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  "legislation": "uksi/1989/2262",
  "legislation_title": "The Motor Vehicles (Type Approval) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 1989",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\n1 These Regulations further amend the Motor Vehicles (Type Approval) Regulations 1980 as follows:\n(a) Type approval requirements involving the use of unleaded petrol are amended to take account of Commission Directive 89/491/EEC which adapts to technical progress Council Directives 70/157/EEC, 70/220/EEC, 72/245/EEC, 72/306/EEC, 80/1268/EEC and 80/1259/EEC.\n(b) The type approval requirements relating to European emission standards for cars below 1.4 litres are, as an alternative to the existing requirements, the requirements of Council Directive 70/220/EEC as amended by Council Directive 74/290/EEC, Commission Directives 77/102/EEC and 78/665/EEC and Council Directives 83/351/EEC, 88/436/EEC and 89/458/EEC.\n(c) The type approval requirements relating to end-outline marker lamps, front position (side) lamps, rear position (side) lamps and stop lamps for motor vehicles and their trailers are, as an alternative to the existing requirements, the requirements of Council Directive 76/758/EEC as amended by Commission Directive 89/516/EEC.\n(d) The type approval requirements relating to motor vehicle headlamps which function as main-beam and/or dipped-beam headlamps and to incandescent electric filament lamps for such headlamps are, as an alternative to the existing requirements, the requirements of Council Directive 76/761/EEC as amended by Commission Directive 89/517/EEC.\n(e) The type approval requirements relating to rear fog lamps for motor vehicles and their trailers are, as an alternative to the existing requirements, the requirements of Council Directive 77/538/EEC as amended by Council Directive 89/518/EEC.\n2 Copies of the Council Directives and Commission Directives referred to in these Regulations and this note may be obtained from Her Majesty’s Stationery Office. Details of the Directives are set out in the Table below:\nPrincipal Instrument\nRelevant Amending Instruments\n1 Council Directive (EEC) No. 70/157 of 6 February 1970 (OJ No. L42, 23.2.70, p. 16).\nCommission Directive (EEC) No. 73/350 of 7 November 1973 (OJ No. L321, 22.11.73, p. 33).\nCouncil Directive (EEC) No. 77/212 of 8 March 1977 (OJ No. L66, 12.3.77, p. 33).\nCouncil Directive (EEC) No. 81/334 of 13 April 1981 (OJ No. L131, 18.5.81, p. 6).\nCommission Directive (EEC) No. 84/372 of 3 July 1984 (OJ No. L196, 26.7.84, p. 47).\nCouncil Directive (EEC) No. 84/424 of 3 September 1984 (OJ No. L238, 6.9.84, p. 31).\nCommission Directive (EEC) No. 89/491 of 17 July 1989 (OJ No. L238, 15.8.89, p. 43).\n2 Council Directive (EEC) No. 70/220 of 20 March 1970 (OJ No. L76, 6.4.70, p. 1).\nCouncil Directive (EEC) No. 74/290 of 28 May 1974 (OJ No. L159, 15.6.74, p. 61).\nCommission Directive (EEC) No. 77/102 of 30 November 1976 (OJ No. L32, 3.2.77, p. 32).\nCommission Directive (EEC) No. 78/665 of 14 July 1978 (OJ No. 223, 14.8.78, p. 48).\nCouncil Directive (EEC) No. 83/351 of 16 June 1983 (OJ No. L197, 20.7.83, p. 1).\nCouncil Directive (EEC) No. 88/76 of 3 December 1987 (OJ No. L36, 9.2.88, p. 1).\nCouncil Directive (EEC) No. 88/436 of 16 June 1988 (OJ No. L214, 6.8.88, p. 1).\nCouncil Directive (EEC) No. 89/458 of 18 July 1989 (OJ No. L226, 3.8.89, p. 1).\nCommission Directive (EEC) No. 89/491 of 17 July 1989 (OJ No. L238, 15.8.89, p. 43).\n3 Council Directive (EEC) No. 72/245 of 20 June 1972 (OJ No. L152, 6.7.72, p. 15).\nCommission Directive (EEC) No. 89/491 of 17 July 1989 (OJ No. L238, 15.8.89, p. 43).\n4 Council Directive (EEC) No. 72/306 of 2 August 1972 (OJ No. L190, 20.8.72, p. 1).\nCommission Directive (EEC) No. 89/491 of 17 July 1989 (OJ No. L238, 15.8.89, p. 43).\n5 Council Directive (EEC) No. 76/758 of 27 July 1976 (OJ No. L262, 27.9.76, p. 54).\nCommission Directive (EEC) No. 89/516 of 1 August 1989 (OJ No. L265, 12.9.89, p. 1).\n6 Council Directive (EEC) No. 76/761 of 27 July 1976 (OJ No. L262, 27.9.76, p. 96).\nCommission Directive (EEC) No. 89/517 of 1 August 1989 (OJ No. L265, 12.9.89, p. 15).\n7 Council Directive (EEC) No. 77/538 of 28 June 1977 (OJ No. L220, 29.8.77, p. 60).\nCommission Directive (EEC) No. 89/518 of 1 August 1989 (OJ No. L265, 12.9.89, p. 24).\n8 Council Directive (EEC) No. 80/1268 of 16 December 1980 (OJ No. L375, 31.12.80, p. 36).\nCommission Directive (EEC) No. 89/491 of 17 July 1989 (OJ No. L238, 15.8.89, p. 43).\n9 Council Directive (EEC) No. 80/1269 of 16 December 1980 (OJ No. L375, 31.12.80, p. 46).\nCommission Directive (EEC) No. 88/195 of 24 March 1988 (OJ No. L92, 9.4.88, p. 50).\nCommission Directive (EEC) No. 89/491 of 17 July 1989 (OJ No. L238, 15.8.89, p. 43).",
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