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Council Directive of 6 February 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the permissible sound level and the exhaust system of motor vehicles (70/157/EEC)
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Article 1U.K.
For the purposes of this Directive, ‘vehicle’ means any motor vehicle intended for use on the road, with or without bodywork, having at least four wheels and a maximum design speed exceeding 25 kilometres per hour, with the exception of vehicles which run on [F1rails and of agricultural and forestry tractors and all mobile machinery.]
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[F2Article 2 U.K.
No Member State may, on grounds relating to the permissible sound level and the exhaust system, refuse to grant EEC or national type-approval in respect of a type of motor vehicle or type of exhaust system or component of such a system regarded as a separate technical unit,
if the vehicle satisfies the requirements of Annex I as regards the sound level and exhaust system,
if the exhaust system or any component thereof, considered as a separate technical unit within the meaning of [F1Article 2] of Directive 70/156/EEC satisfies the requirements of Annex II.]
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[F2Article 2a U.K.
1. No Member State may, on grounds relating to the permissible sound level and the exhaust system, refuse or prohibit the sale, registration, entry into service or use of any vehicle in which the sound level and the exhaust system satisfy the requirements of Annex I.
2. No Member State may, on grounds relating to the permissible sound level and the exhaust system, prohibit the placing on the market of an exhaust system or any component thereof considered as a separate technical unit within the meaning of [F1Article 2] of Directive 70/156/EEC if, within the meaning of Article 2, it is of a type in respect of which a type-approval has been granted.]
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Article 3U.K.
The amendments necessary for adjusting the requirements of [F1the Annexes] so as to take account of technical progress, with the exception of the requirements set out under [F2items 5.2.2.1 and 5.2.2.5 of Annex I], shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 13 of the Council Directive on the type approval of motor vehicles and their trailers.
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Article 4U.K.
1.Member States shall put into force the provisions containing the requirements needed in order to comply with this Directive within eighteen months of its notification and shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
2.Member States shall ensure that the texts of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive are communicated to the Commission.
Article 5U.K.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
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