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Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 ANNEX VI

Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 ANNEX VI

ANNEX VISupplementary provisions

ANNEX VI Pollutant emission limit values, OBD thresholds and sound-level limit values for type-approval and conformity of production (A)   Tailpipe emission limits after cold start (A1)   Euro 4 Vehicle category Vehicle category name Propulsion class Euro level Mass of carbon monoxide (CO) Mass of total hydrocarbons (THC) Mass of oxides of nitrogen (NO x ) Mass of particulate matter (PM) Test cycle         L 1 (mg/km) L 2 (mg/km) L 3 (mg/km) L 4 (mg/km)   L1e-A Powered cycle PI/CI/Hybrid Euro 4 560 100 70   ECE R47 L1e-B Two-wheel moped PI/CI/Hybrid Euro 4 1 000 630 170 — ECE R47 L2e Three-wheel moped PI/CI/Hybrid Euro 4 1 900 730 170 — ECE R47 L3e L4e ( 7 ) L5e-A L7e-A — Two-wheel motorcycles with and without side-car — Tricycle — Heavy on-road quad PI/PI Hybrid, v max < 130 km/h Euro 4 1 140 380 70 — WMTC, stage 2 PI/PI Hybrid, v max ≥ 130 km/h Euro 4 1 140 170 90 — WMTC, stage 2 CI/CI Hybrid Euro 4 1 000 100 300 80 ( 8 ) WMTC, stage 2 L5e-B Commercial tricycle PI/PI Hybrid Euro 4 2 000 550 250 — ECE R40 CI/CI Hybrid Euro 4 1 000 100 550 80 ( 8 ) ECE R40 L6e-A L6e-B Light on-road quad Light quadrimobile PI/PI Hybrid Euro 4 1 900 730 170   ECE R47 CI/CI Hybrid Euro 4 1 000 100 550 80 ( 8 ) ECE R47 L7e-B L7e-C Heavy all terrain quad Heavy quadrimobile PI/PI Hybrid Euro 4 2 000 550 250 — ECE R40 CI/CI Hybrid Euro 4 1 000 100 550 80 ( 8 ) ECE R40 (A2)   Euro 5 Vehicle category Vehicle category name Propulsion class Euro Level ( 4 ) Mass of carbon monoxide (CO) Mass of total hydrocarbons (THC) Mass of Non-methane hydrocarbons (NMHC) Mass of oxides of nitrogen (NO x ) Mass of particulate matter (PM) Test cycle         L 1 (mg/km) L 2A (mg/km) L 2B (mg/km) L 3 (mg/km) L 4 (mg/km)   L1e-A Powered cycle PI/CI/Hybrid Euro 5 500 100 68 60 4,5 ( 9 ) Revised WMTC ( 10 ) L1e-B-L7e All other L-category vehicles PI/ PI Hybrid Euro 5 1 000 100 68 60 4,5 ( 9 ) Revised WMTC CI/CI Hybrid 500 100 68 90 4,5 Revised WMTC (B)   On-board diagnostics emission thresholds (B1)   Euro 4, OBD stage I Vehicle category Vehicle category name Propulsion class Euro level Mass of carbon monoxide (CO) Mass of total hydrocarbons (THC) Mass of oxides of nitrogen (NO x ) Test cycle         OT 1 (mg/km) OT 2 (mg/km) OT 3 (mg/km)   L6e-A — On-road light quad PI, CI or Hybrid Euro 4 3 610 2 690 850 ECE R47 L3e ( 5 ) L4e ( 7 ) L5e-A L7e-A — Two-wheel motorcycle with and without side-car — Tricycle — Heavy on-road quad PI/PI Hybrid v max < 130 km/h Euro 4 2 170 1 400 350 WMTC, stage 2 PI/PI Hybrid v max ≥ 130 km/h 2 170 630 450 WMTC, stage 2 CI/CI Hybrid 2 170 630 900 WMTC, stage 2 (B2)   Euro 5, OBD stage I and OBD stage II ( 4 ) Vehicle category Vehicle category name Propulsion class Euro level Mass of carbon monoxide (CO) Mass of Non-methane hydrocarbons (NMHC) Mass of oxides of nitrogen (NO x ) Mass of particulate matter (PM) Test cycle         OT 1 (mg/km) OT 2 (mg/km) OT 3 (mg/km) OT 4 (mg/km)   L3e-L7e ( 6 ) All L category vehicles except category L1e and L2e PI/PI Hybrid Euro 5 1 900 250 300 50 Revised WMTC CI/CI Hybrid Euro 5 1 900 320 540 50 Revised WMTC (C)   Evaporative emission limits (C1)   Euro 4 Vehicle category Vehicle category name Propulsion class Euro level Mass of total hydrocarbons (THC) (mg/test) Test cycle L3e L4e ( 7 ) Two-wheel motorcycle ( 13 ) with and without side-car PI ( 11 ) Euro 4 2 000 SHED L5e-A Tricycle PI ( 11 ) Euro 4 L6e-A Light on-road quad PI ( 11 ) Euro 4 L7e-A Heavy on-road quad PI ( 11 ) Euro 4 (C2)   Euro 5 Vehicle Class ( 12 ) Vehicle category name Propulsion Class Euro level Permeation test (mg/m 2/ day) Mass of total hydrocarbons (THC) in SHED test (mg/test)         Fuel tank Fuel tubing Vehicle L1e-A Powered cycle PI ( 11 ) Euro 5 1 500 15 000 1 500 L1e-B Two-wheel moped Euro 5 1 500 15 000 1 500 L2e Three-wheel moped Euro 5 1 500 15 000 1 500 L3e L4e ( 7 ) Two-wheel motorcycle with and without side-car Euro 5     1 500 L5e-A Tricycle Euro 5     1 500 L5e-B Commercial tricycle Euro 5 1 500 15 000 1 500 L6e-A Light on-road quad Euro 5     1 500 L6e-B Light quadri-mobile Euro 5 1 500 15 000 1 500 L7e-A Heavy on-road quad Euro 5     1 500 L7e-.B All terrain quad Euro 5 1 500 15 000 1 500 L7e-C Heavy quadri-mobile Euro 5 1 500 15 000 1 500 (D)   Sound-level limits — Euro 4 and Euro 5 Vehicle category Vehicle category name Euro 4 sound level ( 14 ) (dB(A)) Euro 4 test procedure ( 16 ) Euro 5 sound level ( 15 ) (dB(A)) Euro 5 test procedure L1e-A Powered cycle 63 ( 14 ) Delegated act/UNECE regulation No 63   UNECE regulation No 63 L1e-B Two-wheel moped v max ≤ 25 km/h 66 Two-wheel moped v max ≤ 45 km/h 71 L2e Three-wheel moped 76 Delegated act/UNECE regulation No 9   UNECE regulation No 9 L3e Two-wheel motorcycle Engine capacity ≤ 80 cm 3 75 Delegated act/UNECE regulation No 41   UNECE regulation No 41 Two-wheel motorcycle 80 cm 3 < Engine capacity ≤ 175 cm 3 77 Two-wheel motorcycle Engine capacity > 175 cm 3 80 L4e Two-wheel motorcycle with side-car 80 L5e-A Tricycle 80 Delegated act/UNECE regulation No 9   UNECE regulation No 9 L5e-B Commercial tricycle 80 L6e-A Light on-road quad 80 Delegated act/UNECE regulation No 63   UNECE regulation No 63 L6e-B Light quadrimobile 80 Delegated act/UNECE regulation No 9   UNECE regulation No 9 L7e-A Heavy on-road quad 80 L7e-B Heavy all terrain quad 80 L7e-C Heavy quadrimobile 80 NB: refer to the end of Annex VIII for an overview of the notes to the annexes.

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