Council Directive of 28 June 1977 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to safety belts and restraint systems of motor vehicles (77/541/EEC) (repealed)

Article 3 U.K.

1. No Member State may prohibit the placing on the market of safety belts and restraint systems on grounds relating to their design or method of functioning if they bear the EEC component type-approval mark.

2. Nevertheless, a Member State may prohibit the placing on the market of safety belts and restraint systems bearing the EEC component type-approval mark which consistently fail to conform to the approved type.

That State shall inform the other Member States and the Commission forthwith of the measures taken, specifying the reasons for its decision.