G/TBT/N/EU/254
8 December 2014 
(14-7137)  Page: 1/2
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English
 
  NOTIFICATION 
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member: EUROPEAN UNION  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):    
2. Agency responsible: European Commission 
Name and address (including telephon e and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above : 
European Commission 
EU-TBT Enquiry Point 
Fax:  +(32) 2 299 80 43 E-mail:  eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu   
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/tbt/   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Internal combustion 
engines to be installed in non-road mobile machinery 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Proposal for a 
Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on requirements relating to 
emission limits and type-approval for internal combustion engines for non-road mobile 
machinery (COM(2014) 581 FINAL) (56 pages + 22 pages of annex, in English) 
6. Description of content: This Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of 
the Council concerns the emission limits and type approval procedures for internal combustion engines to be installed in non-road mobile machinery (NRMM).  
The existing emission requirements for NRMM engines are regulated in Directive 97/68/EC 
of the European Parliament and of the Counc il 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 (OJ L 59, 27.2.1998, p. 1). 
The draft proposal and its impl ementing and delegated acts wi ll carry over and improve on 
the existing requirements laid down in the above act, following a technical review 
concluding on a number of substantial shortcomings. Compared to the existing act, the 
proposal for a regulation will: 
• introduce new emission limits reflecting technological progress and EU policies in 
the on-road sector, with a view to achieving EU air quality targets; 
• extend the scope, with a view to improving market harmonisation (EU and 
international) and minimising the risk of market distortions; 
• introduce measures for simplifying administrative procedures and improving 
enforcement, including conditions for better market surveillance. G/TBT/N/EU/254 
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
The proposal seeks to protect human health and the environment, and ensure the proper 
functioning of the internal market for en gines in NRMM. It also seeks to address 
competitiveness and compliance aspects.  
In line with the EU's air quality policy, the objective is to progressively reduce the 
emissions from new engines being brought on the market and, thereby, replace the old, 
more polluting ones over time. This is expected to result in a very significant emission 
reduction overall, but the reduction by engine category will vary depending on how stringent the specific requirements already are at present. 
The proposal is also expected to alleviate the pressure on Member States to take additional 
regulatory action that could hamper the internal market. Finally, the proposal seeks to remove obstacles to external trade throug h harmonised rules and by reducing the 
regulatory barriers that result from diverging emission requirements, in particular with a 
view to bringing EU and US requirements closer together. 
Finally, the proposal contributes to the competitiveness of the European industry by 
simplifying the existing type-approval legislation, improving transparency and alleviating 
administrative burden. 
8. Relevant documents:  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 (OJ L 59, 27.2.1998, p. 1–86) http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-
content/EN/TXT/?qid=1415697508547&uri=CELEX:31997L0068  
The proposed legislation's rules on emissions of particles will draw on the results of the 
particulate measurement programme (PMP) of the United Nations Economic Commission 
for Europe (UNECE), taking account of the specifications in UNECE Regulations No. 49, 06 
series of amendments. Proposed legislation also aims to align with US-EPA standards for NRMM engines, whilst introducing an additional requirement on particle number (PN) limits 
for some engine categories. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   31 March 2016 
Proposed date of entry into force:   20 days from publication in  the Official Journal of the 
EU (the provisions shall apply from 1 January 2017, new emission limits as of 1 January 
2019) 
10. Final date for comments: 90 days from notification 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
European Commission 
EU-TBT Enquiry Point 
Fax:  + (32) 2 299 80 43 
E-mail:  eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu   
The text is available on the EU-TBT Website :  http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/tbt/  
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX:52014PC0581  
https://members. wto.org/crnattachments/2014/TBT/EEC/14_5348_00_e.pdf   
https://members. wto.org/crnattachments/2014/TBT/EEC/14_5348_01_e.pdf