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Directive 98/69/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (repealed)Show full title

Directive 98/69/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 1998 relating to measures to be taken against air pollution by emissions from motor vehicles and amending Council Directive 70/220/EEC (repealed)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Article 1.Directive 70/220/EEC is hereby amended as follows: In Article 5,...

  3. Article 2.(1) Subject to the provisions of Article 7, with effect...

  4. Article 3.(1) Not later than 31 December 1999, the Commission shall...

  5. Article 4.(1) By 1 January 2000, the Commission shall submit a...

  6. Article 5.Member States may make provision for tax incentives only in...

  7. Article 6.Rules for a type-approval for vehicles with alternative propulsion systems...

  8. Article 7.This Directive shall be brought into effect at the same...

  9. Article 8.(1) Member States shall adopt and publish the laws, regulations...

  10. Article 9.This Directive shall enter into force on the day of...

  11. Article 10.This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

  12. Signature

    1. ANNEX

      AMENDMENTS TO THE ANNEXES TO DIRECTIVE 70/220/EEC

      1. 1. The list of Annexes inserted between the Articles and Annex...

      2. ANNEX I

        1. 2. The heading reads as follows:

        2. 3. Section 1:

        3. 4. New sections 2.13, 2.14, 2.15 and 2.16 are added to...

        4. 5. Sections 3 to 3.2.1 read as follows:

        5. 6. Sections 4 to 4.2 read as follows:

        6. 7. Section 5:

        7. 8. Section 5.1.1:

        8. 9. A new section 5.1.3 is added to read as follows:...

        9. 10. Figure I.5.2 is replaced by the following new figure:

        10. 11. Section 5.1:

        11. 12. Sections 5.2.1 and 5.2.3 are replaced by the following:

        12. 13. Section 5.3.1.4:

        13. 14. A new section 5.3.5 is added as follows:

        14. 15. The former section 5.3.5 is renumbered as 5.3.6 and 5.3.6.3...

        15. 16. Insert new section 5.3.7:

        16. 17. Section 6.1 is amended as follows:

        17. 18. Sections 6.1.2.1, 6.1.2.2 and 6.1.2.3 are amended as follows:

        18. 19. A new section 6.4 is added to read as follows:...

        19. 20. Section 7.1 is amended as follows:

        20. 21. A new title and section 7.1.6 are added to read...

        21. 22. A new section 7.1.7. is added as follows:

        22. 23. Section 8 is deleted.

        23. 24. A new section 8 is added to read as follows:...

          1. 8. ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTIC (OBD) SYSTEM FOR MOTOR VEHICLES

            1. 8.1. Vehicles of Category M1 and N1 equipped with positive-ignition engines...

            2. 8.2. Vehicles of category M1 equipped with compression-ignition engines, except

            3. 8.3. New types of Category M1 exempted by section 8.2, and...

            4. 8.4. Vehicles of other Categories

        24. 25. New Appendices 3 and 4 are added as follows:

      3. ANNEX II

        1. 26. Section 3.2.1.6 is amended to read:

        2. 27. The following new sections and footnotes are added to section...

      4. ANNEX III

        1. 28. Section 2.3.1:

        2. 29. Section 6.1.3:

        3. 30. Section 6.2.2:

      5. Appendix 1

        1. 31. Section 1.1:

        2. 32. Sections 4 to 4.3 including Table III.1.4 and Figure III.1.4...

      6. Appendix 3

        1. 33. Section 5.1.1.2.7:

      7. ANNEX VI

        1. 34. Sections 1 to 6 read as follows:

      8. Appendix 1

        1. 35. Sections 1 and 2 read as follows:

      9. Appendix 2

        1. 36. The following new Appendix 2 is added:

      10. ANNEX VII

        1. 37. A new Annex VII is introduced as follows:

      11. ANNEX VIII

        1. 38. The first subparagraph of section 6 reads as follows:

      12. ANNEX IX

        1. 39. Annex IX is replaced by the following text:

      13. ANNEX X

        1. 40. Section 1.8 of the Appendix is replaced by the following:...

        2. 41. A new section 1.9 of the Appendix is added as...

      14. ANNEX XI

        1. 42. A new Annex XI is added to read as follows:...

  13. ATTACHMENTS

    1. Commission statements

    2. Statement by the European Parliament and the Council

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