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 EUROPEAN  
COMMISSION   
Brussels, XXX  
[…](2017) XXX  draft  
 
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) …/…  
of XXX  
amending Directive 2007/46/EC, Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 and 
Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1151 for the purpose of improving the emission type 
approval tests and procedures for light passenger and commercial vehicles, including 
those for in -service conformity and real -driving emissions and introducing devices for 
monitoring the consumption of fuel and electric energy  
(Text with EEA relevance)    
EN 1  EN COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) …/…  
of XXX  
amending  Directive 2007/46/EC, Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 and 
Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1151 for the purpose of improving the emission type 
approval tests and procedures for light passenger and commercial vehicles, including 
those for in -service conformity and real -driving emissions and introducing devices for 
monitoring the consumption of fuel and electric energy  
(Text with EEA relevance)  
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,  
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,  
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council of 20 June 2007 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 m aintenance information1, and in particular Articles 5(3) and 14(3) thereof,  
Having regard to Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 
September 2007 establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their 
traile rs, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles 
(Framework Directive)2, and in particular Article 39(2) thereof,  
Whereas:  
(1) Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 is a separate act under the type -approval procedure laid 
down by D irective 2007/46/EC.  It requires new light passenger and commercial 
vehicles to comply with certain emission limits and lays down additional requirements 
on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information. The specific technical 
provisions necessary t o implement that Regulation are contained in Commission 
Regulation (EU) 2017/11513, which replaces and repeals Commission Regulation 
(EC) No 692/20084. 
(2) Some of the effects of Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 remain until it is 
repealed as from 1 Janu ary 2022. However, it is necessary to clarify that such effects 
include the possibility to request extensions of existing type -approvals granted under 
this Regulation.   
                                                 
1 OJ L 171, 29.6.2007, p. 1 .  
2 OJ L 263, 9.10.2007, p. 1 . 
3 Commission Regulation ( EU) 2017/1151  of 1 June 2017  supplementing 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 mainte nance information, amending Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and 
of the Council, Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 and Commission Regulation (EU) No 
1230/2012 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 692/2008  (OJ L 175, 7.7.2017 , p.1). 
4 Commis sion Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 of 18 .7.2008 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 (Eur o 5 and Euro 6) and on access to 
vehicle repair and maintenance information (Text with EEA relevance) , OJ L 199, 28.7.2008, p. 1 .  
EN 2  EN (3) By Regulation (EU) 2017/1151, a new regulatory test procedure implementing the 
Worldwi de Harmonised Light Vehicles Test Procedure (WLTP) was introduced into 
Union legislation. The WLTP contains stricter and more detailed conditions for the 
execution of the emissions tests at type approval.  
(4) In addition, by Commission Regulations (EU) 2016/4 275, (EU) 2016/6466 and (EU) 
2017/11547 a new methodology for testing vehicle emissions in real -driving 
conditions, the RDE test procedure, was introduced.  
(5) In order for the WLTP test to be possible, some margin of tolerance is necessary. 
However, the test tolerance should not be exploited to obtain results different from 
those associated with the execution of the test at set -point conditions. Therefore, in 
order to provide a level -playing field among different vehicle manufacturers and to 
ensure that the me asured CO 2 and fuel consumption values are more in line with real 
life, a method to normalize the impact of specific test tolerances on CO 2 and fuel 
consumption test results should be introduced.  
(6) The fuel and/or electric energy consumption values resulting from the regulatory 
laboratory test procedures should be complemented by information on the vehicles' 
average real -world consumption when used on the road. Such information, once 
anonymised, collected and aggregated, is essential for assessing th at the regulatory test 
procedures adequately reflect the average real world CO 2 emissions as well as the fuel 
and/or electric energy consumed. Moreover, the availability at the vehicle of 
instantaneous fuel consumption information should facilitate on -road testing.  
(7) To ensure a timely assessment of the representativeness of the new regulatory test 
procedures, in particular for vehicles with large market shares, the scope of the new 
requirements should be in a first instance limited to conventional and hybrid  vehicles 
running on liquid fuels and to plug-in hybrid vehicles , as these are to -date the only 
powertrains covered by corresponding technical standards.  
(8) The quantity of fuel and/or electric energy used is already being determined and stored 
on board of mo st new vehicles; however, the devices presently used to monitor this 
information are not subject to standardised requirements. In order to ensure that the 
data provided by these devices are accessible and may serve as a harmonised basis for 
a comparison be tween different vehicle categories and manufacturers, basic type -
approval requirements with regard to the devices should be laid down.  
(9) Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/6468 introduced the requirement for the 
manufacturers to declare the use of auxiliary em ission strategies. In addition, 
Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/11546 increased the supervision of emission 
                                                 
5 Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/427 of 10 March 2016 amending Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 as 
regards emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles  (Euro 6)  (OJ L 82, 31.03 .2016, p.1). 
6 Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/646 of 20 April 2016 amending Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 as 
regards emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles  (Euro 6)  (OJ L 109, 26.04 .2016, p.1). 
7 Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1154 of 7 June 2017 amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1151 
supplementing Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on type -
approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from li ght passenger and commercial vehicles 
(Euro 5 and Euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information, amending Directive 
2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 
and Commission Regula tion (EU) No 1230/2012 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 and 
Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards real -driving as regards 
emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 6) (OJ L 175, 07.07.2017 , p.708)  
8 Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/646 of 20 April 2016 amending Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 as 
regards emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles  (Euro 6)  (OJ L 109, 26.04 .2016, p.1).  
EN 3  EN strategies by the type approval authorities. However, the application of those 
requirements has highlighted the need to harmonise the application of  the rules on 
auxiliary emission strategies by the different type approval authorities. Therefore it is 
appropriate to lay down a common format for the extended documentation package 
and a common methodology for the assessment of auxiliary emission strateg ies.  
(10) After the introduction of the RDE tests  at the stage of type approval , it is now 
necessary to update the  rules on  in-service conformity checks in order to ensure that 
the real driving emissions are also effectively limited during the normal life of t he 
vehicles under normal conditions of use.  
(11) The application of the new RDE  during  in-service conformity checks will require 
more  resources for the performance of the in -service conformity testing of a vehicle 
and the evaluation of its results. In order to  balance the need to perform  effective  in-
service conformity tests with the increased testing burden, the maximum number of 
vehicles in a statistical sample and the pass and fail criteria for the sample applicable 
to all in -service conformity testing shoul d be adapted .    
(12) In-service conformity checks currently cover only pollutant emissions measured 
through the Type 1 test. However, in order to ensure that the requirements of 
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 are met, they should be extended to tailpipe and 
evapo rative emissions. Therefore, Type 4 and Type 6 tests should be introduced for 
the purposes of in-service conformity tests.  Due to the cost and complexity of such 
tests, they should remain optional.    
(13) A review of the current in -service conformity tests, per formed by the manufacturers, 
revealed that very few fails were reported to type approval authorities although recall 
campaigns and other voluntary actions were implemented by the manufacturers to fix 
problems related to emissions. Therefore, it is necessar y to introduce more 
transparency and control in the in -service conformity checks . 
(14) In order to control the in -service conformity process more effectively, type approval 
authorities should be responsible for performing tests and checks on a fixed percentage 
of the approved vehicle types each year.  
(15) In order to facilitate the information flows generated by in -service conformity testing, 
as well as to assist  type-approval authorities  in the decision making process, an 
electronic platform should be developed by the Commission.  
(16) In order to improve the vehicle selection process for the testing by type-approval 
authorities, information is needed that could identify potential problems and vehicle 
types with high emissions. Remote sensing, simplified on -board emissions monitoring 
systems (SEMS) and testing with portable emission measurement systems (PEMS)  
should be recognised as valid tools for providing information to the type -approval 
authorities that can guide the selection of vehicles to test.  
(17) Ensuring the  quality of the in -service conformity tests is essential . It is  therefore 
necessary to lay down the rules on the accreditation of testing lab oratories .  
(18) In order to allow testing , all relevant information need s to be publicly accessible . In 
addition, s ome of the information needed for the performance of in -service conformity 
checks should be easily available and should therefore be indicated  in the certificate of 
conformity .  
EN 4  EN (19) In order to increase the transparency of the in -service conformity process, type 
approval authorities should be required to publish an annual report with the results of 
their in-service conformity checks.  
(20) The methodologies prescribed in order  to ensure that only trips made under normal 
conditions be considered valid RDE tests led to too many invalid tests and should 
therefore be reviewed and simplified.  
(21) A review of t he methodologies for the evaluation of the pollutant emissions of a valid 
trip showed that the results of the two methods currently allowed are not consistent . A 
new simple and transparent methodology should therefore be laid down . The 
evaluation factors used in the new methodology should be kept under constant 
assessment by the Commission in order to reflect the actual state of the technology.  
(22) The use of plug -in hybrids, which are used partly in electric mode and partly with the 
internal combustion engine , should be duly taken into account for the purposes of 
RDE testing and therefore the calculated RDE emissions should reflect that advantage.  
(23) A new evaporative e missions test procedure has been developed at the level of the 
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE) which takes into 
account the technological progress in the control of evaporative emissions from petrol 
(gasoline) vehicles, adapts that p rocedure to the WLTP test procedure and introduces 
new provisions for sealed tanks. It is therefore appropriate to update the current Union 
rules on evaporative emissions tests to reflect the changes at the level of the UN/ECE.  
(24) Also u nder the auspices of t he UN/ECE, the WLTP test procedure has been further 
improved and completed with a series of new elements, including alternative ways to 
measure the road load parameters of a vehicle, more clear provisions for bi -fuel 
vehicles, improvements of the CO 2 interpolation method, updates related to dual -axis 
dynamometer requirements and tyre rolling resistances. Those new developments 
should now be incorporated into Union legislation.  
(25) The practical experience with the application of the WLTP since its mandat ory 
introduction for new vehicle types in the Union on 1 September 2017 has shown that 
that procedure should be further adapted to the Union type -approval system, in 
particular as regards the information to be included in the relevant documentation.  
(26) The c hanges in the type -approval documentation resulting from the amendments in 
this Regulation need to be reflected also in the certificate of conformity and the whole 
vehicle type -approval documentation in Directive 2007/46 . 
(27) It is therefore appropriate to ame nd Regulation (EU) 2017/1151 , Regulation (EC) No 
692/2008  and Directive 2007/46 accordingly.  
(28) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the 
Technical Committee – Motor Vehicles,  
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:  
Article 1  
Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2017/1151  
 
Regulation (EU) 2017/1151  is amended as follows:  
(1) Article 2 is amended as follows:   
EN 5  EN (a) point 1(b) is replaced by the following:  
'(b) fall in a single "CO 2 interpolation range" within the meaning of  point 2.3.2. of 
Sub-Annex 6 to Annex XXI;';  
(b) point 6 is replaced by the following:  
'(6) ‘periodically regenerating system’ means an exhaust emissions control device 
(e.g. catalytic converter, particulate trap) that requires a periodic  regeneration 
process;';  
(c) points  11 and 12 are replaced by the following:  
'(11) ‘bi -fuel vehicle’ means a vehicle with two separate fuel storage systems 
that is designed to run primarily on only one fuel at a time ; 
(12) ‘bi -fuel gas vehicle’ means a bi -fuel vehicle where the two fuels ar e petrol 
(petrol mode) and either LPG, NG/biomethane, or hydrogen;';  
(d) the following point 33 is inserted:  
'(33) "pure ICE vehicle" means a vehicle where all of the propulsion energy 
converters are internal combustion engines; '; 
(e) point  38 is replaced by the following:  
'(38) ‘rated engine powerʼ ( Prated) means the maximum net power of the engine or 
motor in kW measured in accordance with the requirements of Annex XX;';  
(f) points 45 to 48 are replaced by the following:  
'(45) ‘ Fuel tank s ystem ’ means the devices which allow storing the fuel, comprising 
the fuel tank, the fuel filler, the filler cap and the fuel pump  when it is fitted in or on 
the fuel tank .; 
(46) ‘permeability factor’ (PF) means the factor determined on the basis of 
hydrocarbon losses over a period of time and used to determine the final evaporative 
emissions;  
(47) ‘monolayer non -metal tank’ means a fuel tank constructed with a single layer of 
non-metal material including fluorinated/sulfonated materials;  
(48) ‘multi layer tank’ means a fuel tank constructed with at least two different 
layered materials, one of which is a hydrocarbon barrier material; '; 
(2) Article 3(7) is amended as follows:  
(a) the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:  
'7. For the Type 1 test set out in Annex XXI, vehicles that are fuelled with LPG or 
NG/biomethane shall be tested in the Type 1 test for variation in the composition of 
LPG or NG/biomethane, as set out in Annex 12 to UN/ECE Regulation No 83 for 
pollutant emission s, with the fuel used for the measurement of the net power in 
accordance with Annex XX to this Regulation. Vehicles that can be fuelled both with 
petrol or LPG or NG/biomethane shall be tested on both the fuels, tests on LPG or 
NG/biomethane being performed for variation i n the composition of LPG or 
NG/biomethane, as set out in Annex 12 to UN/ECE Regulation No 83, and with the 
fuel used for the measurement of the net power in accordance with Annex XX to this 
Regulation. '  
(3) The following Article 4a is inserted:   
EN 6  EN 'Article 4a  
Requirements for type -approval regarding devices for monitoring the consumption of 
fuel and/or electric energy  
The manufacturer shall ensure that the following vehicles of categories M1 and N1 
are equipped with a device for determining, storing and making a vailable data on the 
quantity of fuel and/or electric energy used for the operation of the vehicle:  
(1) vehicles powered exclusively by mineral diesel;  
(2) vehicles powered exclusively by biodiesel;  
(3) vehicles powered exclusively by mineral diesel and bi odiesel;  
(4) vehicles powered exclusively by petrol;  
(5) vehicles powered exclusively by ethanol;  
(6) vehicles powered exclusively by petrol and ethanol;  
(7) Off-Vehicle Charging Hybrid Electric Vehicles (OVC -HEVs) powered by 
electricity and any of the fuels mentioned in points 1 to 6.  
The device for monitoring the consumption of fuel and/or electric energy shall 
comply with the requirements laid down in Annex  XXII.';  
 
(4) Article 5 is amended as follows:  
(a) Paragraph 11  is amended as follows:  
(a) The second subparagraph is replaced by the following:  
'The extended documentation package shall be identified and dated by the approval 
authority and kept by that authority for at least 10 years after the approval is 
granted.';  
(b)    the following third to sixth subparagraphs are added : 
'At the request of the manufacturer, the approval authority shall conduct a 
preliminary assessment of the AES for new vehicle types. The relevant 
documentation shall be provided to the type approval authority between 12 and 2 
months before the start of the type -approval process.  
The approval authority shall make a preliminary assessment on the basis of the 
extended documentation package, as describe d in point (b) of Appendix 3a to Annex 
I, provided by the manufacturer. The approval authority shall make the assessment in 
accordance with the methodology described in Appendix 3b of Annex I. The 
approval authority may deviate from that methodology in exc eptional and duly 
justified cases.  
The preliminary assessment of the AES for new vehicle types shall remain valid for 
the purposes of type approval for a period of 18 months. Th at period may be 
extended by a further 12 months if the manufacturer provides to the approval 
authority proof that no new technologies have become accessible in the market that 
would change the preliminary assessment of the AES.  
A list of non -acceptable AES shall be drafted yearly by the Type -Approval 
Authorities Expert Group  (TAAEG) and made available to the public by the 
Commission. ';  
EN 7  EN (b) The following paragraph 12 is inserted:  
'12. The manufacturer shall also provide the type approval authority which granted 
the emission type -approval under this Regulation ('granting approval a uthority') with 
a package on Testing Transparency containing the necessary information in order to 
allow the performance of testing in accordance with point 5.9 of Annex II. '; 
(5) Article 9 is amended as follows:  
(a) Paragraphs 2 to 6 are replaced by the following :  
'2. The in -service conformity checks shall be appropriate for confirming that tailpipe 
and evaporative emissions are effectively limited during the normal life of vehicles 
under normal conditions of use.  
3. In -service conformity shall be checked on pro perly maintained and used vehicles, 
in accordance with Appendix 1 of Annex II , between 15 000 km or 6 months 
whichever occurs later and 100 000 km or 5 years whichever occurs sooner. In 
service conformity for evaporative emissions shall be checked on prope rly 
maintained and used vehicles, in accordance with Appendix 1 of Annex II , between 
30 000 km or 12 months whichever occurs later and 100 000 km or 5 years 
whichever occurs sooner.  
The requirements for in -service conformity checks of an in -service confor mity 
family are applicable until 5 years after the last date of registration of vehicles of that 
in-service conformity family.  
4. In -service conformity checks shall not be mandatory if the annual sales of the in -
service conformity family are less than 5 000 vehicles in the Union for the previous 
year. For such families, the manufacturer shall provide the approval authority with a 
report of any emissions related warranty, repair claim and OBD fault as set out in 
point 4.1 of Annex II. The type -approval authority and third parties may still select 
such in-service conformity families to be tested in accordance with Annex II.  
5. The ma nufacturer shall perform in -service conformity checks including at least 
Type 1 tests in accordance with Annex II. For vehicles approved under multistage 
rules, these checks shall be performed by the manufacturer  of the base vehicle . The 
granting approval authority shall perform in -service conformity checks including at 
least Type 1 and RDE tests on a percentage of families in accordance with Annex II 
and may also perform Type 4 and Type 6 tests in accordance with Annex II.  
6. The  granting  approval authori ty shall take the decision on whether a family failed 
the provisions of in -service conformity, following a compliance assessment  and 
approve the plan of remedial measures presented by the manufacturer in accordance 
with point 7 of Annex II. '; 
(b) The following paragraphs 7, 8 and 9 are added:  
'7. If a type approval authority has established that an in -service conformity family 
fails the in -service conformity check, it shall notify without delay the granting type 
approval authority , in accordance wi th Article 30(3) of Directive 2007/46/EC.  
Following that notification and subject to the provisions of Article 30(6) of Directive 
2007/46/EC, the granting approval authority shall inform the manufacturer that an in -
service conformity family fails the in -service conformity checks and that the 
procedures described in points 6 and 7 of Annex II shall be followed.   
EN 8  EN If the granting approval authority establishes that no agreement can be reached with a 
type approval authority that has established that an in -servi ce conformity family fails 
the in -service conformity check, the procedure pursuant to Article 30(6) of Directive 
2007/46/EC shall be initiated.  
8. Vehicles submitted to multi -stage type -approval, as defined in Article 3(7) of 
Directive 2007/46/EC, shall be  checked for in service conformity in accordance with 
the rules for multistage approval set out in point 5.9.6 of Annex II to this Regulation.  
9.  Armoured vehicles and wheelchair accessible vehicles, as defined in points 5.2 
and 5.5 of Part A of Annex II to Directive 2007/46/EC respectively, shall not be 
subject to the provisions of this Article. All other special purpose vehicles as defined 
in point 5 of Part A of Annex II to Directive 2007/46/EC, shall be checked for in 
service conformity in accordance w ith the rules for multistage type-approvals set out 
in Annex II to this Regulation .'; 
 
(6) Article 15  is amended as follows:  
 (a) paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:  
'2. Notwithstanding the second subparagraph, with effect from 1 September 2017 
in the ca se of categories M1, M2 and category N1 class I vehicles, and from 1 
September 2018 in the case of N1 vehicles of class II and III and category N2 
vehicles, national authorities shall refuse, on grounds relating to emissions or fuel 
consumption, to grant E C type approval or national type approval in respect of new 
vehicle types which do not comply with this Regulation, with the exception of Annex 
VI. 
With effect from 1 September 2019, national authorities shall refuse, on grounds 
relating to emissions or fu el consumption , to grant EC type approval or national type 
approval, in respect to new vehicle types which do not comply with Annex VI. Until 
31 August 2019 and at the request of the manufacturer , the evaporative emissions 
test procedure set out in Annex VI of Regulation (EC) No 692/2008  or alternatively 
the procedure laid down in Annex 7 to UNECE Regulation 83  may still be used for 
the purposes of type -approval under this Regulation .'; 
(b) paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:  
'3. Notwithstanding the second subparagraph, with effect from 1 September 2018 
in the case of categories M1, M2 and category N1 class I vehicles, and from 1 
September 2019 in the case of N1 vehicles of class II and III and category N2 
vehicles, national authorities shall, on grou nds relating to emissions or fuel 
consumption, in the case of new vehicles which do not comply with this Regulation, 
consider certificates of conformity to be no longer valid for the purposes of Article 
26 of Directive 2007/46/EC and shall prohibit the reg istration, sale or entry into 
service  of such vehicles.  
With the exception of vehicles approved for evaporative emissions under the 
procedure laid down in Annex VI of Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 , with effect from 
1 September 2019, national authorities sha ll refuse, on grounds relating to emissions 
or fuel consumption, to grant EC type approval or national type approval, in respect 
to new vehicles which do not comply with Annex VI.';  
(c) paragraph 4 is amended as follows   
EN 9  EN (i) point (c) is replaced by the fol lowing  
 '(c) the requirements of Article 4a and Annex IIIA shall not apply to type approvals 
granted to small volume manufacturers.'  
(ii) points (d) and (e) are deleted  
 (d) paragraph 5 is amended as follows:  
(i) point (b) is replaced by the following:  
'(b) With respect to vehicles of a WLTP interpolation family which fulfil the 
extension rules specified in point 3.1.4. of Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 692/2008, 
procedures performed in accordance with section 3.13. of Annex III to Regulation 
(EC) No 692/ 2008 until 3 years after the dates given in Article 10(4) of Regulation 
(EC) No 715/2007 shall be accepted by the approval authority for the purposes of 
fulfilling the requirements of Appendix 1 to Sub -Annex 6 to Annex XXI of this 
Regulation; '  
(ii) the fo llowing  is added in point (c):  
'For the purposes of this point , the possibility to use test results from procedures 
performed and completed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 shall 
only be applicable to those vehicles of a WLTP interpolation f amily which fulfil the 
extension rules specified in point 3.3.1. of Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 692/2008';  
(e) the following paragraph s 8 and 9 are  added  
'8.  Part A of Annex II shall apply to M and N1 class I vehicles based on types 
approved until 31 De cember 2018 and registered until 31 August 2019 and to N1 
classes II and III and N2 vehicles based on types approved until 31 August 2019 and 
registered until 31 August 2020 . Part B of Annex II shall apply to M and N1 class I 
vehicles based on types approv ed after 1 January 2019 and to all vehicles registered 
after 1 September 2019 and to N1 classes II and III and N2 vehicles based on types 
approved after 1 September 2019 and registered after 1 September 2020.  
9. With effect from 1 January 2020 in the case of vehicles as referred to in Article 
4a of categories M1 and N1, class I, and from 1 January 2021 in the case of vehicles 
as referred to in Article 4a of category N1 vehicles, classes II and III, national 
authorities shall refuse, on grounds relating to e missions or fuel consumption, to 
grant EC type approval or national type approval in respect of new vehicle types 
which do not meet the requirements laid down in Article 4a.  
With effect from 1 January 2021, in the case vehicles as referred to in Article 4 a of 
categories M1 and N1, class I, and from 1 January 2022 in the case of vehicles as 
referred to in Article 4a of category N1 vehicles, classes II and III, national 
authorities shall prohibit the registration, sale or entry into service of new vehicles 
that do not comply with that Article. '; 
 
(7) Article  18bis is deleted.  
(8) Annex I is amended as set out in Annex I to this Regulation.  
(9) Annex II is amended as set out in Annex II to this Regulation.  
(10) Annex IIIA is amended as set out in Annex III to this Regulation.  
(11) In Annex V, point 2.3. is replaced by the following:   
EN 10  EN '2.3. The road load coefficients to be used shall be those for vehicle low (VL). If VL 
does not exist, then the VH road load shall be used. VL and VH are defined in point 
4.2.1. 1.2. of  Sub-Annex 4 to Annex XXI. Alternatively, the manufacturer may 
choose to use road loads that have been determined in accordance with the provisions 
of Appendix 7 to Annex 4a of UN/ECE Regulation No 83 for a vehicle included in 
the interpolation family.'  
(12) Annex VI is replaced by the text in Annex IV to this Regulation;  
(13) Annex VII is amended as follows:  
(1) in point 2.2., in the table, in the legend, the deterioration factor designation ‘P’ is 
replaced by ‘PN’  
(2) point  3.10. is replaced by the following  
'3.10.  The road load coefficients to be used shall be those for vehicle low (VL). If VL 
does not exist or the total load of vehicle (VH) at 80 km/h is higher than the total 
load of VL at 80  km/h + 5  %, then the VH road load shall be used. VL and VH are 
defined i n point  4.2.1. 1.2. of Sub -Annex 4 to Annex XXI. ' 
(14) In Annex VIII, point 3.3. is replaced by the following:  
'3.3. The road load coefficients to be used shall be those for vehicle low (VL). If VL 
does not exist then the VH road load shall be used. VL and VH ar e defined in point 
4.2.1. 1.2. of Sub -Annex 4 to Annex XXI. Alternatively the manufacturer may choose 
to use road loads that have been determined in accordance with the provisions of 
Appendix 7 of Annex 4a of UN/ECE Regulation No 83 for a vehicle included i n the 
interpolation family. In both cases, the dynamometer shall be adjusted to simulate the 
operation of a vehicle on the road at -7 °C. Such adjustment may be based on a 
determination of the road load force profile at -7 °C. Alternatively, the driving 
resistance determined may be adjusted for a 10% decrease of the coast -down time. 
The technical service may approve the use of other methods for determining the 
driving resistance.'  
(15) Annex IX is amended as set out in Annex V to this Regulation;  
(16) Annex XI is replaced by the text  in Annex VI to this Regulation;  
(17) Annex XII is amended as set out in Annex V II to this Regulation;  
(18) In Annex XIV, in Appendix 1, the words "Annex I, section 2.3.1 and 2.3.5 of 
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1151" are replaced by the wo rds "Annex I, 
section 2.3.1 and 2.3.4 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1151';  
(19) Annex XVI is replaced by the text in Annex VIII to this Regulation;  
(20) Annex XXI is amended as set out in Annex IX to this Regulation ; 
(21) Annex XXII, as set out in Annex X to this  Regulation, is added.  
 
Article 2  
Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 692/2008  
Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 is amended as follows:   
EN 11  EN (22) In the first subparagraph of Article 16a of Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 , the 
following point (d) is added:  
'(d)  extensions to type-approvals granted under this Regulation, until new 
requirements become applicable for new vehicles ' 
(23) (1) in Annex 1, Appendix 3 the following point 3.2.12.2.5.7. is added:  
'3.2.12.2.5.7. Permeability factor(1) : …';  
(24) (2) in Annex XII, point 4.4. is dele ted. 
Article 3  
Amendments to Directive 2007/46/EC  
Annexes I, III, VIII and IX to Directive 2007/46/EC are amended as set out in Annex XI to 
this Regulation.  
Article 4 
Entry into force  
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in 
the Official Journal of the European Union .  
It shall apply from 1 January 2019.  
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in a ll Member States.  
Done at Brussels,  
 For the Commission  
 The President  
 Jean -Claude Juncker