Article 2 Scope

The Directive shall apply to motor vehicles of categories M₁ and N₁ as defined in Annex II of Directive 70/156/EEC. For the purpose of this Directive, vehicles of category N₁ are limited to those of class I as described in the first table in point 5.3.1.4 of Annex I to Council Directive 70/220/EEC of 20 March 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States on measures to be taken against air pollution by emissions from motor vehicles^f1, as inserted by Directive 98/69/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council^f2.