Council Directive of 20 March 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States on measures to be taken against air pollution by emissions from motor vehicles (70/220/EEC) (repealed)

[F1 [F2 5. ACCESS TO OBD INFORMATION U.K.

5.1. Applications for type-approval or amendment of a type-approval according to either Article 3 or Article 5 of Directive 70/156/EEC shall be accompanied by the relevant information concerning the vehicle OBD system. This relevant information shall enable manufacturers of replacement or retrofit components to make the parts they manufacture compatible with the vehicle OBD system with a view to fault-free operation assuring the vehicle user against malfunctions. Similarly, such relevant information shall enable the manufacturers of diagnostic tools and test equipment to make tools and equipment that provide for effective and accurate diagnosis of vehicle emission control systems. U.K.

5.2. Upon request, the type-approval authorities shall make Appendix 2 to the EC type-approval certificate containing the relevant information on the OBD system available to any interested components, diagnostic tools or test equipment manufacturer on a non-discriminatory basis. U.K.

5.2.1. If a type-approval authority receives a request from any interested components, diagnostic tools or test equipment manufacturer for information on the OBD system of a vehicle that has been type-approved to a previous version of Directive 70/220/EEC, U.K.

• the type-approval authority shall, within 30 days, request the manufacturer of the vehicle in question to make available the information required in section 3.2.12.2.8.6 of Annex II. The requirement of the second paragraph of section 3.2.12.2.8.6 is not applicable,

• the manufacturer shall submit this information to the type-approval authority within two months of the request,

• the type-approval authority shall transmit this information to the approval authorities of the Member States and the authority which granted the original type-approval shall attach this information to Annex II to the vehicle type-approval information.

This requirement shall not invalidate any approval previously granted pursuant to Directive 70/220/EEC nor prevent extensions to such approvals under the terms of the Directive under which they were originally granted.

5.2.2. Information can only be requested for replacement or service components that are subject to EC type-approval, or for components that form part of a system that is subject to EC type-approval. U.K.

5.2.3. The request for information must identify the exact specification of the vehicle model for which the information is required. It must confirm that the information is required for the development of replacement or retrofit parts or components or diagnostic tools or test equipment.] ] U.K.

Textual Amendments

F1 Inserted by 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.

F2 Inserted by Commission Directive 2002/80/EC of 3 October 2002 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 70/220/EEC relating to measures to be taken against air pollution by emissions from motor vehicles (Text with EEA relevance).