Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2724 of 27 September 2023 amending and correcting Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014 as regards certain references to Regulations of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the availability of certain pure gases

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Article 1 Amendments to Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014

Annexes I, II and V to Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014 are amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.

Article 2 Corrections to Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014

Annexes VI, IX and X to Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014 are corrected in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.

Article 3 Transitional provisions

1.   This Regulation shall not invalidate any EU type-approval granted to vehicles or to systems, components or separate technical units by DD month YYYY, unless the relevant requirements applying to such vehicles, systems, components or separate technical units have been modified, or new requirements have been added by this Regulation.

2.   Approval authorities shall continue to grant extensions of EU type-approvals referred to in paragraph 1.

Article 4 Entry into force and application

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX I

ANNEX I

Annexes I, II, and V to Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014 are amended as follows:

(1)

Annex I is replaced by the following:

‘ANNEX I

List of UNECE regulations referred to in Article 4(1)

UNECE regulation No

Subject

Series of amendments

OJ reference

Applicability

Obligatory for new types

Obligatory for existing types

9

Noise emissions from motorcycles with sidecars and tricycles

07

OJ L 290, 16.11.2018, p. 1 .

L2e, L4e, L5e, L6e, L7e

1.1.2024

1.1.2025

41

Noise emissions from motorcycles

04

OJ L 317, 14.11.2012, p. 1 .

L3e

1.1.2016

1.1.2017

41

Noise emissions from motorcycles

05

OJ L 43, 13.2.2023, p. 14 .

L3e

1.1.2024

1.1.2025

63

Noise emissions from mopeds

02

OJ L 290, 16.11.2018, p. 28 .

L1e

1.1.2024

1.1.2025

92

Noise emissions from non-original replacement exhaust silencing systems for motorcycles, mopeds and three-wheel vehicles

02

OJ L 221, 8.9.2023, p. 55 .

1.1.2024

1.1.2025

Explanatory note:

The fact that a system or component is included in this list does not make its installation mandatory. For certain components, however, mandatory installation requirements are laid down in other annexes to this Regulation.

ANNEX II

Annexes VI, IX and X to Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014 are corrected as follows:

(1)

in Annex VI, Appendix 1, point 2.7.6 is replaced by the following:

‘2.7.6.

Gear changes should be carried out according to the guidance laid down in point 4.5.5. of Annex II. Alternatively, guidance provided by the manufacturer to the consumer may be used if approved by the approval authority.’;

(2)

in Annex IX, Table 8-1 is replaced by the following:

‘Table 8-1

L-category vehicle sub-categories and the applicable UNECE regulations regarding sound requirements

Vehicle (sub-)category

Vehicle category name

Applicable test procedure

L1e-A

Powered cycle

UNECE regulation No 63

L1e-B

Two-wheel moped

v max ≤ 25 km/h

Two-wheel moped

v max ≤ 45 km/h

L2e

Three-wheel moped

UNECE regulation No 9

L3e

Two-wheel motorcycle

Engine capacity ≤ 80 cm 3

UNECE regulation No 41

Two-wheel motorcycle

80 cm 3 <

Engine capacity ≤

175 cm 3

Two-wheel motorcycle

Engine capacity

> 175 cm 3

L4e

Two-wheel motorcycle with side-car

UNECE regulation No 9’

L5e-A

Tricycle

L5e-B

Commercial tricycle

L6e-A

Light on-road quad

L6e-B

Light quadri-mobile

L7e-A

Heavy on-road quad

L7e-B

Heavy all terrain quad

L7e-C

Heavy quadri-mobile

(3)

in Annex X, Appendix 2.2, point 3.3, the equation Ap2.2-2 is replaced by the following:

‘Equation Ap2.2-2:

’.

’;

(2)

in Annex II, point 5.2.3.6.1 is replaced by the following:

‘5.2.3.6.1.

Pure gases

The following pure gases shall be available, if necessary, for calibration and operation:

Purified nitrogen: (purity: ≤ 1 ppm C 1 , ≤ 1 ppm CO, ≤ 400 ppm CO 2 , ≤ 0,1 ppm NO);

Purified synthetic air: (purity: ≤ 1 ppm C 1 , ≤ 1 ppm CO, ≤ 400 ppm CO 2 , ≤ 0,1 ppm NO); oxygen content between 18 and 21 percent by volume;

Purified oxygen: (purity > 99,5 percent vol. O 2 );

Purified hydrogen (and mixture containing helium or nitrogen): (purity ≤ 1 ppm C 1 , ≤ 400 ppm CO 2 , hydrogen content between 39 and 41 per cent volume);

Carbon monoxide: (minimum purity 99,5 percent);

Propane: (minimum purity 99,5 percent).’;

(3)

in Annex V, Appendix 3, point 4.7.1.(b) is replaced by the following:

‘(b)

hydrocarbon analyser fuel gas (40 ± 2 % hydrogen, and balance helium or nitrogen with less than 1 ppm C 1 equivalent hydrocarbon, less than 400 ppm CO 2 ); ’.