EN Official Journal of the European Union L 182/40

COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2018/987

of 27 April 2018

amending and correcting Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/655 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1628 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to monitoring of gaseous pollutant emissions from in-service internal combustion engines installed in non-road mobile machinery

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2016/1628 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 September 2016 on requirements relating to gaseous and particulate pollutant emission limits and type-approval for internal combustion engines for non-road mobile machinery, amending Regulations (EU) No 1024/2012 and (EU) No 167/2013, and amending and repealing Directive 97/68/EC (1), and in particular Article 19(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/655 (2) lays down, inter alia, the procedures for the monitoring of gaseous pollutant emissions from in-service internal combustion engines installed in non-road mobile machinery.

(2) Pursuant to Table III-1 of Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2016/1628, the mandatory dates of application for EU type-approval and placing on the market of engines of sub-category NRE-v-5 is one year later than for engines of sub-category NRE-v-6.

(3) Therefore, to facilitate manufacturers of these NRE-v-5 engines of lower power ranges to comply with the limit dates for submitting test results to the approval authorities set out in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/655, the required duration of accumulated service of in-service internal combustion engines installed in non-road mobile machinery and tested in the framework of monitoring of gaseous pollutant emissions should be reduced for that sub-category of engines.

(4) For the purpose of clarity, it should be stated in Appendix 5 of the Annex to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/655 that the reference work and reference CO2 mass used by the manufacturer in the procedures for the calculation of gaseous pollutant emissions for an engine type, or any engine type within the same engine family, are those specified in the addendum of the EU type-approval certificate of the engine type, or the engine family, in accordance with the template set out in Annex IV to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/656 (3).

(5) To avoid mistakes in the rounding of gaseous pollutant emissions calculations, it should be clarified that the applicable exhaust emissions limit values are set out in Article 18(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1628.

(6) To ensure the internal consistency of the Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/655 and to align it with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/654 (4), certain measurement units should be revised.

(7) Following the publication of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/655, errors of different types, including incorrect assignment of responsibilities and mistakes in certain equations, have been detected and need to be corrected.

(8) Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/655 should therefore be amended and corrected accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Amendments to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/655

Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/655 is amended as follows:

(1) the following Article 3a is inserted: ‘Article 3a Transitional provisions 1. Notwithstanding the application of the provisions of this Regulation, as amended by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/987 (*1), approval authorities shall, until 31 December 2018, also continue to grant EU type-approvals to engine types or engine families in accordance with this Regulation, in its version applicable on 6 August 2018.’; 2. Notwithstanding the application of the provisions of this Regulation, as amended by Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/987, the Member States shall, until 30 June 2019, also permit the placing on the market of engines based on an engine type approved in accordance with this Regulation, in its version applicable on 6 August 2018. (*1) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/987 of 27 April 2018 amending and correcting Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/655 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1628 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to monitoring of gaseous pollutant emissions from in-service internal combustion engines installed in non-road mobile machinery (OJ L 182, 18.7.2018, p. 40).’;"

(2) the Annex to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/655 is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.

Article 2

Corrections to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/655

The Annex to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/655 is corrected in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.

Article 3

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 all Member States. Done at Brussels, 27 April 2018. For the Commission The President Jean-Claude JUNCKER

(1) OJ L 252, 16.9.2016, p. 53.

(2) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/655 of 19 December 2016 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1628 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to monitoring of gaseous pollutant emissions from in-service internal combustion engines installed in non-road mobile machinery (OJ L 102, 13.4.2017, p. 334).

(3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/656 of 19 December 2016 laying down the administrative requirements relating to emission limits and type-approval of internal combustion engines for non-road mobile machinery in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/1628 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 102, 13.4.2017, p. 364).

(4) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/654 of 19 December 2016 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1628 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to technical and general requirements relating to emission limits and type-approval for internal combustion engines for non-road mobile machinery (OJ L 102, 13.4.2017, p. 1).

ANNEX I The Annex to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/655 is amended as follows: (1) points 2.6.1.1 and 2.6.1.2 are replaced by the following: ‘2.6.1.1. Testing 9 engines with an accumulated service of less than a % of the EDP, in accordance with Table 1. Test results shall be submitted to the approval authority by 31 December 2022. 2.6.1.2. Testing 9 engines with an accumulated service higher than b % of the EDP, in accordance with Table 1. Test reports shall be submitted to the approval authority by 31 December 2024.’; (2) in point 2.6.1.3, the following Table 1 is added: ‘Table 1 % of EDP values Reference power of selected engine (kW) a b 56 ≤ P < 130 20 55 130 ≤ P ≤ 560 30 70’; (3) point 2.6.2.1 is replaced by the following: ‘2.6.2.1. The test results of the first nine engines shall be submitted not later than 12 months after the first engine was installed in a non-road mobile machinery and not later than 18 months after starting the production of the approved engine type or engine family.’; (4) point 3.1.1 is replaced by the following: ‘3.1.1. The non-road mobile machinery's operator performing the in-service monitoring test may be other than the usual professional one if the manufacturer demonstrates to the approval authority that the designated operator has attained enough skills and training to operate the non-road mobile machine.’; (5) in Appendix 3, in point 4.1, the table is replaced by the following: ‘Table Tolerances Slope of the regression line, m 0,9 to 1,1 – Recommended Coefficient of determination, r2 min. 0,90 – Mandatory’; (6) Appendix 5 is amended as follows: (a) the following point 2.1.5 is inserted before Figure 1: ‘2.1.5. 2 mass of an engine type, or for all engine types within the same engine family, shall be those specified in points 11.3.1 and 11.3.2 of the addendum to the EU type approval certificate of the engine type or the engine family, as set out in Annex IV to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/656 The reference work and reference COmass of an engine type, or for all engine types within the same engine family, shall be those specified in points 11.3.1 and 11.3.2 of the addendum to the EU type approval certificate of the engine type or the engine family, as set out in Annex IV to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/656 ( *1 ) (*1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/656 of 19 December 2016 laying down the administrative requirements relating to emission limits and type-approval of internal combustion engines for non-road mobile machinery in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/1628 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 102, 13.4.2017, p. 364).’;" (b) point 3 is replaced by the following: ‘3. Rounding of gaseous pollutant emissions calculations In accordance with Standard ASTM E 29-06b (Standard Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications), the final test results shall be rounded in one step to the number of places to the right of the decimal point indicated by the applicable exhaust emissions limit values set out in Article 18(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1628 plus one additional significant figure.’.