20.10.2005 Official Journal of the European Union L275/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) DIRECTIVE 2005/55/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 28 September 2005 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the measures to be taken against the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants from compression-ignition engines for use in vehicles, and the emission of gaseous pollutants from positive-ignition engines fuelled with natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas for use in vehicles (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 95 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (), Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (3, Whereas: Council Directive 88/77/EEC of 3 December 1987 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the measures to be taken against the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants from compression ignition engines for use in vehicles, and the emission of gaseous pollutants from positive ignition engines fuelled with natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas for use in vehicles (*) is one of the separate Directives under the type-approval procedure laid down by 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 (*). Directive 88/77[EEC has been substantially amended several times 0] C 108, 30.4.2004, p. 32. Opinion of the European Parliament of 9 March 2004 (O] C 102 E, 28.4.2004, p. 272) and Council Decision of 19 September 2005. OJ L 36, 9.2.1988, p. 33. Directive as last amended by the 2003 Act of Accession. O] L 42, 2321970, p. 1. Commission Directive 2005/49/EC (O] L 194, 26.7.2005, p. 12). Directive as last amended by to introduce successively more stringent pollutant emission limits. Since further amendments are to be made, it should be recast in the interests of clarity. Council Directive 91/542/EEC (*) amending Directive 88/77[EEC, Directive 1999/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 1999 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to measures to be taken against the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants from compression ignition engines for use in vehicles, and the emission of gaseous pollutants from positive ignition engines fuelled with natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas for use in vehicles and amending Council Directive 88/77/EEC (%), and Commission Directive 2001/27/EC () adapting to technical progress Council Directive 88/77/EEC have introduced provisions which, while being autonomous, are closely linked to the scheme established under Directive 88/77/EEC. Those autonomous provisions should be fully integrated into the recast of Directive 88/77/[EEC in the interests of clarity and legal certainty. It is necessary that all the Member States adopt the same requirements, in order, in particular, to permit the implementation, for each vehicle type, of the EC type- approval system which is the subject of Directive 70/156/EEC. The Commission’s programme on air quality, road transport emissions, fuels and emission abatement technologies, hereinafter ‘the first Auto-Oil programme’, showed that further reductions in pollutant emissions from heavy-duty vehicles were necessary with a view to achieving future air quality standards. OJ L 295, 25.10.1991, p. 1. OJ L 44, 16.2.2000, p. 1. OJ L 107, 18.4.2001, p. 10.