THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to 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 trailers and in particular Article 13(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Directive 2001/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council is one of the separate directives under the EC type-approval procedure which has been established by Directive 70/156/EEC. Directive 2001/56/EC lays down requirements for the type-approval of vehicles fitted with combustion heaters and of combustion heaters as components.
(2)
United Nations ECE Regulation No 122 concerning the approval of vehicles of categories M, N and O with regard to their heating systems entered into force on 18 January 2006. Since this regulation is applicable to the Community, it is necessary to provide equivalence between the requirements laid down in Directive 2001/56/EC and those laid down in United Nations ECE Regulation No 122. Therefore, the specific requirements set out in Annex 9 to United Nations ECE Regulation No 122, concerning the heating systems of vehicles transporting dangerous goods, shall be introduced in Directive 2001/56/EC.
(3)
Directive 2001/56/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4)
The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Adaptation to Technical Progress established under Article 13 of Directive 70/156/EEC,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: