Delegated regulation 2018/295 - Amendment of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 44/2014, as regards vehicle construction and general requirements, and Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014, as regards environmental and propulsion unit performance requirements for the approval of two- or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles - Main contents
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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/295 of 15 December 2017 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) No 44/2014, as regards vehicle construction and general requirements, and Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014, as regards environmental and propulsion unit performance requirements for the approval of two- or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles| Legal instrument | delegated regulation |
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| Number legal act | Delegated regulation 2018/295 |
| CELEX number i | 32018R0295 |
| Document | 15-12-2017; Date of adoption |
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| Publication in Official Journal | 28-02-2018; OJ L 56 p. 1-30 |
| Effect | 20-03-2018; Entry into force Date pub. +20 See Art 3 |
| End of validity | 31-12-9999 |
28.2.2018 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 56/1 |
COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2018/295
of 15 December 2017
amending Delegated Regulation (EU) No 44/2014, as regards vehicle construction and general requirements, and Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014, as regards environmental and propulsion unit performance requirements for the approval of two- or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2013 on the approval and market surveillance of two- or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles (1), and in particular Articles 18(3), 21(5)and 23(12) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) |
On the basis of the Commission report to the European Parliament and the Council on the comprehensive effect study of the environmental step Euro 5 for L-category vehicles (2) in accordance with Article 23(4) of Regulation (EU) No 168/2013, and taking into account issues encountered by approval authorities and stakeholders in applying Regulation (EU) No 168/2013, Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 44/2014 (3) and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014 (4), certain changes and clarifications should be made in the Delegated Regulations in order to ensure their smooth application. |
(2) |
In order to ensure effective functioning of the EU type-approval system for L-category vehicles, the technical requirements and test procedures set out in Delegated Regulations (EU) No 44/2014 and (EU) No 134/2014 should be continuously improved and adapted to technical progress. |
(3) |
Annex IV to Delegated Regulation (EU) No 44/2014 contains the equation to be used for checking compliance of produced vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units with the approved type. The equation should be amended to ensure clarity. Annex XII to Delegated Regulation (EU) No 44/2014 should be amended with respect to the engine operation window for misfire detection to ensure that the imposed requirements are technically feasible. Annex XII should also be amended to enable a technical upgrade to new standards developed for the interface between generic scan tools and the vehicle with respect to the on-board diagnostic (OBD) systems. Appendix 2 to Annex XII should be amended to provide clarification on several items that are monitored with respect to the OBD requirements set out therein. New appendices should be added to Annex XII to ensure the correct implementation of in-use performance ratios. |
(4) |
Certain equations should be adapted in Annexes II, III and IV to Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014 to provide more clarity. Annex VI to that Delegated Regulation should be amended to ensure the correct application of test requirements regarding the durability of pollution control devices. The classification requirements of the Standard Road Cycle for L-Category Vehicles (SRC-LeCV) in Annex VI should be adapted to ensure the correct application of those requirements during testing. The use of the Approved Mileage Accumulation (AMA) cycle laid down in Annex VI for class III vehicles should be phased out in accordance with the conclusions of the comprehensive environmental effect study. Annex VI should also be amended to allow the use of bench ageing as an alternative to the actual physical durability testing with full or partial mileage accumulation. |
(5) |
One of the measures against excessive hydrocarbon emissions from L-category vehicles is to limit the evaporative emissions of those vehicles. For that purpose, Annex VI(C) to Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 lays down hydrocarbon mass limits for vehicle categories L3e, L4e, L5e-A, L6e-A and L7e-A. The evaporative emissions of those vehicles are measured at type-approval.... |
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