Council Directive 80/1268/EEC of 16 December 1980 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the fuel consumption of motor vehicles
Modified by
  • Commission Directiveof 17 July 1989adapting to technical progress Council Directives 70/157/EEC, 70/220/EEC, 72/245/EEC, 72/306/EEC, 80/1268/EEC and 80/1269/EEC relating to motor vehicles(89/491/EEC), 31989L0491, August 15, 1989
  • Commission Directive 93/116/ECof 17 December 1993adapting to technical progress Council Directive 80/1268/EEC relating to the fuel consumption of motor vehicles Corrigendum to Commission Directive 93/116/EC of 17 December 1993 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 80/1268/EEC relating to the fuel consumption of motor vehicles(Official Journal of the European Communities No L 329 of 30 December 1993), 31993L011631993L0116R(01), December 30, 1993
  • Commission Directive 1999/100/ECof 15 December 1999adapting to technical progress Council Directive 80/1268/EEC relating to the carbon dioxide emissions and the fuel consumption of motor vehicles(Text with EEA relevance) Corrigendum to Commission Directive 1999/100/EC of 15 December 1999 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 80/1268/EEC relating to the carbon dioxide emissions and the fuel consumption of motor vehicles(Official Journal of the European Communities L 334 of 28 December 1999), 31999L010031999L0100R(01), December 28, 1999
  • 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), 32004L0003, February 19, 2004
  • Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 20 June 2007on type approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information(Text with EEA relevance), 32007R0715, June 29, 2007
Corrected by
  • Corrigendum to Commission Directive 93/116/EC of 17 December 1993 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 80/1268/EEC relating to the fuel consumption of motor vehicles, 31993L0116R(01), February 15, 1994
  • Corrigendum to Commission Directive 1999/100/EC of 15 December 1999 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 80/1268/EEC relating to the carbon dioxide emissions and the fuel consumption of motor vehicles, 31999L0100R(01), July 4, 2000
Council Directiveof 16 December 1980relating to the carbon dioxide emissions and the fuel consumption of motor vehicles(80/1268/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 CommissionOJ No C 104, 28. 4. 1980, p. 1., Having regard to the opinion of the European ParliamentOJ No C 265, 13. 10. 1980, p. 76., Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social CommitteeOJ No C 182, 21. 7. 1980, p. 3., Whereas the technical requirements which motor vehicles must satisfy pursuant to certain national laws relate inter alia to the method of measuring fuel consumption which must be used to indicate the fuel consumption of a vehicle type; Whereas those requirements differ from one Member State to another; whereas this results in technical barriers to trade which must be eliminated by all Member States adopting the same requirements either in addition to or in place of their existing rules, in order in particular to allow the EEC type-approval procedure which was the subject of 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 trailersOJ No L 42, 23. 2. 1970, p. 1., as last amended by Directive 80/1267/EECSee page 34 of this Official Journal., to be introduced in respect of each type of vehicle; Whereas it is of paramount importance to establish a method of measuring fuel consumption by motor vehicles for inclusion in Community requirements; Whereas a Community method of measuring fuel consumption is also necessary to ensure, in particular, that customers and users are supplied with objective and precise information; Whereas the requirements of this Directive apply only to motor vehicles in international motor vehicle classification category M1 as set out in Directive 70/156/EEC; whereas a method of measuring the fuel consumption of the other categories of motor vehicles will be established as soon as certain technical difficulties can be resolved, HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
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