COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2013/60/EU
of 27 November 2013
amending for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, Directive 97/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain components and characteristics of two or three-wheel motor vehicles, Directive 2002/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to the type-approval of two or three-wheel motor vehicles and Directive 2009/67/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the installation of lighting and light-signalling devices on two- or three-wheel motor vehicles
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive 97/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 1997 on certain components and characteristics of two or three-wheel motor vehicles (1) and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Having regard to Directive 2002/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 March 2002 relating to the type-approval of two or three-wheel motor vehicles (2) and in particular Article 17 thereof,
Having regard to Directive 2009/67/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on the installation of lighting and light-signalling devices on two or three-wheel motor vehicles (3) and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
The Union is a contracting party to the Agreement of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) concerning the adoption of uniform technical prescriptions for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be fitted to and/or used on wheeled vehicles and the conditions for reciprocal recognition of approvals granted on the basis of these prescriptions (‘Revised 1958 Agreement’) (4). In order to simplify the type-approval legislation of the Union in line with the recommendations of the final report entitled ‘CARS 21: A Competitive Automotive Regulatory System for the 21st century’, it is appropriate to amend EU Directives by the incorporation into Union law and application of additional UNECE Regulations in current type-approval legislation of L-category vehicles without reducing the level of protection. To reduce the administrative burden associated with the type-approval procedures, vehicle manufacturers should be allowed to seek type-approval in accordance with the relevant UNECE regulations referred to in Article 1 of this Directive.
(2)
In the transitional period until the date on which UNECE Regulation No 41 on noise emissions of motorcycles (5) is made obligatory in 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 (6), it is appropriate that, for new vehicle types, the sound requirements for motorcycles set out in Chapter 9 of Directive 97/24/EC and in the fourth series of amendments to UNECE Regulation No 41, including the associated sound limits set-out in Annex 6 to that UN Regulation, be regarded as equivalent.
(3)
In view of the disproportionately high level of hydrocarbon and carbon monoxide emissions produced by vehicle categories L1e, L2e and L6e (two- and three-wheel mopeds, and light quadricycles) it is appropriate to revise environmental test type I (tailpipe emissions after cold start) by including emission measurements starting directly after cold start in order better to reflect real-world use and the significant proportion of pollutant emissions produced directly after cold start while the engine warms up. The changes in the emission laboratory test procedure should be reflected in the administrative provisions, in particular in the changes as regards to the entries on the Certificate of Conformity (CoC) and of the measurement test results sheet in Directive 2002/24/EC.
(4)
In order to ensure a level playing field for all manufacturers and for the sake of equal environmental performance of L1e, L2e and L6e category vehicles in terms of crankcase gas emissions it is also appropriate to request the vehicle manufacturer, when applying for a new type approval, to state explicitly that zero emissions stem from the crankcase gas ventilation system for these vehicle categories, implying that the crankcase is properly sealed and that the crankcase gasses are not being discharged directly into the ambient atmosphere throughout the vehicle’s useful life.
(5)
In order to be coherent with UNECE lighting and light-signalling installation requirements for L-category vehicles and to improve their visibility, new types of such vehicles should be equipped with lights that switch on automatically in compliance with UNECE Regulations No 74 (L1e vehicles) (7) and No 53 (L3e motorcycles) (8) or with dedicated day-time running lights (DRL) complying with the relevant requirements of UNECE Regulation No 87 (9). For all other subcategories of L-category vehicles, an automatic switching on of lighting shall be installed or at the choice of the manufacturer, dedicated day-time running lights that automatically switch on.
(6)
This Directive should explicitly introduce the Euro level for category L1e, L2e and L6e vehicles falling in the scope of Directive 2002/24/EC. Certificates of Conformity for vehicles with an emission approval in accordance with previous provisions should continue to be allowed to indicate the Euro level on a voluntary basis.
(7)
The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Technical Committee for Adaptation to Technical Progress.
(8)
In order to enable the adoption by Member States of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive within the deadline established therein, it should enter into force on the day following that of its publication,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
Directive 97/24/EC is amended as follows:
(1)
Article 4(1) of Directive 97/24/EC is replaced by the following:
‘1. In accordance with the provisions of Article 11 of Directive 2002/24/EC, the equivalence shall be recognised of the requirements of Chapter 1 (tyres), Chapter 2 (lighting and light-signalling devices), Chapter 4 (rear-view mirrors), Annex III to Chapter 9 (permissible sound level and exhaust system requirements for motorcycles) and Chapter 11 (safety belts) annexed to this Directive and those of UNECE Regulations Nos 30 (10), 54 (11), 64 (12) and 75 (13) in respect of tyres, 3 (14), 19 (15), 20 (16), 37 (17), 38 (18), 50 (19), 53 (20), 56 (21), 57 (22), 72 (23), 74 (24) and 82 (25) in respect of lighting and light-signalling devices, 81 (26) in respect of rear-view mirrors, 16 (27) in respect of safety belts and 41 (28) in respect of noise emissions from motorcycles.
(10) E/ECE/TRANS/505/REV 1/ADD 29." 						
(11) E/ECE/TRANS/505/REV 1/ADD 53." 						
(12) E/ECE/TRANS/505/REV 1/ADD 63." 						
(13) E/ECE/TRANS/505/REV 1/ADD 74." 						
(14) E/ECE/TRANS/324/ADD 2." 						
(15) E/ECE/TRANS/324/REV 1/ADD 18." 						
(16) E/ECE/TRANS/324/REV 1/ADD 19." 						
(17) E/ECE/TRANS/505/REV 1/ADD 36." 						
(18) E/ECE/TRANS/324/REV 1/ADD 37." 						
(19) E/ECE/TRANS/505/REV 1/ADD 49." 						
(20) E/ECE/TRANS/505/REV 1/ADD52/Rev.2." 						
(21) E/ECE/TRANS/505/REV 1/ADD 55." 						
(22) E/ECE/TRANS/505/REV 1/ADD 56." 						
(23) E/ECE/TRANS/505/REV 1/ADD 71." 						
(24) E/ECE/TRANS/505/REV 1/ADD73/Rev.2/Amend.1." 						
(25) E/ECE/TRANS/505/REV 1/ADD 81." 						
(26) E/ECE/TRANS/505/REV 1/ADD 80." 						
(27) E/ECE/TRANS/505/REV 1/ADD 15." 						
(28) E/ECE/TRANS/505/Rev.1/Add.40/Rev.2.’;" 						
(2)
Annexes I, II and IV to Chapter 5 of Directive 97/24/EC are amended in accordance with Annex I to this Directive.
Article 2
Annexes IV and VII to Directive 2002/24/EC are amended in accordance with Annex II to this Directive.
Article 3
Annexes I to VI to Directive 2009/67/EC are amended in accordance with Annex III to this Directive.
Article 4
1. With effect from 1 July 2014 Member States shall refuse, on grounds relating to measures to counter air pollution and functional safety, to grant for any EC type-approval for new types of a two or three-wheel motor vehicle which does not comply with Directives 2002/24/EC and 97/24/EC as amended by this Directive.
2. With effect from 1 July 2014, Certificates of Conformity shall be issued for vehicles complying with the provisions of Directive 97/24/EC as amended by point 1 of Annex II to this Directive.
Article 5
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 30 June 2014 at the latest. They shall communicate to the Commission the relevant text of those provisions forthwith.
When Member States adopt such measures, these shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on their official publication. Member States shall determine how such a reference is to be made.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
Article 6
This Directive shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 7
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 November 2013.