Directive 2001/100/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 December 2001 amending Council Directive 70/220/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States on measures to be taken against air pollution by emissions from motor vehicles (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-12-07
Institutions: Council of the European Union, European Parliament
Subjects: air quality, approximation of laws, environmental protection, motor vehicle, prevention of pollution, technical standard

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DIRECTIVE 2001/100/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 7 December 2001

amending Council Directive 70/220/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States on
measures to be taken against air pollution by emissions from motor vehicles

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE
EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community and in particular Article 95 thereof,

(4)

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social
Committee (2),

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article
251 of the Treaty (3),

(5)

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Council Directive 70/220/EEC (4) is one of the separate
directives under the type-approval procedure laid down
by Council Directive 70/156/EEC 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 (5).

Directive 98/69/EC of the European Parliament and of
the Council of 13 October 1998 relating to measures to
be taken against air pollution by emissions from motor
vehicles and amending Council Directive 70/220/EEC (6)
introduced specific emission limits for carbon monoxide
and hydrocarbons in combination with a new test to
measure those emissions at low temperatures in order to
adapt the behaviour of the emission control system of
vehicles of category M1 and category N1, class I, with
positive-ignition engines
to the ambient conditions
experienced in practice.

The Commission has determined appropriate
low
temperature emission limits for vehicles of category N
1
class II and III with positive-ignition engines. It is now
also appropriate to include within the scope of the low
temperature test vehicles of category M1 with positive-
ignition engines designed to carry more than six occu-

(1) OJ C 365 E, 19.12.2000, p. 268.
(2) OJ C 139, 11.5.2001, p. 1.
(3) Opinion of

the European Parliament of 15 May 2001 (not yet
published in the Official Journal), Council Common Position of 16
October 2001 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and Deci-
sion of the European Parliament of 14 November 2001 (not yet
published in the Official Journal).

(4) OJ L 76, 6.4.1970, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive
(OJ L

2001/1/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
35, 6.2.2001, p. 34).

pants and vehicles of category M
with positive-ignition
engines whose maximum mass exceeds 2 500 kg,
which were previously excluded.

1

it is appro-
Because of their emission characteristics,
priate to exempt vehicles with positive-ignition engines
that run only on gas fuel (LPG or NG) from the low
temperature test. Vehicles where the petrol system is
fitted for emergency purposes or starting only and
where the petrol tank cannot contain more than 15
litres of petrol, should be regarded as vehicles that can
run only on a gaseous fuel.

It is appropriate to align the test for low temperature
emissions with the test
for emissions at a normal
ambient temperature. The test at low temperature is
therefore restricted to vehicles of category M and N with
a maximum mass not exceeding 3 500 kg.

(6)

Directive 70/220/EEC should be amended accordingly,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

Annexes
amended in accordance with the Annex to this Directive.

to Directive 70/220/EEC are hereby

I and VII

Article 2

1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations
and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this
Directive within nine months of its entry into force. They shall
forthwith inform the Commission thereof.

When Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain
a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such
reference at
their official publication. The
methods of making such reference shall be laid down by
Member States.

the occasion of

(5) OJ L 42, 23.2.1970, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive
2000/40/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L
203, 10.8.2000, p. 9).

(6) OJ L 350, 28.12.1998, p. 1.

2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the
text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in
the field covered by this Directive.

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This Directive shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of
the European Communities.

Article 3

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 7 December 2001.

For the European Parliament

The President

N. FONTAINE

For the Council

The President

I. DURANT

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ANNEX

AMENDMENTS TO ANNEX I TO DIRECTIVE 70/220/EEC

1. Table I.5.2., type VI, shall be replaced by the following:

‘Type-approval test

Type VI

Positive-ignition engined vehicles
of categories M and N

Compression-ignition engined vehicles

of categories M

1 and N1

Yes
(maximum mass ≤ 3,5 t)

—’

2. Section 5.3.5. shall be amended as follows:

Footnote reference 1 and footnote 1 itself shall be deleted.

3. Section 5.3.5.1. shall be replaced by the following:

‘5.3.5.1. This test must be carried out on all vehicles of category M1

equipped with a positive-ignition engine
except such vehicles that run only on a gaseous fuel (LPG or NG). Vehicles that can be fuelled with both
petrol and a gaseous fuel, but where the petrol system is fitted for emergency purposes or starting only and
of which the petrol tank cannot contain more than 15 litres of petrol will be regarded for the Type VI test as
vehicles that can only run on a gaseous fuel.

and N

1

Vehicles which can be fuelled with petrol and either LPG or NG shall be tested in the test Type VI on petrol
only.

This section is applicable to new types of vehicles of category M
1 and category N1, class I, except vehicles
designed to carry more than six occupants and vehicles the maximum mass of which exceeds 2 500 kg (1).

From 1 January 2003, this section is applicable to new types of vehicles of category N
1 classes II and III, new
types of category M1 vehicles designed to carry more than six occupants and new types of vehicles of
category M1 with a maximum mass greater than 2 500 kg but not exceeding 3 500 kg.

(1) This section is applicable to new types from 1 January 2002.’

4. The table in section 5.3.5.2. shall be replaced by the following table:

‘Test temperature 266 K (– 7 °C)

Category

Class

Mass of carbon monoxide (CO)

Mass of hydrocarbons (HC)

L

1

(g/km)

L

2

(g/km)

M

1

(1)

N
1

N1 (2)

—

I

II

III

15

15

24

30

1,8

1,8

2,7

3,2

(1) Except vehicles designed to carry more than six occupants and vehicles the maximum mass of which exceeds 2 500 kg.
(2) And those category M
1

vehicles which are specified in note 1.’

AMENDMENTS TO ANNEX VII TO DIRECTIVE 70/220/EEC

5. The first sentence of section 1 shall be amended as follows:

‘1. This Annex applies only to vehicles with positive-ignition engines as defined in section 5.3.5. of Annex I.’

6. The first sentence of section 2.1.1 shall be amended as follows:

‘2.1.1. This chapter deals with the equipment needed for low ambient temperature exhaust emission tests on vehicles

equipped with positive-ignition engines, as defined in section 5.3.5. of Annex I.’

7. In section 4.3.3, footnote reference 1 shall be deleted, as shall also the footnote itself.