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Date: 2019-11-13
Title: COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 901/2014 with regard to the adaptation of the templates for type-approval procedures for two- or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles to the environmental steps Euro 5 and Euro 5+ requirements

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/...
            
            
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               amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 901/2014 with regard to the adaptation of the templates for type-approval procedures for two- or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles to the environmental steps Euro 5 and Euro 5+ requirements
            
            
               (Text with EEA relevance)
            
            
               THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
            
            
               Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
            
            
               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
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               , and in particular Article 27(4), Article 29(4), Article 32(1) and Article 38(2) thereof,
            
            
               Whereas:
            
            
               (1)Pursuant to the requirements introduced by Regulation (EU) 2019/129 of the European Parliament and of the Council
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                as regards the application of the environmental step Euro 5 for L-category vehicles, certain sub-categories of vehicles will have to comply with additional technical requirements as from certain dates. Other sub-categories are exempted or are required to comply with certain requirements later than originally set out in Regulation (EU) No 168/2013. 
            
            
               (2)The administrative type-approval templates laid down in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 901/2014
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                should be adapted in light of the amendments provided for in Regulation (EU) 2019/129 to facilitate the type-approval process and to enable national authorities to verify compliance with the requirements of environmental steps Euro 5 and Euro 5+ applicable at a given date.
            
            
               (3)Implementing Regulation (EU) No 901/2014 should therefore be amended accordingly.
            
            
               (4)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
            
            
               Regulation (EU) No 901/2014 is amended as follows:
            
            
               (1)the following Article 12a is inserted:
            
            
               ‘Article 12a
            
            
               Transitional provisions
            
            
               1.Until 30 June 2020, national authorities shall continue to grant type-approvals to vehicle types in accordance with this Regulation in its version applicable on [OP, please insert the date immediately preceding the date of entry into force of this Regulation].
            
         
         
            
               2.Until 31 December 2020, the Member States shall permit the placing on the market, registration and entry into service of vehicles based on a vehicle type approved in accordance with this Regulation in its version applicable on [OP, please insert the date immediately preceding the date of entry into force of this Regulation].’; 
            
            
               (2)Annexes I, IV, VII and VIII are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
            
            
               Article 2
            
            
               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,
            
            
                  For the Commission
            
            
                  The President Jean-Claude Juncker
            
         
         
      
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               ANNEX 
            
            
            
               (1)Annex I is amended as follows:
            
            
               (a)Part B is amended as follows:
            
            
               (i)
                     in point 1, the following point 1.4. is added:
            
            
               ‘1.4. Vehicles and Vehicle types shall be identified as compliant with environmental step Euro 5 or environmental step Euro 5+ in accordance with the following Table:
            
            
               Identification of environmental step Euro 5 and Euro 5+ for L-category vehicles
            
            
                     
                        (sub-) category 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Obligatory as of: 
                     
                     
                        1.1.2020 for new types of vehicles 
                     
                     
                        1.1.2021 for existing types of vehicles 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Envi. step 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Obligatory as of: 
                     
                     
                        1.1.2024 for new types of vehicles
                     
                     
                        1.1.2025 for existing types of vehicles
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Envi. step 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        L1e
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        OBD system not required
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Euro 5
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        OBD system not required
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Euro 5
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        test types I, IV & V: Euro 5
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        test types I, IV & V: Euro 5
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        L2e (other than 
                           L2e-U)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        OBD system not required
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Euro 5
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        OBD system not required
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Euro 5
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        test types I, IV & V: Euro 5
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        test types I, IV & V: Euro 5
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        L2e-U
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        OBD system not required
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Euro 5
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        OBD system not required
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Euro 5+
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        test type I: Euro 4
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        test type I: Euro 5
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        test type IV & V: Euro 5
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        test types IV & V: Euro 5
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        L3e 
                           (other than endure and trial),
                           L4e, 
                           L5e-A and 
                           L7e-A 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        OBD system monitors › reports if:
                     
                     
                        1) OBD stage I electric circuit and electronics failure › OBD emission thresholds of Annex VI (B1) to Regulation (EU) No 168/2013
                     
                     
                        2) OBD stage II emission control system failures and degradation (with the exception of catalyst monitoring) › OBD emission thresholds of Annex VI (B1) to Regulation (EU) No 168/2013
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Euro 5
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        OBD system monitors › reports if:
                     
                     
                        1) OBD stage I electric circuit and electronics failure › OBD emission thresholds of Annex VI (B2) to Regulation (EU) No 168/2013
                     
                     
                        2) OBD stage II emission control system failures and degradation › OBD emission thresholds of Annex VI (B2) to Regulation (EU) No 168/2013
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Euro 5+
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        3) › operating modes which significantly reduce engine torque
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        3) › operating modes which significantly reduce engine torque
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        test types I, IV & V: Euro 5
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        test types I, IV & V: Euro 5
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
               
            
                     
                        (sub-) category 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Obligatory as of: 
                     
                     
                        1.1.2020 for new types of vehicles 
                     
                     
                        1.1.2021 for existing types of vehicles 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Envi. step 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Obligatory as of: 
                     
                     
                        1.1.2024 for new types of vehicles
                     
                     
                        1.1.2025 for existing types of vehicles
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Envi. step 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Endure L3e(A-xE) and
                           Trial L3e(A-xT)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        OBD system monitors › reports if:
                     
                     
                        1) OBD stage I electric circuit and electronics failure › OBD emission thresholds of Annex VI (B1) to Regulation (EU) No 168/2013
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Euro 5
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        OBD system monitors › reports if:
                     
                     
                        1) OBD stage I electric circuit and electronics failure › OBD emission thresholds of Annex VI (B2) to Regulation (EU) No 168/2013
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Euro 5+
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        2) › operating modes which significantly reduce engine torque
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        2) › operating modes which significantly reduce engine torque
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        test type I: Euro 4
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        test type I: Euro 5
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        test types IV & V: Euro 5
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        test types  IV & V: Euro 5
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        L5e
                           (other than Le5-A) and 
                           L7e 
                           (other than L7e-A)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        OBD system monitors › reports if:
                     
                     
                        1) OBD stage I electric circuit and electronics failure › OBD emission thresholds of Annex VI (B1) to Regulation (EU) No 168/2013
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Euro 5
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        OBD system monitors › reports if:
                     
                     
                        1) OBD stage I electric circuit and electronics failure › OBD emission thresholds of Annex VI (B2) to Regulation (EU) No 168/2013
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Euro 5+
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        2) › operating modes which significantly reduce engine torque
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        2) › operating modes which significantly reduce engine torque
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        test types I, IV & V: Euro 5
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        test types I, IV & V: Euro 5
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        L6e other than 
                           L6e-B
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        OBD system not required
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Euro 5
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        OBD system not required
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Euro 5
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        test types I, IV & V: Euro 5
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        test types I, IV & V: Euro 5
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        L6e-B
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        OBD system not required
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Euro 5
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        OBD system not required
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Euro 5+’;
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        test type I: Euro 4
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        test type I: Euro 5
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        test type IV & V: Euro 5
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        test type IV & V: Euro 5
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
            
               (ii)
                     point 2.8. is amended as follows:
            
            
               (0)information document data entry 4.0.1. is replaced by the following:
            
            
                     
                           ‘4.0.1.
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        L1e — L7e
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Environmental step: Euro (3/4/5/5+) (4)’;
                     
                  
               
               (1) the following information document data entry 7.6.3.5. is inserted after 
                     information document data entry 7.6.3.4.:
            
            
                     
                        ‘7.6.3.5.
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        L3e — L7e(10)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Description of the default modes in case of an ETC failure which a driver may experience in case of an ETC failure’;
                     
                  
               
               (b)in Appendix 3, information document data entry 4.0.1. is replaced by the following:
            
            
                     
                           ‘4.0.1.
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        L1e — L7e
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Environmental step: Euro (3/4/5/5+) (4) ’;
                     
                  
               
               (c)in Appendix 6, information document data entry 4.0.1. is replaced by the following:
            
         
         
            
                     
                           ‘4.0.1.
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        L1e — L7e
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Environmental step: Euro (3/4/5/5+) (4) ’;
                     
                  
               
               (d)in Appendix 7, information document data entry 4.0.1. is replaced by the following:
            
            
                     
                           ‘4.0.1.
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        L1e — L7e
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Environmental step: Euro (3/4/5/5+) (4) ’;
                     
                  
               
               (e)in Appendix 8, information document data entry 4.0.1. is replaced by the following:
            
            
                     
                           ‘4.0.1.
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        L1e — L7e
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Environmental step: Euro (3/4/5/5+) (4) ’;
                     
                  
               
               (2)in Annex IV, in Appendix 1, in section 2, entry 4.0.1. is replaced by the following:
            
            
                     
                           ‘4.0.1.
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Environmental step: Euro (3/4/5/5+) (1) ’;
                     
                  
               
               (3)in Annex VII, in point 5, Table 1 is amended as follows:
            
            
               (a)the following row is inserted after the row relating to ‘System: engine emissions (Euro 5 stage)’
            
            
                     
                        ‘System: engine emissions (Euro 5+ stage)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        134/2014
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        A3’;
                     
                  
               
               (b)the rows relating to ‘System: environmental on-board diagnostic (OBD Stage I: points 1.8.1. and 1.8.2. of Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 168/2013)’ and ‘System: environmental on-board diagnostic (OBD Stage II: point 1.8.3. of Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 168/2013)’ are replaced by the following:
            
            
                     
                        ‘System: environmental on-board diagnostic (OBD Stage I: point 1.8.1. to 1.8.2 of Annex IV to Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 in its version applicable on 19.2.2019
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        134/2014
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        C1
                     
                  
               
                     
                        System: environmental on-board diagnostic (OBD Stage II: point 1.8.3. of Annex IV to Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 in its version applicable on 19.2.2019)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        134/2014
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        C2’;
                     
                  
               
               (c)the following rows are inserted after the row relating to ‘System: environmental on-board diagnostic (OBD Stage II : point 1.8.3. of Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 168/2013)’:
            
            
                     
                        ‘System: environmental on-board diagnostic (OBD Stage I: point 1.8.3. of Annex IV to Regulation (EU) No 168/2013)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        134/2014
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        C3
                     
                  
               
                     
                        System: environmental on-board diagnostic (OBD Stage II: point 1.8.4. of Annex IV to Regulation (EU) No 168/2013),
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        134/2014
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        C5
                     
                  
               
                     
                        System: environmental on-board diagnostic (OBD Stage II: point 1.8.5. of Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 168/2013).
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        134/2014
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        C6’;
                     
                  
               
               (4)Annex VIII is amended as follows:
            
            
               (a)point 2.2.1.1.2. is replaced by the following:
            
            
               ‘2.2.1.1.2.
                     Environmental step of test vehicle: Euro 3, Euro 4, Euro 5, Euro 5+ (3) (4)’;
            
            
               (b)point 2.2.1.9.3. is amended as follows:
            
            
               (i)
                     the heading is replaced by the following:
            
            
               ‘2.2.1.9.3. Test type VIII environmental results (Annex VI (B1) to Regulation (EU) No 168/2013) (3)’;
            
         
         
            
               (ii)
                     table 5-11 is amended as follows:
            
            
               (0)the heading is replaced by the following:
            
            
               ‘Table 5-11
            
            
               OBD emission thresholds (section B1 of Annex VI to Regulation (EU) No 168/2013) and environmental test results in case of malfunction’;
            
            
               (1)the cells relating to vehicle category L6e-A are deleted;
            
            
               (c)point 2.2.1.9.4. is amended as follows:
            
            
               (i)
                     the heading is replaced by the following:
            
            
                ‘2.2.1.9.4. Test type VIII environmental results (Annex VI (B2) to Regulation (EU) No 168/2013) (3)’;
            
            
               (ii)
                     table 5-12 is amended as follows:
            
            
               (0)the heading is replaced by the following:
            
            
               ‘Table 5-12
            
            
               OBD emission thresholds (section B2 of Annex VI to Regulation (EU) No 168/2013) and environmental test results in case of malfunction’;
            
            
               (1)the text in the first cell of the row concerning vehicle category L3e – L7e is replaced by:
            
            
               ‘L3e, L4e, L5e and L7e’.