European Economic and Social Committee 17 July 2002, Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the "Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the granting of Community financial assistance to improve the environmental performance of the freight transport system" (COM(2002) 54 final — 2002/0038 (COD))

7.10.2002 EN C 241/37 Official Journal of the European Communities The Committee noted that defects would be graded on a scale of 1 to 3. The Committee suggests that the directive should require the various competent authorities to exchange infor- mation on a quarterly basis on all defects in addition to circulating information on the most serious defects. 4.6.