CELEX: 51984PC0226(02)
Language: en
Date: 1984-06-06
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DIRECTIVE AMENDING COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 70/220/EEC ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO MEASURES TO BE TAKEN AGAINST AIR POLLUTION BY GASES FROM ENGINES OF MOTOR VEHICLES

6.7.84                                     Official Journal of the European Communities                           No C 178/9
                Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 70/220/EEC on the approximation
                of the laws of the Member States relating to measures to be taken against air pollution by
                                                gases from engines of motor vehicles
                                                        (COM(84) 226 final)
                                   (Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 6 June 1984)
                                                           (84/C 178/06)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                           regulations in the motor vehicles sector have shown
COMMUNITIES,                                                          that the European industry is already in possession of,
                                                                      or is currently perfecting engine technologies which
                                                                      will allow a further reduction in the limit values;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                          whereas, during the period in question, such a
European Economic Community, and in particular                        reduction will not compromise the objectives of
Article 100 thereof,                                                  Community policy in other fields, in particular the
                                                                      area concerning rational use of energy;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Par-                     Whereas it is the Community's duty to implement
liament,                                                              Directives which are aimed at protecting the
                                                                      environment and, in the case of vehicle emissions, at
                                                                      producing values that are adapted to European
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and
                                                                      conditions and correspond to those in force at present
Social Committee,
                                                                      in the United States and Japan; whereas this also
                                                                      comes under the heading of innovation and industrial
Whereas the first programme of action of the                          competitiveness; whereas, in order to attain this
European Community on the protection of the                           objective, it would be advisable to proceed via two
environment, approved by the Council on 22                            stages in order to allow the industry to adjust to the
November 1973, called for account to be taken of the                  new Community regulations under the most appro-
latest scientific advances in combating atmospheric                   priate technical and economic conditions; whereas the
pollution caused by gases emitted from motor vehicles                 limit values for the first stage will be based on the
and for the Directives already adopted to that end to                 technical provisions contained in the annexes to this
be amended accordingly; whereas the third action                      Directive and whereas the technical measures
programme provides for further efforts to be made to                  required to achieve the limit values in the second
bring about a considerable reduction in the present                   stage will be adopted by the Council by the end of
level of pollutant-emission from motor vehicles;                      1988, on the basis of a proposal from the
                                                                      Commission;
Whereas Directive 70/220/EEC (*) lays down the
limit values for carbon monoxide and unburnt hydro-
carbon emissions from such engines; whereas these
                                                                      Whereas the petrol engines of all the vehicles subject
limit values were first reduced by Directive 74/290/
                                                                      to the provisions of this Directive must be designed to
EEC (2) and supplemented, in accordance with
                                                                      run exclusively on lead-free petrol in order to bring
Directive 771102/EEC (3), by limit values for
                                                                      an end to the use of lead-based additives in fuels,
permissible emissions of nitrogen oxides; whereas the
                                                                      thereby helping to reduce considerably environmental
limit values for these three pollutants were further                  pollution by this element;
lowered by Directives 78/665/EEC (4) and 83/351/
EEC( 5 );
Whereas the activities undertaken by the Commission                   Whereas subject to compliance with the rules of the
as part of its overall approach to the development of                 Treaty, Member States will be allowed to adopt the
                                                                      new values laid down in the Directive prior to the
(') O J N o L 7 6 , 6. 4. 1970, p. 1.                                 stipulated date; whereas clearly, however, Member
O   OJ No L 159, 15. 6. 1974, p. 61.                                  States that take up this option must not prohibit
O   OJ No L 32, 3. 2. 1977, p. 32.                                    either the marketing or use of domestically produced
O   OJ No L 223, 14. 8. 1978, p. 48.                                  or imported       vehicles which      satisfy   existing
(') OJ No L 197, 20. 7. 1983, p. 1.                                   Community requirements.
 ---pagebreak---  No C 178/10                        Official Journal of the European Communities                              6. 7. 84
 HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:                                                           Article 3
                                                                1.    From 1 October 1995, Member States, on
                        Article 1                               grounds relating to air pollution by gases from an
Annexes I, III and VI to Directive 70/220/EEC are               engine or to engine fuel requirements:
 amended in accordance with the Annex to this
 Directive.                                                    — shall no longer grant EEC type-approval or issue
                                                                    the document provided for in the last indent of
                                                                   Article 10 (1) of Directive 70/156/EEC for a type
                        Article 2                                   of motor vehicle,
 1.    From 1 January 1986, no Member State may, on
grounds relating to air pollution by engine gases or to        — may refuse to grant national type-approval for a
the engine fuel requirements:                                       type of motor vehicle, or
— refuse to grant EEC type-approval or to issue the            — may prohibit the initial entry into service of such
    document referred to in the last indent of Article             vehicles where the level of emissions from this
     10 (1) of Directive 70/156/EEC or to grant                    type of motor vehicle or from such vehicles
    national type-approval for a type of motor                     exceed:
    vehicle, or
— prohibit the entry into service of such vehicles,                — x g/test for the mass of carbon monoxide,
                                                                   — y g/test for the combined mass of hydro-
where the level of gaseous pollutants emitted from                     carbons and nitrogen oxides,
this type of motor vehicle or from such vehicles and               — z g/test for the mass of nitrogen oxides ('),
the engine fuel requirements are in accordance with
the provisions of Directive 70/220/EEC, as amended
                                                               and the engine fuel requirements are not in
by this Directive.
                                                               accordance with the provisions of Directive 70/220/
                                                               EEC, as last amended by this Directive.
2.    From 1 October 1989, Member States:
— shall no longer issue the document provided for in           2.     By 31 December 1988, the Council shall adopt,
    the last indent of Article 10 (1) of Directive             by a qualified majority, the following proposals by
    70/156/EEC in respect of a type of motor vehicle           the Commission, the necessary technical decisions
    whose emissions of gaseous pollutants and engine           implementing the measures referred to in paragraph
    fuel requirements are not in accordance with the           1.
    provisions of the Annexes to Directive 70/220/
    EEC, as last amended by this Directive,
                                                                                       Article 4
— may refuse national type-approval for a type of              Member States shall bring into force the necessary
    motor vehicle, whose emissions of gaseous                 provisions in order to comply with this Directive not
    pollutants and engine fuel requirements are not in         later than 1 January 1986 and shall forthwith inform
    accordance with the provisions of the Annexes to          the Commission thereof.
    Directive 70/220/EEC, as last amended by this
    Directive.
                                                                                       Article 5
3.    From 1 October 1991, Member States may
                                                              This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
prohibit the entry into service of vehicles, whose
emissions of gaseous pollutants and engine fuel
requirements are not in accordance with the
provisions of the Annexes to Directive 70/220/EEC,             (') To be completed by the Commission by 30 September
as last amended by this Directive.                                 1984.
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                                                             ANNEX
       Amendments to the Annexes to Directive 70/220/EEC:
                                                                 ANNEX        I
           Point 3.2.4 is added as follows:
           '3.2.4. Description of the measures taken to prevent the vehicle from being supplied with
                    (lead-containing) petrol not conforming to Article 6 of Directive                                / /EEC
                    (amending Directive 78/611/EEC concerning the lead content of petrol).'
           Point 5.1: The existing text will come under 5.1.1.
           A new point 5.1.2 is added as follows:
           '5.1.2. The vehicle must be designed to run on (lead-free) petrol as specified in Article 6 of
                    Directive . . . / . . ./EEC (amending Directive 78/611/EEC concerning the lead content
                    of petrol).'
           Point 5.2.1.1.4 reads:
           '5.2.1.1.4. Subject to the provisions of points 5.2.1.1.4.2 and 5.2.1.1.5 above, the tests shall be
                        performed three times. For a vehicle of a given reference weight, the mass of carbon
                        monoxide, the combined mass of hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides and the mass of
                        nitrogen oxides obtained must be less than the values given below:
                        Mass of carbon monoxide (LI):                                                    45 g/test
                        Combined mass of hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides (L2):                          15 g/test
                        Mass of nitrogen oxides (L3):                                                    6 g/test'
           In points 5.2.1.1.4.1, 5.2.1.1.4.2, 5.2.1.1.5.1 and 5.2.1.1.5.2, the phrase 'and the mass (emission)
           of nitrogen oxides' is added to the phrase 'combined mass (emissions) of hydrocarbons and
           nitrogen oxides', each time it occurs.
           The table in point 7.1.1.1 is replaced by:
           'Mass of carbon monoxide (LI):                                                                54 g/test
           Combined mass of hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides (L2):                                       19 g/test
           Mass of nitrogen oxides (L3):                                                                 7,5 g/test'
           The second paragraph of point 7.1.1.2 now reads:
           'L: Limit value referred to in point 7.1.1.1 for the emissions of carbon monoxide, the
                 combined emissions of hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides and the emissions of nitrogen
                 oxides;'
            Point 8.1 reads:
            '8.1. For the type-approval and checking of production conformity of vehicles other than
                  those of category Mi as well as vehicles of category Mi designed to carry more than six
                  occupants including the driver, the limit values given in tables in 5.2.1.1.4 and 7.1.1.1 of
                  Directive 70/220/EEC, as amended by Directive 83/351/EEC, shall apply'.
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                                                        ANNEX III
            Point 3.1.7 is deleted.
                                                        ANNEX VI
                                             (Characteristics of reference fuel)
                 The table in point 1 is replaced by the following table ('):
            (') To be completed by the Commission by 30 September 1984.