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Commission Directive 2005/21/EC of 7 March 2005 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 72/306/EEC 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 vehicles (Text with EEA relevance)

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ANNEX

The list of Annexes between the Articles and Annex I is replaced by the following:

LIST OF ANNEXES

AMENDMENTS TO ANNEX I TO DIRECTIVE 72/306/EEC

1.

  • In section 5.2.2.1, ‘Annex VI’ is replaced by ‘Annex V’.

  • In section 5.3.2, ‘Annex VI’ is replaced by ‘Annex V’

  • In section 5.4, ‘Annex VII’ is replaced by ‘Annex VI’.

  • In section 7.2.1.2, ‘Annex VI’ is replaced by ‘Annex V’.

AMENDMENTS TO ANNEX III TO DIRECTIVE 72/306/EEC

2.

  • Section 3.2 is replaced by the following:

    3.2.Fuel

    The reference fuel specified in Annex IV of Directive 88/77/EEC, as last amended, and which is appropriate to the emission limits against which the vehicle or engine is being type-approved, shall be used.;

  • in section 3.4, ‘Annex VII’ is replaced by ‘Annex VI’ and ‘Annex VIII’ is replaced by ‘Annex VII’;

  • in section 4.2, ‘Annex VI’ is replaced by ‘Annex V’.

3.Annex V is deleted.

4.Annex VI becomes Annex V.

5.Annex VII becomes Annex VI.

Section 3.3 is replaced by the following:

3.3.Light source

The light source shall be an incandescent lamp with a colour temperature in the range 2 800 to 3 250 K or a green light emitting diode (LED) with a spectral peak between 550 and 570 nm. The light source shall be protected against sooting by means that do not influence the optical path length beyond the manufacturer’s specifications.

6.Annex VIII becomes Annex VII.

In items 2.16, 2.17 and 2.2.3, ‘Annex VII’ is replaced by ‘Annex VI’.

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