Commission Directive 2005/30/EC of 22 April 2005 amending, for the purposes of their adaptation to technical progress, Directives 97/24/EC and 2002/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, relating to the type-approval of two or three-wheel motor vehiclesText with EEA relevance

27.4.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 106/17
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2005/30/EC
of 22 April 2005
amending, for the purposes of their adaptation to technical progress, Directives 97/24/EC and 2002/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, relating to the type-approval of two or three-wheel motor vehicles
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Directive 97/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 1997 on certain components and characteristics of two or three-wheel motor vehicles (1), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Having regard to Directive 2002/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 March 2002 relating to the type-approval of two and three-wheel motor vehicles and repealing Council Directive 92/61/EEC (2), and in particular Article 17 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Directive 97/24/EC is one of the separate Directives for the purposes of the EC type approval procedure laid down by Directive 2002/24/EC.
(2) Technical measures for the type-approval, as separate technical units, of replacement catalytic converters should be introduced in order to ensure an appropriate emissions performance. Measures should be introduced in order to aid enforcement in Member States through the marking of replacement catalytic converters and their packaging.
(3) The Member State type-approval code for Malta and Cyprus, in Annex V to Directive 2002/24/EC, should be updated.
(4) Directives 97/24/EC and 2002/24/EC should be amended accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Adaptation to Technical Progress,