WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.96.48
4April 1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-1235)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: European Commission
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable):
Motor vehicles
5. Titleandnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Commission Directive Adapting to
Technical Progress Council Directive 70/220/EEC ontheApproximation oftheLaws of
theMember States Relating toMeasures tobeTaken Against Pollution byEmissions
from Motor Vehicles (32pages)
6. Description ofcontent: Specifications, requirements andadministrative procedures for
type-approval formotor vehicles concerning airpollution byemissions.
7. Objective andrationale: Environmental protection
8. Relevant documents: Draft III/5246/95 Rev.3
9. Proposed dateofadoption andentry intoforce:
Adoption: 31January 1995 Entry intoforce: 1January 1997
10. Final dateforcomments: 1June1996
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body:
DGIII-A-1