Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 70/220/EEC concerning measures to be taken against air pollution by emissions from motor vehicles
28. 8. 2001 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 240 E/1 II (Preparatory Acts) COMMISSION Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 70/220/EEC concerning measures to be taken against air pollution by emissions from motor vehicles (2001/C 240 E/01) (Text with EEA relevance) COM(2000) 42 final - 2000/0040(COD) (Submitted by the Commission on 14 February 2000) THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, (4) Directive 70/220/EEC should be amended accordingly, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community and in particular Article 95 thereof, HAVE ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of Committee, the Economic and Social Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty, Whereas: (1) Council Directive 70/220/EEC (1) of 20 March 1970 on the approximation of the Member States on the laws of measures to be taken against air pollution by emissions from motor vehicles, as last amended by Commission Directive 1999/102/EC (2), is one of the separate directives under the type-approval procedure laid down by Council Directive 70/156/EEC (3) 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 98/91/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (4). (2) Directive 70/220/EEC lays down the specifications for the testing of emissions of the motor vehicles falling within its scope. In view of the recent experience gained and the rapidly developing state of the art of on-board diagnostic those specifications it systems, accordingly. is appropriate to adapt (3) On-board diagnostics (OBD) is at a less developed stage for vehicles equipped with positive-ignition engines which run permanently or part-time on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) or natural gas (NG) and cannot be required on such new types of vehicles before 2003. Article 1 Annex I to Directive 70/220/EEC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Directive. Article 2 1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 31 December 2000 at the latest. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made. 2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive. Article 3 This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Article 4 This Directive is addressed to the Member States. (1) OJ L 76, 6. 4. 1970, p. 1. (2) OJ L 334, 28. 12. 1999, p. 43. (3) OJ L 42, 23. 2. 1970, p. 1. (4) OJ L 11, 16. 1. 1999, p. 25. C 240 E/2 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 28. 8. 2001 ANNEX Section 8. 1 of Annex I to Directive 70/220/EEC is replaced by the following: 8. 1. Vehicles with positive-ignition engines 8. 1. 1. Petrol fuelled engines With effect from 1 January 2000 for new types and from 1 January 2001 for all types, vehicles of category M1 - except vehicles the maximum mass of which exceeds 2 500 kg - and vehicles of category N1 class I, must be fitted with an on-board diagnostic (OBD) system for emission control in accordance with Annex XI. With effect from 1 January 2001 for new types and from 1 January 2002 for all types, vehicles of category N1 classes II and III and vehicles of category M1, the maximum mass of which exceeds 2 500 kg, must be fitted with an OBD system for emission control in accordance with Annex XI. 8. 1. 2. LPG and NG fuelled vehicles With effect from 1 January 2003 for new types and from 1 January 2006 for all types, vehicles of category M1 - except vehicles the maximum mass of which exceeds 2 500 kg - and vehicles of category N1 class I, running permanently or part-time on either LPG or NG fuel, must be fitted with an OBD system for emission control in accordance with Annex XI. With effect from 1 January 2006 for new types and from 1 January 2007 for all types, vehicles of category N1 classes II and III and vehicles of category M1, the maximum mass of which exceeds 2 500 kg, running permanently or part-time on either LPG or NG fuel, must be fitted with an OBD system for emission control in accordance with Annex XI. í