Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/239 of 20 February 2020 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)
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/239 of 20 February 2020 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)
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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 11 March 2020.
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 11 March 2020.’;
(2)
Annexes I, IV, VII and VIII are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
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 enduro and trial), L4e, L5e-A and L7e-A
OBD stage I system that monitors electric circuit and electronics failure, and triggers a report when:
Euro 5
OBD stage I system that monitors electric circuit and electronics failure, and triggers a report when:
Euro 5+
(a)
OBD emission thresholds of Annex VI (B1) to Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 are exceeded, and
(a)
OBD emission thresholds of Annex VI (B2) to Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 are exceeded, and
(b)
any operating mode significantly reduces engine torque.
(b)
any operating mode significantly reduces engine torque.
OBD stage II that monitors emission control system failures and degradation (with the exception of catalyst monitoring), and reports when:
OBD stage II that monitors emission control system failures and degradation, and reports when:
OBD emission thresholds of Annex VI (B1) to Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 are exceeded.
OBD emission thresholds of Annex VI (B2) to Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 are exceeded.
test types I, IV & V: Euro 5
test types I, IV & V: Euro 5
Enduro L3e-AxE and Trial L3e-AxT
OBD stage I system that monitors electric circuit and electronics failure, and triggers a report when:
Euro 5
OBD stage I system that monitors electric circuit and electronics failure, and triggers a report when:
Euro 5+
(a)
OBD emission thresholds of Annex VI (B1) to Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 are exceeded, and
(a)
OBD emission thresholds of Annex VI (B2) to Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 are exceeded, and
(b)
any operating mode significantly reduces engine torque.
(b)
any operating mode significantly reduces 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 stage I system that monitors electric circuit and electronics failure, and triggers a report when:
Euro 5
OBD stage I system that monitors electric circuit and electronics failure, and triggers a report when:
Euro 5+
(a)
OBD emission thresholds of Annex VI (B1) to Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 are exceeded, and
(a)
OBD emission thresholds of Annex VI (B2) to Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 are exceeded, and
(b)
any operating mode significantly reduces engine torque.
(b)
any operating mode significantly reduces 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:
—
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 )’
—
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 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) No 168/2013)’ and ‘System: environmental on-board diagnostic (OBD Stage II: point 1.8.3 of Annex IV to Regulation (EU) No 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) No 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) No 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:
—
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
’,
—
the cells relating to vehicle category L6e-A are deleted;
(c)
in point 2.2.1.6.3.3.2, Table 5-7, is amended as follows:
(i)
the text in second cell of the row concerning TR TTV1x
(i)
(ii)
is replaced by:
‘x (v) km’;
(ii)
the following explanatory note is added:
‘(v)
Replace x by 100, 2 500, or 3 500, in accordance with the provisions set out in Article 23(3), point (c) of Regulation (EU) No 168/2013.’;
(d)
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:
—
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
’,
—
the text in the first cell of the row concerning vehicle category L3e – L7e is replaced by:
‘L3e, L4e, L5e and L7e’.
