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Commission Regulation (EU) No 133/2014 of 31 January 2014 amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress as regards emission limits, Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EC) No 595/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EU) No 582/2011 Text with EEA relevance
Commission Regulation (EU) No 133/2014 of 31 January 2014 amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress as regards emission limits, Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EC) No 595/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EU) No 582/2011 Text with EEA relevance
Commission Regulation (EU) No 133/2014 of 31 January 2014 amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress as regards emission limits, Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EC) No 595/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EU) No 582/2011 Text with EEA relevance
OJ L 47, 18.2.2014, p. 1–57
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
In force
18.2.2014 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 47/1 |
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 133/2014
of 31 January 2014
amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress as regards emission limits, Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EC) No 595/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EU) No 582/2011
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 September 2007 establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles (Framework Directive) (1), and in particular Article 39(2), (6) and (7) thereof.
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 595/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 on type-approval of motor vehicles and engines with respect to emissions from heavy duty vehicles (Euro VI) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information and amending Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 and Directive 2007/46/EC and repealing Directives 80/1269/EEC, 2005/55/EC and 2005/78/EC (2), and in particular Articles 4(3), 5(4) and 6(2), and Article 12 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) |
Regulation (EC) No 595/2009 establishes emission limits and common technical requirements for the type-approval of motor vehicles and replacement parts with regard to their emissions, laying down rules for in-service conformity, on-board diagnostic (OBD) systems and measurement of fuel consumption. |
(2) |
In order to raise the level of environmental performance of the vehicles, a particulate number limit for positive ignition engines should be introduced. |
(3) |
The legislation on type-approval of motor vehicles and engines with respect to emissions from heavy-duty vehicles (Euro VI) needs to be adapted to technical progress. Therefore, the requirements for type-approval and in-service conformity of engines and vehicles using dual-fuel technologies need to be provided for. Additional matters relating to the type-approval of engines using gaseous fuels should also be addressed. |
(4) |
Commission Regulation (EU) No 582/2011 (3) requires that the on-board diagnostic (OBD) threshold limit (OTL) for carbon monoxide emissions be specified. |
(5) |
In the case of heavy-duty vehicles with a technically permissible maximum laden mass not exceeding 7,5 tons, it is appropriate to allow that OBD systems fitted into those vehicles be partially developed in accordance with the OBD rules applicable to light-duty vehicles, without undermining their level of environmental performance. |
(6) |
Regulation (EU) No 582/2011 refers repeatedly to the regulations of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), and in particular to UNECE Regulation No 49 (4), regarding the technical requirements to be followed at type-approval and in-service conformity by Member States, manufacturers and technical services. Since a 06 series of amendments of UNECE Regulation No 49 has been adopted by the World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29), it is necessary to update the references of Euro VI to UNECE Regulation No 49. |
(7) |
Some additional requirements need to be laid down in order to ensure the equivalence between an EC type-approval and the type-approval provided for by UNECE Regulation No 49. |
(8) |
The oil temperature of the engine must be expressed in Kelvin. It is therefore necessary to amend Annex VIII to Directive 2007/46/EC. |
(9) |
Directive 2007/46/EC, Regulation (EC) No 595/2009 and Regulation (EU) No 582/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly. |
(10) |
In order to provide Member States and manufacturers with sufficient lead time for the adaptation of their respective information systems, it is appropriate to delay the application of the amendments related to the certificate of conformity. |
(11) |
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
Annexes I, III, IV and IX to Directive 2007/46/EC are amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.
Article 2
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 595/2009 is replaced by the text in Annex II to this Regulation.
Article 3
Regulation (EU) No 582/2011 is amended as follows:
(1) |
Article 2 is amended as follows:
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(2) |
in Article 3, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: ‘1. In order to receive an EC type-approval of an engine system or engine family as a separate technical unit, EC type-approval of a vehicle with an approved engine system with regard to emissions and vehicle repair and maintenance information, or an EC type-approval of a vehicle with regard to emissions and vehicle repair and maintenance information, the manufacturer shall, in accordance with the provisions of Annex I, demonstrate that the vehicles or engine systems are subject to the tests and comply with the requirements set out in Articles 4 and 14 and in Annexes III to VIII, X, XIII, XIV and XVII. The manufacturer shall also ensure compliance with the specifications of reference fuels set out in Annex IX. In the case of dual-fuel engines and vehicles, the manufacturer shall, in addition, comply with the requirements set out in Annex XVIII.’; |
(3) |
in Article 3, paragraphs 2 to 6 are replaced by the following: ‘2. In order to receive an EC type-approval of a vehicle with an approved engine system with regard to emissions and vehicle repair and maintenance information, or an EC type-approval of a vehicle with regard to emissions and vehicle repair and maintenance information the manufacturer shall ensure compliance with the installation requirements set out in Section 4 of Annex I and, in the case of dual-fuel vehicles, with the additional installation requirements set out in Section 6 of Annex XVIII. 3. In order to receive an extension of the EC type-approval of a vehicle with regard to emissions and vehicle repair and maintenance information type-approved under this Regulation with a reference mass exceeding 2 380 kg but not exceeding 2 610 kg, the manufacturer shall meet the requirements set out in Section 5 of Annex VIII. 4. The provisions for alternative type-approval specified in point 2.4.1 of Annex X and point 2.1 of Annex XIII shall not apply for the purpose of an EC type-approval of an engine system or engine family as a separate technical unit. Those provisions shall not apply to dual-fuel engines and vehicles either. 5. Any engine system and any element of design liable to affect the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants shall be designed, constructed, assembled and installed so as to enable the engine, in normal use, to comply with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 595/2009 and those of this Regulation. The manufacturer shall also ensure compliance with the off-cycle requirements set out in Article 14 and Annex VI to this Regulation. In the case of dual-fuel engines and vehicles, the provisions of Annex XVIII shall also apply. 6. In order to receive an EC type-approval of an engine system or engine family as a separate technical unit or an EC type-approval of a vehicle with regard to emissions and vehicle repair and maintenance information for the purposes of obtaining universal fuel-range type-approval, a restricted fuel-range type-approval or a fuel-specific type-approval, the manufacturer shall ensure compliance with the requirements set out in Section 1 of Annex I.’; |
(4) |
in Article 5(4), the following point (j) is added:
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(5) |
Article 6 is amended as follows:
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(6) |
Article 8 is amended as follows:
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(7) |
Article 10 is amended as follows:
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(8) |
in Article 16(5), the second subparagraph is replaced by the following: ‘The test conditions shall comply with the requirements set out in Section 6 of Annex 4 to UNECE Regulation No 49.’; |
(9) |
Annexes I, II and IV to XIV are amended in accordance with Annex III to this Regulation; |
(10) |
Annex III is replaced by the text in Annex IV to this Regulation; |
(11) |
Annex XVIII is added, the text of which is set out in Annex V to this Regulation. |
Article 4
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2014 with the exception of point 4 of Annex I, which shall apply from 1 July 2014.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 31 January 2014.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
(1) OJ L 263, 9.10.2007, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 188, 18.7.2009, p. 1.
(3) Commission Regulation (EU) No 582/2011 of 25 May 2011 implementing and amending Regulation (EC) No 595/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council with respect to emissions from heavy duty vehicles (Euro VI) and amending Annexes I and III to Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 167, 25.6.2011, p. 1).
ANNEX I
Annexes I, III, VIII and IX to Directive 2007/46/EC are amended as follows:
(1) |
Annex I is amended as follows:
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(2) |
in Annex III, Part I, A, is amended as follows:
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(3) |
Annex VIII is amended as follows:
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(4) |
Annex IX is amended as follows:
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ANNEX II
‘ANNEX I
Euro VI Emission Limits
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Limit values |
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CO (mg/kWh) |
THC (mg/kWh) |
NMHC (mg/kWh) |
CH4 (mg/kWh) |
NOX (1) (mg/kWh) |
NH3 (ppm) |
PM mass (mg/kWh) |
PM number (#/kWh) |
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WHSC (CI) |
1 500 |
130 |
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400 |
10 |
10 |
8,0 × 1011 |
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WHTC (CI) |
4 000 |
160 |
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|
460 |
10 |
10 |
6,0 × 1011 |
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WHTC (PI) |
4 000 |
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160 |
500 |
460 |
10 |
10 |
(2) 6,0 × 1011 |
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Note:
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(1) The admissible level of NO2 component in the NOx limit value may be determined at a later stage.
(2) The limit value shall apply as from the dates set out in row B of Table 1 of Appendix 9 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 582/2011.’
ANNEX III
Annexes I, II and IV to XIV to Regulation (EU) No 582/2011 are amended as follows:
(1) |
Annex I is amended as follows
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(2) |
Annex II is amended as follows
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(3) |
Annex IV is amended as follows:
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(4) |
Annex V is amended as follows:
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(5) |
Annex VI is amended as follows:
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(6) |
Annex VII is amended as follows:
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(7) |
Annex VIII is amended as follows:
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(8) |
Annex IX is amended as follows:
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(9) |
Annex X is amended as follows:
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(10) |
Annex XI is amended as follows:
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(11) |
Annex XII is amended as follows:
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(12) |
Annex XIII is amended as follows:
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(13) |
Annex XIV is amended as follows:
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(1) Inerts + C2+
(2) Value to be determined at standard conditions 293,2 K (20 °C) and 101,3 kPa.
(3) Inerts (different from N2) + C2+ C2+
(4) Value to be determined at 293,2 K (20 °C) and 101,3 kPa.
(5) Inerts (different from N2) + C2+ C2+
(6) Value to be determined at 293,2 K (20 °C) and 101,3 kPa.
(7) Inerts (different from N2) + C2 + C2+.
(8) Value to be determined at 293,2 K (20 °C) and 101,3 kPa.
(9) Value to be determined at 273,2 K (0 °C) and 101,3 kPa.’
(10) The limit shall apply as from the dates set out in row B of Table 1 in Appendix 9 to Annex I.’
ANNEX IV
‘ANNEX III
VERIFYING EXHAUST EMISSIONS
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. |
This Annex sets out the test procedure for verifying exhaust emissions. |
2. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
2.1. |
The requirements for conducting the tests and interpreting the results shall be those set out in Annex 4 to UNECE Regulation No 49, using the appropriate reference fuels as specified in Annex IX to this Regulation. |
2.2. |
In the case of dual-fuel engines and vehicles, the additional requirements and exceptions set out in Appendix 4 to Annex 15 to UNECE Regulation No 49 when performing an emission test shall apply. |
2.3. |
For testing positive ignition engines by using an exhaust dilution system, it is permitted to use analyser systems that meet the general requirements and calibration procedures provided for in UNECE Regulation No 83. In this case, the provisions of paragraph 9 and Appendix 2 to Annex 4 to UNECE Regulation No 49 shall not apply.
However, the test procedures provided for in paragraph 7 of Annex 4 to UNECE Regulation No 49 and the emission calculations provided for in paragraph 8 of Annex 4 to UNECE Regulation No 49 shall apply.’; |
ANNEX V
‘ANNEX XVIII
SPECIFIC TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR DUAL-FUEL ENGINES AND VEHICLES
1. Scope
This Annex shall apply to the dual-fuel engines and dual-fuel vehicles covered by this Regulation and sets out the additional requirements and exceptions applicable to the manufacturer for the type-approval of dual-fuel engines and vehicles.
1.1 |
Dual-fuel engines that operate over the hot part of the WHTC test-cycle with an average gas ratio that does not exceed 10 per cent (GERWHTC ≤ 10 %) and that do not have a diesel mode are prohibited. |
2. A list of types of dual-fuel engines covered by this Regulation and of the main operational requirements is provided for in the Appendix.
3. Dual-fuel specific approval requirements
3.1. |
The dual-fuel specific approval requirements shall be those set out in paragraph 3 of Annex 15 to UNECE Regulation No 49. |
4. General requirements
4.1. |
Dual-fuel engines and vehicles shall comply with the general requirements specified in paragraphs 4.1 to 4.7 of Annex 15 to UNECE Regulation No 49. |
5. Performance requirements
5.1. Emission limits applicable to Type 1A and Type 1B dual-fuel engines
5.1.1. |
The emission limits applicable to Type 1A and Type 1B dual-fuel engines operating in dual-fuel mode are those set for PI engines in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 595/2009. |
5.1.2. |
The emission limits applicable to Type 1B dual-fuel engines operating in diesel mode are those set for CI engines in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 595/2009. |
5.2. Emission limits applicable to Type 2A and Type 2B dual-fuel engines
5.2.1. Emission limits applicable over the WHSC test-cycle
For Type 2A and Type 2B dual-fuel engines operating in both diesel and dual-fuel mode, the exhaust emission limits, including the PM number limit, over the WHSC test-cycle are those applicable to CI engines over the WHSC test-cycle as set in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 595/2009.
5.2.2. Emission limits applicable over the WHTC test-cycle
5.2.2.1. Emission limits for CO, NOx, NH3 and PM mass in dual-fuel mode
The CO, NOx, NH3 and PM mass emission limits over the WHTC test-cycle applicable to Type 2A and Type 2B dual-fuel engines operating in dual-fuel mode are those applicable to both CI and PI engines over the WHTC test-cycle as set in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 595/2009.
5.2.2.2. Emission limits for Hydrocarbons in dual-fuel mode
5.2.2.2.1. Natural Gas/Biomethane engines
The THC, NMHC and CH4 emission limits over the WHTC test-cycle applicable to Type 2A and Type 2B dual-fuel engines operating with Natural Gas/Biomethane in dual-fuel mode are calculated from those applicable to CI and PI engines over the WHTC test-cycle as set in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 595/2009, in accordance with the calculation procedure specified in paragraph 5.2.3 of Annex 15 to UNECE Regulation No 49.
5.2.2.2.2. LPG engines
The THC emission limits over the WHTC test-cycle applicable to Type 2A and Type 2B dual-fuel engines operating with LPG in dual-fuel mode are those applicable to CI engines over the WHTC test-cycle as set in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 595/2009.
5.2.2.3. Emission limits for PM number in dual-fuel mode
The PM number limit over the WHTC test-cycle applicable to Type 2A and Type 2B dual-fuel engines operating in dual-fuel mode are calculated from those applicable to CI and PI engines over the WHTC test-cycle as set in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 595/2009, in accordance with the calculation procedure specified in paragraph 5.2.4 of Annex 15 to UNECE Regulation No 49.
5.2.2.4. Emission limits in diesel mode
The emission limits, including the PM number limit, over the WHTC test-cycle applicable to Type 2B dual-fuel engines operating in diesel mode are those set for CI engines in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 595/2009.
5.3. Emission limits applicable to Type 3B dual-fuel engines
The emissions limits applicable to Type 3B dual-fuel engines whether operating in dual-fuel mode or in diesel mode are the exhaust emission limits applicable to CI engines as set in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 595/2009.
6. Demonstration requirements
6.1. |
Dual-fuel engines and vehicles shall comply with the additional requirements and exceptions related to demonstration set out in paragraph 6 of Annex 15 to UNECE Regulation No 49. |
7. Documentation for installing in a vehicle a type approved dual-fuel engine
7.1. |
The manufacturer of a dual-fuel engine type-approved as separate technical unit shall include in the installation documents of its engine system the appropriate requirements that will ensure that the vehicle, when used on the road or elsewhere as appropriate, will comply with the dual-fuel specific requirements set out in this Regulation. This documentation shall include but is not limited to:
The existence and the adequacy of such installation requirements may be checked during the approval process of the engine system. |
7.2. |
In the case where the vehicle manufacturer applying for an EC type-approval of the installation of the engine system on the vehicle is the same manufacturer receiving the type-approval of the dual-fuel engine as separate technical unit, the documentation specified in point 7.1 is not required. |
‘Appendix 1
Types of dual-fuel engines and vehicles - list of main operational requirements
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GERWHTC |
Idle on diesel |
Warm-up on diesel |
Operation on diesel solely |
Operation in absence of gas |
Comments |
Type 1A |
GERWHTC ≥ 90 % |
NOT Allowed |
Allowed only on service mode |
Allowed only on service mode |
Service mode |
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Type 1B |
GERWHTC ≥ 90 % |
Allowed only on Diesel mode |
Allowed only on diesel mode |
Allowed only on diesel & service modes |
Diesel mode |
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Type 2A |
10 % < GERWHTC < 90 % |
Allowed |
Allowed only on service mode |
Allowed only on service mode |
Service mode |
GERWHTC ≥ 90 % allowed |
Type 2B |
10 % < GERWHTC < 90 % |
Allowed |
Allowed only on diesel mode |
Allowed only on diesel & service modes |
Diesel mode |
GERWHTC ≥ 90 % allowed |
Type 3A |
NEITHER DEFINED NOR ALLOWED |