L 286/34 Official Journal of the European Communities 23.10.98 COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 98/77/EC of 2 October 1998 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 70/220/EEC on the approx- imation of the laws of the Member States relating to measures to be taken against air pollution by emissions from motor vehicles (Text with EEA relevance) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Directive 70/220/EEC of 20 March 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to measures to be taken against air pollution by emissions from motor vehicles ('), as last amended by Directive 96/69/EC of the European Parlia- ment and of the Council (%), Whereas Directive 70/220/EEC 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 (}), as amended by Commission Directive 98/ 14/EC (*; Whereas Article 13(2) of Directive 70/156/EEC lays down that the procedure of Article 13 shall also apply to the introduction of provisions on the type-approval of sep- arate technical units into the separate directives; Whereas to provide a harmonised basis to guarantee that replacement catalytic converters, intended to be fitted on vehicles of category M, and N, not equipped with on- board diagnostic systems, are of sufficient quality, it is appropriate to introduce into Directive 70/220/EEC new technical requirements for the EC type-approval of replacement catalytic converters as a separate technical unit; whereas these technical requirements are in accord- ance with the technical requirements adopted by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe in its Regulation No 103 relating to the approval of replace- ment catalytic converters for power-driven vehicles (°); Whereas in the light of technical progress it is appro- priate to introduce into Directive 70/220/EEC new tech- nical requirements for the EC type-approval of vehicles which can be fuelled with liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) or natural gas (NG); whereas the use of LPG and NG for ) OJ L 76, 6. 4. 1970, p. 1. ) OJ L 282, 1. 11. 1996, p. 64. ) OJ L 42, 23. 2. 1970, p. 1. OJ L 91, 25. 3. 1998, p. 1. Economic Commission for Europe Regulation No 103 (E/ECE/324-E/ECE/TRANS/505/Rev.2/Add.102). the propulsion of vehicles permit to achieve very low levels of noxious emissions and should then benefit by the EC type-approval system; whereas these technical requirements are in accordance with the technical requirements adopted by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe in its Regulation No 83 relating to the approval of vehicles with regard to their emission of pollutants (°); Whereas it is appropriate to clarify the methods regarding the measurement of vehicle rolling resistance; Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Adaptation to Technical Progress established by Directive 70/156/EEC, HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: Article 1 Article 1 of Directive 70/220/EEC is replaced by the following Article: ‘Article 1 For the purposes of this Directive: — “vehicle” means any vehicle as defined in Annex IT Section A to Directive 70/156/EEC, — “automotive LPG or NG equipment” means any assembly of automotive LPG or NG components designed to be fitted on one or more given types of motor vehicle, which can be approved as a separate technical unit as defined in Article 4(1)(d) of Directive 70/156/EEC, — “replacement catalytic converter” means a catalytic converter or an assembly of catalytic converters intended to replace an original equipment cat- alytic converter on a vehicle approved according to Directive 70/220/EEC, which can be approved as a separate technical unit as defined in Article 4(1)(d) of Directive 70/156/EEC. () Economic Commission for Europe Regulation No 83 (E/ECE/ 324-E/ECE/TRANS/505/Rev.1/Add.82 as amended).