Council Directive 70/387/EEC of 27 July 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the doors of motor vehicles and their trailers
Modified by
  • Actconcerning the Conditions of Accession and the Adjustments to the Treaties, 11972B, March 27, 1972
  • Commission Directive 98/90/ECof 30 November 1998adapting to technical progress Council Directive 70/387/EEC relating to the doors of motor vehicles and their trailers(Text with EEA relevance), 31998L0090, December 12, 1998
  • Commission Directive 2001/31/ECof 8 May 2001adapting to technical progress Council Directive 70/387/EEC relating to the doors of motor vehicles and their trailers(Text with EEA relevance), 32001L0031, May 12, 2001
  • Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 13 July 2009concerning type-approval requirements for the general safety of motor vehicles, their trailers and systems, components and separate technical units intended therefor(Text with EEA relevance), 32009R0661, July 31, 2009
Corrected by
  • Council Directive No 70/387/EEC of 27 July 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the doors of motor vehicles and their trailers, 31970L0387R(01), January 1, 1973
Council Directiveof 27 July 1970on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the doors of motor vehicles and their trailers(70/387/EEC)
Article 1For the purposes of this Directive "vehicle" means any motor vehicle intended for use on the road, having at least four wheels and a maximum design speed exceeding 25 km/h, and its trailers, with the exception of public transport vehicles, vehicles which run on rails, agricultural and forestry tractors and all mobile machinery.
Article 2No Member State may refuse to grant EEC type approval or national type approval of a vehicle on grounds relating to its doors if these satisfy the requirements set out in the Annexes.
Article 2aNo Member State may refuse or prohibit the sale or registration, entry into service or use of a vehicle on grounds relating to its doors if these satisfy the requirements set out in the Annexes.
Article 3The amendments necessary for adjusting the requirements of the Annex so as to take account of technical progress shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 13 of the Council Directive 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.
Article 41.Member States shall put into force the provisions containing the requirements needed in order to comply with this Directive within eighteen months of its notification and shall inform the Commission forthwith.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 5This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
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