Commission Directive of 17 July 1989 adapting 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) (c. 491)

ANNEX I U.K. AMENDMENTS TO ANNEX I TO DIRECTIVE 70/157/EEC

6 is added as follows:

‘6. EXTENSION OF EEC TYPE APPROVAL

6.1. Vehicle types modified to run on unleaded petrol

6.1.1. Approval of a vehicle type modified and/or adjusted solely for the purpose of making it capable of running on unleaded petrol, as specified in Directive 85/210/EEC, shall be extended when the manufacturer certifies, subject to the approval of the authority granting type approval, that the sound level for the modified vehicle shall not exceed the limiting values specified in 5.2.2.1.

6.2. Vehicle types modified for any other purpose

6.2.1. Approval of a vehicle type may be extended to vehicle types differing with regard to the characteristics listed in Annex III if the authority granting type approval considers that the modifications made are not likely to have any substantial adverse effect on the sound level of the vehicle.’