. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/EEC/102 
7 March 2006 
 (06-0993) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   European Commission 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:    
European Commission 
EC-TBT Enquiry Point 
Fax:  (+32) 2 299 80 43 E-mail:  ec-tbt@cec.eu.int 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [ X ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:         
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):         
Motor vehicles equipped with: 
(a) positive ignition engines; 
(b) positive ignition engines fuelled by gas of categories M 1 and N 1; and 
(c) compression ignition engines of categories M 1 and N 1. 
Motor vehicles equipped with compression ignition engines of categories M 2 and N 2, having 
a reference mass not exceeding 2840 kg. 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:    
Title: Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on type 
approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions and on access to vehicle repair 
information, amending Directive 72/306/EEC and Directive ../../EC  
(29 pages, in all official EC languages) Available from : 
http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/automo tive/pagesbackground/pollutant_emission/inde
x.htm 
6. Description of content:   The proposal for a regulation proposes new emission limits (NOx, 
HC and PM) for cars and light commercial vehicles (these limits are also called “Euro 5” emission limits).  Existing requirements for access  to information for vehicle repair and 
replacement parts will be strengthened.  The regulation will replace existing vehicle 
emissions legislation (Directive 70/220/EEC as amended). G/TBT/N/EEC/102 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Sustaining a single market for new motor vehicles across the EU through harmonised 
product standards and access to information.  Reduction of the health and environmental 
impacts of air pollution. 
8. Relevant documents:   Text of the draft Regulati on - COM (2005) 683 final Impact 
Assessment SEC(2005) 1745 (available in English only) 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    End 2006 
Enters into force three days after its 
publication in the Official Journal  
Applicable from 18 months + 1 day after entry 
into force 
10. Final date for comments:   90 days from the date of notification 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [    ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   
European Commission 
EC-TBT Enquiry Point 
Fax:  (+32) 2 299 80 43 
E-mail:  ec-tbt@cec.eu.int