20.2.2013   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 47/51

(1)

Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 establishes common technical requirements for the type-approval of motor vehicles and replacement parts with regard to their emissions and lays down rules for in-service conformity, durability of pollution control devices, on-board diagnostic (OBD) systems, measurement of fuel consumption and accessibility of vehicle repair and maintenance information.

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 of 18 July 2008 implementing and amending Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on type-approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (euro 5 and euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information (3) lays down the administrative provisions for checking the conformity of vehicles with regard to CO2 emissions and sets out the requirements for the measurement of CO2 emissions and fuel consumption of such vehicles.

(3)

Regulation (EU) No 510/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2011 setting emission performance standards for new light commercial vehicles as part of the Union’s integrated approach to reduce CO2 emissions from light-duty vehicles (4), lays down the obligation to set up a procedure to obtain representative values of CO2 emissions, fuel efficiency and mass of completed vehicles while ensuring that the manufacturer of the base vehicle has timely access to the mass and to the specific emissions of CO2 of the completed vehicle.

(4)

Pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 510/2011, the specific emissions of CO2 of completed vehicles are to be allocated to the manufacturer of the base vehicle. When establishing the monitoring procedure to ensure that the values of CO2 emissions, fuel efficiency and mass of completed vehicles are representative, the method for determining the mass and CO2 values should be set out, if appropriate, based on a table of CO2 values corresponding to different final inertia weight classes or based on only one CO2 value derived from the base vehicle mass plus a default added mass differentiated by N1 class.

(5)

On the basis of those alternative methods, indicated in point 7 of Part B of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 510/2011, different options were considered and assessed in terms of accuracy, representativeness and feasibility. The option based on testing the base vehicle with a single estimated mass value, where the component corresponding to the bodywork is calculated by applying a polynomial formula dependent of the reference mass of the base vehicle, presents the best balance between accuracy in terms of CO2 emissions determination from the completed vehicle, costs involved, and ease of implementation.

(6)

In order to ensure that the performance of vehicle manufacturers in reducing CO2 emissions pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 510/2011 can be adequately and efficiently monitored, it is necessary to include the relevant information in the certificate of conformity.

(7)

Sufficient lead time should be given in order to allow manufacturers and national authorities to adapt their procedures to the new rules.

(8)

In the light of the experience gained from the application of the procedure for determining the CO2 emissions from completed vehicles and the monitoring of those emissions, it is appropriate to review the procedure and evaluate the representativeness of the CO2 emissions as well as the efficacy and accuracy of the monitoring of CO2 emissions at the latest by the end of 2016.

(9)

Directive 2007/46/EC and Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(10)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Technical Committee – Motor Vehicles,