Well, yeah, like this is soo obvious! I mean, like everyone knows this. Mike On 7/18/03 12:48 PM, "JordanVw@AOL.COM" <JordanVw@AOL.COM> wrote: > In a message dated 7/18/03 3:30:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > drillock@EARTHLINK.NET writes: > > >> Under 49 U.S.C. § 30141(a)(1)(A) (formerly section 108(c)(3)(A)(i)(I) of >> the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act (the Act)), a motor >> vehicle that was not originally manufactured to conform to all >> applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards shall be refused >> admission into the United States unless NHTSA has decided that the motor >> vehicle is substantially similar to a motor vehicle originally >> manufactured for importation into and sale in the United States, >> certified under 49 U.S.C. § 30115 (formerly section 114 of the Act), and >> of the same model year as the model of the motor vehicle to be compared, >> and is capable of being readily altered to conform to all applicable >> Federal motor vehicle safety standards. Where there is no substantially >> similar U.S.- certified motor vehicle, 49 U.S.C. § 30141(a)(1)(B) >> (formerly section 108(c)(3)(A)(i)(II) of the Act) permits a >> nonconforming motor vehicle to be admitted into the United States if its >> safety features comply with, or are capable of being altered to comply >> with, all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards based on >> destructive test data or such other evidence as the Secretary of >> Transportation decides to be adequate. Under 49 U.S.C. § 30141(a)(1) >> (formerly section 108(c)(3)(C)(i) of the Act), import eligibility >> decisions may be made "on the initiative of the Secretary of >> Transportation or on petition of a manufacturer or importer registered >> under [49 U.S.C. § 30141(c)]." >> >> > > take it easy mark, its friday :<) all this is greek to us :<) > > chris > > |
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