# COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2007/37/EC

of 21 June 2007

amending Annexes I and III to Council Directive 70/156/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type approval of motor vehicles and their trailers

(Text with EEA relevance)

## Preamble

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 70/156/EEC of 6 February 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type approval of motor vehicles and their trailers [^1] and in particular second indent of Article 13(2) thereof,

Whereas:

**(1)** Directive 2006/40/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 relating to emissions from air-conditioning systems in motor vehicles and amending Council Directive 70/156/EEC [^2] is one of the separate directives under the EC type-approval procedure which was established by Directive 70/156/EEC.

**(2)** Directive 2006/40/EC requires vehicles fitted with an air-conditioning system designed to contain fluorinated greenhouse gases with a global warming potential higher than 150 to be type-approved with regard to emissions from an air-conditioning system.

**(3)** Following the introduction of that EC type-approval procedure and the adoption of Commission Regulation (EC) No 706/2007 of 21 June 2007 laying down, pursuant to Directive 2006/40/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, administrative provisions for the EC type-approval of vehicles, and a harmonised test for measuring leakages from certain air conditioning systems [^3] , it is necessary to add new elements to the list of information in Annex I to Directive 70/156/EEC and the information document requirements for the purposes of vehicle EC type-approval in Annex III to that Directive.

**(4)** In order to ensure the coherence of the EC type-approval procedure, the new requirements introduced by this Directive should apply from the same date as the measures adopted pursuant to Directive 2006/40/EC and to Regulation (EC) No 706/2007.

**(5)** Directive 70/156/EEC should be therefore amended accordingly.

**(6)** The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Adaptation to Technical Progress,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

## **Article 1**

Annexes I and III to Directive 70/156/EEC are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Directive.

## **Article 2**

**1.** Member States shall adopt and publish, by 4 January 2008 at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive. They shall apply those provisions from 5 January 2008. When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.

**2.** Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.

## **Article 3**

This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the *Official Journal of the European Union* .

## Final provisions

Done at Brussels, 21 June 2007. *For the Commission* Günter VERHEUGEN *Vice-President*

[^1] [OJ L 42, 23.2.1970, p. 1](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_1970_042_R_TOC) . Directive as last amended by Directive 2006/96/EC ( [OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 81](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2006_363_R_TOC) ).

[^2] [OJ L 161, 14.6.2006, p. 12](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2006_161_R_TOC) .

[^3] See page 33 of this Official Journal.

Directive 70/156/EEC is amended as follows:

**1.** in Annex I, the following points are inserted: 9.10.8. Gas used as refrigerant in the air-conditioning system: … 9.10.8.1 The air-conditioning system is designed to contain fluorinated greenhouse gases with a global warming potential higher than 150: YES/NO ( 1 ) 9.10.8.2 If YES, fill in the following sections: 9.10.8.2.1 Drawing and brief description of the air-conditioning system, including the reference or part number and material of the leak components: 9.10.8.2.2 Leakage of the air-conditioning system: 9.10.8.2.3 In case of component testing: list of leak components including the corresponding reference or part number and material, with their respective yearly leakages and information about the test (e.g. test report no., approval no., etc.): … 9.10.8.2.4 In case of vehicle testing: reference or part number and material of the components of the system and information about the test (e.g. test report no., approval no., etc.): … 9.10.8.3 Overall leakage in g/year of the entire system: …’

**2.** in Annex III, the following points are inserted: 9.10.8 Gas used as refrigerant in the air-conditioning system: … 9.10.8.1 The air-conditioning system is designed to contain fluorinated greenhouse gases with a global warming potential higher than 150: YES/NO ( 1 ) If yes, overall leakage in g/year of the entire system: …’

[^1]: . Directive as last amended by Directive 2006/96/EC ().
[^2]: .
[^3]: See page 33 of this Official Journal.