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
Modified by
  • Actconcerning the Conditions of Accession and the Adjustments to the Treaties Council Decision of the European Communitiesof 1 January 1973adjusting the instruments concerning the accession of new Member States to the European Communities, 172B373D0101(01), March 27, 1972
  • Council Decision of the European Communitiesof 1 January 1973adjusting the instruments concerning the accession of new Member States to the European Communities, 373D0101(01), January 1, 1973
  • Council Directiveof 21 December 1977amending Directive 70/156/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers(78/315/EEC), 378L0315, March 28, 1978
  • Council Directiveof 12 June 1978amending Directive 70/156/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers(78/547/EEC), 378L0547, June 26, 1978
  • Actconcerning the conditions of accession of the Hellenic Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties, 179H, November 19, 1979
  • Council Directiveof 16 December 1980amending Directive 70/156/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers(80/1267/EEC) Corrigendum to Council Directive 80/1267/EEC of 16 December 1980 amending Directive 70/156/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers(Official Journal of the European Communities No L 375 of 31 December 1980), 380L1267380L1267R(01), December 31, 1980
  • Actconcerning the conditions of accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties, 185I, November 15, 1985
  • Council Directiveof 25 June 1987amending Directive 70/156/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers(87/358/EEC), 387L0358, July 11, 1987
  • Council Directiveof 25 June 1987supplementing Annex I to Directive 70/156/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers(87/403/EEC), 387L0403, August 8, 1987
  • Council Directive No 92/53/EECof 18 June 1992amending Directive 70/156/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers Corrigendum to Council Directive 92/53/EEC of 18 June 1992 amending Directive 70/156/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers(Official Journal of the European Communities L 225 of 10 August 1992), 392L0053392L0053R(04), August 10, 1992
  • Commission Directive 93/81/EECof 29 September 1993adapting Council Directive 70/156/EEC relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, 393L0081, October 23, 1993
  • Actconcerning the conditions of accession of the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded (94/C 241/08) Decision of the Council of the European Unionof 1 January 1995adjusting the instruments concerning the accession of new Member States to the European Union(95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC), 194N395D0001, August 29, 1994
  • Decision of the Council of the European Unionof 1 January 1995adjusting the instruments concerning the accession of new Member States to the European Union(95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC), 395D0001, January 1, 1995
  • Commission Directive 95/54/ECof 31 October 1995adapting to technical progress Council Directive 72/245/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the suppression of radio interference produced by spark-ignition engines fitted to motor vehicles and amending Directive 70/156/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, 395L0054, November 8, 1995
  • Directive 96/27/EC of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 20 May 1996on the protection of occupants of motor vehicles in the event of a side impact and amending Directive 70/156/EEC Corrigendum to Directive 96/27/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 1996 on the protection of occupants of motor vehicles in the event of a side impact and amending Directive 70/156/EEC(Official Journal of the European Communities No L 169 of 8 July 1996), 396L0027396L0027R(01), July 8, 1996
  • Directive 96/79/EC of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 16 December 1996on the protection of occupants of motor vehicles in the event of a frontal impact and amending Directive 70/156/EEC, 396L0079, January 21, 1997
  • Directive 97/27/EC of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 22 July 1997relating to the masses and dimensions of certain categories of motor vehicles and their trailers and amending Directive 70/156/EEC, 397L0027, August 25, 1997
  • Commission Directive 98/14/ECof 6 February 1998adapting to technical progress Council Directive 70/156/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers(Text with EEA relevance) Corrigendum to Commission Directive 98/14/EC of 6 February 1998 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 70/156/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers(Official Journal of the European Communities L 91 of 25 March 1998), 398L0014398L0014R(01), March 25, 1998
  • Directive 98/91/EC of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 14 December 1998relating to motor vehicles and their trailers intended for the transport of dangerous goods by road and amending Directive 70/156/EEC relating to the type approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, 398L0091, January 16, 1999
  • Directive 2000/40/EC of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 26 June 2000on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the front underrun protection of motor vehicles and amending Council Directive 70/156/EEC, 300L0040, August 10, 2000
  • Commission Directive 2001/92/ECof 30 October 2001adapting to technical progress Council Directive 92/22/EEC on safety glazing and glazing materials on motor vehicles and their trailers and Council Directive 70/156/EEC relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers(Text with EEA relevance), 301L0092, November 8, 2001
  • Directive 2001/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 27 September 2001relating to heating systems for motor vehicles and their trailers, amending Council Directive 70/156/EEC and repealing Council Directive 78/548/EEC, 301L0056, November 9, 2001
  • Commission Directive 2001/116/ECof 20 December 2001adapting to technical progress Council Directive 70/156/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers(Text with EEA relevance) Corrigendum to Commission Directive 2001/116/EC of 20 December 2001 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 70/156/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers(Official Journal of the European Communities L 18 of 21 January 2002), 301L0116301L0116R(01), January 21, 2002
  • Directive 2001/85/EC of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 20 November 2001relating to special provisions for vehicles used for the carriage of passengers comprising more than eight seats in addition to the driver's seat, and amending Directives 70/156/EEC and 97/27/EC, 301L0085, February 13, 2002
  • Council Regulation (EC) No 807/2003of 14 April 2003adapting to Decision 1999/468/EC the provisions relating to committees which assist the Commission in the exercise of its implementing powers laid down in Council instruments adopted in accordance with the consultation procedure (unanimity), 303R0807, May 16, 2003
  • Actconcerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded, 103T, September 23, 2003
  • Directive 2003/102/EC of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 17 November 2003relating to the protection of pedestrians and other vulnerable road users before and in the event of a collision with a motor vehicle and amending Council Directive 70/156/EEC, 303L0102, December 6, 2003
  • Directive 2003/97/EC of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 10 November 2003on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of devices for indirect vision and of vehicles equipped with these devices, amending Directive 70/156/EEC and repealing Directive 71/127/EEC(Text with EEA relevance), 303L0097, January 29, 2004
  • Directive 2004/3/EC of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 11 February 2004amending Council Directives 70/156/EEC and 80/1268/EEC as regards the measurement of carbon dioxide emissions and fuel consumption of N1 vehicles(Text with EEA relevance), 304L0003, February 19, 2004
  • Commission Directive 2004/78/ECof 29 April 2004amending Directive 2001/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to heating systems for motor vehicles and their trailers and Council Directive 70/156/EEC for the purposes of adapting to technical progress(Text with EEA relevance), 304L0078, June 30, 2004
  • Commission Directive 2004/104/ECof 14 October 2004adapting to technical progress Council Directive 72/245/EEC relating to the radio interference (electromagnetic compatibility) of vehicles and amending Directive 70/156/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers(Text with EEA relevance), 304L0104, November 13, 2004
  • Commission Directive 2005/49/ECof 25 July 2005amending, for the purposes of their adaptation to technical progress, Council Directive 72/245/EEC relating to the radio interference (electromagnetic compatibility) of vehicles and Council Directive 70/156/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers(Text with EEA relevance), 305L0049, July 26, 2005
  • Directive 2005/64/EC of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 26 October 2005on the type-approval of motor vehicles with regard to their reusability, recyclability and recoverability and amending Council Directive 70/156/EEC, 305L0064, November 25, 2005
  • Directive 2005/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 26 October 2005relating to the use of frontal protection systems on motor vehicles and amending Council Directive 70/156/EEC, 305L0066, November 25, 2005
  • Commission Directive 2006/28/ECof 6 March 2006amending, for the purposes of their adaptation to technical progress, Council Directive 72/245/EEC of 20 June 1972 relating to the radio interference (electromagnetic compatibility) of vehicles and Council Directive 70/156/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers(Text with EEA relevance), 306L0028, March 7, 2006
  • Directive 2006/40/EC of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 17 May 2006relating to emissions from air-conditioning systems in motor vehicles and amending Council Directive 70/156/EEC(Text with EEA relevance), 306L0040, June 14, 2006
  • Council Directive 2006/96/ECof 20 November 2006adapting certain Directives in the field of free movement of goods, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania, 306L0096, December 20, 2006
  • Commission Directive 2007/37/ECof 21 June 2007amending Annexes I and III to Council Directive 70/156/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type approval of motor vehicles and their trailers(Text with EEA relevance), 307L0037, June 22, 2007
Corrected by
  • Council Directive No 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, 370L0156R(01), January 1, 1973
  • Corrigendum to Council Directive 80/1267/EEC of 16 December 1980 amending Directive 70/156/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, 380L1267R(01), September 19, 1981
  • Corrigendum to Council Directive 92/53/EEC of 18 June 1992 amending Directive 70/156/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, 392L0053R(04), May 15, 1998
  • Corrigendum to Directive 96/27/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 1996 on the protection of occupants of motor vehicles in the event of a side impact and amending Directive 70/156/EEC, 396L0027R(01), April 19, 1997
  • Corrigendum to Commission Directive 98/14/EC of 6 February 1998 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 70/156/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, 398L0014R(01), November 13, 1999
  • Corrigendum to Commission Directive 2001/116/EC of 20 December 2001 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 70/156/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, 301L0116R(01), April 19, 2002
Council Directiveof 6 February 1970on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers(70/156/EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 100 thereof; Having regard to the proposal from the Commission; Having regard to the Opinion of the European ParliamentOJ No C 160, 18.12.1969, p. 7.; Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social CommitteeOJ No C 48, 16.4.1969, p. 14.; Whereas in each Member State motor vehicles intended for the carriage of goods or passengers must comply with certain mandatory technical requirements; whereas such requirements differ from one Member State to another and consequently hinder trade within the European Economic Community; Whereas such hindrances to the establishment and proper functioning of the common market can be reduced and even eliminated if all Member States adopt the same requirements, either in addition to or in place of their existing laws; Whereas it is the established practice of the Member States to check that vehicles comply with the relevant technical requirements before they are placed on the market; whereas this check is carried out on vehicle types; Whereas the harmonised technical requirements applicable to individual parts and characteristics of a vehicle should be specified in separate Directives; Whereas at Community level it is necessary to introduce a Community type-approval procedure for each vehicle type in order that compliance with the above requirements can be checked and that each Member State may recognise checks carried out by other Member States; Whereas that procedure must enable each Member State to ascertain whether a vehicle type has been submitted to the checks laid down by separate Directive and listed in a type approval certificate; whereas that procedure must enable manufacturers to complete a certificate of conformity for all vehicles which conform to an approved type; whereas a vehicle accompanied by such a certificate must be considered by all Member States as conforming to their own laws; whereas each Member State should inform the other Member States of its findings by sending a copy of the type approval certificate completed for each vehicle type which has been approved; Whereas, as a transitional measure, it must be possible to grant type approval on the basis of Community requirements as and when separate Directives relating to the various vehicle parts and characteristics enter into force, national requirements remaining applicable in respect of parts and characteristics still not covered by such Directives; Whereas, without prejudice to Articles 169 and 170 of the Treaty, it is advisable, within the framework of co-operation between the competent authorities of the Member States, to lay down provisions to help resolve disputes of a technical nature regarding the conformity of production models to an approved type; Whereas a vehicle may conform to an approved type but nevertheless have certain features which are potential road safety hazards; whereas it is therefore advisable to prescribe an appropriate procedure to preclude such hazards; Whereas technical progress requires prompt adjustment of the technical requirements specified in the separate Directives; whereas, in order to facilitate implementation of the measures required for this purpose, a procedure should be prescribed for establishing close co-operation between the Member States and the Commission within the Committee on the Adjustment to Technical Progress of the Directives on the Removal of Technical Barriers to Trade in the Motor Vehicle Sector; HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
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