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Directive 98/69/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (repealed)Show full title

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measures to be taken against air pollution by emissions from motor vehicles and amending Council Directive 70/220/EEC (repealed)

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1.The list of Annexes inserted between the Articles and Annex I shall read as follows:

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ANNEX I:SCOPE, DEFINITIONS, APPLICATION FOR EC TYPE-APPROVAL, GRANTING OF EC TYPE-APPROVAL, REQUIREMENTS AND TESTS, EXTENSION OF EC TYPE-APPROVAL, CONFORMITY OF PRODUCTION AND IN-SERVICE VEHICLES, ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTIC (OBD) SYSTEMS
Appendix 1:

Verification of production conformity

(1st statistical method)

Appendix 2:

Verification of production conformity

(2nd statistical method)

Appendix 3:In-service conformity check
Appendix 4:Statistical procedure for in-service conformity testing
ANNEX II:INFORMATION DOCUMENT
Appendix:Information on text conditions
ANNEX III:TYPE I TEST (verifying the average tailpipe emissions after a cold start)
Appendix 1:Operating cycle used for the type I test
Appendix 2:Chassis dynamometer
Appendix 3:Measurement method on the road-simulation on a chassis dynamometer
Appendix 4:Verification of inertias other than mechanical
Appendix 5:Description of tailpipe emission-sampling systems
Appendix 6:Method of calibrating the equipment
Appendix 7:Total system verification
Appendix 8:Calculation of the emission of pollutants
ANNEX IV:TYPE II TEST (carbon monoxide emission test at idling speed)
ANNEX V:TYPE III TEST (verifying emissions of crankcase gases)
ANNEX VI:TYPE IV TEST (determination of evaporative emissions from vehicles with positive-ignition engines)
Appendix 1:Calibration frequency and methods
Appendix 2:Diurnal ambient temperature profile for the diurnal emission test
ANNEX VII:TYPE VI TEST: Verifying the average low ambient temperature carbon monoxide and hydrocarbon tailpipe emissions after a cold start
ANNEX VIII:TYPE V TEST (ageing test for verifying the durability of anti-pollution devices)
ANNEX IX:SPECIFICATIONS OF REFERENCE FUELS
ANNEX X:MODEL EC TYPE-APPROVAL CERTIFICATE
Appendix:Addendum to EC information document
ANNEX XI:ON-BOARD-DIAGNOSTICS (OBD) FOR MOTOR VEHICLES
Appendix 1:Functional aspects of OBD systems
Appendix 2:Essential characteristics of the vehicle family

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