The Plenary Session of the Parliament voted within the afternoon, by suspending, the proposal for a legislation that defines the process for recalling autos with deadly TAKATA airbags.
The proposal was authorized with 51 votes in favor and one in opposition to, that of unbiased MP Andreas Themistokleous who justified his vote by saying that there’s a European regulation from 2018 to manage the difficulty and subsequently no laws is required.
The proposal was dropped at the Plenary with amendments by the Transport Committee, which have been additionally voted in favor, based mostly on which the Minister of Transport, along with his decree, which is revealed within the Official Gazette of the Republic, determines the revocation process, the time interval for taking corrective measures, as and the suspension of a certificates of suitability, within the occasion of non-compliance with the corrective measures, in addition to within the occasion of a recall, which in keeping with the distributor or producer's consultant presents a critical threat to public well being and security.
It’s understood that the Minister points the decree for the primary time on February 3, 2025, when the legislation comes into drive.
The legislation proposal was submitted by the MPs of DISY Kyriakos Hatzigiannis, Nikos Sykas and Stavros Papadouris of the Environmental Motion – Residents' Cooperation.
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