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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laws of the Member States on measures to be taken against air pollution by emissions from motor vehicles (70/220/EEC) (repealed)
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[F1 [F2 [F33.2.3.2.1. If the type-approval authority and the manufacturer both agree that the excess emission is due to the same cause, the sample is regarded as having failed and the plan of remedial measures outlined in section 6 of Appendix 3 applies.] ] ] U.K.
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F1 Substituted by Council Directive of 26 June 1991 amending Directive 70/220/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to measures to be taken against air pollution by emissions from motor vehicles (91/441/EEC).
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[F1 [F2The provisions laid down in Appendix 4 must be re-examined and completed without delay in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 13 of Directive 70/156/EEC.
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[F3On the basis of actual in-service data to be supplied before 31 December 2003 by the Member States, the requirements of this section may be reviewed and consider (a) whether the definition of outlying emitter needs to be revised with respect to vehicles that have been type-approved according to the limit values given in row B of the table in section 5.3.1.4 of Annex I, (b) whether the procedure for identifying outlying emitters should be amended and (c) whether the procedures for in-service conformity testing should be replaced at an appropriate time by a new statistical procedure. If appropriate, the Commission will propose the necessary amendments in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 13 of Directive 70/156/EEC.] ] ]
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F1 Substituted by Council Directive of 26 June 1991 amending Directive 70/220/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to measures to be taken against air pollution by emissions from motor vehicles (91/441/EEC).
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