Directive 2000/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2000 on action to be taken against the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants by engines intended to power agricultural or forestry tractors and amending Council Directive 74/150/EEC
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Commission Directive 2005/13/ECof 21 February 2005amending Directive 2000/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants by engines intended to power agricultural or forestry tractors, and amending Annex I to Directive 2003/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the type-approval of agricultural or forestry tractors(Text with EEA relevance), 32005L0013, March 1, 2005
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, 32006L0096, December 20, 2006
Commission Directive 2010/22/EUof 15 March 2010amending, for the purposes of their adaptation to technical progress, Council Directives 80/720/EEC, 86/298/EEC, 86/415/EEC and 87/402/EEC and Directives 2000/25/EC and 2003/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to the type-approval of agricultural or forestry tractors(Text with EEA relevance), 32010L0022, April 10, 2010
Directive 2000/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 22 May 2000on action to be taken against the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants by engines intended to power agricultural or forestry tractors and amending Council Directive 74/150/EECTHE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 95 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the CommissionOJ C 303, 2.10.1998, p. 9.,Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social CommitteeOJ C 101, 12.4.1999, p. 13.,Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the TreatyOpinion of the European Parliament of 5 May 1999 (OJ C 279, 1.10.1999, p. 209), Council Common Position of 22 November 1999 (OJ C 17, 20.1.2000, p. 13) and Decision of the European Parliament of 12 April 2000 (not yet published in to Official Journal).,Whereas:(1)To ensure the proper functioning of the internal market, Council Directive 74/150/EEC of 4 March 1974 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractorsOJ L 84, 28.3.1974, p. 10. Directive as last amended by Directive 97/54/EC (OJ L 277, 10.10.1997, p. 24). and the 22 specific Directives adopted between 1974 and 1989 harmonised the technical specifications in this field.(2)In order to further safeguard the environment, it is necessary to supplement the measures already adopted by Council Directive 77/537/EEC of 28 June 1977 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the measures to be taken against the emission of pollutants from diesel engines for use in wheeled agricultural or forestry tractorsOJ L 220, 29.8.1977, p. 38. Directive as last amended by Directive 97/54/EC. (opacity of exhaust gases) with other measures relating, in particular, to physicochemical emissions. By referring to the provisions of Directive 97/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1997 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to measures against the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants from internal combustion engines to be installed in non-road mobile machineryOJ L 59, 27.2.1998, p. 1., this Directive lays down the limit values for emissions of gaseous and particulate pollutants to be applied in successive stages, and the test procedure for internal combustion engines intended to power agricultural or forestry tractors. Compliance with the provisions of Council Directive 88/77/EEC of 3 December 1987 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the measures to be taken against the emission of gaseous pollutants from diesel engines for use in vehiclesOJ L 36, 9.2.1988, p. 33. Directive as last amended by Directive 96/1/EC (OJ L 40, 17.2.1996, p. 1)., can also be accepted as compliance with the requirements of this Directive.(3)In order to facilitate access to third-country markets, it is necessary to establish equivalence between the requirements of this Directive for the first stage and the requirements laid down in United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE) Regulation No 96 concerning the component type-approval of compression ignition engines intended to be fitted to agricultural or forestry tractors in terms of their pollutant emissions.(4)In order to maximise the benefits for the European environment and, at the same time, to ensure the unity of the market, it is necessary to adopt very strict mandatory standards at regular intervals. Any further reduction in the limit values and any changes to the test procedure can be adopted only on the basis of studies and research to be conducted into existing and foreseeable technological potential and into the cost effectiveness thereof, in order to allow production on an industrial scale of agricultural or forestry tractors that are capable of meeting these more stringent limits.(5)Technical progress requires rapid adaptation of the technical requirements set out in the Annexes to this Directive. The Commission is committed to aligning without delay the limit values and dates in this Directive to future changes in Directive 97/68/EC. In every case where the European Parliament and the Council empower the Commission to implement the rules drawn up for agricultural or forestry tractors, a prior consultation procedure involving the Commission and the Member States meeting in committee should be introduced.(6)The requirements of this Directive supplement those of Directive 77/537/EEC, which is referred to in Item 2.8.1 of Annex II to Directive 74/150/EEC; Directive 74/150/EEC thus needs to be amended in order to add a new Item 2.8.2 in Annex II covering the topic dealt with by this Directive in conjunction with the reference SD (Specific Directive).(7)The objective of reducing the level of pollutant emissions from agricultural or forestry tractors and the smooth functioning of the internal market for such vehicles cannot be sufficiently achieved by individual Member States and can therefore be better achieved by the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to measures to be taken against air pollution by such vehicles. The measures contained in this Directive do not go beyond what is necessary to achieve the objectives of the Treaty,HAVE ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: