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<table><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><img/></td><td><p>Official Journal<br/>of the European Union</p></td><td><p>EN</p><p>Series L</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td/><td><p>2023/2724</p></td><td><p>6.12.2023</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2023/2724
of 27 September 2023
amending and correcting Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014 as regards certain references to Regulations of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the availability of certain pure gases
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to 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 ( 1 ) , and in particular Article 23(12) thereof,
Whereas:
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(1)</p></td><td><p>In order to take into consideration the latest updates to regulations Nos 9&#160;<a>(<span>2</span>)</a>, 41&#160;<a>(<span>3</span>)</a>, 63&#160;<a>(<span>4</span>)</a> and&#160;92&#160;<a>(<span>5</span>)</a> of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) on sound emissions for L-category vehicles, which include a broadened scope of application of the additional sound emission provisions to reflect more closely real-world motorcycle urban and extra-urban operations, it is necessary to amend Annex&#160;I to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No&#160;134/2014&#160;<a>(<span>6</span>)</a> to include a reference to the latest series of amendments of those UNECE regulations.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(2)</p></td><td><p>In order to reduce administrative burden for national authorities and manufacturers, the date of application of the latest series of amendments of UNECE regulations Nos 9, 41, 63 and&#160;92 should be aligned with the application of the Euro 5+ requirements introduced in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU)&#160;2020/239&#160;<a>(<span>7</span>)</a>.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(3)</p></td><td><p>Russia&#8217;s war of aggression against Ukraine has disrupted the supply of helium gas, which is essential to obtain purified hydrogen necessary for performing exhaust emission testing. Given the current situation and the fact that nitrogen is already used as an alternative inert gas to helium for both light passenger and commercial vehicles and heavy-duty vehicles, it is necessary to include nitrogen in Delegated Regulation (EU) No&#160;134/2014 as an optional gas in the mixture to obtain purified hydrogen.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(4)</p></td><td><p>Regulation (EU) No&#160;168/2013 made an incorrect reference to the UNECE regulation on sound requirements applicable to vehicle categories L4e and L6e-A. This error was subsequently corrected, but the corresponding change was not introduced in Delegated Regulation (EU) No&#160;134/2014. Table 8-1 in Annex&#160;IX to that Regulation should therefore be corrected to reflect the changes already introduced in Regulation (EU) No&#160;168/2013.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(5)</p></td><td><p>There is an error in one of power factors used in the equation in Appendix 2.2, point 3.3, of Annex&#160;X to Delegated Regulation (EU) No&#160;134/2014. This equation should be the same as the one referred to in Appendix 2.1, point 3.3, of Annex&#160;X to that Regulation. For the sake of legal certainty, this error should be corrected.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(6)</p></td><td><p>Delegated Regulation (EU) No&#160;134/2014 should therefore be amended and corrected accordingly,</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Amendments to Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014
Annexes I, II and V to Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014 are amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.
Article 2
Corrections to Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014
Annexes VI, IX and X to Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014 are corrected in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.
Article 3
Transitional provisions
1. This Regulation shall not invalidate any EU type-approval granted to vehicles or to systems, components or separate technical units by DD month YYYY, unless the relevant requirements applying to such vehicles, systems, components or separate technical units have been modified, or new requirements have been added by this Regulation.
2. Approval authorities shall continue to grant extensions of EU type-approvals referred to in paragraph 1.
Article 4
Entry into force and application
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 September 2023.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN
( 1 ) OJ L 60, 2.3.2013, p. 52 .
( 2 ) Regulation No 9 of the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations (UNECE) – Uniform provisions concerning the approval of category L 2 , L 4 and L 5 vehicles with regard to sound emission [2018/1704] ( OJ L 290, 16.11.2018, p. 1 ).
( 3 ) Regulation No 41 of the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations (UNECE) – [Uniform provisions concerning the approval of motor cycles with regard to noise [2023/320] ( OJ L 43, 13.2.2023, p. 14 ).
( 4 ) Regulation No 63 of the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations (UNECE) – Uniform provisions concerning the approval of L 1 category vehicles with regard to sound emission [2018/1705] ( OJ L 290, 16.11.2018, p. 28 ).
( 5 ) Regulation No 92 of the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations (UNECE) – Uniform provisions concerning the approval of non-original replacement exhaust silencing systems (NORESS) for vehicles of categories L 1 , L 2 , L 3 , L 4 and L 5 with regard to sound emission [2018/1707] ( OJ L 290, 16.11.2018, p. 162 ).
( 6 ) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014 of 16 December 2013 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to environmental and propulsion unit performance requirements and amending Annex V thereof ( OJ L 53, 21.2.2014, p. 1 ).
( 7 ) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/239 of 20 February 2020 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 901/2014 with regard to the adaptation of the templates for type-approval procedures for two- or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles to the environmental steps Euro 5 and Euro 5+ requirements ( OJ L 48, 21.2.2020, p. 6 ).
ANNEX I
Annexes I, II, and V to Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014 are amended as follows:
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(1)</p></td><td><p>Annex I is replaced by the following:</p><div><div><p>&#8216;ANNEX I</p><p>List of UNECE regulations referred to in Article&#160;4(1)</p><table><col/><col/><col/><col/><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>UNECE regulation No</p></td><td><p>Subject</p></td><td><p>Series of amendments</p></td><td><p>OJ reference</p></td><td><p>Applicability</p></td><td><p>Obligatory for new types</p></td><td><p>Obligatory for existing types</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>Noise emissions from motorcycles with sidecars and tricycles</p></td><td><p>07</p></td><td><p><a>OJ&#160;L&#160;290, 16.11.2018, p.&#160;1</a>.</p></td><td><p>L2e, L4e, L5e, L6e, L7e</p></td><td><p>1.1.2024</p></td><td><p>1.1.2025</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>Noise emissions from motorcycles</p></td><td><p>04</p></td><td><p><a>OJ&#160;L&#160;317, 14.11.2012, p.&#160;1</a>.</p></td><td><p>L3e</p></td><td><p>1.1.2016</p></td><td><p>1.1.2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>Noise emissions from motorcycles</p></td><td><p>05</p></td><td><p><a>OJ&#160;L&#160;43, 13.2.2023, p.&#160;14</a>.</p></td><td><p>L3e</p></td><td><p>1.1.2024</p></td><td><p>1.1.2025</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>Noise emissions from mopeds</p></td><td><p>02</p></td><td><p><a>OJ&#160;L&#160;290, 16.11.2018, p.&#160;28</a>.</p></td><td><p>L1e</p></td><td><p>1.1.2024</p></td><td><p>1.1.2025</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>92</p></td><td><p>Noise emissions from non-original replacement exhaust silencing systems for motorcycles, mopeds and three-wheel vehicles</p></td><td><p>02</p></td><td><p><a>OJ&#160;L&#160;221, 8.9.2023, p.&#160;55</a>.</p></td><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>1.1.2024</p></td><td><p>1.1.2025</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span>Explanatory note:</span></p><p>The fact that a system or component is included in this list does not make its installation mandatory. For certain components, however, mandatory installation requirements are laid down in other annexes to this Regulation.</p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div><div><p>ANNEX II</p><p>Annexes VI, IX and X to Delegated Regulation (EU) No&#160;134/2014 are corrected as follows:</p><table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(1)</p></td><td><p>in Annex&#160;VI, Appendix 1, point 2.7.6 is replaced by the following:</p><table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>&#8216;2.7.6.</p></td><td><p>Gear changes should be carried out according to the guidance laid down in point 4.5.5. of Annex&#160;II. Alternatively, guidance provided by the manufacturer to the consumer may be used if approved by the approval authority.&#8217;;</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(2)</p></td><td><p>in Annex&#160;IX, Table 8-1 is replaced by the following:</p><p><span>&#8216;Table 8-1</span></p><p><span>L-category vehicle sub-categories and the applicable UNECE regulations regarding sound requirements</span></p><table><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Vehicle (sub-)category</p></td><td><p>Vehicle category name</p></td><td><p>Applicable test procedure</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>L1e-A</p></td><td><p>Powered cycle</p></td><td><p>UNECE regulation No&#160;63</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>L1e-B</p></td><td><p>Two-wheel moped</p><p>v<span>max</span> &#8804;&#160;25 km/h</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Two-wheel moped</p><p>v<span>max</span> &#8804;&#160;45 km/h</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>L2e</p></td><td><p>Three-wheel moped</p></td><td><p>UNECE regulation No&#160;9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>L3e</p></td><td><p>Two-wheel motorcycle</p><p>Engine capacity &#8804;&#160;80 cm<span>3</span></p></td><td><p>UNECE regulation No&#160;41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Two-wheel motorcycle</p><p>80 cm<span>3</span> &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;</p><p>Engine capacity &#8804;</p><p>175 cm<span>3</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Two-wheel motorcycle</p><p>Engine capacity</p><p>&gt;&#160;175 cm<span>3</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>L4e</p></td><td><p>Two-wheel motorcycle with side-car</p></td><td><p>UNECE regulation No&#160;9&#8217;</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>L5e-A</p></td><td><p>Tricycle</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>L5e-B</p></td><td><p>Commercial tricycle</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>L6e-A</p></td><td><p>Light on-road quad</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>L6e-B</p></td><td><p>Light quadri-mobile</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>L7e-A</p></td><td><p>Heavy on-road quad</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>L7e-B</p></td><td><p>Heavy all terrain quad</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>L7e-C</p></td><td><p>Heavy quadri-mobile</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(3)</p></td><td><p>in Annex&#160;X, Appendix 2.2, point 3.3, the equation Ap2.2-2 is replaced by the following:</p><p>                                                &#8216;Equation Ap2.2-2:<figure><img/></figure>                                                &#8217;.</p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div>                        &#8217;;</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(2)</p></td><td><p>in Annex&#160;II, point 5.2.3.6.1 is replaced by the following:</p><table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>&#8216;5.2.3.6.1.</p></td><td><p>Pure gases</p><p>The following pure gases shall be available, if necessary, for calibration and operation:</p><p>Purified nitrogen: (purity: &#8804;&#160;1 ppm C<span>1</span>, &#8804;&#160;1 ppm CO, &#8804;&#160;400 ppm CO<span>2</span>, &#8804;&#160;0,1 ppm NO);</p><p>Purified synthetic air: (purity: &#8804;&#160;1 ppm C<span>1</span>, &#8804;&#160;1 ppm CO, &#8804;&#160;400 ppm CO<span>2</span>, &#8804;&#160;0,1 ppm NO); oxygen content between 18 and&#160;21 percent by volume;</p><p>Purified oxygen: (purity &gt;&#160;99,5 percent vol. O<span>2</span>);</p><p>Purified hydrogen (and mixture containing helium or nitrogen): (purity &#8804;&#160;1 ppm C<span>1</span>, &#8804;&#160;400 ppm CO<span>2</span>, hydrogen content between 39 and&#160;41 per cent volume);</p><p>Carbon monoxide: (minimum purity 99,5 percent);</p><p>Propane: (minimum purity 99,5 percent).&#8217;;</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(3)</p></td><td><p>in Annex&#160;V, Appendix 3, point 4.7.1.(b) is replaced by the following:</p><table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>&#8216;(b)</p></td><td><p>hydrocarbon analyser fuel gas (40&#160;&#177;&#160;2&#160;% hydrogen, and balance helium or nitrogen with less than 1 ppm C<span>1</span> equivalent hydrocarbon, less than 400 ppm CO<span>2</span>); &#8217;.</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2023/2724/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)