To facilitate monitoring of the compliance of vehicles with this Directive, Member States shall take the measures necessary to ensure that these vehicles carry proof of such compliance.
Acting on a proposal from the Commission, the Council shall, within six months of the adoption of this Directive, adopt detailed provisions concerning:
- the form and content of such proof, and the conditions for its issue,
- the mutual recognition by Member States of proof issued by other Member States.
Council Directive 76/114/EEC of 18 December 1975 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to statutory plates and inscriptions for motor vehicles and their trailers, and their location and method of attachment (1), as amended by Directive 78/507/EEC (2), shall, if necessary, be amended accordingly.