Article 1 Innovative technology
The use of efficient light emitting diodes in vehicle exterior lighting is approved as an innovative technology within the meaning of Article 11 of Regulation (EU) 2019/631 for use in light commercial vehicles powered by internal combustion engines that are capable of running on petrol, diesel, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), compressed natural gas (CNG) or E85, or a combination of those fuels, where it is used in one or several of the following exterior vehicle lights: (a) Low beam headlamp (including Adaptive Front Lighting system); (b) High beam headlamp; (c) Front position lamp; (d) Front fog lamp; (e) Rear fog lamp; (f) Front turn signal lamp; (g) Rear turn signal lamp; (h) License plate lamp; (i) Reversing lamp; (j) Cornering lamp; (k) Static Bending light; (l) End-Outline marker lights; (m) Side markers lights.
Article 2 Application for certification of CO 2 savings
1. A manufacturer may apply to a type-approval authority for certification of the CO 2 savings from the use of one or several efficient exterior LED light by reference to this Decision. 2. The manufacturer shall ensure that the application for the certification is accompanied by a verification report from an independent and certified body confirming that the conditions set out in Article 1 have been met. 3. Where the savings have been certified in accordance with Article 3, the manufacturer shall ensure that the certified CO 2 savings and the eco-innovation code referred to in Article 4(1) are recorded in the certificate of conformity of the vehicles concerned.
Article 3 Certification of CO 2 savings
1. The type-approval authority shall ensure that CO 2 savings achieved from the use of the innovative technology have been determined using the methodology set out in the Annex. 2. Where a manufacturer applies for the certification of the CO 2 savings from more than one efficient exterior LED light referred to in Article 1 in relation to one vehicle version, the type approval authority shall determine which of the efficient exterior LED lighting tested delivers the lowest CO 2 savings, and record the lowest value in the relevant type approval documentation. That value shall be used for the purpose of paragraph 4. 3. Where the innovative technology is fitted in a bi-fuel or flex-fuel vehicle, the approval authority shall record the CO 2 savings as follows: (a) for bi-fuel vehicles using petrol and gaseous fuels, the CO 2 savings value with regard to LPG or CNG fuels; (b) for flex-fuel vehicles using petrol and E85, the CO 2 savings value with regard to petrol. 4. The type approval authority shall record the certified CO 2 savings determined in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2, and the eco-innovation code referred to in Article 4(1) in the relevant type-approval documentation. 5. The type-approval authority shall record all the elements considered for the certification in a test report and keep that together with the verification report referred to in Article 2(2), and shall make that information available to the Commission on request. 6. The type-approval authority shall only certify CO 2 savings, if it finds that the innovative technology complies with the conditions set out in Article 1, and if the CO 2 savings achieved are 1 g CO 2 /km or higher, as specified in Article 9(1)(a) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 427/2014.
Article 4 Eco-innovation code
1. The innovative technology approved by this Decision is attributed with the eco-innovation code 34. 2. The certified CO 2 savings recorded by reference to that eco-innovation code may only be taken into account for the calculation of the average specific emissions of manufacturers for the calendar year 2020.
Article 5 Entry into force
This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .