Directive 2001/1/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 January 2001 amending Council Directive 70/220/EEC concerning measures to be taken against air pollution by emissions from motor vehicles

Directive 2001/1/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 22 January 2001
amending Council Directive 70/220/EEC concerning measures to be taken against air pollution by emissions from motor vehicles
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,
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),
Whereas:
(1) Council Directive 70/220/EEC of 20 March 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States on measures to be taken against air pollution by emissions from motor vehicles(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).
(2) Directive 70/220/EEC lays down the specifications for the testing of emissions of the motor vehicles falling within its scope. In view of the recent experience gained and the rapidly developing state of the art of on-board diagnostic systems, it is appropriate to adapt those specifications accordingly.
(3) On-board diagnostics (OBD) is at a less developed stage for vehicles equipped with positive-ignition engines which run permanently or part-time on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) or natural gas (NG) and cannot be required on such new types of vehicles before 2003.
(4) Directive 70/220/EEC should be amended accordingly,