No L 375/46 Official Journal of the European Communities ©31.12. 80 COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 16 December 1980 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the engine power of ' motor vehicles (80/1269/EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, ‘Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro- pean Economic Community, and in particular Article 100 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commis- sion (1), ‘ Having regard to the ‘opinidn of the European Par- liament (2), Hav\ing regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3), Whereas the technical requirements which motor vehicles must satisfy pursuant to certain national laws relate inter alia to the method of measuring ‘engine power which must be used to indicate the engine power of a vehicle type; Whereas those requirements differ from one Mem- ber State to another; whereas this results in techni- cal barriers to trade which must be eliminated by all Member States adopting the same requirements either in addition to or in place of their existing rules, in order in particular to allow the EEC type- approval procedure which was the subject of Coun- cil 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 Directive 80/ 1267/EEC (®), to be introduced in respect of each type of vehicle, (') OJ No C 104, 28. 4. 1980, p. 9. (2) OJ No C 265, 13.10. 1980, p. 76. (}) OJ No C 182,21.7.1980, p. 3. (®) OJ No L42,23.2.1970, p. 1. (¢) See page 34 of this Official Journal. HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: Article 1 For the purposes of this Directive, ‘vehicle’ means ~any motor vehicle intended for use on the road, with or without bodywork, having at least four wheels and a maximum design speed exceeding 25km/h, with the exception of vehicles which run on rails and of agricultural tractors and machinery. Article 2 No Member State may refuse to grant EEC type- approval or national type-approval in respect of a vehicle, or refuse or prohibit the sale, registration, entry into service or use of a vehicle, on grounds relating to its engine power if this has been deter- mined in accordance with Annexes I and II. Article 3 Any amendments necessary for adapting the requirements of the Annexes to take account of technical progress shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 13 of Direc- tive 70/156/EEC. Article 4 1. Member States shall bring into force the provi- sions necessary in order to comply with this Direc- tive within 18 months of its notification. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.