CELEX: 31981L0333
Language: en
Date: 1981-04-13 00:00:00
Title: Commission Directive 81/333/EEC of 13 April 1981 amending Directive 79/490/EEC adapting to technical progress Council Directive 70/221/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to liquid fuel tanks and rear underrun protection of motor vehicles and their trailers

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31981L0333

Commission Directive 81/333/EEC of 13 April 1981 amending Directive 79/490/EEC adapting to technical progress Council Directive 70/221/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to liquid fuel tanks and rear underrun protection of motor vehicles and their trailers  

Official Journal L 131 , 18/05/1981 P. 0004 - 0005 Finnish special edition: Chapter 13 Volume 11 P. 0116  Spanish special edition: Chapter 13 Volume 11 P. 0177  Swedish special edition: Chapter 13 Volume 11 P. 0116  Portuguese special edition Chapter 13 Volume 11 P. 0177 

++++ ( 1 ) OJ No L 42 , 23 . 2 . 1970 , p . 1 .   ( 2 ) OJ No L 375 , 31 . 12 . 1980 , p . 34 .   ( 3 ) OJ No L 76 , 6 . 4 . 1970 , p . 23 and OJ No L 65 , 15 . 3 . 1979 , p . 42 .   ( 4 ) OJ No L 128 , 26 . 5 . 1979 , p . 22 .   ( 5 ) OJ No L 266 , 2 . 10 . 1974 , p . 4 .  COMMISSION DIRECTIVE  of 13 April 1981  amending Directive 79/490/EEC adapting to technical progress Council Directive 70/221/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to liquid fuel tanks and rear underrun protection of motor vehicles and their trailers   ( 81/333/EEC )  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,  Having regard to Council Directive 70/156/EEC of 6 February 1970 on the approximation of the laws of Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers ( 1 ) , as last amended by Directive 80/1267/EEC ( 2 ) , and in particular Article 13 thereof ,  Having regard to Council Directive 70/221/EEC of 20 March 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to liquid fuel tanks and rear underrun protection of motor vehicles and their trailers ( 3 ) , as last amended by Directive 79/490/EEC ( 4 ) , and in particular Article 3 thereof ,  Whereas , experience has shown that the current wording of item II.5.2 of the Annex to Directive 79/490/EEC relating to the rear underrun protection of vehicles in categories M1 , M2 , M3 , N1 , O1 and O2 is rather vague in respect of the width over which the requirement must be satisfied ; whereas this may lead to different requirements by different standardization services with the risk of contradictions with Council Directive 74/483/EEC ( 5 ) relating to external projections of vehicles in category M1 , and also of technical barriers to trade ,  HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE :  Article 1  Directive 79/490/EEC is hereby amended as follows :  The text of item II.5.2 of the Annex shall be replaced by the following text :   " II.5.2 . Any vehicle in one of the categories M1 , M2 , M3 , N1 , O1 , or O2 ( categories under the international classification set out in note ( b ) of Annex I to Council Directive 70/156/EEC ) will be deemed to satisfy the condition set out in item II.5.1 :   _ if it satisfies the conditions set out in item II.5.3 , or   _ if the ground clearance of the rear part of the unladen vehicle does not exceed 55 cm over a width which is not shorter than that of the rear axle by more than 10 cm on either side ( excluding any tyre bulging close to the ground ) .  Where there is more than one rear axle , the width to be considered is that of the widest .  This requirement must be satisfied at least on a line at a distance of not more than 45 cm from the rear extremity of the vehicle . "  Article 2 Before 1 October 1981 , Member States shall bring into force the provisions necessary to comply with this Directive , and shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof .  Article 3  This Directive is addressed to the Member States .  Done at Brussels , 13 April 1981 .  For the Commission  Karl-Heinz NARJES  Member of the Commission