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Council Directive 70/220/EEC of 20 March 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to measures to be taken against air pollution by gases from positive-ignition engines of motor vehicles

Official Journal L 076 , 06/04/1970 P. 0001 - 0022

Finnish special edition: Chapter 15 Volume 1 P. 0122

Danish special edition: Series I Chapter 1970(I) P. 0149 - 0169

Swedish special edition: Chapter 15 Volume 1 P. 0122

English special edition: Series I Chapter 1970(I) P. 0171 - 0191

Greek special edition: Chapter 13 Volume 1 P. 0068

Spanish special edition: Chapter 13 Volume 1 P. 0195

Portuguese special edition Chapter 13 Volume 1 P. 0195

COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 20 March 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to measures to be taken against air pollution by gases from positive-ignition engines of motor vehicles (70/220/EEC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 100 thereof;

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;

Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament (1);

Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2);

Whereas a regulation of 14 October 1968 amending the Straßenverkehrs-Zulassungs-Ordnung was published in Germany in the Bundesgesetzblatt Part I of 18 October 1968 ; whereas that regulation contains provisions on measures to be taken against air pollution by positive-ignition engines of motor vehicles ; whereas those provisions will enter into force on 1 October 1970;

Whereas a regulation of 31 March 1969 on the "Composition of exhaust gases emitted from petrol engines of motor vehicles" was published in France in the Journal officiel of 17 May 1969 ; whereas that regulation is applicable: - from 1 September 1971, to type-approved vehicles with a new type of engine, that is to say, a type of engine which has never before been installed in a type-approved vehicle;

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  from 1 September 1972, to vehicles put into service for the first time;

Whereas those provisions are liable to hinder the establishment and proper functioning of the common market ; whereas it is therefore necessary that all Member States adopt the same requirements, either in addition to or in place of their existing rules, in order, in particular, to allow the EEC type - approval procedure which was the subject of the Council Directive (3) of 6 February 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type approval of motor vehicles and their trailers to be applied in respect of each type of vehicle;

Whereas, however, the present Directive will be applied before the date laid down for the application of the Directive of 6 February 1970 ; whereas at that time therefore the procedures of this last Directive will not yet be applicable ; whereas therefore an ad hoc procedure must be laid down in the form of a communication certifying that a vehicle type has been tested and that it satisfies the requirements of this Directive;

Whereas, on the basis of that communication, each Member State requested to grant national type approval of a type of vehicle must be able to ascertain whether that type has been submitted to the tests laid down in this Directive ; whereas, to this end, each Member State should inform the other Member States of its findings by sending them a copy of the communication completed for each type of motor vehicle which has been tested;

Whereas a longer period of adaptation should be laid down for industry in respect of the requirements relating to the testing of the average emission of gaseous pollutants in a congested urban area after a cold start than in respect of the other technical requirements of this Directive;

Whereas it is desirable to use the technical requirements adopted by the UN Economic Commission for (1)OJ No C 160, 18.12.1969,...

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