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Council Directive of 21 December 1977 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the wiper and washer systems of motor vehicles (78/318/EEC) (repealed)
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Changes over time for: Council Directive of 21 December 1977 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the wiper and washer systems of motor vehicles (78/318/EEC) (repealed) (without Annexes)
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Article 1U.K.
For the purposes of this Directive, ‘vehicle’ means any motor vehicle in cetegory M1 ([F1as defined in Annex II A to Directive 70/156/EEC]) intended for use on the road, having at least four wheels and a maximum design speed exceeding 25 km/h.
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Article 2U.K.
No Member State may refuse to grant EEC type-approval or national type-approval of a vehicle with regard to the windscreen-washer and windscreen-wiper systems, or of a windscreen-washer system, if:
such a vehicle satisfies the requirements of [F1the relevant Annexes] relating to the windscreen-washer and windscreen-wiper systems,
such a windscreen-washer system regarded as a separate technical unit [F1within the meaning of Article 2 of Directive 70/156/EEC satisfies the relevant requirements laid down in Annex I,
such a vehicle is fitted with a windscreen-washer system which has been granted type-approval as a separate technical unit within the meaning of Article 2 of Directive 70/156/EEC] and has been installed in accordance with the requirements laid down in 6.2.5 of Annex I.
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Article 3U.K.
1.No Member State may refuse or prohibit the sale, registration, entry into service or use of any vehicle on grounds relating to:
its windscreen-wiper and windscreen-washer systems, if these satisfy the requirements laid down in [F1the relevant Annexes],
its windscreen-washer system if this has been granted type-approval as a separate technical unit [F1within the meaning of Article 2 of Directive 70/156/EEC] and has been installed in accordance with the requirements laid down in 6.2.5 of Annex I.
2.No Member State may prohibit the placing on the market of any windscreen-washer system regarded as a separate technical unit [F1within the meaning of Article 2 of Directive 70/156/EEC] if it conforms to a type which has been granted type-approval within the meaning of the second indent of Article 2.
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Article 4U.K.
The Member State which has granted type-approval shall take the measures required to ensure that it is informed of any modification of a part or characteristic referred to in [F12.1] of Annex I. The competent authorities of that Member State shall determine whether it is necessary to carry out further tests on the modified vehicle type and to prepare a new report. If these tests show that the requirements of this Directive have not been complied with, the modification shall not be authorized.
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Article 5U.K.
Any amendments necessary to adapt the requirements of [F1the Annexes] to technical progress shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 13 of Directive 70/156/EEC.
However, this procedure shall not apply to amendments introducing requirements for wiper and washer systems other than for the windscreen.
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Article 6U.K.
1.Member States shall bring into force the provisions necessary in order to comply with this Directive within 18 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 7U.K.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
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