# Council Directive of 6 February 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the permissible sound level and the exhaust system of motor vehicles (70/157/EEC), Article 1

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

For the purposes of this Directive, ‘vehicle’ means any motor vehicle intended for use on the road, with or without bodywork, having at least four wheels and a maximum design speed exceeding 25 kilometres per hour, with the exception of vehicles which run on rails and of agricultural and forestry tractors and all mobile machinery.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1970/157/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1970-157/article-1
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