Commission Directive 1999/99/EC of 15 December 1999 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 80/1269/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the engine power of motor vehicles (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1999-12-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: approximation of laws, engine, motor vehicle, technological change

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COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 1999/99/EC

of 15 December 1999

adapting to technical progress Council Directive 80/1269/EEC on the approximation of the laws of
the Member States relating to the engine power of motor vehicles

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Article 1

Having regard to Council Directive 70/156/EEC of 6 February
1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States
relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their
trailers (1), as last amended by Directive 98/91/EC of the Euro-
pean Parliament and of the Council (2), and in particular Article
13(2) thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 80/1269/EEC of 16
December 1980 on the approximation of the laws of the
Member States
relating to the engine power of motor
vehicles (3), as last amended by Commission Directive 97/21/
EC (4), and in particular Article 3 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Directive 80/1269/EEC is one of the separate Directives
of the EC type-approval procedure which was estab-
lished by Directive 70/156/EEC. Consequently,
the
provisions laid down in Directive 70/156/EEC relating to
vehicle systems, components and separate technical
units apply to this Directive.

In the framework of the type-approval of gas-fuelled
vehicles (LPG and NG), it is necessary to introduce provi-
sions into Directive 80/1269/EEC for the measurement
of the engine power of such vehicles, in particular with
regard to the test fuels to be used, as defined in Commis-
sion Directive 98/77/EC of 2 October 1998 adapting to
technical progress Council Directive 70/220/EEC on the
approximation of the laws of the Member States relating
to the measures to be taken against air pollution by
emissions for motor vehicles (5). In this respect,
it is
requirements
appropriate
adopted by the United Nations Economic Commission
for Europe in its Regulation No 85 (6).

to follow the

technical

(3)

The measures provided for in this Directive are in
the Committee for
accordance with the opinion of
Adaptation to Technical
by
established
Directive 70/156/EEC,

Progress

(1) OJ L 42, 23.2.1970, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 11, 16.1.1999, p. 25.
(3) OJ L 375, 31.12.1980, p. 46.
(4) OJ L 125, 16.5.1997, p. 31.
(5) OJ L 286, 23.10.1998, p. 34.
(6) UN/ECE Regulation No 85 (E/ECE324-E/ECE/TRANS/505/Rev.1/Add.

84), as amended.

Annex I
accordance with the Annex to this Directive.

to Directive 80/1269/EEC is hereby amended in

Article 2

1. With effect from 1 January 2000 Member States may not,
on grounds relating to engine power:

— refuse, in respect of any given type of motor vehicle, to
grant EC type-approval pursuant to Article 4(1) of Directive
70/156/EEC, or

— refuse to grant national type-approval, or

— prohibit

the registration, sale or entry into service of
vehicles pursuant to Article 7 of Directive 70/156/EEC,

if the engine power figures have been determined in accord-
ance with the requirements of Directive 80/1269/EEC as
amended by this Directive.

2. With effect from 1 January 2000, Member States:

— shall no longer grant EC type-approval pursuant to Article

4(1) of Directive 70/156/EEC, and

— may refuse to grant national type-approval, except where
the provisions of Article 8(2) of Directive 70/156/EEC are
invoked,

for a type of vehicle if the engine power has not been deter-
mined in accordance with the requirements of Directive 80/
1269/EEC, as amended by this Directive.

Article 3

1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations
and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this
Directive by 31 December 1999. They shall forthwith inform
the Commission thereof.

those provisions,

When Member States adopt
they shall
contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by
such a reference on the occasion of their official publication.
Member States shall determine how such reference is to be
made.

2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the
texts of the main provisions of national law which they adopt
in the field covered by this Directive.

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This Directive shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Communities.

Article 4

This Directive is addressed to the Members States.

Article 5

Done at Brussels, 15 December 1999.

For the Commission

Erkki LIIKANEN

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

AMENDMENTS TO ANNEX I TO DIRECTIVE 80/1269/EEC

1. Item 5.3.11 is replaced by the following:

‘5.3.11.

the fuel used shall be the following:

5.3.11.1.

For positive ignition engine fuelled with petrol:

the fuel used shall be the one available on the market. In any case of dispute, the reference fuel specified in
Annex IX, first point, of Directive 70/220/EEC, as last amended, shall be used. Instead of the abovemen-
tioned reference fuel, the reference fuels defined by the CEC (*) for petrol-fuelled engines in CEC document
RF-08-A-85, may be used.

5.3.11.2.

For positive ignition engines fuelled with LPG:

5.3.11.2.1. In the case of an engine with self-adaptive fuelling:

the fuel used shall be the one available on the market. In any case of dispute the fuel shall be one of the
reference fuels specified in Annex IX a of Directive 70/220/EEC, as last amended.

5.3.11.2.2. In the case of an engine without self-adaptive fuelling:

the fuel used shall be the reference fuel specified in Annex IX a of Directive 70/220/EEC, as last amended,
with the lowest C3 content, or

5.3.11.2.3. In the case of an engine labelled for one specific fuel composition:

the fuel used shall be the fuel for which the engine is labelled.

5.3.11.2.4. The fuel used shall be specified in the test report.

5.3.11.3.

For positive ignition engines fuelled with NG:

5.3.11.3.1. In the case of an engine with self-adaptive fuelling:

the fuel used shall be the one available on the market. In any case of dispute the fuel shall be one of the
reference fuels specified in Annex IX a of Directive 70/220/EEC, as last amended.

5.3.11.3.2. In the case of an engine without self-adaptive fuelling:

the fuel used shall be the one available on the market with a Wobbe index at least 52,6MJm–3 (0 °C, 101,3
kPa). In any case of dispute the fuel used shall be the reference fuel G20 specified in Annex IX a of
Directive 70/220/EEC, as last amended,

i.e. the fuel with the highest Wobbe Index, or

5.3.11.3.3. In the case of an engine labelled for a specific range of fuels:

the fuel used shall be the one available on the market with a Wobbe Index at least 52,6 MJm–3 (0 °C,
101,3 kPa) if the engine is labelled for the H-range of gases, or at least 47,2 MJm–3 (0 °C, 101,3 kPa) if the
engine is labelled for the L-range of gases. In any case of dispute the fuel used shall be the reference fuel
G20, specified in Annex IX a of Directive 70/220/EEC, as last amended, if the engine is labelled for the
H-range of gases, or the reference fuel G23 if the engine is labelled for the L-range of gases, i.e. the fuel
with the highest Wobbe for the relevant range, or

5.3.11.3.4. In the case of an engine labelled for one specific fuel composition:

the fuel used shall be the fuel for which the engine is labelled.

5.3.11.3.5. The fuel used shall be specified in the test report.

5.3.11.4.

For compression ignition engines:

the fuel used shall be the one available on the market. In any case of dispute, the reference fuel specified in
Annex IX, second point, of Directive 70/220/EEC, as last amended, shall be used.
the
abovementioned reference fuel, the reference fuel defined by the CEC (*) for compression ignition engines
in CEC documents RF-03--A-84 may be used.

Instead of

5.3.11.5.

Positive ignition engines of vehicles that can run either on petrol or on a gaseous fuel, are to be tested with
both fuels, in accordance with the provisions in items 5.3.11.1 to 5.3.11.3. The vehicles that can be fuelled
with both petrol and a gaseous fuel, but where the petrol system is fitted for emergency purposes or
starting only and of which the petrol tank cannot contain more than 15 litres of petrol will be regarded
for the test as vehicles that can only run a gaseous fuel.

(*) Coordinating European Council for the Development of Performance Tests for Lubricants and Engine Fuels.’

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2. Footnote 1 is added at the end of item 8.1, to read:

‘(1) The manufacturer may only declare one value as long as the engine power is the same within one variant of

the engine type. Each variant must be clearly defined.’

3. Item 3.2.2. of Appendix 1 shall read as follows:

‘3.2.2. Fuel: diesel oil/petrol/LPG/NG(1)’

4. Items 3.2.15. and 3.2.16. of Appendix 1 are added as follows:

‘3.2.15.

LPG fuelling system: yes/no (1)

3.2.15.1.

Approval number according to Directive 70/221/EEC (3):

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.2.15.2.

Electronic engine management control unit for LPG fuelling:

3.2.15.2.1. Make(s): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.2.15.2.2. Type(s):

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.2.15.2.3. Emission related adjustment possibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.2.15.3.

Further documentation:

3.2.15.3.1. Description of the safeguarding of the catalyst at switch-over from petrol to LPG or back:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.2.15.3.2. System lay-out (electrical connections, vacuum connections compensation hoses, etc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.2.15.3.3. Drawing of the symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.2.16.

NG fuelling system: yes/no (1)

3.2.16.1.

Approval number according to Directive 70/221/EEC (3):

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.2.16.2.

Electronic engine management control unit for NG fuelling:

3.2.16.2.1. Make(s): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.2.16.2.2. Type(s):

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.2.16.2.3. Emission related adjustment possibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.2.16.3.

Further documentation:

3.2.16.3.1. Description of the safeguarding of the catalyst at switch-over from petrol to NG or back:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.2.16.3.2. System layout (electrical connections, vacuum connections compensation hoses, etc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.2.16.3.3. Drawing of the symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5. Footnote 3 is added at the end of Appendix 1, to read:

‘(3) When this Directive will be amended to cover gaseous fuel tanks.’

6. Item 1.1.3. of the Addendum to Appendix 2 shall read as follows:

‘1.1.3. Fuel: diesel oil/petrol/LPG/NG(1).’