment on pedestrian protection does not fulfil this requirement nor the conditions laid down in the Commission Communication on Environmental Agreements and falls far short of the best possible s ...[+++]tandard with a view to improving pedestrian protection;

Furthermore, in order to allow sales by motor vehicle distributors to end users throughout the common market, this Regulation does not cover distribution agreements which do not require the repairers within the supplier's system to carry out repair and maintenance services for the contract goods and corresponding goods wherever these goods are sold in the common market.