30.8.91 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 242/1 11 (Acts uhose publication is not obligatory) COUNCIL 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) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 100a thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ("), In cooperation with the European Parliament (2), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3), Whereas it is important to adopt measures with the aim of progressively establishing the internal market over a - period expiring on 31 December 1992; whereas the internal market shall comprise an area without internal frontiers in which theé free movement of goods, persons, services and capital is ensured; Whereas the first programme of action of the European Communities on the protection of the environment, approved by the Council on 22 November 1973, called for account to be taken of the latest scientific advances in combating atmospheric pollution caused by gases emitted from motor vehicles and for Directives adopted previously to be amended accordingly; Whereas the third programme of action provides for additional efforts to be made to reduce considerably the present level of emissions of pollutants from motor vehicles; Whereas Directive 70/220/EEC (4), as last amended by Diréctive 89/491/EEC (%), lays down the limit values () OJNoC8l,30.3.1990, p. 1 and 0OJ No C 281, 9. 11. 1990, p. 9. (®» OJ No C 260, 15. 10. 1990, p. 93 and OJ No C 183, 15. 7. 1991. (*) OJ No C 225,19.9. 1990, p. 7. () OJNoL76,6.4.1970, p. 1. (*) OJ No L 238, 15. 8. 1989, p. 43. for carbon monoxide and unburnt hydrocarbon emis- sions from the engines of such vehicles; whereas these . limit values were first reduced by Directive 74/290/ EEC (%) and supplemented, in accordance with Direc- tive 77/102/EEC (7), by limit values for permissible emissions of nitrogen oxides; whereas the limit values for these three pollutions were successively reduced by Directives 78/665/EEC (8), 83/351/EEC (%) and 88/ 76/EEC (19, limit values for particulate pollutant emis- sions from diesel engines were introduced by Directive 88/436/EEC (') and more stringent European stan- dards for cars below 1400 cm3 by Directive 89/458/ EEC (12); ‘ Whereas the work undertaken by the Commission in that sphere has shown that the Community has avail- able, or is currently perfecting, technologies which allow a drastic reduction of the limit values in question for all engine sizes; Whereas, since more stringent emission standards have been laid down by Directive 89/458/EEC for cars below 1400 cm3, it is now necessary, in accordance with Article 5 of this Directive, to align the limit values for the emissions of cars with an engine capacity equal to or more than 1400 cm? to these standards at the same application dates and on the basis of an improved European test procedure including an extra- urban driving sequence; Whereas it appears appropriate at the same time to lay down requirements relating to the evaporative emis- 0OJ No L 159, 15. 6. 1974, p. 61. OJ No L 32, 3. 2. 1977, p. 32. OJ No L 223, 14. 8. 1978, p. 48. %) OJ No L 197,20.7. 1983, p. 1. OJ No L 36,9. 2. 1988, p. 1. (') OJNoL214,6.8.1988,p. 1. OJ No L 226, 3. 8. 1989, p. 1.