The Rapporteur, Zuzana Roithová, explained that the EP Negotiating Team came to an agreement with the Council on the informal trialogue of 19 March. The Pyrotechnic Articles Directive is part of the NLF alignment package, but had to be dealt with ahead of the remaining 8 directives because of a deadline for Member States to transpose the provisions on airbags and seatbelt pre-tensioners. The rules for marketing pyrotechnic articles will be modernised, with less administrative burdens and more legal certainty enabling businesses to market products faster. The modernised rules will also mean more safe products for consumers as market surveillance authorities have more powers.
The Rapporteur expects to conclude the negotiations by end of May and asked the Council not to bring up last minute changes after the final trialogue. The outcome of the trialogue was adopted with 28 votes in favour, none against and 1 abstention.
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