48The French Republic considers, moreover, that the anticipated effect on NO2 emissions of the standards introduced by Regulation No 715/2007 has turned out to be less significant than the size of the reductions in emissions anticipated when the limit values were set as part of the adoption of Directive 2008/50. In that regard, it must be pointed out, besides the fact that the motor vehicles which are subject to those standards are not the only cause of NO2 emissions, which the French Republic furthermore recognised, and that the EU rules applicable to the type approval of motor vehicles cannot relieve Member States of their obligation to comply with the limit values set from 1 January 2010 by Directive 2008/50, that the French Republic disregards the fact that, in accordance with the combined provisions of Articles 1(1) and 2(5) of Directive 2008/50, read in the light of recitals 1 to 3 of that directive, the limit values were set not in view of the anticipated effect of the standards introduced by Regulation No 715/2007, but on the basis of the scientific knowledge and experience of Member States so as to reflect the level judged appropriate by the European Union and Member States for the purposes of avoiding, preventing or reducing the harmful effects of air pollutants on human health and the environment as a whole.
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