Directive 2009/40/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (repealed)Show full title

Directive 2009/40/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 on roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers (Recast) (Text with EEA relevance) (repealed)

  1. Introductory Text

  2. CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 1.(1) In each Member State, motor vehicles registered in that...

    2. Article 2.The roadworthiness tests provided for in this Directive shall be...

    3. Article 3.(1) Member States shall take such measures as they deem...

  3. CHAPTER II EXCEPTIONS

    1. Article 4.(1) Member States shall have the right to exclude from...

    2. Article 5.Notwithstanding the provisions of Annexes I and II, Member States...

  4. CHAPTER III FINAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 6.(1) The Commission shall adopt the separate Directives necessary to...

    2. Article 7.(1) The Commission shall be assisted by a committee on...

    3. Article 8.No later than three years after the introduction of regular...

    4. Article 9.Member States shall communicate to the Commission the texts of...

    5. Article 10.Directive 96/96/EC, as amended by the acts listed in Annex...

    6. Article 11.This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day...

    7. Article 12.This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

  5. Signature

    1. ANNEX I

    2. ANNEX II

      ITEMS TO BE COMPULSORILY TESTED

      1. The test must cover at least the items listed below,...

      2. The tests covered by this Annex may be carried out...

      3. Where the vehicle is found to be defective with regard...

      4. VEHICLES IN CATEGORIES 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 AND 6...

        1. 1. Braking systems

      5. VEHICLES IN CATEGORIES 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 AND 6...

        1. 8.2. Exhaust emissions

          1. 8.2.1. Motor vehicles equipped with positive-ignition engines and fuelled by petrol...

            1. (a) Where the exhaust emissions are not controlled by an advanced...

            2. (b) Where the exhaust emissions are controlled by an advanced emission...

          2. 8.2.2. Motor vehicles equipped with compression-ignition (diesel) engines

            1. (a) Exhaust gas opacity to be measured during free acceleration (no...

            2. (b) Vehicle preconditioning:

            3. (c) Test procedure:

            4. (d) Limit values:

          3. 8.2.3. Test equipment

          4. 8.2.4. Where, during EC type-approval, a type of vehicle is found...

    3. ANNEX III

      1. PART A

      2. PART B

    4. ANNEX IV