20.8.2009 Official Journal of the European Union L216/1 (Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is obligatory) DIRECTIVES DIRECTIVE 2009/64/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 13 July 2009 on the suppression of radio interference produced by agricultural or forestry tractors (electromagnetic compatibility) (codified version) (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EURO- PEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Commu- nity, and in particular Article 95 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1), Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (2), Whereas: (1) Council Directive 75/322[EEC of 20 May 1975 on the sup- pression of radio interference produced by agricultural or forestry tractors (electromagnetic compatibility) (}) has been substantially amended several times (4). In the inter- ests of clarity and rationality the said Directive should be codified. (2)  Directive 75/322[EEC is one of the separate Directives of the EC type-approval system provided for in Council Direc- tive 74/150/EEC of 4 March 1974 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type- approval of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors, as (1) O] C 44, 16.2.2008, p. 34. (?) Opinion of the European Parliament of 19 February 2008 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and Council Decision of 22 June 2009. () OJ L 147, 9.6.1975, p. 28. (%) See Annex XII, Part A. replaced by Directive 2003/37/EC of the European Parlia- ment and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on type-approval of agricultural or forestry tractors, their trailers and inter- changeable towed machinery, together with their systems, components and separate technical units (°), and lays down technical prescriptions concerning the suppression of radio interference produced by agricultural or forestry tractors (electromagnetic compatibility). Those technical prescrip- tions concern the approximation of the laws of the Mem- ber States to enable the EC type-approval procedure provided for in Directive 2003/37/EC to be applied in respect of each type of tractor. Consequently, the provi- sions laid down in Directive 2003/37 [EC relating to agri- cultural and forestry tractors, their trailers and interchangeable towed machinery, together with their sys- tems, components and separate technical units apply to this Directive. (3)  This Directive should be without prejudice to the obliga- tions of the Member States relating to the time-limits for transposition into national law and application of the Directives set out in Annex XII, Part B, HAVE ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: Article 1 For the purposes of this Directive, ‘vehicle’ means any vehicle as defined in Article 2(d) of Directive 2003/37/EC. () OJL 171, 9.7.2003, p. 1.