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of a vehicle with regard to emissions, the manufacturer shall ensure compliance with the requirements on fuel range for a universal fuel approval or in case of a positive ignition engine fuelled with natural gas and LPG a restricted fuel range approval as specified in paragraph 4.6.

              4.5.1. Tables summarizing the requirements for approval of NG-Fuelled engines, LPG-Fuelled engines and dual-fuelled engines are provided in Appendix 4.

4.6. Requirements on universal fuel range type approval
              A universal fuel range approval shall be granted subject to the requirements specified in paragraphs 4.6.1. to 4.6.6.1.

              4.6.1. The parent engine shall meet the requirements of this Regulation on the appropriate reference fuels specified in Annex 5. Specific requirements shall apply to engines fuelled with natural gas/biomethane (including dual-fuel engines), as laid down in paragraph 4.6.3.

              4.6.2. If the manufacturer permits the engine family to run on market fuels that do not comply neither with the reference fuels included in Annex 5 nor CEN standard EN 228 (in the case of unleaded petrol) or CEN standard EN 590 (in the case of diesel), such as running on FAME B100 (CEN standard EN14214), FAME diesel blends B20/B30 (CEN standard EN 16709), paraffinic fuel (CEN standard EN 15940) or others the manufacturer shall, in addition to the requirements in paragraph 4.6.1. comply with the following requirements:

                  (a) Declare the fuels the engine family is capable to run on in paragraph 3.2.2.2.1. of the Information Document as set out in Part 1 of Annex 1, either by reference to an official standard or to a production specification of a brand specific market fuel not meeting any official standard such as those mentioned in paragraph 4.6.2. The manufacturer shall also declare that the functionality of the OBD system is not affected by the use of the declared fuel;

                  (b) Determine the power correction factor for each fuel declared according to paragraph 9.4.2.8. if applicable according to the provisions specified in paragraph 9.4.2.7. Declare the factor for each fuel in 3.2.2.2.2. of the information document as set out in Part 1 of Annex 1, if applicable;

                  (c) Demonstrate that the parent engine meets the requirements specified in Annex 4 and in Appendix 1 of Annex 10 to this Regulation on the fuels declared; the approval authority may request that the demonstration requirements be further extended to those laid down in Annex 7 and Annex 9A;

                  (d) Be liable to meet the requirements of in-service conformity specified in Annex 8 on the fuels declared, including any blend between the declared fuels and the relevant market fuels and standards.

              At the request of the manufacturer, the requirements set out in this paragraph shall be applied to fuels used for military purposes.