25.3.98 Official Journal of the European Communities Lo1n (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 98/14/EC of 6 February 1998 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 70/156/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers (Text with EEA relevance) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to 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 (!), as last amended by European Parliament and Council Directive 97/27/EC (2), and in particular Article 13(2) thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 92/53/EEC of 18 June 1992  amending Directive 70/156/EEC  on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers (%), and in particular Article 3 thereof, Whereas Directive 92/53/EEC calls upon the Commission to propose on the basis of a report to be drawn up by 31 December 1994, amendments required to improve the type-approval arrangements and to facilitate the entry into service of the vehicles in the Member States; Whereas according to Article 9 of Directive 70/156/EEC, the equivalence of the international Regulations of the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations (UN/ECE) listed in Part II of Annex IV to that Directive with the corresponding separate Directives should be recognized; whereas it is necessary to amend and to keep (1) OJ L 42, 23.2.1970, p. 1. () OJ L 233, 25.8.1997, p. 1. () OJ L 225, 10.8.1992, p. 1. up-to-date the relevant Annex and the table of equivalence in order to maintain transparency between the Regulations and the Directives; Whereas according to Article 10 of Directive 70/156/EEC, the Member States granting a type-approval are required to take the necessary measures in accordance with Annex X to verify that adequate arrangements have been made to ensure that production vehicles, systems, components or separate technical units conform to the approved type; Whereas it is essential that the requirements governing control of the conformity of production to be carried out by the approval authorities should be harmonised; whereas, in order to ensure uniformity of application and interpretation, it is therefore necessary to include specific guidance on the procedures to be followed; Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on the Adaptation to Technical Progress, HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: Article 1 Directive 70/156/EEC is hereby amended as follows: 1. Article 3(1) is replaced by the following: ‘1. Applications for vehicle type-approval shall be submitted by the manufacturer to the approval authority of a Member State. An application shall be