# 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 2

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

No Member State may, on grounds relating to the permissible sound level and the exhaust system, refuse to grant EEC or national type-approval in respect of a type of motor vehicle or type of exhaust system or component of such a system regarded as a separate technical unit,
if the vehicle satisfies the requirements of Annex I as regards the sound level and exhaust system,
if the exhaust system or any component thereof, considered as a separate technical unit within the meaning of Article 2 of Directive 70/156/EEC satisfies the requirements of Annex II.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1970/157/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1970-157/article-2
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