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REGULATION (EU) No 168/2013 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 15 January 2013 on the approval and market surveillance of two- or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles (OJ L 060 2.3.2013, p. 52) |
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REGULATION (EU) No 168/2013 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 15 January 2013
on the approval and market surveillance of two- or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles
(Text with EEA relevance)
CHAPTER I
SUBJECT MATTER, SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS
Article 1
Subject matter
This Regulation does not apply to the approval of individual vehicles. However, Member States granting such individual approvals shall accept any type-approval of vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units granted under this Regulation instead of under the relevant national provisions.
Article 2
Scope
This Regulation also applies to enduro motorcycles (L3e-AxE (x = 1, 2 or 3)), trial motorcycles (L3e-AxT (x = 1, 2 or 3)) and heavy all terrain quads (L7e-B) as categorised in Article 4 and Annex I.
This Regulation does not apply to the following vehicles:
vehicles with a maximum design speed not exceeding 6 km/h;
vehicles exclusively intended for use by the physically handicapped;
vehicles exclusively intended for pedestrian control;
vehicles exclusively intended for use in competition;
vehicles designed and constructed for use by the armed services, civil defence, fire services, forces responsible for maintaining public order and emergency medical services;
agricultural or forestry vehicles subject to Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 February 2013 on the approval and market surveillance of agricultural and forestry vehicles ( 1 ), machines subject to Directive 97/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1997 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to measures against the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants from internal combustion engines to be installed in non-road mobile machinery ( 2 ) and Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on machinery ( 3 ) and motor vehicles subject to Directive 2007/46/EC;
vehicles primarily intended for off-road use and designed to travel on unpaved surfaces;
pedal cycles with pedal assistance which are equipped with an auxiliary electric motor having a maximum continuous rated power of less than or equal to 250 W, where the output of the motor is cut off when the cyclist stops pedalling and is otherwise progressively reduced and finally cut off before the vehicle speed reaches 25 km/h;
self-balancing vehicles;
vehicles not equipped with at least one seating position;
vehicles equipped with any seating position of the driver or rider having an R-point height ≤ 540 mm in case of categories L1e, L3e and L4e or ≤ 400 mm in case of categories L2e, L5e, L6e and L7e.
Article 3
Definitions
For the purposes of this Regulation and the acts listed in Annex II, except as otherwise provided therein, the following definitions shall apply:
‘type-approval’ means the procedure whereby an approval authority certifies that a type of vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit satisfies the relevant administrative provisions and technical requirements;
‘type-approval certificate’ means the document whereby the approval authority officially certifies that a type of vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit is approved;
‘whole-vehicle type-approval’ means a type-approval whereby an approval authority certifies that an incomplete, complete or completed vehicle type satisfies the relevant administrative provisions and technical requirements;
‘EU type-approval’ means the procedure whereby an approval authority certifies that a type of vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit satisfies the relevant administrative provisions and technical requirements of this Regulation;
‘EU type-approval certificate’ means the certificate based on the template set out in the implementing act adopted pursuant to this Regulation or the communication form set out in the relevant UNECE regulations referred to in this Regulation or the delegated acts adopted pursuant to this Regulation;
‘system type-approval’ means a type-approval whereby an approval authority certifies that a system built into a vehicle of a specific type satisfies the relevant administrative provisions and technical requirements;
‘separate technical unit type-approval’ means a type-approval whereby an approval authority certifies that a separate technical unit satisfies the relevant administrative provisions and technical requirements in relation to one or more specified types of vehicles;
‘component type-approval’ means a type-approval whereby an approval authority certifies that a component independently of a vehicle satisfies the relevant administrative provisions and technical requirements;
‘national type-approval’ means a type-approval procedure laid down by the national law of a Member State, the validity of such approval being restricted to the territory of that Member State;
‘certificate of conformity’ means the document issued by the manufacturer, which certifies that a produced vehicle conforms to the approved vehicle type;
‘base vehicle’ means any vehicle which is used at the initial stage of a multi-stage type-approval process;
‘incomplete vehicle’ means any vehicle which must undergo at least one further stage of completion in order to meet the relevant technical requirements of this Regulation;
‘completed vehicle’ means a vehicle resulting from the process of multi-stage type-approval which meets the relevant technical requirements of this Regulation;
‘complete vehicle’ means any vehicle which need not be completed in order to meet the relevant technical requirements of this Regulation;
‘system’ means an assembly of devices combined to perform one or more specific functions in a vehicle and which is subject to the requirements of this Regulation or any of the delegated or implementing acts adopted pursuant to this Regulation;
‘component’ means a device subject to the requirements of this Regulation or any of the delegated or implementing acts adopted pursuant to this Regulation, which is intended to be part of a vehicle and which may be type-approved independently of a vehicle in accordance with this Regulation and the delegated or implementing acts adopted pursuant to this Regulation where those acts make express provision for so doing;
‘separate technical unit’ means a device subject to the requirements of this Regulation or any of the delegated or implementing acts adopted pursuant to this Regulation and intended to be part of a vehicle, which may be type-approved separately, but only in relation to one or more specified types of vehicle, where those acts make express provision for so doing;
‘parts’ means goods used for the assembly of a vehicle as well as spare parts;
‘equipment’ means any goods other than parts which can be added to or installed on a vehicle;
‘original parts or equipment’ means parts or equipment which are manufactured according to the specifications and production standards provided by the vehicle manufacturer for the production of parts or equipment for the assembly of the vehicle in question; this includes parts or equipment which are manufactured on the same production line as these parts or equipment; it is presumed, unless the contrary is proven, that parts or equipment constitute original parts or equipment if the manufacturer certifies that the parts or equipment match the quality of the components used for the assembly of the vehicle in question and have been manufactured in accordance with the specifications and production standards of the vehicle manufacturer;
‘spare parts’ means goods which are to be installed in or on a vehicle so as to replace original parts of that vehicle, including goods such as lubricants which are necessary for the use of a vehicle, with the exception of fuel;
‘functional safety’ means the absence of unacceptable risk of physical injury or of damage to the health of persons or to property owing to hazards caused by mal-functional behaviour of mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical or electronic systems, components or separate technical units;
‘advanced brake system’ means an anti-lock brake system, a combined brake system or both;
‘anti-lock brake system’ means a system that senses wheel slip and automatically modulates the pressure producing the braking forces at the wheel(s) to limit the degree of wheel slip;
‘combined brake system’ means:
for vehicle categories L1e and L3e: a service brake system where at least two brakes on different wheels are operated by actuation of a single control;
for vehicle category L4e: a service brake system where the brakes on at least the front and rear wheels are operated by actuation of a single control (if the rear wheel and sidecar wheel are braked by the same brake system, this is regarded as the rear brake);
for vehicle categories L2e, L5e, L6e and L7e: a service brake system where the brakes on all wheels are operated by actuation of a single control;
‘automatic switching-on of lighting’ means a lighting system turned on when the ignition switch or the engine on-off switch is in the on-position;
‘pollution control device’ means those components of a vehicle that control or reduce tailpipe and/or evaporative emissions;
‘replacement pollution control device’ means a pollution control device or an assembly of such devices that is intended to replace an original pollution control device and that can be approved as a separate technical unit;
‘seating position’ means:
a saddle accommodating either the driver or a passenger, which is used by sitting in an astride position; or
any seat which can accommodate at the minimum a person with the size of a anthropomorphic manikin of a 50th percentile adult male, in the case of the driver;
‘compression ignition engine’ or ‘CI engine’ means a combustion engine working according to the principles of the ‘Diesel’ cycle;
‘positive ignition engine’ or ‘PI engine’ means a combustion engine working according to the principles of the ‘Otto’ cycle;
‘hybrid vehicle’ means a powered vehicle equipped with at least two different energy converters and two different energy storage systems (on-vehicle) for the purpose of vehicle propulsion;
‘hybrid electric vehicle’ means a vehicle that, for the purpose of mechanical propulsion, draws energy from both of the following on-vehicle sources of stored energy/power:
a consumable fuel;
a battery, capacitor, flywheel/generator or other electrical energy or power storage device.
This definition also includes vehicles which draw energy from a consumable fuel only for the purpose of re-charging the electrical energy/power storage device;
‘propulsion’ means a combustion engine, an electric engine, any hybrid application or a combination of those engine types or any other engine type;
‘maximum continuous rated power’ means the maximum thirty minutes power at the output shaft of an electric engine as set out in UNECE regulation No 85;
‘maximum net power’ means the maximum power of a combustion engine available on the test bench at the end of the crankshaft or equivalent component;
‘defeat device’ means any element of design which senses temperature, vehicle speed, engine speed and/or load, transmission gear, manifold vacuum or any other parameter for the purpose of activating, modulating, delaying or deactivating the operation of any part of the emission control and exhaust after-treatment system and which reduces the effectiveness of the emission control system under conditions which may reasonably be expected to be encountered in normal vehicle operation and use;
‘durability’ means the ability of components and systems to last so that the ►C1 environmental performance requirements ◄ as laid down in Article 23 and Annex V can still be met after a mileage as defined in Annex VII and so that vehicle functional safety is ensured, if the vehicle is used under normal or intended circumstances and serviced in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations;
‘engine capacity’ means:
for reciprocating piston engines, the nominal engine swept volume;
for rotary-piston (Wankel) engines, double the nominal engine swept volume;
‘evaporative emissions’ means the hydrocarbon vapours lost from the fuel storage and supply system of a motor vehicle and not those from tailpipe emissions;
‘SHED test’ means a vehicle test in a sealed house for evaporation determination, in which a special evaporative emission test is conducted;
‘gaseous fuel system’ means a system composed of gaseous fuel storage, fuel supply, metering and control components fitted to an engine in order to allow the engine to run on LPG, CNG or hydrogen as a mono-fuel, bi-fuel or multi-fuel application;
‘gaseous pollutant’ means the exhaust gas emissions of carbon monoxide (CO), oxides of nitrogen (NOx) expressed in nitrogen dioxide (NO2) equivalent, and hydrocarbons (HC);
‘tailpipe emissions’ means the emission of gaseous pollutants and particulate matter at the tailpipe of the vehicle;
‘particulate matter’ means components of the exhaust gas which are removed from the diluted exhaust gas at a maximum temperature of 325 K (52 °C) by means of the filters described in the test procedure for verifying average tailpipe emissions;
‘Worldwide harmonised Motorcycle Testing Cycle’ or ‘WMTC’ means the world harmonised emission laboratory test cycle WMTC as defined by UNECE global technical regulation No 2;
‘manufacturer’ means any natural or legal person who is responsible to the approval authority for all aspects of the type-approval or authorisation process, for ensuring conformity of production and who is also responsible for market surveillance concerns for the vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units produced, whether or not the natural or legal person is directly involved in all stages of the design and construction of the vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit which is the subject of the approval process;
‘manufacturer’s representative’ means any natural or legal person established in the Union who is duly appointed by the manufacturer to represent the manufacturer before the approval authority or the market surveillance authority and to act on the manufacturer’s behalf in matters covered by this Regulation;
‘importer’ means any natural or legal person established in the Union who places on the market a vehicle, system, component, separate technical unit, part or equipment from a third country;
‘distributor’ means any natural or legal person in the supply chain, other than the manufacturer or the importer, who makes available a vehicle, system, component, separate technical unit, part or equipment on the market;
‘economic operator’ means the manufacturer, the manufacturer’s representative, the importer or the distributor;
‘registration’ means the administrative authorisation for the entry into service in road traffic of a vehicle, involving the identification of the latter and the issuing to it of a serial number, to be known as the registration number, be it permanently, temporarily or for a short period of time;
‘entry into service’ means the first use, for its intended purpose, in the Union, of a vehicle, system, component, separate technical unit, part or equipment;
‘placing on the market’ means making available a vehicle, system, component, separate technical unit, part or equipment for the first time in the Union;
‘making available on the market’ means any supply of a vehicle, system, component, separate technical unit, part or equipment for distribution or use on the market in the course of a commercial activity, whether in return for payment or free of charge;
‘approval authority’ means the authority of a Member State established or appointed by the Member State and notified to the Commission by the Member State, with competence for all aspects of the approval of a type of vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit, for the authorisation process, for issuing and, if appropriate, withdrawing or refusing approval certificates, for acting as the contact point for the approval authorities of other Member States, for designating the technical services and for ensuring that the manufacturer meets his obligations regarding the conformity of production;
‘market surveillance authority’ means an authority of a Member State responsible for carrying out market surveillance on its territory;
‘market surveillance’ means the activities carried out and measures taken by national authorities to ensure that vehicles, systems, components or separate technical units made available on the market comply with the requirements set out in the relevant Union harmonisation legislation and do not endanger health, safety or any other aspect of public interest protection;
‘national authority’ means an approval authority or any other authority involved in and responsible for market surveillance, border control or registration in a Member State in respect of vehicles, systems, components or separate technical units, parts or equipment;
‘technical service’ means an organisation or body designated by the approval authority of a Member State as a testing laboratory to carry out tests, or as a conformity assessment body to carry out the initial assessment and other tests or inspections, on behalf of the approval authority, it being possible for the approval authority itself to carry out those functions;
‘self-testing’ means the performance of tests in its own facilities, the registration of the test results and the submission of a report, including conclusions, to the approval authority by a manufacturer that has been designated as a technical service in order to assess compliance with certain requirements;
‘virtual testing method’ means computer simulations, including calculations, to demonstrate whether a vehicle, a system, a component or a separate technical unit fulfils the technical requirements of a delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 32(6) without requiring the use of a physical vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit;
‘on-board diagnostic system’ or ‘OBD system’ means a system which has the capability to identify the likely area of malfunction by means of fault codes stored in a computer memory;
‘vehicle repair and maintenance information’ means all information required for diagnosis, servicing, inspection, periodic monitoring, repair, re-programming or re-initialising of a vehicle and which manufacturers provide to their authorised dealers and repairers, including all subsequent amendments and supplements to such information; that information includes all information required for the fitting of parts and equipment on vehicles;
‘independent operator’ means undertakings other than authorised dealers and repairers which are directly or indirectly involved in the repair and maintenance of vehicles, in particular repairers, manufacturers or distributors of repair equipment, tools or spare parts, publishers of technical information, automobile clubs, roadside assistance operators, operators offering inspection and testing services, operators offering training for installers, manufacturers and repairers of equipment for alternative fuel vehicles;
‘authorised repairer’ means a provider of repair and maintenance services for vehicles operating within the distribution system set up by a supplier of vehicles;
‘end-of-series vehicle’ means any vehicle that is part of a stock which cannot be made available on the market or can no longer be made available on the market, registered or enter into service owing to the entry into force of new technical requirements against which it has not been approved;
‘powered two-wheeler’ or ‘PTW’ means a powered two-wheel vehicle, including powered two-wheel cycles, two-wheel mopeds and two-wheel motorcycles;
‘powered tricycle’ means a powered three-wheel vehicle meeting the classification criteria for L5e category vehicles;
‘quadricycle’ means a four-wheel vehicle meeting the classification criteria for L6e or L7e category vehicles;
‘self-balancing vehicle’ means a vehicle concept that is based on an inherent unstable equilibrium and that needs an auxiliary control system to maintain its balance, and which includes powered one-wheel vehicles or powered two-wheel, two-track vehicles;
‘twinned wheels’ means two wheels mounted on the same axle which are considered to be one wheel, whereby the distance between the centres of their areas of contact with the ground is equal to or less than 460 mm;
‘vehicle type’ means a group of vehicles, including variants and versions of a particular category that do not differ in at least the following essential respects:
category and subcategory;
manufacturer;
chassis, frame, sub-frame, floor pan or structure to which major components are attached;
type designation given by the manufacturer;
‘variant’ means a vehicle of the same type where:
the basic characteristics of the bodywork shape are the same;
the propulsion and propulsion configuration are the same;
if a combustion engine is part of the propulsion, the engine operating cycle is the same;
the number and arrangement of cylinders are the same;
the type of gearbox is the same;
the difference in mass in running order between the lowest value and the highest value does not exceed 20 % of the lowest value;
the difference in the maximum permissible mass between the lowest value and the highest value does not exceed 20 % of the lowest value;
the difference in the cylinder capacity of the power unit (in the case of a combustion unit) between the lowest value and the highest value does not exceed 30 % of the lowest value; and
the difference in the power output of the power unit between the lowest value and the highest value does not exceed 30 % of the lowest value;
‘version of a variant’ means a vehicle which consists of a combination of items shown in the information package referred to in Article 29(10);
‘external combustion engine’ means a heat engine in which combustion and expansion chambers are physically separated and where an internal working fluid is heated by combustion in an external source; heat from the external combustion expands the internal working fluid which then, by expanding and acting on the mechanism of the engine, produces motion and usable work;
‘powertrain’ means the components and systems of a vehicle that generate power and deliver it to the road surface, including the engine(s), the engine management systems or any other control module, the pollution environmental protection control devices including pollutant emissions and noise abatement systems, the transmission and its control, either a drive shaft or belt drive or chain drive, the differentials, the final drive, and the driven wheel tyre (radius);
‘mono fuel vehicle’ means a vehicle that is designed to run primarily on one type of fuel;
‘mono fuel gas vehicle’ means a mono fuel vehicle that primarily runs on LPG, NG/biomethane, or hydrogen but may also have a petrol system for emergency purposes or starting only, where the petrol tank does not contain more than 5 litres of petrol;
‘E5’ means a fuel blend of 5 % anhydrous ethanol and 95 % petrol;
‘LPG’ means liquefied petroleum gas which is composed of propane and butane liquefied by storage under pressure;
‘NG’ means natural gas containing a very high methane content;
‘biomethane’ means a renewable natural gas made from organic sources that starts out as ‘biogas’ but then is cleaned up in a process called ‘biogas to biomethane’ which removes the impurities in biogas such as carbon dioxide, siloxanes and hydrogen sulphides (H2S);
‘bi-fuel vehicle’ means a vehicle with two separate fuel storage systems that can run part-time on two different fuels and is designed to run on only one fuel at a time;
‘bi-fuel gas vehicle’ means a bi-fuel vehicle that can run on petrol and also on either LPG, NG/biomethane or hydrogen;
‘flex fuel vehicle’ means a vehicle with one fuel storage system that can run on different blends of two or more fuels;
‘E85’ means a fuel blend of 85 % anhydrous ethanol and 15 % petrol;
‘flex fuel ethanol vehicle’ means a flex fuel vehicle that can run on petrol or a mixture of petrol and ethanol up to an 85 % ethanol blend;
‘H2NG’ means a fuel blend of hydrogen and natural gas;
‘flex fuel H2NG vehicle’ means a flex fuel vehicle that can run on different blends of hydrogen and NG/biomethane;
‘flex fuel biodiesel vehicle’ means a flex fuel vehicle that can run on mineral diesel or a blend of mineral diesel and biodiesel;
‘B5’ means a fuel blend of up to 5 % biodiesel and 95 % petroleum diesel;
‘biodiesel’ means a vegetable oil- or animal fat-based diesel fuel consisting of long-chain alkyl esters produced in a sustainable way;
‘pure electric vehicle’ means a vehicle powered by:
a system consisting of one or more electric energy storage devices, one or more electric power conditioning devices and one or more electric machines that convert stored electric energy to mechanical energy delivered at the wheels for propulsion of the vehicle;
an auxiliary electric propulsion fitted to a vehicle designed to pedal;
‘hydrogen fuel cell vehicle’ means a vehicle powered by a fuel cell that converts chemical energy from hydrogen into electric energy, for propulsion of the vehicle;
‘R-point’ or ‘seating reference point’ means a design point defined by the vehicle manufacturer for each seating position and established with respect to the three-dimensional reference system.
References in this Regulation to requirements, procedures or arrangements laid down in this Regulation shall be read as references to such requirements, procedures or arrangements laid down in this Regulation and in the delegated and implementing acts adopted pursuant to this Regulation.
Article 4
Vehicle categories
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following vehicle categories and subcategories shall apply, as described in Annex I:
category L1e vehicle (light two-wheel powered vehicle), sub-categorised into:
L1e-A vehicle (powered cycle);
L1e-B vehicle (two-wheel moped);
category L2e vehicle (three-wheel moped) sub-categorised into:
L2e-P vehicle (three-wheel moped designed for passenger transport);
L2e-U vehicle (three wheel moped designed for utility purposes);
category L3e vehicle (two-wheel motorcycle), sub-categorised by:
motorcycle performance ( 4 ), further sub-categorised into:
special use:
category L4e vehicle (two-wheel motorcycle with side-car);
category L5e vehicle (powered tricycle), sub-categorised into:
L5e-A vehicle (tricycle): vehicle mainly designed for passenger transport;
L5e-B vehicle (commercial tricycle): utility tricycle exclusively designed for the carriage of goods;
category L6e vehicle (light quadricycle), sub-categorised into:
L6e-A vehicle (light on-road quad);
L6e-B vehicle (light quadri-mobile), further sub-categorised into:
category L7e vehicle (heavy quadricycles), sub-categorised into:
L7e-A vehicle (heavy on-road quad) sub-categorised into:
L7e-B vehicle (heavy all terrain quad), subcategorised into:
L7e-C vehicle (heavy quadri-mobile), sub-categorised into:
The L-category vehicles listed in paragraph 2 are further classified according to the propulsion of the vehicle:
propelled with an internal combustion engine:
propelled with an external combustion engine, a turbine or a rotary piston engine, whereby, for the purpose of complying with ►C1 environmental performance and functional safety requirements ◄ , a vehicle equipped with such a propulsion is considered the same as a vehicle propelled with a PI internal combustion engine;
propelled by an engine that runs on pre-compressed air and does not emit higher levels of pollutants and/or inert gases than the levels present in ambient air, whereby, with regard to functional safety requirements and fuel storage and supply, such a vehicle is considered to be a vehicle operated on gaseous fuel;
propelled with an electric engine;
a hybrid vehicle that combines any propulsion configuration referred to in points (a), (b), (c) or (d) of this paragraph or any multiple combination of these propulsion configurations including multiple combustion and/or electric engines.
As regards the classification of L-category vehicles in paragraph 2, a vehicle that does not come under a certain category because it exceeds at least one of the criteria stipulated for that category falls into the next category whose criteria it meets. This applies to the following groups of categories and subcategories:
category L1e with its subcategories L1e-A and L1e-B and category L3e with its subcategories L3e-A1, L3e-A2 and L3e-A3;
category L2e and category L5e with its subcategories L5e-A and L5e-B;
category L6e with its subcategories L6e-A and L6e-B and category L7e with its subcategories L7e-A, L7e-B and L7e-C;
any other logical sequence of categories and/or subcategories proposed by the manufacturer and approved by the approval authority.
Article 5
Mass in running order determination
The mass in running order of an L-category vehicle shall be determined by measuring the mass of the unladen vehicle ready for normal use and shall include the mass of:
liquids;
standard equipment in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications;
‘fuel’ in the fuel tanks that shall be filled to at least 90 % of their capacities.
For the purposes of this point:
if a vehicle is propelled with a ‘liquid fuel’ this shall be considered as ‘fuel’;
if a vehicle is propelled with a liquid ‘fuel/oil mixture’:
if a vehicle is propelled by a gaseous fuel, a liquefied gaseous fuel or is running on compressed air, the mass of ‘fuel’ in the gaseous fuel tanks may be set to 0 kg;
the bodywork, the cabin, the doors; and
the glazing, the coupling, the spare wheels as well as the tools.
The mass in running order of an L-category vehicle shall exclude the mass of:
the driver (75 kg) and passenger (65 kg);
the machines or equipment installed on the load platform area;
in the case of a hybrid or pure electric vehicle, the propulsion batteries;
in the case of mono-fuel, bi-fuel or multi-fuel vehicles, a gaseous fuel system as well as storage tanks for gaseous fuel; and
in the case of pre-compressed air propulsion, storage tanks to store compressed air.
CHAPTER II
GENERAL OBLIGATIONS
Article 6
Obligations of Member States
The notification of the approval and market surveillance authorities shall include their name, address, including electronic address, and area of responsibility. The Commission shall publish on its website a list and details of the approval authorities.
Article 7
Obligations of approval authorities
Article 8
Market surveillance measures
Market surveillance authorities may require economic operators to make such documentation and information available as is deemed necessary for the purpose of carrying out their activities.
Where economic operators present certificates of conformity, market surveillance authorities shall take due account of such certificates.
Article 9
Obligations of manufacturers
Article 10
Obligations of manufacturers concerning their products that are not in conformity or that present a serious risk
The manufacturer shall immediately inform the approval authority which granted the approval, giving details, in particular, of the non-conformity and of any corrective measures taken.
Article 11
Obligations of manufacturer’s representatives concerning market surveillance
The manufacturer’s representative for market surveillance shall perform the tasks specified in the mandate received from the manufacturer. That mandate shall allow a representative to do at least the following:
have access to the information folder referred to in Article 27 and the certificates of conformity referred to in Article 38 so that they can be placed at the disposal of the approval authorities for a period of 10 years after the placing on the market of a vehicle and for a period of five years after the placing on the market for a system, component or separate technical unit;
following a reasoned request from an approval authority, provide that authority with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of production of a vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit;
cooperate with the approval or market surveillance authorities, at their request, on any action taken to eliminate the serious risk posed by vehicles, systems, components, separate technical units, parts or equipment covered by their mandate.
Article 12
Obligations of importers
Article 13
Obligations of importers concerning their products that are not in conformity or that present a serious risk
Article 14
Obligations of distributors
Article 15
Obligations of distributors concerning their products that are not in conformity or that present a serious risk
Article 16
Cases in which obligations of manufacturers apply to importers and distributors
An importer or distributor shall be considered a manufacturer for the purposes of this Regulation and shall be subject to the obligations of the manufacturer under Articles 9 to 11, where the importer or distributor makes available on the market, registers or is responsible for the entry into service of a vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit under its name or trademark or modifies a vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit in such a way that compliance with the applicable requirements may be affected.
Article 17
Identification of economic operators
Economic operators shall, on request, identify the following to the approval authorities and market surveillance authorities, for a period of 10 years for a vehicle and for a period of five years for a system, component, separate technical unit, part or equipment:
any economic operator who has supplied them with a vehicle, system, component, separate technical unit, part or equipment;
any economic operator to whom they have supplied a vehicle, system, component, separate technical unit, part or equipment.
CHAPTER III
SUBSTANTIVE REQUIREMENTS
Article 18
General substantive requirements
Article 19
Prohibition of defeat devices
The use of defeat devices that reduce the effectiveness of safety, electromagnetic compatibility, the on-board diagnostics system, sound abatement or pollutant emission abatement systems shall be prohibited. An element of design shall not be considered a defeat device if any of the following conditions is met:
the need for the device is justified in terms of protecting the engine against damage or accident and ensuring safe operation of the vehicle;
the device does not function beyond the requirements of engine starting;
the operating conditions are included to a substantial extent in the test procedures for verifying if the vehicle complies with this Regulation and with the delegated and implementing acts adopted pursuant to this Regulation.
Article 20
Measures for manufacturers regarding modifications to the powertrain of vehicles
Vehicle manufacturers shall equip L-category vehicles with the exception of subcategories L3e-A3 and L4e-A3, with designated features to prevent tampering of a vehicle’s powertrain, by means of a series of technical requirements and specifications with the aim:
to prevent modifications that may prejudice safety, in particular by increasing vehicle performance through tampering with the powertrain in order to increase the maximum torque and/or power and/or maximum design vehicle speed which have been duly established during the type-approval procedure as followed by the manufacturer of the vehicle; and/or
to prevent damage to the environment.
Where the vehicle manufacturer designs the powertrain of a vehicle type in such a way as to allow for its modification so that a vehicle no longer conforms to the approved type, but would correspond to an additional variant or version, the vehicle manufacturer shall include the relevant information for each variant or version so created in the application and each variant or version shall be explicitly type-approved. If the modified vehicle falls into a new category or subcategory, application shall be made for a new type-approval.
Article 21
General requirements of on-board diagnostic systems
Article 22
Requirements for the functional safety of vehicles
Article 23
Requirements for environmental performance
Manufacturers shall ensure that type-approval requirements for verifying durability requirements are met. At the choice of the manufacturer one of the following durability test procedures shall be used to provide evidence to the approval authority that the environmental performance of a type-approved vehicle is durable:
actual durability testing with full mileage accumulation:
The test vehicles shall physically accumulate the full distance set out in Annex VII (A) and shall be tested in accordance with the procedure laid down in test type V as set out in the delegated act adopted pursuant to paragraph 12 of this Article. The emission test results up to and including the full distance set out in Annex VII (A) shall be lower than the ►C1 environmental performance test limits ◄ set out in Annex VI (A);
actual durability testing with partial mileage accumulation:
The test vehicles shall physically accumulate a minimum of 50 % of the full distance set out in Annex VII (A) and shall be tested in accordance with the procedure laid down in test type V as set out in the delegated act adopted pursuant to paragraph 12 of this Article. As specified in that act, the test results shall be extrapolated up to the full distance set out in Annex VII (A). Both the test results and the extrapolated results shall be lower than the ►C1 environmental performance test limits ◄ set out in Annex VI (A);
mathematical durability procedure:
Until 31 December 2024, for each emission constituent, the product of the multiplication of the deterioration factor set out in Annex VII (B) and the environmental performance test result of a vehicle which has accumulated more than 100 km after it was first started at the end of the production line shall be lower than the environmental performance test limit set out in Annex VI (A).
Notwithstanding the first subparagraph, for new types of vehicles from 1 January 2020 and for existing types of vehicles from 1 January 2021 until 31 December 2024, for each emission constituent the product of the multiplication of the deterioration factor set out in Annex VII (B) and the environmental performance test result of a vehicle which has accumulated more than 2 500 km for a vehicle with a maximum design vehicle speed of < 130 km/h and 3 500 km for a vehicle with a maximum design vehicle speed of ≥ 130 km/h after it was first started at the end of the production line shall be lower than the tailpipe emission limit set out in Annex VI (A).
It shall collate and evaluate the latest scientific data, scientific research findings, modelling and cost efficiency with a view to establishing definitive policy measures by confirmation and final establishment of the Euro 5 enforcement laid down in Annex IV and the Euro 5 ►C1 environmental performance requirements ◄ laid down in Annexe V, in Annex VI (A2), (B2) and (C2) and in Annex VII concerning Euro 5 durability mileages and deterioration factors.
Based on the findings referred to in paragraph 4, the Commission shall by 31 December 2016 present to the European Parliament and the Council a report on the following:
the enforcement dates of the Euro 5 level referred to in Annex IV;
the Euro 5 emission limits referred to in Annex VI (A2) and the OBD thresholds in Annex VI (B2);
that all new types of vehicles in (sub-)categories L3e, L5e, L6e-A and L7e-A shall, in addition to OBD stage I, also be equipped with OBD stage II at the Euro 5 level;
the durability mileages for the Euro 5 level referred to in Annex VII (A) and the deterioration factors for the Euro 5 level referred to in Annex VII (B).
The Commission shall make any appropriate legislative proposals in the light of that report.
Article 24
Additional ►C1 environmental performance requirements ◄ with regards to greenhouse gas emissions, fuel consumption and electric energy consumption and electric range
In addition to the indication on the certificate of conformity, the manufacturers shall ensure that the CO2 emission, fuel consumption, electric energy consumption and electric range data are provided to the buyer of the vehicle at the time of purchase of a new vehicle, in a format which they consider appropriate.
CHAPTER IV
EU TYPE-APPROVAL PROCEDURES
Article 25
Procedures for EU type-approval
When applying for a whole-vehicle type-approval, the manufacturer may choose one of the following procedures:
step-by-step type-approval;
single-step type-approval;
mixed type-approval.
In addition, the manufacturer of vehicle categories laid down in paragraph 5 may choose multi-stage type-approval.
Only the single-step type-approval procedure is applicable for the type-approval of systems, components or separate technical units.
Multi-stage type-approval shall be granted in respect of a type of incomplete or completed vehicle which conforms to the particulars in the information folder provided for in Article 27 and which meets the technical requirements laid down in the relevant acts listed in Annex II, having regard to the state of completion of the vehicle.
The multi-stage approval referred to in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1 shall apply only to vehicles of sub-categories L2e -U, L4e, L5e-B, L6e-BU and L7e-CU.
Article 26
Application for type-approval
Article 27
Information folder
The information folder shall include the following:
an information document;
all data, drawings, photographs and other information;
for vehicles, an indication of the procedure(s) chosen in accordance with Article 25(1);
any additional information requested by the approval authority in the context of the application procedure.
Article 28
Specific requirements for information to be provided in the application for type-approval under different procedures
In the case of the type-approval of a system, component or separate technical unit, pursuant to the applicable acts listed in Annex II, the approval authority shall have access to the related information folder until such time as the approval is either issued or refused.
Without prejudice to paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, the following information shall be supplied for the purposes of multi-stage type-approval:
in the first stage, those parts of the information folder and the EU type-approval certificates which are relevant to the state of completion of the base vehicle;
in the second and subsequent stages, those parts of the information folder and the EU type-approval certificates which are relevant to the current stage of construction, together with a copy of the EU type-approval certificate for the vehicle issued at the preceding stage of construction and full details of any changes or additions that the manufacturer has made to the vehicle.
The information specified in points (a) and (b) of the first subparagraph of this paragraph may be supplied in accordance with paragraph 3.
CHAPTER V
CONDUCT OF EU TYPE-APPROVAL PROCEDURES
Article 29
General provisions
Article 30
Specific provisions concerning the EU type-approval certificate
The EU type-approval certificate shall contain, as attachments, the following:
the information package referred to in Article 29(10);
the test results sheet;
the name(s) and specimen(s) of the signature(s) of the person(s) authorised to sign certificates of conformity and a statement of their position in the company;
in the case of an EU whole-vehicle type-approval, a filled-out specimen of the certificate of conformity.
In respect of each type of vehicle, the approval authority shall:
complete all the relevant sections of the EU type-approval certificate, including the test results sheet appended thereto;
compile the index to the information package;
issue the completed certificate, together with its attachments, to the applicant without delay.
The Commission shall lay down the template for the test results sheet referred to in point (a) by means of implementing acts. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 73(2). The first such implementing acts shall be adopted by 31 December 2014.
Article 31
Specific provisions concerning systems, components or separate technical units
In such cases, the EU type-approval certificate shall specify any restriction on the use of the component or separate technical unit and shall indicate the special conditions for its mounting.
Where such a component or separate technical unit is fitted by the vehicle manufacturer, compliance with any applicable restrictions on use or conditions for mounting shall be verified at the time when the vehicle is approved.
Article 32
Tests required for EU type-approval
The test procedures referred to in the first subparagraph and the specific equipment and tools prescribed to perform those tests shall be those laid down in the relevant acts listed in Annex II.
The format of the test reports shall comply with the general requirements as laid down by the Commission by means of implementing acts. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 73(2). The first such implementing acts shall be adopted by 31 December 2014.
However, the manufacturer may select, in agreement with the approval authority, a vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit which, while not representative of the type to be approved, combines a number of the most unfavourable features with regard to the required level of performance. Virtual testing methods may be used to aid decision-making during the selection process.
Article 33
Conformity of production arrangements
CHAPTER VI
AMENDMENTS TO EU TYPE-APPROVALS
Article 34
General provisions
That approval authority shall decide which of the procedures laid down in Article 35 is to be followed.
Where necessary, the approval authority may decide, after consulting the manufacturer, that a new EU type-approval is to be granted.
The procedures referred to in Article 35 shall apply only if, on the basis of those inspections or tests, the approval authority concludes that the requirements for EU type-approval continue to be fulfilled.
Article 35
Revisions and extensions of EU type-approvals
In such cases, the approval authority shall issue the revised pages of the information package as necessary, marking each revised page to show clearly the nature of the change and the date of re-issue. A consolidated, updated version of the information package, accompanied by a detailed description of the changes, shall be deemed to meet that requirement.
The amendment shall be designated an ‘extension’ when particulars recorded in the information package have changed and any of the following occurs:
further inspections or tests are required;
any information on the EU type-approval certificate, with the exception of its attachments, has changed;
new requirements under any act listed in Annex II become applicable to the approved vehicle type or to the approved system, component or separate technical unit.
In the event of an extension, the approval authority shall issue an updated EU type-approval certificate denoted by an extension number, incremented in accordance with the number of successive extensions already granted. That approval certificate shall clearly show the reason for the extension and the date of re-issue.
Article 36
Issue and notification of amendments
CHAPTER VII
VALIDITY OF EU TYPE-APPROVAL
Article 37
Termination of validity
An EU type-approval of a vehicle shall become invalid in any of the following cases:
new requirements applicable to the approved vehicle type become mandatory for the making available on the market, registration or entry into service of vehicles, and it is not possible to update the type-approval accordingly;
production of the approved vehicle is definitively discontinued voluntarily;
the validity of the approval expires by virtue of a restriction in accordance with Article 40(6);
the approval has been withdrawn in accordance with Article 33(5), Article 49(1) or Article 52(4).
Within one month of receiving the notification referred to in the first subparagraph, the approval authority which granted the EU type-approval for the vehicle shall inform the approval authorities of the other Member States accordingly.
The approval authority that granted the EU type-approval shall without delay communicate all relevant information to the approval authorities of the other Member States so as to enable the application, where appropriate, of Article 44.
The communication referred to in the second subparagraph shall specify, in particular, the date of production and the vehicle identification number of the last vehicle produced.
CHAPTER VIII
CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMITY AND MARKINGS
Article 38
Certificate of conformity
Such a certificate shall be delivered free of charge to the buyer together with the vehicle. Its delivery may not be made dependent on an explicit request or the submission of additional information to the manufacturer.
For a period of 10 years after the production date of the vehicle the vehicle manufacturer shall, at the request of the vehicle owner, issue a duplicate of the certificate of conformity against a payment not exceeding the cost of issuing it. The word ‘duplicate’ shall be clearly visible on the face of any duplicate certificate.
Article 39
Statutory plate with the appropriate marking of vehicles and type-approval mark of components or separate technical units
Where no such type-approval mark is required, the manufacturer shall affix at least the trade name or trade mark of the manufacturer, the type number or an identification number.
CHAPTER IX
EXEMPTIONS FOR NEW TECHNOLOGIES OR NEW CONCEPTS
Article 40
Exemptions for new technologies or new concepts
The approval authority shall grant the EU type-approval referred to in paragraph 1 where all of the following conditions are met:
the application states the reasons why the technologies or concepts in question make the system, component or separate technical unit incompatible with one or more acts listed in Annex II;
the application describes the safety and environmental implications of the new technology and the measures taken in order to ensure at least an equivalent level of safety and environmental protection as that provided by the requirements from which exemption is sought;
test descriptions and results are presented which prove that the condition in point (b) is met.
The provisional nature and the limited territorial validity shall be apparent from the heading of the type-approval certificate and the heading of the certificate of conformity. The Commission may adopt implementing acts in order to provide for harmonised templates for the type-approval certificate and the certificate of conformity for the purposes of this paragraph. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 73(2).
However, vehicles manufactured in conformity with the provisional approval before it ceases to be valid may be placed on the market, registered or entered into service in any Member State that accepted the provisional approval.
Article 41
Subsequent adaptation of delegated and implementing acts
Where the exemption under Article 40 relates to a UNECE regulation, the Commission shall propose an amendment to the relevant UNECE regulation in accordance with the procedure applicable under the Revised 1958 Agreement.
If the necessary steps to adapt the delegated or implementing acts have not been taken, the Commission may, at the request of the Member State which granted the approval, authorise, by means of a decision in the form of an implementing act adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 73(2), the Member State to extend the type-approval.
CHAPTER X
VEHICLES PRODUCED IN SMALL SERIES
Article 42
National type-approval of small series
‘Alternative requirements’ means administrative provisions and technical requirements which aim to ensure a level of functional safety, environmental protection and occupational safety which is equivalent to the greatest extent practicable to the level provided for by one or more of the delegated acts listed in Annex II.
For the type of vehicles referred to in paragraph 1, Member States may waive one or more of the administrative provisions of this Regulation or of the implementing acts adopted pursuant to this Regulation.
A Member State shall only waive the provisions referred to in this paragraph if it has reasonable grounds for doing so.
CHAPTER XI
MAKING AVAILABLE ON THE MARKET, REGISTRATION OR ENTRY INTO SERVICE
Article 43
Making available on the market, registration or entry into service of vehicles
Without prejudice to Articles 46 and 47, vehicles for which EU whole-vehicle type-approval is mandatory or for which the manufacturer has obtained such type-approval under this Regulation shall only be made available on the market, registered or enter into service if they are accompanied by a valid certificate of conformity issued in accordance with Article 38.
Where such vehicles are incomplete, making available on the market or entry into service of such vehicles is permitted, but the authorities responsible for vehicle registration of the Member States may refuse to allow the registration and use on the road of such vehicles.
Article 44
Making available on the market, registration or entry into service of end-of-series vehicles
The first subparagraph shall apply only to vehicles within the territory of the Union which were covered by a valid EU type-approval at the time of their production, but which neither were registered nor entered into service before that EU type-approval lost its validity.
The national authority concerned shall decide, within three months of receiving the request, whether and in what number to permit the registration of those vehicles within their territory.
Article 44a
Specific measures on end-of-series vehicles in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
The national authority concerned shall decide, within a month of receiving the request, whether to permit the registration of those end-of-series vehicles within its territory, and in what number.
Article 45
Making available on the market or entry into service of components and separate technical units
CHAPTER XII
SAFEGUARD CLAUSES
Article 46
Procedure for dealing with vehicles, systems, components or separate technical units presenting a serious risk at national level
Where, in the course of that evaluation, the approval authority that granted the approval finds that the vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit does not comply with the requirements laid down in this Regulation, it shall without delay require the relevant economic operator to take all appropriate corrective action to bring the vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit into compliance with those requirements, to withdraw the vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit from the market, or to recall it within a reasonable period, commensurate with the nature of the risk.
Article 21 of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 shall apply to the measures referred to in the second subparagraph of this paragraph.
The information provided shall include all available details, in particular the data necessary for the identification of the non-compliant vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit, its origin, the nature of the non-conformity alleged and the risk involved, the nature and duration of the national measures taken, and the arguments put forward by the relevant economic operator. In particular, the approval authorities shall indicate whether the non-conformity is due to either of the following:
failure of the vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit to meet requirements relating to the health or safety of persons, the protection of the environment or to other aspects of the protection of public interests covered by this Regulation;
shortcomings in the relevant acts listed in Annex II.
Article 47
Union safeguard procedure
The Commission shall communicate its decision to all Member States and to the relevant economic operator or operators.
Where the national measure is considered justified and is attributed to shortcomings in this Regulation or in delegated or implementing acts adopted pursuant to this Regulation, the Commission shall propose appropriate measures as follows:
where delegated or implementing acts adopted pursuant to this Regulation are concerned, the Commission shall propose the necessary amendments to the act concerned;
where UNECE regulations are concerned, the Commission shall propose the necessary draft amendments to the relevant UNECE regulations in accordance with the procedure applicable under the Revised 1958 Agreement.
Article 48
Compliant vehicles, systems, components or separate technical units that present a serious risk
Article 49
Vehicles, systems, components or separate technical units not in conformity with the approved type
The approval authority shall request the approval authority which granted the EU type-approval for a system, component, separate technical unit or incomplete vehicle to take the necessary action to ensure that vehicles in production are brought back into conformity with the approved type in the following cases:
for an EU vehicle type-approval, where the non-conformity of a vehicle is attributable exclusively to the non-conformity of a system, component or separate technical unit;
for a multi-stage type-approval, where the non-conformity of a completed vehicle is attributable exclusively to the non-conformity of a system, component or separate technical unit that forms part of the incomplete vehicle or to the non-conformity of the incomplete vehicle itself.
The approval authorities shall inform each other within one month of any withdrawal of EU type-approval and of the reasons therefor.
Article 50
Placing on the market and entry into service of parts or equipment that may pose a serious risk to the correct functioning of essential systems
In order to ensure the uniform application of paragraph 1, the Commission may adopt implementing acts to draw up a list of such parts or equipment on the basis of available information, and in particular information communicated by the Member States, regarding:
the seriousness of the risk to the safety or environmental performance of vehicles fitted with the parts or equipment in question;
the possible effect on consumers and after-market manufacturers of the imposition under this Article of a possible authorisation requirement for parts or equipment.
Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 73(2).
Paragraph 1 shall not apply to parts or equipment exclusively produced for racing vehicles not intended for use on public roads. If parts or equipment included in a list established by an implementing act referred to in paragraph 2 have a dual use for racing and on the road, these parts or equipment may not be made available to the general public for use in on-road vehicles unless they comply with the requirements of this Article. Where appropriate, the Commission shall adopt provisions for identifying the parts or equipment referred to in this paragraph.
These requirements may be based on the acts listed in Annex II or may consist of a comparison of the parts or equipment with the environmental or safety performance of the original vehicle, or of any of its parts, as appropriate. In either case the requirements shall ensure that the parts or equipment do not impair the functioning of those systems that are essential for the safety of the vehicle or its environmental performance.
Article 51
Parts or equipment that may pose a serious risk to the correct functioning of essential systems — related requirements
If so requested by the competent authority of another Member State, the approval authority which has given the authorisation shall, within one month of receiving that request, send to the former a copy of the requested authorisation certificate together with the attachments by means of a common secure electronic exchange system. The copy may also take the form of a secure electronic file.
When the approval authority is satisfied, taking account of the test report and other evidence, that the parts or equipment in question comply with the requirements referred to in Article 50(4), it shall authorise the parts or equipment to be placed on the market and to be entered into service subject to the second subparagraph of paragraph 4 of this Article.
The approval authority shall issue a certificate to the manufacturer without delay.
The manufacturer shall be responsible for ensuring that the parts or equipment are produced and continue to be produced under the conditions under which the authorisation was issued.
Where the approval authority finds that the conditions for issuing the authorisation are no longer fulfilled, it shall request the manufacturer to take the necessary measures to ensure that the parts or equipment are brought back into conformity. If necessary, it shall withdraw the authorisation.
Article 52
Recall of vehicles, systems, components or separate technical units
The approval authorities shall ensure that the remedies are effectively implemented in their respective Member States.
The approval authority that granted the EU type-approval shall then inform the manufacturer. If the manufacturer does not propose and implement effective corrective measures, the approval authority which granted the EU type-approval shall take all protective measures required, including the withdrawal of the EU type-approval. In the case of withdrawal of the EU type-approval, the approval authority shall within one month of such withdrawal notify the manufacturer, the approval authorities of the other Member States and the Commission by registered letter or equivalent electronic means.
Article 53
Notification of decisions and remedies available
CHAPTER XIII
INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS
Article 54
UNECE regulations required for EU type-approval
That delegated act shall specify the dates of compulsory application of the UNECE regulation or amendments thereto and shall include transitional provisions where appropriate.
The Commission shall adopt separate delegated acts indicating the mandatory application of UNECE regulations.
CHAPTER XIV
PROVISION OF TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Article 55
Information intended for users
Article 56
Information intended for manufacturers of components or separate technical units
The vehicle manufacturer may impose a binding agreement on the manufacturers of components or separate technical units to protect the confidentiality of any information which is not in the public domain, including information related to intellectual property rights.
Where a delegated act adopted pursuant to this Regulation so provides, the manufacturer of components or separate technical units shall provide, together with the components or separate technical units produced, instructions regarding restrictions on use or special mounting conditions or both.
CHAPTER XV
ACCESS TO REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE INFORMATION
Article 57
Manufacturers’ obligations
Manufacturers shall also make training material available to independent operators and authorised dealers and repairers.
The information referred to in paragraph 1 shall include as a minimum all of the following:
an unequivocal vehicle identification number;
service handbooks including repair and maintenance records and service schedules;
technical manuals and technical service bulletins;
component and diagnosis information (such as minimum and maximum theoretical values for measurements);
wiring diagrams;
diagnostic trouble codes, including manufacturer-specific codes;
the software identification and calibration verification numbers applicable to a vehicle type;
information concerning, and delivered by means of, proprietary tools and equipment;
data record information and two-directional monitoring and test data;
work units.
In the event that such information is not available, or does not conform to this Regulation and the delegated and implementing acts adopted pursuant to this Regulation, when applying for EU type-approval, the manufacturer shall provide it within six months from the date of type-approval.
The Commission may adopt implementing acts in order to lay down a template of a certificate on access to vehicle OBD and vehicle repair and maintenance information providing such proof of compliance to the approval authority. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 73(2).
Article 58
Obligations with regard to several type-approval holders
Article 59
Fees for access to vehicle repair and maintenance information
Article 60
Forum on Access to Vehicle Information
The scope of application of the activities carried out by the Forum on Access to Vehicle Information established in accordance with Article 13(9) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 of 18 July 2008 implementing and amending Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on type-approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information ( 7 ) shall be extended to the vehicles covered by this Regulation.
On the basis of evidence of deliberate or unintentional misuse of vehicle OBD and vehicle repair and maintenance information, the Forum referred to in the first paragraph shall advise the Commission on measures to prevent such misuse of information.
CHAPTER XVI
DESIGNATION AND NOTIFICATION OF TECHNICAL SERVICES
Article 61
Requirements relating to technical services
A body belonging to a business association or professional federation representing undertakings involved in the design, manufacturing, provision, assembly, use or maintenance of vehicles, systems, components or separate technical units which it assesses, tests or inspects may, on condition that its independence and the absence of any conflict of interest are demonstrated, be considered as fulfilling the requirements of the first subparagraph.
A technical service shall ensure that the activities of its subsidiaries or subcontractors do not affect the confidentiality, objectivity or impartiality of the categories of activities for which it has been designated.
A technical service shall be capable of carrying out all the categories of activities for which it has been designated in accordance with Article 63(1), by demonstrating to the satisfaction of its designating approval authority, that it has:
personnel with appropriate skills, specific technical knowledge and vocational training as well as sufficient and appropriate experience to perform the task;
descriptions of the procedures relevant for the categories of activities for which it is seeking to be designated, ensuring the transparency and reproducibility of those procedures;
procedures for the performance of the categories of activities for which it is seeking to be designated which take due account of the degree of complexity of the technology of the vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit in question, and the mass or serial nature of the production process; and
means necessary to perform in an appropriate manner the tasks connected with the categories of activities for which it is seeking to be designated and that it has access to all necessary equipment or facilities.
In addition, it shall demonstrate to the designating approval authority its compliance with the standards laid down in the delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 65 which are relevant for the categories of activities for which it is designated.
Article 62
Subsidiaries of and subcontracting by technical services
Article 63
Designation of technical services
Technical services shall be designated for one or more of the following categories of activities, depending on their field of competence:
category A: technical services which carry out in their own facilities the tests referred to in this Regulation and in the acts listed in Annex II;
category B: technical services which supervise the tests referred to in this Regulation and in the acts listed in Annex II, where such tests are performed in the manufacturer’s facilities or in the facilities of a third party;
category C: technical services which assess and monitor on a regular basis the manufacturer’s procedures for controlling conformity of production;
category D: technical services which supervise or perform tests or inspections for the surveillance of conformity of production.
Article 64
Accredited in-house technical services of the manufacturer
An accredited in-house technical service shall meet the following requirements:
in addition to being designated by the approval authority of a Member State it shall be accredited by a national accreditation body as defined in point 11 of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 and in accordance with the standards and procedure referred to in Article 65 of this Regulation;
the accredited in-house technical service and its personnel shall be organisationally identifiable and have reporting methods within the undertaking of which they form part which ensure their impartiality and demonstrate it to the relevant national accreditation body;
neither the accredited in-house technical service nor its personnel shall engage in any activity that might conflict with their independence of judgment or integrity in relation to the categories of activities for which they have been designated;
the accredited in-house technical service shall supply its services exclusively to the undertaking of which it forms part.
Article 65
Procedures for performance standards and assessment of technical services
In order to ensure that technical services meet the same high level of performance standards in all Member States, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 75 concerning the standards with which the technical services have to comply and the procedure for their assessment in accordance with Article 66 and their accreditation in accordance with Article 64.
Article 66
Assessment of the skills of technical services
The approval authority that intends to be designated as a technical service in accordance with Article 63(2) shall document compliance through an assessment conducted by auditors independent of the activity being assessed. Such auditors may be from the same organisation provided that they are managed separately from personnel undertaking the assessed activity.
Article 67
Procedures for notification
Article 68
Changes to designations
Article 69
Challenge to the competence of technical services
Article 70
Operational obligations of technical services
Technical services shall supervise or shall themselves carry out the tests required for approval or inspections as set out in this Regulation or in one of the acts listed in Annex II, except where alternative procedures are permitted. The technical services shall not conduct tests, assessments or inspections for which they have not been duly designated by their approval authority.
Technical services shall at all times:
allow their designating approval authority to witness the technical service during the conformity assessment as appropriate; and
without prejudice to Article 61(9) and Article 71, provide their designating approval authority such information on their categories of activities falling under the scope of this Regulation as may be requested.
Article 71
Information obligations of technical services
Technical services shall inform their designating approval authority of the following:
any non-conformity encountered which may require a refusal, restriction, suspension or withdrawal of a type-approval certificate;
any circumstances affecting the scope of and conditions for their designation;
any request for information which they have received from market surveillance authorities regarding their activities.
CHAPTER XVII
IMPLEMENTING ACTS AND DELEGATED ACTS
Article 72
Implementing acts
For the purposes of achieving the objectives of this Regulation and in order to lay down uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, the Commission shall, in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 73(2), adopt implementing acts laying down the following implementing measures:
the template for the manufacturer’s statement regarding the endurance of functional safety critical systems, parts and equipment referred to in Article 22(7);
templates for the information document and for the information folder referred to in Article 27(4);
the numbering system of EU type-approval certificates referred to in Article 29(4);
the template for the EU type-approval certificate referred to in Article 30(2);
the template for the test results sheet appended to the EU type-approval certificate referred to in Article 30(3);
the template for the list of applicable requirements or acts referred to in Article 30(6);
the general requirements for the format of test report referred to in Article 32(1);
the template for the certificate of conformity referred to in Article 38(2);
the model for the EU type-approval mark referred to in Article 39(3);
the authorisations to grant EU type-approvals exempting new technologies or new concepts referred to in Article 40(3);
the templates for the type-approval certificate and the certificate of conformity as regards new technologies or new concepts referred to in Article 40(4);
the authorisations to Member States to extend the type-approval referred to in Article 41(2);
the list of parts and equipment as referred to in Article 50(2);
the template and the numbering system for the certificate referred to in Article 51(3) as well as all aspects relating to the procedure of authorisation referred to in that Article;
the template for the certificate providing proof of compliance to the approval authority as referred to in Article 57(8).
Article 73
Committee procedure
Where the committee delivers no opinion, the Commission shall not adopt the draft implementing act and the third subparagraph of Article 5(4) of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.
Article 74
Amendment of the Annexes
Without prejudice to the other provisions of this Regulation relating to the amendment of its Annexes, the Commission shall also be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 75, concerning the amendments to:
Annex II (B) and (C1) as regards ◄ the introduction of additional functional safety and vehicle construction requirements for subcategory L7e-A heavy on-road quads;
Annexes II and V in order to introduce regulatory act references and corrigenda;
Annex V (B) in order to change the applicable reference fuels;
Annex VI (C) and (D) in order to take account of the results of the study referred to in Article 23(4) and adoption of UNECE regulations.
Article 75
Exercise of the delegation
CHAPTER XVIII
FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 76
Penalties
The types of infringements which are subject to a penalty shall include:
making false declarations during approval procedures or procedures leading to a recall;
falsifying test results for type-approval;
withholding data or technical specifications which could lead to recall, refusal or withdrawal of type-approval;
use of defeat devices;
refusal to provide access to information;
economic operators making available on the market vehicles, systems, components or separate technical units subject to approval without such approval or falsifying documents or markings with that intention.
Article 77
Transitional provisions
In such a case, national authorities shall not prohibit, restrict or impede the registration, placing on the market or entry into service of vehicles complying with the approved type.
Article 78
Report
Article 79
Review on advanced braking systems
Article 80
Review on individual vehicles approvals
By 31 December 2021 the Member States shall report to the Commission on:
the number of individual approvals granted to L-category vehicles before their first registration per year by the national authorities of that Member State since 1 January 2016;
the national criteria upon which such approvals were based in so far as these criteria deviated from the requirements obligatory for EU type-approval.
Article 81
Repeal
Article 82
Entry into force and application
From 22 March 2013, national authorities shall not refuse to grant EU type-approval or national type-approval for a new type of vehicle, or prohibit registration, placing on the market or entry into service of a new vehicle where the vehicle concerned complies with this Regulation and the delegated and implementing acts adopted pursuant to this Regulation, if a manufacturer so requests.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
LIST OF ANNEXES
|
ANNEX I — |
Vehicle classification |
|
ANNEX II — |
Exhaustive list of requirements for the purposes of EU vehicle type-approval |
|
ANNEX III — |
Limits for small series |
|
ANNEX IV — |
Timetable for the application of this Regulation in respect of type-approval |
|
ANNEX V (A) — |
►C1 Environmental performance test procedures and requirements ◄ |
|
ANNEX V (B) — |
Application of environmental performance test requirements for approval and extensions |
|
ANNEX VI — |
Pollutant emission limit values, OBD thresholds and sound-level limit values for type-approval and conformity of production
(A)
Tailpipe emission limits after cold start
(B)
On-board diagnostics emission thresholds
(C)
Evaporative emission limits
(D)
Sound-level limits — Euro 4 and Euro 5 |
|
ANNEX VII — |
Durability of pollution control devices |
|
ANNEX VIII — |
Enhanced functional safety requirements |
|
ANNEX IX — |
Correlation table |
ANNEX I
Vehicle classification
|
Category |
Category name |
Common classification criteria |
|
L1e-L7e |
All L-category vehicles |
(1) length ≤ 4 000 mm or ≤ 3 000 mm for a L6e-B vehicle or ≤ 3 700 mm for a L7e-C vehicle, and (2) width ≤ 2 000 mm, or ≤ 1 000 mm for a L1e vehicle, or ≤ 1 500 mm for a L6e-B or a L7e-C vehicle and (3) height ≤ 2 500 mm and |
|
Category |
Category name |
Common classification criteria |
|
L1e |
Light two-wheel powered vehicle |
(4) two wheels and powered by a propulsion as listed under Article 4(3) and (5) engine capacity ≤ 50 cm3 if a PI internal combustion engine forms part of the vehicle’s propulsion configuration and (6) maximum design vehicle speed ≤ 45 km/h and (7) maximum continuous rated or net power (1) ≤ 4 000 W and (8)maximum mass = technically permissible mass declared by the manufacturer and |
|
Sub-categories |
Subcategory name |
Supplemental sub-classification criteria |
|
L1e-A |
Powered cycle |
(9) cycles designed to pedal equipped with an auxiliary propulsion with the primary aim to aid pedalling and (10) output of auxiliary propulsion is cut off at a vehicle speed ≤ 25 km/h and (11) maximum continuous rated or net power (1) ≤ 1 000 W and (12) a powered three- or four-wheel cycle complying with supplemental specific sub-classification criteria (9) to (11) is classified as being technically equivalent to a two-wheel L1e-A vehicle. |
|
L1e-B |
Two-wheel moped |
(9) any other vehicle of the L1e category that cannot be classified according to the criteria (9) to (12) of a L1e-A vehicle. |
|
Category |
Category name |
Common classification criteria |
|
L2e |
Three-wheel moped |
(4) three wheels and powered by a propulsion as listed under Article 4(3) and (5) engine capacity ≤ 50 cm3 if a PI internal combustion engine or engine capacity ≤ 500 cm3 if a CI combustion engine forms part of the vehicle’s propulsion configuration and (6) maximum design vehicle speed ≤ 45 km/h and (7) maximum continuous rated or net power (1) ≤ 4 000 W and (8) mass in running order ≤ 270 kg and (9) equipped with a maximum of two seating positions, including the seating position for the driver and |
|
Sub-categories |
Subcategory name |
Supplemental sub-classification criteria |
|
L2e-P |
Three-wheel moped for passenger transport |
(10) L2e vehicle other than those complying with the specific classification criteria for a L2e-U vehicle. |
|
L2e-U |
Three-wheel moped for utility purposes |
(10) exclusively designed for the carriage of goods with an open or enclosed, virtually even and horizontal loading bed that meets the following criteria: (a)
(b) an equivalent loading bed area as defined above in order to install machines and/or equipment and (c) designed with a loading bed area which is clearly separated by a rigid partition from the area reserved for the vehicle occupants and (d) the loading bed area shall be able to carry a minimum volume represented by a 600 mm cube. |
|
Category |
Category name |
Common classification criteria |
|
L3e (2) |
Two-wheel motorcycle |
(4) two wheels and powered by propulsion as listed under Article 4(3) and (5)maximum mass = technically permissible mass declared by the manufacturer and (6) two-wheel vehicle that cannot be classified as category L1e. |
|
Sub-categories |
Subcategory name |
Supplemental sub-classification criteria |
|
L3e-A1 |
Low-performance motorcycle |
(7) engine capacity ≤ 125 cm3 and (8) maximum continuous rated or net power (1) ≤ 11 kW and (9) power (1)/weight ratio ≤ 0,1 kW/kg. |
|
L3e-A2 |
Medium-performance motorcycle |
(7) maximum continuous rated or net power (1) ≤ 35 kW and (8) power (1)/weight ratio ≤ 0,2 kW/kg and (9) not derived from a vehicle equipped with an engine of more than double its power (1) and (10) L3e vehicle that cannot be classified under supplemental sub-classification criteria (7), (8) and (9) of a L3e-A1 vehicle. |
|
L3e-A3 |
High-performance motorcycle |
(7) any other L3e vehicle that cannot be classified according to the classification criteria of a L3e-A1 or L3e-A2 vehicle. |
|
Sub-sub-categories |
Sub-Subcategory name |
Sub-Sub-classification criteria in addition to the sub-classification criteria of L3e-A1, L3e-A2 or L3e-A3 vehicles |
|
L3e-AxE (x = 1, 2 or 3) |
Enduro motorcycles |
(a) seat height ≥ 900 mm and (b) ground clearance ≥ 310 mm and (c) overall gear ratio in highest gear (primary gear ratio × secondary gear ratio in the highest speed × final drive ratio) ≥ 6,0 and (d) mass in running order plus the mass of the propulsion battery in case of electric or hybrid electric propulsion ≤ 140 kg and (e) no seating position for a passenger. |
|
L3e-AxT (x = 1, 2 or 3) |
Trial motorcycles |
(a) seat height ≤ 700 mm and (b) ground clearance ≥ 280 mm and (c) fuel tank capacity ≤ 4 litres and (d) overall gear ratio in highest gear (primary gear ratio × secondary gear ratio in the highest speed × final drive ratio) ≥ 7,5 and (e) mass in running order ≤ 100 kg and (f) no seating position for a passenger. |
|
Category |
Category name |
Common classification criteria |
|
L4e |
Two-wheel motorcycle with side-car |
(4) base powered vehicle complying with the classification and subclassification criteria for a L3e vehicle and (5) base powered vehicle equipped with one side-car and (6) with a maximum of four seating positions including the driver on the motorcycle with side car and (7) a maximum of two seating positions for passengers in the side car and (8)maximum mass = technically permissible mass declared by the manufacturer. |
|
Category |
Category name |
Common classification criteria |
|
L5e |
Powered tricycle |
(4) three wheels and powered by a propulsion as listed under Article 4(3) and (5) mass in running order ≤ 1 000 kg and (6) three-wheel vehicle that cannot be classified as a L2e vehicle and |
|
Sub-categories |
Subcategory name |
Supplemental sub-classification criteria |
|
L5e-A |
Tricycle |
(7) L5e vehicle other than those complying with the specific classification criteria for a L5e-B vehicle and (8) with a maximum of five seating positions, including the seating position of the driver. |
|
L5e-B |
Commercial tricycle |
(7) designed as a utility vehicle and characterised by an enclosed driving and passenger compartment accessible by maximum three sides and (8) equipped with a maximum of two seating positions, including the seating position for the driver and (9) exclusively designed for the carriage of goods with an open or enclosed, virtually even and horizontal loading bed that meets the following criteria: (a)
(b) an equivalent loading bed area as defined above designed to install machines and/or equipment and (c) designed with a loading bed area which is clearly separated by a rigid partition from the area reserved for the vehicle occupants and (d) the loading bed area shall be able to carry a minimum volume represented by a 600 mm cube. |
|
Category |
Category name |
Common classification criteria |
|
L6e |
Light quadricycle |
(4) four wheels and powered by a propulsion as listed under Article 4(3) and (5) maximum design vehicle speed ≤ 45 km/h and (6) the mass in running order ≤ 425 kg and (7) engine capacity ≤ 50 cm3 if a PI engine or engine capacity ≤ 500 cm3 if a CI engine forms part of the vehicle’s propulsion configuration and (8) equipped with a maximum of two seating positions, including the seating position for the driver and |
|
Sub-categories |
Subcategory name |
Supplemental sub-classification criteria |
|
L6e-A |
Light on-road quad |
(9) L6e vehicle not complying with the specific classification criteria for a L6e-B vehicle and (10) maximum continuous rated or net power (1) ≤ 4 000 W. |
|
L6e-B |
Light quadri-mobile |
(9) enclosed driving and passenger compartment accessible by maximum three sides and (10) maximum continuous rated or net power (1) ≤ 6 000 W and |
|
Sub-sub-categories |
Sub-subcategory name |
Sub-sub-classification criteria in addition to the sub-classification criteria of a L6e-B vehicle |
|
L6e-BP |
Light quadri-mobile for passenger transport |
(11) L6e-B vehicle mainly designed for passenger transport and (12) L6e-B vehicle other than those complying with the specific classification criterion for a L6e-BU vehicle. |
|
L6e-BU |
Light quadri-mobile for utility purposes |
(11) exclusively designed for the carriage of goods with an open or enclosed, virtually even and horizontal loading bed that meets the following criteria: (a)
(b) an equivalent loading bed area as defined above in order to install machines and/or equipment and (c) designed with a loading bed area which is clearly separated by a rigid partition from the area reserved for the vehicle occupants and (d) the loading bed area shall be able to carry a minimum volume represented by a 600 mm cube. |
|
Category |
Category name |
Common classification criteria |
|
L7e |
Heavy quadricycle |
(4) four wheels and powered by a propulsion as listed under Article 4(3) and (5) mass in running order: (a) ≤ 450 kg for transport of passengers; (b) ≤ 600 kg for transport of goods. and (6) L7e vehicle that cannot be classified as a L6e vehicle and |
|
Sub-categories |
Subcategory name |
Supplemental sub-classification criteria |
|
L7e-A |
Heavy on-road quad |
(7) L7e vehicle not complying with the specific classification criteria for a L7e-B or a L7e-C vehicle and (8) vehicle designed for the transport of passengers only and (9) maximum continuous rated or net power (1) ≤ 15 kW and |
|
Sub-Sub categories |
Sub-Sub category name |
Supplemental sub-classification criteria |
|
L7e-A1 |
A1 heavy on-road quad |
(10) maximum two straddle seating positions, including the seating position for the rider and (11) handlebar to steer. |
|
L7e-A2 |
A2 heavy on-road quad |
(10) L7e-A vehicle not complying with the specific classification criteria for a L7e-A1 vehicle and (11) maximum two non-straddle seating positions, including the seating position for the driver. |
|
Sub-category |
Subcategory name |
Supplemental sub-classification criteria |
|
L7e-B |
Heavy all terrain quad |
(7) L7e vehicle not complying with the specific classification criteria for a L7e-C vehicle and (8) ground clearance ≥180 mm and |
|
Sub-Sub categories |
Sub-Sub category name |
Supplemental sub-classification criteria |
|
L7e-B1 |
All terrain quad |
(9) maximum two straddle seating positions, including the seating position for the rider and (10) equipped with a handlebar to steer and (11) maximum design vehicle speed ≤ 90 km/h and (12) wheelbase to ground clearance ratio ≤ 6. |
|
L7e-B2 |
Side-by-side buggy |
(9) L7e-B vehicle other than a L7e-B1 vehicle and (10) maximum three non-straddle seats of which two positioned side-by-side, including the seating position for the driver and (11) maximum continuous rated or net power (1) ≤ 15 kW and (12) wheelbase to ground clearance ratio ≤ 8. |
|
Sub-category |
Subcategory name |
Supplemental sub-classification criteria |
|
L7e-C |
Heavy quadri-mobile |
(7) L7e vehicle not complying with the specific classification criteria for a L7e-B vehicle and (8) maximum continuous rated or net power (1) ≤ 15 kW and (9) maximum design vehicle speed ≤ 90 km/h and (10) enclosed driving and passenger compartment accessible via maximum three sides and |
|
Sub-sub-categories |
Sub-subcategory name |
Sub-sub-classification criteria in addition to the sub-classification criteria of a L7e-C vehicle |
|
L7e-CP |
Heavy quadri-mobile for passenger transport |
(11) L7e-C vehicle not complying with the specific classification criteria for a L7e-CU vehicle and (12) maximum four non-straddle seats, including the seating position for the driver. |
|
L7e-CU |
Heavy quadri-mobile for utility purposes |
(11) exclusively designed for the carriage of goods with an open or enclosed, virtually even and horizontal loading bed that meets the following criteria: (a)
(b) an equivalent loading bed area as defined above designed to install machines and/or equipment and (c) designed with a loading bed area which is clearly separated by a rigid partition from the area reserved for the vehicle occupants and (d) the loading bed area shall be able to carry a minimum volume represented by a 600 mm cube and (12) maximum two non-straddle seats, including the seating position for the driver. |
NB: refer to the end of Annex VIII for an overview of the notes to the Annexes.
ANNEX II
Exhaustive list of requirements for the purposes of EU vehicle type-approval (3)
|
No |
Article |
Subject |
Regulatory act reference |
Vehicle Categories |
|||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
L1e-A |
L1e-B |
L2e |
L3e |
L4e |
L5e-A |
L5e-B |
L6e-A |
L6e-B |
L7e-A |
L7e-B |
L7e-C |
|
A |
ENVIRONMENTAL AND PROPULSION PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS |
||||||||||||||
|
1 |
23 & 24 |
environmental test procedures related to exhaust emissions, evaporative emissions, greenhouse gas emissions, fuel consumption and reference fuels |
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
2 |
maximum design vehicle speed, maximum torque, maximum continuous total engine power of propulsion |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
||
|
3 |
test procedures related to sound |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
||
|
No |
Article |
Subject |
Regulatory act reference |
Vehicle Categories |
|||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
L1e-A |
L1e-B |
L2e |
L3e |
L4e |
L5e-A |
L5e-B |
L6e-A |
L6e-B |
L7e-A1 |
L7e-A2 |
L7e-B1 |
L7e-B2 |
L7e-C |
|
B |
VEHICLE FUNCTIONAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS |
||||||||||||||||
|
1 |
22 |
audible warning devices |
|
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
2 |
braking, including anti-lock and combined brake systems |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
||
|
3 |
electrical safety |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
||
|
4 |
manufacturer declaration requirements regarding endurance testing of functional safety systems, parts and equipment |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
||
|
5 |
front and rear protective structures |
|
|
IF |
|
|
IF |
IF |
IF |
IF |
IF |
IF |
IF |
IF |
IF |
||
|
6 |
glazing, windscreen wipers and washers, defrosting and demisting devices |
|
IF |
IF |
IF |
IF |
IF |
X |
IF |
X |
IF |
IF |
IF |
IF |
X |
||
|
7 |
driver-operated controls including identification of controls, tell-tales and indicators |
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
||
|
8 |
installation of lighting and light signalling devices, including automatic switching-on of lighting |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
||
|
9 |
rearward visibility |
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
||
|
10 |
rollover protective structure (ROPS) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
|
||
|
11 |
safety belt anchorages and safety belts |
|
|
IF |
|
|
|
X |
IF |
IF |
IF |
X |
|
X |
X |
||
|
12 |
seating position (saddles and seats) |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
||
|
13 |
steer-ability, cornering properties and turn-ability |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
||
|
14 |
installation of tyres |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
||
|
15 |
vehicle maximum speed limitation plate and location on vehicle |
|
|
IF |
|
|
|
IF |
IF |
IF |
IF |
IF |
X |
X |
IF |
||
|
16 |
vehicle occupant protection, including interior fittings, head restraint and vehicle doors |
|
|
IF |
|
|
IF |
IF |
IF |
IF |
|
IF |
|
IF |
IF |
||
|
17 |
maximum continuous rated or net power and/or vehicle speed limitation by design |
X |
X |
X |
IF |
IF |
|
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
||
|
18 |
vehicle structure integrity |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
||
|
No |
Article |
Subject |
Regulatory act reference |
Vehicle Categories |
|||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
L1e-A |
L1e-B |
L2e |
L3e |
L4e |
L5e-A |
L5e-B |
L6e-A |
L6e-B |
L7e-A1 |
L7e-A2 |
L7e-B1 |
L7e-B2 |
L7e-C |
|
C1 |
VEHICLE CONSTRUCTION AND GENERAL TYPE-APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS |
||||||||||||||||
|
1 |
20 |
anti-tampering measures |
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
2 |
25 |
arrangements for type-approval procedures |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
3 |
33 |
conformity of production requirements |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
4 |
18 |
coupling devices and attachments |
IF |
IF |
IF |
IF |
IF |
IF |
IF |
IF |
IF |
IF |
IF |
IF |
IF |
IF |
|
|
5 |
18 |
devices to prevent unauthorised use |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
6 |
18 |
electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
7 |
18 |
external projections |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
8 |
18 |
fuel storage |
IF |
IF |
IF |
IF |
IF |
IF |
IF |
IF |
IF |
IF |
IF |
IF |
IF |
IF |
|
|
9 |
18 |
load platforms |
|
|
IF |
|
|
|
X |
|
IF |
|
|
IF |
IF |
IF |
|
|
10 |
18 |
masses and dimensions |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
11 |
21 |
on-board diagnostics |
|
|
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
►M2 — ◄ |
►M2 — ◄ |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
12 |
18 |
passenger handholds and footrests |
|
X |
IF |
IF |
IF |
IF |
IF |
X |
|
IF |
IF |
IF |
IF |
|
|
|
13 |
18 |
registration plate space |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
14 |
18 |
repair and maintenance information |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
15 |
18 |
stands |
X |
X |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
C2 |
REQUIREMENTS OF TECHNICAL SERVICES |
||||||||||||||||
|
16 |
65 |
performance standards and assessment of technical services |
|
|
|||||||||||||
NB: refer to the end of Annex VIII for an overview of the notes to the Annexes.
ANNEX III
Limits for small series
|
Vehicle (Sub-)category |
Vehicle (Sub-)category name |
Small series (units for each type made available on the market, registered and entered into service per year) |
|
L1e-A |
Powered cycle |
50 |
|
L1e-B |
Two-wheel moped |
|
|
L2e |
Three-wheel moped |
|
|
L3e |
Two-wheel motorcycle |
75 |
|
L4e |
Two-wheel motorcycle with side-car |
150 |
|
L5e-A |
Tricycle |
75 |
|
L5e-B |
Commercial tricycle |
150 |
|
L6e-A |
Light on-road quad |
30 |
|
L6e-B |
Light quadri-mobile |
150 |
|
L7e-A |
Heavy on-road quad |
30 |
|
L7e-B |
Heavy all terrain quad |
50 |
|
L7e-C |
Heavy quadri-mobile |
150 |
ANNEX IV
Timetable for the application of this Regulation in respect of type-approval
|
Point |
Description |
(Sub-)category |
New types of vehicles obligatory |
Existing types of vehicles obligatory |
Last date of registration of compliant vehicles |
|
1. |
Application of delegated act on environmental and propulsion performance requirements, items as listed in Annex II (A) |
|
|
|
|
|
1.1. |
Test type I, tailpipe emission test after cold start |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
1.1.1. |
Test cycle |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
1.1.1.1. |
Test type I, ECE R 47 test cycle |
L1e, L2e, L6e |
1.1.2017 |
1.1.2018 |
31.12.2020 |
|
1.1.1.2. |
Test type I, ECE R 40 (with extra urban driving cycle if applicable) |
L5e-B, L7e-B, L7e-C |
1.1.2016 |
1.1.2017 |
31.12.2020 |
|
1.1.1.3. |
Test type I, WMTC, stage 2 |
L3e, L4e, L5e-A, L7e-A |
1.1.2016 |
1.1.2017 |
31.12.2020 |
|
1.1.1.4. |
Test type I, revised WMTC based test cycle |
L1e-L7e |
1.1.2020 |
1.1.2021 |
|
|
1.1.2. |
Test type I, tailpipe emission limits |
|
— |
— |
— |
|
1.1.2.1. |
Euro 4: Annex VI A1 |
L1e, L2e, L6e |
1.1.2017 |
1.1.2018 |
31.12.2020; for L2e-U and L6e-B: 31.12.2024 |
|
1.1.2.2. |
Euro 4: Annex VI A1 |
L3e, L4e, L5e, L7e |
1.1.2016 |
1.1.2017 |
31.12.2020; for L3e-AxE and L3e-AxT 31.12.2024 |
|
1.1.2.3. |
Euro 5: Annex VI A2 |
L1e-L7e |
1.1.2020; for L2e-U, L3e-AxE, L3e-AxT and L6e-B: 1.1.2024 |
1.1.2021; for L2e-U, L3e-AxE, L3e-AxT and L6e-B: 1.1.2025 |
|
|
1.2. |
Test type II, emissions test at (increased) idle/free acceleration |
|
|
|
|
|
1.2.1. |
Test type II, emissions test at (increased) idle/free acceleration |
L1e, L2e, L6e |
1.1.2017 |
1.1.2018 |
|
|
1.2.2. |
Test type II, emissions test at (increased) idle/free acceleration |
L3e, L4e, L5e, L7e |
1.1.2016 |
1.1.2017 |
|
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1.3. |
Test type III, zero crankcase gas emissions |
|
|
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|
|
1.3.1. |
Test type III, zero crankcase gas emissions |
L1e, L2e, L6e |
1.1.2017 |
1.1.2018 |
|
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1.3.2. |
Test type III, zero crankcase gas emissions |
L3e, L4e, L5e, L7e |
1.1.2016 |
1.1.2017 |
|
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1.4. |
Test type IV, evaporative emissions |
|
— |
— |
— |
|
1.4.1. |
Fuel tank permeability test |
L1e, L2e, L6e |
1.1.2017 |
1.1.2017 |
|
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1.4.2. |
Fuel tank permeability test |
L3e, L4e, L5e, L7e |
1.1.2016 |
1.1.2016 |
|
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1.4.3. |
SHED test procedure |
L3e, L4e, L5e-A, L7e-A |
1.1.2016 |
1.1.2017 |
|
|
1.4.4. |
SHED test procedure |
L6e-A |
1.1.2017 |
1.1.2018 |
|
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1.4.5. |
SHED test limits, Annex VI (C1) |
L3e, L4e, L5e-A, L7e-A |
1.1.2016 |
1.1.2017 |
31.12.2020 |
|
1.4.6. |
SHED test limits, Annex VI (C1) |
L6e-A |
1.1.2017 |
1.1.2018 |
31.12.2020 |
|
1.4.7. |
SHED test or fuel permeation test, pending study results referred to in Article 23(4) and (5) |
L1e-A, L1e-B, L2e, L5e-B, L6e-B, L7e-B, L7e-C |
1.1.2020 |
1.1.2021 |
|
|
1.4.8. |
SHED test limits, Annex VI (C2), pending study results referred to in Article 23(4) and (5) |
L1e-L7e |
1.1.2020 |
1.1.2021 |
|
|
1.5. |
Test type V, durability testing (3) |
|
|
|
|
|
1.5.1. |
Euro 4 durability mileage, Annexes VII (A) and (B) |
L1e, L2e, L6e |
1.1.2017 |
1.1.2018 |
31.12.2020 |
|
1.5.2. |
Euro 4 durability mileage, Annexes VII (A) and (B) |
L3e, L4e, L5e, L7e |
1.1.2016 |
1.1.2017 |
31.12.2020 |
|
1.5.3. |
Euro 5, durability mileage, Annexes VII (A) and (B) |
L1e-L7e |
1.1.2020 |
1.1.2021 |
|
|
1.6. |
A test type VI has not been attributed |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
1.7. |
Test type VII, greenhouse gas emissions/fuel or energy consumption determination and reporting |
|
|
— |
|
|
1.7.1. |
Test type VII, greenhouse gas emissions/fuel or energy consumption determination and reporting |
L1e, L2e, L6e |
1.1.2017 |
1.1.2018 |
|
|
1.7.2. |
Test type VII, greenhouse gas emissions/fuel or energy consumption determination and reporting |
L3e, L4e, L5e, L7e |
1.1.2016 |
1.1.2017 |
|
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1.8. |
Test type VIII, OBD environmental test |
|
— |
— |
|
|
1.8.1. |
OBD stage I functional requirements |
L3e, L4e, L5e-A, L7e-A |
1.1.2016 |
1.1.2017 |
31.12.2020 |
|
OBD stage I environmental test procedure (test type VIII) |
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OBD stage I environmental test thresholds, Annex VI (B1) |
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1.8.2. |
OBD stage I functional requirements including any operating mode which significantly reduces engine torque |
L3e, L4e, L5e, L7e |
1.1.2020 |
1.1.2021 |
31.12.2024 |
|
OBD stage I environmental test procedure (test type VIII) |
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OBD stage I environmental test thresholds, Annex VI (B1) |
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1.8.3. |
OBD stage I functional requirements including any operating mode which significantly reduces engine torque |
L3e, L4e, L5e, L7e |
1.1.2024 |
1.1.2025 |
|
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OBD stage I environmental test procedure (test type VIII) |
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OBD stage I environmental test thresholds, Annex VI (B2) |
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|
1.8.4. |
OBD stage II functional requirements with the exception of catalyst monitoring |
L3e (except L3e-AxE and L3e-AxT), L4e, L5e-A, L7e-A |
1.1.2020 |
1.1.2021 |
31.12.2024 |
|
OBD stage II environmental test procedures (test type VIII) |
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OBD stage II environmental test thresholds, Annex VI (B1) |
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|
1.8.5. |
OBD stage II functional requirements, |
L3e (except L3e-AxE and L3e-AxT), L4e, L5e-A, L7e-A |
1.1.2024 |
1.1.2025 |
|
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OBD stage II environmental test procedures (test type VIII), |
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|
OBD stage II environmental test thresholds, Annex VI (B2) |
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|
1.9. |
Test type IX, sound level (3) |
|
|
|
|
|
1.9.1. |
Sound level test procedure and limit values Annex VI (D) |
L1e, L2e, L6e |
1.1.2017 |
1.1.2018 |
|
|
1.9.2. |
Sound level test procedure and limit values (3), Annex VI (D) |
L3e, L4e, L5e, L7e |
1.1.2016 |
1.1.2017 |
|
|
1.9.3. |
UNECE regulations Nos 9, 41, 63, 92 and limits of Annex VI (D) |
L1e-L7e |
|
|
|
|
1.9.4. |
UNECE regulations Nos 9, 41, 63, 92 and associated new limit values proposed by the Commission |
L1e-L7e |
|
|
|
|
1.10. |
Propulsion performance tests and requirements regarding maximum design vehicle speed, maximum torque, maximum continuous rated or net power and maximum peak power |
|
|
|
|
|
1.10.1. |
Propulsion performance tests and requirements |
L1e, L2e, L6e |
1.1.2017 |
1.1.2018 |
|
|
1.10.2. |
Propulsion performance tests and requirements |
L3e, L4e, L5e, L7e |
1.1.2016 |
1.1.2017 |
|
|
2. |
Application of delegated act on vehicle functional safety requirements, items as listed in Annex II (B) (3) |
|
|
|
|
|
2.1. |
Application of delegated act on vehicle functional safety requirements, items as listed in Annex II (B) (3) |
L1e, L2e, L6e |
1.1.2017 |
1.1.2018 |
|
|
2.2. |
Application of delegated act on vehicle functional safety requirements, items as listed in Annex II (B) (3) |
L3e, L4e, L5e, L7e |
1.1.2016 |
1.1.2017 |
|
|
2.3. |
Annex VIII, enhanced safety features (3) |
|
— |
— |
|
|
2.3.1. |
Automatic switching-on of lighting |
L1e-L7e |
1.1.2016 |
1.1.2016 |
|
|
2.3.2. |
Safe cornering device (differential or equivalent) |
L1e-L7e |
1.1.2016 |
1.1.2017 |
|
|
2.3.3. |
Advanced Brake Systems, obligatory fitting |
L3e |
1.1.2016 |
1.1.2017 |
— |
|
3. |
Application of delegated act on vehicle construction requirements, items as listed in ►C1 Annex II (C1) (3) ◄ |
|
|
|
|
|
3.1. |
Application of delegated act on vehicle construction requirements, items as listed in ►C1 Annex II (C1) (3) ◄ |
L1e, L2e, L6e |
1.1.2017 |
1.1.2018 |
|
|
3.2. |
Application of delegated act on vehicle construction requirements, items as listed in ►C1 Annex II (C1)(3) ◄ |
L3e, L4e, L5e, L7e |
1.1.2016 |
1.1.2017 |
|
|
4. |
Application of implementing act on administrative requirements |
|
|
|
|
|
4.1. |
Application of implementing act on administrative requirements |
L1e, L2e, L6e |
1.1.2017 |
1.1.2018 |
|
|
4.2. |
Application of implementing act on administrative requirements |
L3e, L4e, L5e, L7e |
1.1.2016 |
1.1.2017 |
|
NB: refer to the end of Annex VIII for an overview of the notes to the annexes.
ANNEX V
(A) ►C1 Environmental performance test procedures and requirements ◄
L-category vehicles may be type-approved only if they comply with the following ►C1 environmental performance requirements ◄ :
|
Test type |
Description |
Requirements: limit values |
Subclassification criteria in addition to Article 2 and Annex I |
Requirements: test procedures |
|
I |
Tailpipe emissions after cold start |
Annex VI (A) |
Point 4.3 of Annex II to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014 |
Annex II to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014 |
|
II |
— PI or Hybrid (5) equipped with PI: emissions at idling and increased idling speed — CI or Hybrid with CI engine: free acceleration test |
Directive 2009/40/EC (6) |
Point 4.3 of Annex II to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014 |
Annex III to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014 |
|
III |
Emissions of crankcase gases |
Zero emission, closed crankcase. Crankcase emissions shall not be discharged directly into the ambient atmosphere from any vehicle throughout its useful life. |
Point 3.2 of Annex XI to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014 |
Annex IV to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014 |
|
IV |
Evaporative emissions |
Annex VI (C) |
Point 3.2 of Annex XI to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014 |
Annex V to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014 |
|
V |
Durability of pollution control devices |
Annexes VI and VII |
SRC-LeCV: point 2 of Appendix 1 to Annex VI to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014 USA EPA AMA: point 2.1 of Appendix 2 to Annex VI to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014 |
Annex VI to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014 |
|
VI |
A test-type VI has not been attributed |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
|
VII |
CO2 emissions, fuel and/or electric energy consumption and electric range |
Measurement and reporting, no limit value for type- approval purposes |
Point 4.3 of Annex II to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014 |
Annex VII to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014 |
|
VIII |
OBD environmental tests |
Annex VI (B) |
Point 4.3 of Annex II to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014 |
Annex VIII to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014 |
|
IX |
Sound level |
Annex VI (D) |
When UNECE regulations Nos 9, 41, 63 or 92 replace the EU proprietary requirements set out in the delegated act on environmental and propulsion performance requirements, the (sub-) classification criteria laid down in those UNECE regulations (Annex 6) shall be selected with reference to test type IX sound level tests. |
Annex IX to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014. |
(B) Application of environmental performance test requirements for approval and extensions
|
|
Vehicle with PI engines including hybrids |
Vehicles with CI engines including hybrids |
Pure electric vehicle or vehicle propelled with compressed air (CA) |
Hydrogen Fuel cell vehicle |
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|
►C1 Mono-fuel ◄ |
Bi-fuel |
Flex-fuel |
Flex-fuel |
Mono-fuel |
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|
►C1 Petrol (E5) ◄ |
LPG |
NG/Biomethane |
H2 |
Petrol (E5) |
Petrol (E5) |
Petrol (E5) |
Petrol (E5) |
NG/Biomethane |
Diesel (B5) |
Diesel (B5) |
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|
LPG |
NG/Biomethane |
H2 |
Ethanol (E85) |
H2NG |
Biodiesel |
||||||||
|
Type I test (19) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes (both fuels) |
Yes (both fuels) |
Yes (both fuels) |
Yes (both fuels) |
Yes (both fuels) |
Yes (B5 only) |
Yes |
No |
No |
|
►M2 Type I test (19) Particulate mass (Euro 5 only) ◄ |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Yes (petrol only) |
Yes (petrol only) |
Yes (petrol only) |
Yes (petrol only) |
No |
Yes (B5 only) |
Yes |
No/Yes for CA |
No |
|
Type II test (19), including smoke opacity for CI only |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes (both fuels) |
Yes (both fuels) |
Yes (petrol only) |
Yes (both fuels) |
Yes (NG/biomethane only) |
Yes (B5 only) |
Yes |
No |
No |
|
Type III test (19) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
|
Type IV test (19) |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Yes (petrol only) |
Yes (petrol only) |
Yes (petrol only) |
Yes (petrol only) |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
|
Type V test (19) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes (petrol only) |
Yes (petrol only) |
Yes (petrol only) |
Yes (petrol only) |
Yes (NG/biomethane only) |
Yes (B5 only) |
Yes |
No |
No |
|
Type VII test (19) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes (both fuels) |
Yes (both fuels) |
Yes (both fuels) |
Yes (both fuels) |
Yes (both fuels) |
Yes (both fuels) |
Yes |
Yes (only energy consumption) |
Yes (only fuel consumption) |
|
Type VIII test (19) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes (petrol only) |
Yes (petrol only) |
Yes (petrol only) |
Yes (petrol only) |
Yes (NG/biomethane only) |
Yes (B5 only) |
Yes |
No |
No |
|
Type IX test (19) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
►C1
|
►C1 No(20) ◄ |
NB: refer to the end of Annex VIII for an overview of the notes to the annexes.
ANNEX VI
Pollutant emission limit values, OBD thresholds and sound-level limit values for type-approval and conformity of production
(A) Tailpipe emission limits after cold start
(A1) Euro 4
|
Vehicle category |
Vehicle category name |
Propulsion class |
Euro level |
Mass of carbon monoxide (CO) |
Mass of total hydrocarbons (THC) |
Mass of oxides of nitrogen (NOx) |
Mass of particulate matter (PM) |
Test cycle |
|
|
|
|
|
L1 (mg/km) |
L2 (mg/km) |
L3 (mg/km) |
L4 (mg/km) |
|
|
L1e-A |
Powered cycle |
PI/CI/Hybrid |
Euro 4 |
560 |
100 |
70 |
|
ECE R47 |
|
L1e-B |
Two-wheel moped |
PI/CI/Hybrid |
Euro 4 |
1 000 |
630 |
170 |
— |
ECE R47 |
|
L2e |
Three-wheel moped |
PI/CI/Hybrid |
Euro 4 |
1 900 |
730 |
170 |
— |
ECE R47 |
|
L3e L4e (7) L5e-A L7e-A |
— Two-wheel motorcycles with and without side-car — Tricycle — Heavy on-road quad |
PI/PI Hybrid, vmax < 130 km/h |
Euro 4 |
1 140 |
380 |
70 |
— |
WMTC, stage 2 |
|
PI/PI Hybrid, vmax ≥ 130 km/h |
Euro 4 |
1 140 |
170 |
90 |
— |
WMTC, stage 2 |
||
|
CI/CI Hybrid |
Euro 4 |
1 000 |
100 |
300 |
80 (8) |
WMTC, stage 2 |
||
|
L5e-B |
Commercial tricycle |
PI/PI Hybrid |
Euro 4 |
2 000 |
550 |
250 |
— |
ECE R40 |
|
CI/CI Hybrid |
Euro 4 |
1 000 |
100 |
550 |
80 (8) |
ECE R40 |
||
|
L6e-A L6e-B |
Light on-road quad Light quadrimobile |
PI/PI Hybrid |
Euro 4 |
1 900 |
730 |
170 |
|
ECE R47 |
|
CI/CI Hybrid |
Euro 4 |
1 000 |
100 |
550 |
80 (8) |
ECE R47 |
||
|
L7e-B L7e-C |
Heavy all terrain quad Heavy quadrimobile |
PI/PI Hybrid |
Euro 4 |
2 000 |
550 |
250 |
— |
ECE R40 |
|
CI/CI Hybrid |
Euro 4 |
1 000 |
100 |
550 |
80 (8) |
ECE R40 |
(A2) Euro 5
|
Vehicle category |
Vehicle category name |
Propulsion class |
Euro Level (4) |
Mass of carbon monoxide (CO) |
Mass of total hydrocarbons (THC) |
Mass of Non-methane hydrocarbons (NMHC) |
Mass of oxides of nitrogen (NOx) |
Mass of particulate matter (PM) |
Test cycle |
|
|
|
|
|
L1 (mg/km) |
L2A (mg/km) |
L2B (mg/km) |
L3 (mg/km) |
L4 (mg/km) |
|
|
L1e-A |
Powered cycle |
PI/CI/Hybrid |
Euro 5 |
500 |
100 |
68 |
60 |
4,5 (9) |
Revised WMTC (10) |
|
L1e-B-L7e |
All other L-category vehicles |
PI/ PI Hybrid |
Euro 5 |
1 000 |
100 |
68 |
60 |
4,5 (9) |
Revised WMTC |
|
CI/CI Hybrid |
500 |
100 |
68 |
90 |
4,5 |
Revised WMTC |
(B) On-board diagnostics emission thresholds
(B1) Euro 4, OBD stage I
|
Vehicle category |
Vehicle category name |
Propulsion class |
Euro level |
Mass of carbon monoxide (CO) |
Mass of total hydrocarbons (THC) |
Mass of oxides of nitrogen (NOx) |
Test cycle |
|
|
|
|
|
OT1 (mg/km) |
OT2 (mg/km) |
OT3 (mg/km) |
|
|
▼M2 ————— |
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|
L3e (5) L4e (7) L5e-A L7e-A |
— Two-wheel motorcycle with and without side-car — Tricycle — Heavy on-road quad |
PI/PI Hybrid vmax < 130 km/h |
Euro 4 |
2 170 |
1 400 |
350 |
WMTC, stage 2 |
|
PI/PI Hybrid vmax ≥ 130 km/h |
2 170 |
630 |
450 |
WMTC, stage 2 |
|||
|
CI/CI Hybrid |
2 170 |
630 |
900 |
WMTC, stage 2 |
|||
(B2) Euro 5, OBD stage I and OBD stage II (4)
|
Vehicle category |
Vehicle category name |
Propulsion class |
Euro level |
Mass of carbon monoxide (CO) |
Mass of Non-methane hydrocarbons (NMHC) |
Mass of oxides of nitrogen (NOx) |
Mass of particulate matter (PM) |
Test cycle |
|
|
|
|
|
OT1 (mg/km) |
OT2 (mg/km) |
OT3 (mg/km) |
OT4 (mg/km) |
|
|
►M2 L3e, L4e, L5e, L7e ◄ |
►M2 All L category vehicles except category L1e, L2e and L6e ◄ |
PI/PI Hybrid |
Euro 5 |
1 900 |
250 |
300 |
50 |
Revised WMTC |
|
CI/CI Hybrid |
Euro 5 |
1 900 |
320 |
540 |
50 |
Revised WMTC |
(C) Evaporative emission limits
(C1) Euro 4
|
Vehicle category |
Vehicle category name |
Propulsion class |
Euro level |
Mass of total hydrocarbons (THC) (mg/test) |
Test cycle |
|
L3e L4e (7) |
Two-wheel motorcycle (13) with and without side-car |
PI (11) |
Euro 4 |
2 000 |
SHED |
|
L5e-A |
Tricycle |
PI (11) |
Euro 4 |
||
|
L6e-A |
Light on-road quad |
PI (11) |
Euro 4 |
||
|
L7e-A |
Heavy on-road quad |
PI (11) |
Euro 4 |
(C2) Euro 5
|
Vehicle Class (12) |
Vehicle category name |
Propulsion Class |
Euro level |
Permeation test (mg/m2/day) |
Mass of total hydrocarbons (THC) in SHED test (mg/test) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fuel tank |
Fuel tubing |
Vehicle |
|
L1e-A |
Powered cycle |
PI (11) |
Euro 5 |
1 500 |
15 000 |
1 500 |
|
L1e-B |
Two-wheel moped |
Euro 5 |
1 500 |
15 000 |
1 500 |
|
|
L2e |
Three-wheel moped |
Euro 5 |
1 500 |
15 000 |
1 500 |
|
|
L3e L4e (7) |
Two-wheel motorcycle with and without side-car |
Euro 5 |
|
|
1 500 |
|
|
L5e-A |
Tricycle |
Euro 5 |
|
|
1 500 |
|
|
L5e-B |
Commercial tricycle |
Euro 5 |
1 500 |
15 000 |
1 500 |
|
|
L6e-A |
Light on-road quad |
Euro 5 |
|
|
1 500 |
|
|
L6e-B |
Light quadri-mobile |
Euro 5 |
1 500 |
15 000 |
1 500 |
|
|
L7e-A |
Heavy on-road quad |
Euro 5 |
|
|
1 500 |
|
|
L7e-.B |
All terrain quad |
Euro 5 |
1 500 |
15 000 |
1 500 |
|
|
L7e-C |
Heavy quadri-mobile |
Euro 5 |
1 500 |
15 000 |
1 500 |
|
(D) Sound-level limits — Euro 4 and Euro 5
|
Vehicle category |
Vehicle category name |
Euro 4 sound level (14) (dB(A)) |
Euro 4 test procedure (16) |
Euro 5 sound level (15) (dB(A)) |
Euro 5 test procedure |
|
L1e-A |
Powered cycle |
►C1 63 ◄ |
Delegated act/UNECE regulation No 63 |
|
UNECE regulation No 63 |
|
L1e-B |
Two-wheel moped vmax ≤ 25 km/h |
66 |
|||
|
Two-wheel moped vmax ≤ 45 km/h |
71 |
||||
|
L2e |
Three-wheel moped |
76 |
Delegated act/UNECE regulation No 9 |
|
UNECE regulation No 9 |
|
L3e |
Two-wheel motorcycle Engine capacity ≤ 80 cm3 |
75 |
Delegated act/UNECE regulation No 41 |
|
UNECE regulation No 41 |
|
Two-wheel motorcycle 80 cm3 < Engine capacity ≤ 175 cm3 |
77 |
||||
|
Two-wheel motorcycle Engine capacity > 175 cm3 |
80 |
||||
|
L4e |
Two-wheel motorcycle with side-car |
80 |
►C1 Delegated act/UNECE regulation No 9 ◄ |
►C1 UNECE regulation No 9 ◄ |
|
|
L5e-A |
Tricycle |
80 |
Delegated act/UNECE regulation No 9 |
|
UNECE regulation No 9 |
|
L5e-B |
Commercial tricycle |
80 |
|||
|
L6e-A |
Light on-road quad |
80 |
Delegated act/ ►C1 UNECE regulation No 9 ◄ |
|
►C1 UNECE regulation No 9 ◄ |
|
L6e-B |
Light quadrimobile |
80 |
Delegated act/UNECE regulation No 9 |
|
UNECE regulation No 9 |
|
L7e-A |
Heavy on-road quad |
80 |
|||
|
L7e-B |
Heavy all terrain quad |
80 |
|||
|
L7e-C |
Heavy quadrimobile |
80 |
NB: refer to the end of Annex VIII for an overview of the notes to the annexes.
ANNEX VII
Durability of pollution control devices
(A) Durability mileage of L-category vehicles
|
Vehicle category |
Vehicle category name |
Euro 4 durability mileage (km) and Euro 5 durability mileage (4) (km) |
|
L1e-A |
— Powered cycle |
5 500 |
|
L3e-AxT (x = 1, 2 or 3) |
— Two-wheel Trial motorcycle |
|
|
L1e-B |
— Two-wheel moped |
11 000 |
|
L2e |
— Three-wheel moped |
|
|
L3e-AxE (x = 1, 2 or 3) |
— Two-wheel Enduro motorcycle |
|
|
L6e-A |
— Light on-road quad |
|
|
L7e-B |
— Heavy all terrain quad |
|
|
L3e |
— Two-wheel motorcycle, with and without side-car |
20 000 |
|
L4e (7) |
(vmax < 130 km/h) |
|
|
L5e |
— Tricycle |
|
|
L6e-B |
— Light quadri-mobile |
|
|
L7e-C |
— Heavy quadri-mobile |
|
|
L3e |
Two-wheel motorcycle, with and without side-car |
35 000 |
|
L4e (7) |
(vmax ≥ 130 km/h) |
|
|
L7e-A |
Heavy on-road quad |
(B) Deterioration Factors (DF)
|
Vehicle category |
Vehicle category name |
Euro 4 DF (-) DF (-) |
Euro 5 DF+(4) (-) |
||||||||||
|
|
|
CO |
HC |
NOx |
PM |
CO |
THC |
NMHC |
NOx |
PM (17) (4) |
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PI |
CI (18) |
PI |
CI |
PI |
CI |
CI |
|
L1e-L7e |
All |
1,3 |
1,2 |
1,2 |
1,1 |
1,3 |
1,3 |
1,1 |
1,3 |
1,1 |
1,3 |
1,1 |
1,0 |
NB: refer to the end of Annex VIII for an overview of the notes to the annexes.
ANNEX VIII
Enhanced functional safety requirements(21)
|
Topic |
Requirements |
|
Mandatory fitting of advanced brake systems |
(a) new motorcycles(22) of the L3e-A1 subcategory which are made available on the market, registered and entering into service are to be equipped with either an anti-lock or a combined brake system or both types of advanced brake systems, at the choice of the vehicle manufacturer; (b) new motorcycles of subcategories L3e-A2 and L3e-A3 which are made available on the market, registered and entering into service to be equipped with an anti-lock brake system. Exemption: L3e-AxE (x = 1, 2 or 3, two-wheel Enduro motorcycles) and L3e-AxT (x = 1, 2 or 3, two-wheel Trial motorcycles) are exempted from the obligatory fitting of advanced brake systems. |
|
Safe cornering on hard-surfaced roads |
L-category vehicles are to be constructed such that each of the wheels can rotate at different speeds at all times in order to allow safe cornering on hard-surfaced roads. If a vehicle is equipped with a lockable differential, it must be designed to be normally unlocked. |
|
Improvement of vehicle and rider visibility by automatic switching-on of lighting |
In order to improve their visibility, L-category vehicles are to be equipped with the following: (a) for L1e vehicles: lighting and light-signalling devices in compliance with UNECE regulation No 74 Rev. 2, which requires the lighting system to be turned on automatically; (b) for L3e vehicles: at the choice of the vehicle manufacturer, either lighting and light-signalling devices in compliance with UNECE regulation No 53 Rev. 2 and its amendments 1 and 2, or dedicated day-time running lights (DRL) complying with UNECE regulation No 87 Rev. 2 and its amendments 1 and 2; (c) for all other subcategories of L-category vehicles: a lighting system automatically turning on or at the choice of the manufacturer, dedicated day-time running lights that automatically switch on(23). |
|
(Annex II (B) 3) Electrical Safety |
Vehicles of category L, with respect to the electric power train when equipped with one or more traction motor(s) operated by electric power and not permanently connected to the grid, as well as their high voltage components and systems which are galvanically connected to the high voltage bus of the electric power train, shall be designed so as to avoid any risk to electrical safety, in using relevant requirements of UNECE regulation No 100 and ISO 13063. |
|
(Annex II (B) 4) Requirements on manufacturer declaration requirements regarding endurance testing of functional safety critical systems, parts and equipment |
The vehicle manufacturer shall declare that vehicles produced in conformity with Article 22(2), shall be able to withstand normal use as intended for at least the distance travelled as specified below, within five years after first registration. The distance shall be 1,5 times the distance as specified in Annex VII in direct relation to the vehicle category in question and the emission stage (i.e. Euro level) according to which the vehicle is to be type-approved, however, the required distance shall not exceed 60 000 km for any vehicle category. |
|
(Annex II (B) 5) Requirements on front and rear protective structures |
Vehicles of category L, with respect to their front and rear structures, shall be designed to avoid pointed or sharp parts or projections which are directed outwards and which are likely to catch on or significantly increase the severity of injuries or chance of lacerations to vulnerable road users in case of a collision. This is applicable both for front and rear structure of the vehicle. |
|
(Annex II (B) 10) Safety belt anchorages and safety belts |
Mandatory requirements for safety belt anchorages and the installation of safety belts on vehicles of categories L2e, L5e, L6e and L7e fitted with body work. |
|
(Annex II (B) 15) Requirements concerning vehicle occupant protection including interior fittings and vehicle doors |
Vehicles of category L2e, L5e, L6e and L7e which are fitted with bodywork shall be designed to avoid any pointed or sharp parts or projections which are likely to significantly increase the severity of injuries to the driver and the passengers. Vehicles fitted with doors shall be designed to ensure that these doors are constructed with relevant latches and hinges. |
|
(Annex II (B) 17) Requirements on vehicle structure integrity |
The vehicle manufacturer shall declare that in case of a recall due to a serious safety risk, specific analysis of vehicle structures, components and/or parts by means of engineering calculations, virtual testing methods and/or structural testing will be made available immediately to the approval authority and the Commission upon request. Vehicle type-approval shall not be granted if there is reason to doubt that the vehicle manufacturer is able to provide such analysis. |
NB: refer to the end of Annex VIII for an overview of the notes to the annexes.
Explanatory notes to Annexes I to VIII
(1) The power limits in Annex I are based on maximum continuous rated power for electric propelled vehicles and maximum net power for vehicles propelled with a combustion engine. The weight of a vehicle is considered equal to its mass in running order.
(2) Sub-classification of an L3e vehicle according to whether it has a design vehicle speed of less than or equal to 130 km/h or more than 130 km/h is independent of its sub-classification into the propulsion performance classes L3e-A1 (although not likely to achieve 130 km/h), L3e-A2 or L3e-A3.
(3) ‘X’ means that this Regulation sets mandatory requirements with regard to the subject and category concerned; the detailed requirements are laid down in the referenced articles and document references in this table.
‘IF’ means ‘if fitted’. If the system, component or separate technical unit referred to in the table is fitted on the vehicle, because it is mandatory only for some of the vehicles falling into this category, it shall fulfil the requirements laid down in the delegated and implementing acts. Equally, if the vehicle manufacturer chooses to equip the vehicle with the system, component or separate technical unit on a voluntary basis, it shall fulfil the requirements laid down in the delegated and implementing acts.
Where a field of the table remains empty it means that this Regulation does not set requirements with regard to the subject and category concerned.
(4) Refer to Article 23(4) and (5).
(5) If the (hybrid) engine(s) is/are equipped with a stop/start feature, the manufacturer must ensure that the combustion engine is running in idle and at increased idle speed. The vehicle must be able to run the free acceleration test for propulsions including a CI engine.
(6) Directive 2009/40/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 on roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers (OJ L 141, 6.6.2009, p. 12).
(7) Only the base two-wheel motorcycle to which the side-car is fitted must meet the appropriate emission limits.
(8) CI only, also if e.g. a hybrid concept includes a CI engine.
(9) Applicable to petrol direct injection (DI) engines only.
(10) The environmental effect study in Article 23(4) and (5) will also report on the feasibility for L-category vehicles other than L3e, L5e-A and L7e-A to be emission-tested in a revised WMTC.
(11) PI engines running on petrol, petrol blends or ethanol.
(12) The cost-effectiveness of evaporative emission control will be assessed in the environmental effect study to be carried out for the Commission, as referred to in Article 23(4) and (5). A possible cost-effective evaporative fuel tank and fuel supply permeation testing will be assessed in this study as an alternative to the SHED test for the sub category vehicles which were not subject yet to evaporative emission testing, refer to Article 23(4) and (5).
(13) vmax ≥ 130 km/h.
(14) Until the Union accedes to UNECE regulations Nos 9, 41, 63 and 92 and adopts those regulations in UNECE WP29 and in the Union, including the associated equivalent sound limits for the Euro 4 step (e.g. as set out in Annex 6 to UNECE regulation No 41 for L3e and L4e motorcycles), L-category vehicles shall comply with the limits as listed in Annex VI (D). When the UNECE regulations Nos 9, 41, 63 and 92 are adopted by the Union, these become mandatory including equivalent sound limits to the limits listed in Annex VI (D) and replace the testing procedures in the delegated act on environmental and propulsion performance requirements.
(15) The TBD Euro 5 sound limits are to be modified in a separate act adopted in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure laid down in Article 294 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
(16) A delegated act adopted pursuant to this Regulation contains the sound test procedures and will be replaced by UNECE regulations Nos 9, 41, 63 and 92.
(17) Only for PI DI and CI engines.
(18) Also applicable for hybrid vehicles.
(19) Refer to Annex V for the test type description, the references to the limit values and test procedures for test type I to IX.
(20) For electric/hybrid electric propelled vehicles only sound requirements for silent vehicles.
(21) Refer to Annex IV for the application dates of the enhanced safety requirements.
(22) Category L4e vehicles (motorcycles with side-car) are excluded from requirements (a) and (b) on the mandatory fitting of advanced brake systems.
(23) To allow a combustion engine to start running, the lighting system may be turned off during the engine cranking period for a consecutive period of less than or equal to 10 s.
ANNEX IX
Correlation table
(referred to in Article 81)
|
Directive 2002/24/EC |
This Regulation |
|
Article 1(1), first subparagraph |
Article 2(1) |
|
Article 1(1), second subparagraph |
Article 2(2) |
|
Article 1(1), third subparagraph |
Article 1(1), second subparagraph |
|
Article 1(2) and (3) |
Article 2(1), Article 4, Annex I |
|
Article 2 |
Article 3 |
|
Article 3 |
Articles 26 and 27 |
|
Article 4(1) |
Article 29(1) and (2), Article 18 |
|
Article 4(2) |
Article 29(1), Article 33 |
|
Article 4(3) |
Article 33(3) |
|
Article 4(4) |
— |
|
Article 4(5) |
Article 33(1) and (3) |
|
Article 4(6) |
Article 29(3) |
|
Article 5(1) |
Article 29(10) and Article 30(3) |
|
Article 5(2) |
Article 29(10) |
|
Article 5(3) |
Article 29(4) |
|
Article 6(1) |
Article 29(5) |
|
Article 6(2), first subparagraph |
Article 29(7) |
|
Article 6(2), second subparagraph |
Article 29(8) |
|
Article 7(1), first subparagraph |
Article 38(1) |
|
Article 7(1), second subparagraph |
Article 38(2) |
|
Article 7(2) |
— |
|
Article 7(3) |
Article 56(2) |
|
Article 7(4) |
Article 39(2) |
|
Article 7(5) |
Article 56(2), first subparagraph |
|
Article 7(6) |
Article 56(2), second subparagraph |
|
Article 8(1) |
Article 39(1) |
|
Article 8(2) |
Article 39(2) |
|
Article 9(1) |
Article 9 and Article 37(4) |
|
Article 9(2) |
Article 34(1) |
|
Article 9(3) |
Article 34(1) and (3) |
|
Article 9(4) |
Articles 35 and 36 |
|
Article 9(5) |
Article 37(4) |
|
Article 10(1) |
Article 49(1) |
|
Article 10(2) |
Article 49(3) |
|
Article 10(3) |
Article 49(6) |
|
Article 10(4) |
Article 49(7) |
|
Article 11 |
— |
|
Article 12 |
Article 48 |
|
Article 13 |
— |
|
Article 14(1)(a) |
Article 6(1) |
|
Article 14(1)(b)(i) |
Article 67(1), Article 64 |
|
Article 14(1)(b)(ii) |
— |
|
Article 14(2), first subparagraph |
— |
|
Article 14(2), second subparagraph |
Article 63(3) |
|
Article 15(1) and (2) |
Article 6(2) and (3) |
|
Article 15(3), first subparagraph, point (a)(i) |
Article 42 |
|
Article 15(3), first subparagraph, point (a)(ii) |
Article 2(2)(e) |
|
Article 15(3), second subparagraph |
— |
|
Article 15(3)(b) |
— |
|
Article 15(4) |
— |
|
Article 16(1) and (2) |
Article 44 |
|
Article 16(3) |
Article 40 |
|
Article 17 |
Articles 72, 74 and 75 |
|
Article 18(1) |
Article 73(1) |
|
Article 18(2) |
Article 73(2) |
|
Article 19 |
— |
|
Article 20 |
— |
|
Article 21 |
Article 77(1) |
|
Article 22 |
— |
|
Article 23 |
— |
|
Article 24 |
— |
( 1 ) See page 1 of this Official Journal
( 2 ) OJ L 59, 27.2.1998, p. 1.
( 3 ) OJ L 157, 9.6.2006, p. 24.
( 4 ) Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on driving licences (OJ L 403, 30.12.2006, p. 18); see performance definitions, categories A1 and A2, in points (a) and (b) of Article 4(3).
( 5 ) OJ L 390, 31.12.2004, p. 24.
( 6 ) OJ L 374, 27.12.2006, p. 10.
( 7 ) OJ L 199, 28.7.2008, p. 1.