22.6.2007 Official Journal of the European Union L 161/33 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 706/2007 of 21 June 2007 laying down, pursuant to Directive 2006/40/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, administrative provisions for the EC type-approval of vehicles, and a harmonised test for measuring leakages from certain air conditioning systems (Text with EEA relevance) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Directive 2006/40/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 relating to emissions from air-conditioning systems in motor vehicles and amending Council Directive 70/156/EEC ('), and in particular Article 7(1) thereof, Whereas: (1)  Directive 2006/40/EC is one of the separate directives under the EC type-approval procedure established by Directive 70/156/EEC (2). (2)  Directive 2006/40/EC requires vehicles which are fitted with air-conditioning systems designed to contain fluorinated greenhouse gases with a global warming potential higher than 150 to be type-approved with regard to emissions from those air-conditioning systems. It also establishes limit values for leakage rates from such systems. It is therefore necessary to establish a harmonised detection test for measuring the leakage rate of such gases and to adopt provisions necessary to implement Directive 2006/40/EC. (3)  Directive 2006/40/EC prohibits from a certain date the placing on the market of new vehicles fitted with air- conditioning systems designed to contain fluorinated greenhouse gases with a global warming potential higher than 150. At this moment, the only identified fluorinated gas with a global warming potential higher than 150 used as refrigerant in mobile air-conditioning systems is HFC-134a. The leakage detection test should therefore be established for that gas. (4)  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Adap- tation to Technical Progress, () OJ L 161, 14.6.2006, p. 12. () OJ L 42, 23.2.1970, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive 2006/96/EC (O] L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 81). HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Atticle 1 Subject matter This Regulation lays down certain measures for the implemen- tation of Articles 4 and 5 of Directive 2006/40/EC. Article 2 Definitions For the purposes of this Regulation the following definitions shall apply: 1. ‘vehicle type with regard to emissions from air-conditioning systems’ means a group of vehicles which do not differ as regards the refrigerant used or other main characteristics of the air-conditioning system or as regards the evaporator system, whether single or dual; 2. ‘type of air-conditioning system’ means a group of air-condi- tioning systems which do not differ either as regards their trade name or mark of their manufacturer or as regards the leak components included therein; 3. ‘leak component’ means any of the following parts of an air- conditioning system or an assembly of such parts: (@ hose including crimping; (b) individual connections, whether male or female; (c) valves, switches and sensors; (d) thermal expansion valves with connections; (e) evaporator with external connections; (f) compressor with connections; (g) condenser with integrated serviceable dryer; (h) receiver/dryer with connections; (i) accumulator with connections;