L 158/172 Official Journal of the European Union 10.6.2013 DIRECTIVES COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 2013/15/EU of 13 May 2013 adapting certain directives in the field of free movement of goods, by reason of the accession of the Republic of Croatia THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of Croatia, and in particular Article 3(4) thereof, Having regard to the Act of Accession of Croatia, and in particular Article 50 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, Whereas: (1) Pursuant to Article 50 of the Act of Accession of Croatia, where acts of the institutions adopted prior to accession require adaptation by reason of accession, and the necessary adaptations have not been provided for in that Act of Accession or in the Annexes thereto, the Council, acting by qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, shall, to this end, adopt the necessary acts, if the original act was not adopted by the Commission. (2)  The Final Act of the Conference which drew up and adopted the Treaty of Accession of Croatia indicated that the High Contracting Parties had reached political agreement on a set of adaptations to acts adopted by the institutions required by reason of accession and invited the Council and the Commission to adopt those adaptations before accession, completed and updated where necessary to take account of the evolution of the law of the Union. (3)  The directives in the field of free movement of goods, set out in this Directive, should therefore be amended accordingly, HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: Article 1 The following directives are amended as set out in the Annex to this Directive: (1) in the field of free movement of motor vehicles: — Council Directive 70/157[EEC of 6 February 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the permissible sound level and the exhaust system of motor vehicles (1), — Council Directive 70/221/EEC of 20 March 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to liquid fuel tanks and rear underrun protection of motor vehicles and their trailers (2), — Council Directive 70/388/EEC of 27 July 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to audible warning devices for motor vehicles (%), — Council Directive 71/320/EEC of 26 July 1971 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the braking devices of certain categories of motor vehicles and of their trailers (%), ! L 42, 23.2.1970, p. 16. (") o] () O] L 76, 6.4.1970, p. 23. () O] L 176, 10.8.1970, p. 12. (4 O] L 202, 6.9.1971, p. 37.