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COMMISSIONDIRECTIVE2001/27/EC

of10April2001

adaptingtotechnicalprogressCouncilDirective88/77/EEContheapproximationofthelawsoftheMemberStatesrelatingtomeasurestobetakenagainsttheemissionofgaseousandparticulatepollutantsfromcompression-ignitionenginesforuseinvehicles,andtheemissionofgaseouspollutantsfrompositive-ignitionenginesfuelledwithnaturalgasorliquefiedpetroleumgasforuse

invehicles

(TextwithEEArelevance)

THECOMMISSIONOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,

HavingCommunity,

regardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanHaving1987regardtoCouncilDirective88/77/EECofrelatingongaseoustothetheapproximationmeasurestoofbethetakenlawsagainstofthe3DecembertheMemberemissionStatesenginestantsliquefiedfromforandpositive-ignitionuseparticulateinvehicles,pollutantsandfromcompression-ignitionofenginestheemissionfuelledofgaseouspollu-bytheDirectivepetroleumCouncil(21999/96/ECgasfor),andinparticularofusetheinEuropeanvehicles(with1),asnaturallastamendedgasorArticle4Parliamentthereof,andofWhereas:

(1)

Directiveunder88/77/EECisoneoftheseparateDirectivethetype-approvalapproximation70/156/EECprocedurelaiddownbydirectivesCounciltoofthelawsofof6theFebruary1970onthetrailersthetype-approvalofmotorMembervehiclesStatesandrelatingtheirtheEuropean(3),aslastParliamentamendedandbyDirectiveoftheCouncil2000/40/EC(4).of(2)

Directivecyclesdeviceand1999/96/ECprescriptionsprovidedtopreventfornewtheuseemissiontestnowand/orirrationalemissionscontrolstrategy.ofdefeatItistoenginesprovideappropriateatooltoforstrengthenauthoritiesthoserequirementsandsionsareusingdefeatdevicesand/ortodetermineirrationalwhetheremis-toemissionsmanipulatecontrolstrategiescontrol.

engineperformanceundernormalatconditionstheexpenseofuseof(3)

Itenvironmentallyisacceptedthatinbeneficialgasvehiclesalternativecanprovidetodieselarealisticvehiclesandtotermsofairpollutantemissions.Whiletheyareable1999/96/EC,achievethedesign,certainemissiongaslimitsengines,mandatedbyinDirectivevalidityhavedifficultycomplyingwithvirtuethetestofcycletheirenginepowerresponsecriteriawithrespecttotheaccuracyofthegas(ETC).byrespectingTodemandedtoavoidthesettingbythedesignathechangesinspeed,torqueandgasEuropeanfreedomenginedesignTransientphilosophyrequirementCycleofthe

1(2(3)OJ(4))

OJL44,42,16.2.2000,p.p.33.OJLL

203,23.2.1970,10.8.2000,p.1.p.1.9.

type-approvalmentpriateofthemarketsystemforandgas-fuelledtohelpstimulatevehicles,theitisdevelop-thetype-approvalstatisticaltoallow,criteriaforgaswhichenginesassessesonly,appro-theamodificationofnologymodifyshouldtest.thisallowancebereviewedThedevelopmentforgasintheofgasvalidityengineoftech-theengines.

futuretoconfirmor(4)

Thenaturalreferencefuelsnecessaryfortestingenginesbroadestgasgascoverageshouldwithberegardre-definedtothetoλ-shiftprovidethatfactorforuse(Stheλ)ofthefuelsofvariouscompositionswhichareavailableonenginesmarket.Thereferencefuelsnecessaryfortestingreviewedthatuseliquefiedpetroleumgasshouldalsobeoffuelsavailabletosimilarlyinprovidethemarketfortheplace.

broadestcoverage(5)

ItexistingisappropriatetoenableenginesthemeasurementmakeusingEuropeanethanol.

type-approvalandtechnicalsamplingmodificationstotheofproceduresvehiclesandto(6)

TheaccordancemeasuresAdaptationwithprovidedtheopinionforinthisDirectiveareinDirective70/156/EEC,

toTechnicalProgressoftheestablishedCommitteeforbyHASADOPTEDTHISDIRECTIVE:

Article1

TheanceAnnexeswiththetoAnnexDirectivetothis88/77/EECDirective.

areamendedinaccord-Article2

1.

Witheffectfrom1October2001,noMemberStatemay:

(a)refuseprovidedtogrant70/156/EECforinECthetype-approval,lastindentoforArticletoissue10(1)theofdocumentofengine;vehicleorpropelledortograntbynationalacompression-ignitiontype-approvalforDirectiveoratypegas(b)prohibitsuchnewthevehicles;registration,or

sale,entryintoserviceoruseof

(c)refusetograntECtype-approvalforatypeofcompression-ignitionorgasengine;or(d)prohibitthesaleoruseofnewcompression-ignitionorgas

engines,iftheappropriaterequirementsofDirective88/77/EEC,asamendedbythisDirective,aresatisfied.2.

Witheffectfrom1October2001,MemberStates:(a)maynolongergrantECtype-approvalorissuethedocu-mentprovidedforinthelastindentofArticle10(1)ofDirective70/156/EEC,and(b)shallrefusenationaltype-approval

fortypesofcompression-ignitionorgasenginesandtypesofvehiclepropelledbyacompression-ignitionorgasenginewheretherequirementsofDirective88/77/EEC,asamendedbythisDirective,arenotmet.

3.Witheffectfrom1October2001andexceptforvehiclesandenginesintendedforexporttonon-membercountriesandexceptforreplacementenginesforin-servicevehicles,MemberStatesshall:

(a)considercertificatesofconformitywhichaccompanynewvehiclesornewenginespursuanttoDirective70/156/EECasnolongervalidforthepurposeofArticle7(1)ofthatDirective,and(b)prohibittheregistration,saleorentryintoserviceoruseof

newvehiclesandthesaleanduseofnewenginesfortypesofcompression-ignitionenginesandtypesofvehiclepropelledbyacompression-ignitionenginewheretherequire-mentsofDirective88/77/EEC,asamendedbythisDirective,arenotmet.

4.Witheffectfrom1October2003andexceptforvehiclesandenginesintendedforexporttonon-membercountriesandexceptforreplacementenginesforin-servicevehicles,MemberStatesshall:

(a)considercertificatesofconformitywhichaccompanynewvehiclesornewenginespursuanttoDirective70/156/EECasnolongervalidforthepurposeofArticle7(1)ofthatDirective,and(b)prohibittheregistration,saleorentryintoserviceoruseof

newvehiclesandthesaleanduseofnewengines

fortypesofgasenginesandtypesofvehiclepropelledbyagasenginewheretherequirementsofDirective88/77/EEC,asamendedbythisDirective,arenotmet.

5.MemberStatesshallconsidercompliancewiththerequirementsofthisDirectiveasanextensionofthetype-approvalonlyinthecaseofanewcompression-ignitionengineoranewvehiclepropelledbyacompression-ignitionenginewhereatype-approvalhaspreviouslybeengrantedtotherequirementsofDirective88/77/EEC,asamendedbyDirective1999/96/EC.Withrespecttothesevehicles,therequirementsofArticle2(3)areapplicablefrom1April2002.

Article3

1.MemberStatesshalladoptandpublish,before1October2001,theprovisionsnecessarytocomplywiththisDirective.TheyshallforthwithinformtheCommissionthereof.Theyshallapplythoseprovisionsfrom1October2001.WhenMemberStatesadoptthoseprovisions,theyshallcontainareferencetothisDirectiveorbeaccompaniedbysuchareferenceontheoccasionoftheirofficialpublication.MemberStatesshalldeterminehowsuchreferenceistobemade.

2.MemberStatesshallcommunicatetotheCommissionthetextofthemainprovisionsofnationallawwhichtheyadoptinthefieldcoveredbythisDirective.

Article4

ThisDirectiveshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.

Article5

ThisDirectiveisaddressedtotheMemberStates.DoneatBrussels,10April2001.

FortheCommission

ErkkiLIIKANEN

MemberoftheCommission

ANNEX

AMENDMENTSTOANNEXITODIRECTIVE88/77/EEC

1.Sections2.7and2.28arereplacedbythefollowing:‘2.7.

“gaseouspollutants”meanscarbonmonoxide,hydrocarbons(assumingaratioofCH1,85fordiesel,CH2,525forLPGandCH2,93forNG(NMHC),andanassumedmoleculeCH3O0,5forethanol-fuelleddieselengines),methane(assumingaratioofCH4forNG)andoxidesofnitrogen,thelastnamedbeingexpressedinnitrogendioxide(NO2)equivalent:

“particulatepollutants”meansanymaterialcollectedonaspecifiedfiltermediumafterdilutingtheexhaustwithcleanfilteredairsothatthetemperaturedoesnotexceed325K(52°C);’.

‘2.28.

“defeatdevice”meansadevicewhichmeasures,sensesorrespondstooperatingvariables(e.g.vehiclespeed,enginespeed,gearused,temperature,intakepressureoranyotherparameter)forthepurposeofactivating,modulating,delayingordeactivatingtheoperationofanycomponentorfunctionoftheemissioncontrolsystemsuchthattheeffectivenessoftheemissioncontrolsystemisreducedunderconditionsencounteredduringnormalvehicleuseunlesstheuseofsuchadeviceissubstantiallyincludedintheappliedemissioncertificationtestprocedures.’

2.Sections2.29and2.30areintroducedasfollows:‘2.29.

“auxiliarycontroldevice”meansasystem,functionorcontrolstrategyinstalledtoanengineoronavehicle,thatisusedtoprotecttheengineand/oritsancillaryequipmentagainstoperatingconditionsthatcouldresultindamageorfailure,orisusedtofacilitateenginestarting.Anauxiliarycontroldevicemayalsobeastrategyormeasurethathasbeensatisfactorilydemonstratednottobeadefeatdevice.

“irrationalemissioncontrolstrategy”meansanystrategyormeasurethat,whenthevehicleisoperatedundernormalconditionsofuse,reducestheeffectivenessoftheemissioncontrolsystemtoalevelbelowthatexpectedontheapplicableemissiontestprocedures.’

2.30.

3.Section2.29isrenumberedas2.31.Thetableinsection2.31.2isreplacedbythefollowingtable:‘2.31.2.

SymbolsforchemicalcomponentsCH4C2H6C2H5OHC3H8CODOPCO2HCNMHCNOxNONO2PT

MethaneEthaneEthanolPropane

CarbonmonoxideDi-octylphtalateCarbondioxideHydrocarbons

Non-methanehydrocarbonsOxidesofnitrogenNitricoxideNitrogendioxideParticulates.’

4.Section4isreplacedbythefollowing:‘4.4.1.

ECTYPE-APPROVAL

GrantingofauniversalfuelECtype-approval

AuniversalfuelECtype-approvalisgrantedsubjecttothefollowingrequirements.

4.1.1.4.1.2.

InthecaseofdieselfueltheparentenginemeetstherequirementsofthisDirectiveonthereferencefuelspecifiedinAnnexIV.

Inthecaseofnaturalgastheparentengineshoulddemonstrateitscapabilitytoadapttoanyfuelcompositionthatmayoccuracrossthemarket.Inthecaseofnaturalgastherearegenerallytwotypesoffuel,highcalorificfuel(H-gas)andlowcalorificfuel(L-gas),butwithasignificantspreadwithinbothranges;theydiffersignificantlyintheirenergycontentexpressedbytheWobbeIndexandintheirλ-shiftfactor(Sλ).TheformulaeforthecalculationoftheWobbeindexandSλaregiveninsections2.25and2.26.Naturalgaseswithaλ-shiftfactorbetween0,89and1,08(0,89≤Sλ≤1,08)areconsideredtobelongtoH-range,whilenaturalgaseswithaλ-shiftfactorbetween1,08and1,19(1,08≤Sλ≤1,19)areconsideredtobelongtoL-range.ThecompositionofthereferencefuelsreflectstheextremevariationsofSλ.

TheparentengineshallmeettherequirementsofthisDirectiveonthereferencefuelsGR(fuel1)andG25(fuel2),asspecifiedinAnnexIV,withoutanyreadjustmenttothefuellingbetweenthetwotests.However,oneadaptationrunoveroneETCcyclewithoutmeasurementispermittedafterthechangeofthefuel.Beforetesting,theparentengineshallberun-inusingtheproceduregiveninparagraph3ofAppendix2toAnnexIII.

4.1.2.1.

Onthemanufacturer'srequesttheenginemaybetestedonathirdfuel(fuel3)iftheλ-shiftfactor(Sλ)liesbetween0,89(i.e.thelowerrangeofGR)and1,19(i.e.theupperrangeofG25),forexamplewhenfuel3isamarketfuel.Theresultsofthistestmaybeusedasabasisfortheevaluationoftheconformityoftheproduction.

4.1.3.

Inthecaseofanenginefuelledwithnaturalgaswhichisself-adaptivefortherangeofH-gasesontheonehandandtherangeofL-gasesontheotherhand,andwhichswitchesbetweentheH-rangeandtheL-rangebymeansofaswitch,theparentengineshallbetestedontherelevantreferencefuelasspecifiedinAnnexIVforeachrange,ateachpositionoftheswitch.ThefuelsareGR(fuel1)andG23(fuel3)fortheH-rangeofgasesandG25(fuel2)andG23(fuel3)fortheL-rangeofgases.TheparentengineshallmeettherequirementsofthisDirectiveatbothpositionsoftheswitchwithoutanyreadjustmenttothefuellingbetweenthetwotestsateachpositionoftheswitch.However,oneadaptationrunoveroneETCcyclewithoutmeasurementispermittedafterthechangeofthefuel.Beforetestingtheparentengineshallberun-inusingtheproceduregiveninparagraph3ofAppendix2toAnnexIII.

4.1.3.1.

Atthemanufacturer'srequesttheenginemaybetestedonathirdfuelinsteadofG23(fuel3)iftheλ-shiftfactor(Sλ)liesbetween0,89(i.e.thelowerrangeofGR)and1,19(i.e.theupperrangeofG25),forexamplewhenfuel3isamarketfuel.Theresultsofthistestmaybeusedasabasisfortheevaluationoftheconformityoftheproduction.

4.1.4.

Inthecaseofnaturalgasengines,theratiooftheemissionresults“r”shallbedeterminedforeachpollutantasfollows:

emissionresultonreferencefuel2emissionresultonreferencefuel1

r=or,ra=and,rb=

emissionresultonreferencefuel2emissionresultonreferencefuel3

emissionresultonreferencefuel1emissionresultonreferencefuel3

4.1.5.

InthecaseofLPGtheparentengineshoulddemonstrateitscapabilitytoadapttoanyfuelcompositionthatmayoccuracrossthemarket.InthecaseofLPGtherearevariationsinC3/C4composition.Thesevariationsarereflectedinthereferencefuels.TheparentengineshouldmeettheemissionrequirementsonthereferencefuelsAandBasspecifiedinAnnexIVwithoutanyreadjustmenttothefuellingbetweenthetwotests.However,oneadaptationrunoveroneETCcyclewithoutmeasurementispermittedafterthechangeofthefuel.Beforetesting,theparentengineshallberun-inusingtheproceduredefinedinparagraph3ofAppendix2toAnnexIII.

4.1.5.1.Theratioofemissionresults“r”shallbedeterminedforeachpollutantasfollows:

emissionresultonreferencefuelBemissionresultonreferencefuelA

r=

4.2.GrantingofafuelrangerestrictedECtype-approval

FuelrangerestrictedECtype-approvalisgrantedsubjecttothefollowingrequirements.

4.2.1.

ExhaustemissionsapprovalofanenginerunningonnaturalgasandlaidoutforoperationoneithertherangeofH-gasesorontherangeofL-gases

Theparentengineshallbetestedontherelevantreferencefuel,asspecifiedinAnnexIV,fortherelevantrange.ThefuelsareGR(fuel1)andG23(fuel3)fortheH-rangeofgasesandG25(fuel2)andG23(fuel3)fortheL-rangeofgases.TheparentengineshallmeettherequirementsofthisDirectivewithoutanyreadjustmenttothefuellingbetweenthetwotests.However,oneadaptationrunoveroneETCcyclewithoutmeasurementispermittedafterthechangeofthefuel.Beforetestingtheparentengineshallberun-inusingtheproceduredefinedinparagraph3ofAppendix2toAnnexIII.

4.2.1.1.

Atthemanufacturer'srequesttheenginemaybetestedonathirdfuelinsteadofG23(fuel3)iftheλ-shiftfactor(Sλ)liesbetween0,89(i.e.thelowerrangeofGR)and1,19(i.e.theupperrangeofG25),forexamplewhenfuel3isamarketfuel.Theresultsofthistestmaybeusedasabasisfortheevaluationoftheconformityoftheproduction.

Theratioofemissionresults“r”shallbedeterminedforeachpollutantasfollows:

4.2.1.2.

r=or,ra=and,rb=

emissionresultonreferencefuel2emissionresultonreferencefuel1

emissionresultonreferencefuel2emissionresultonreferencefuel3

emissionresultonreferencefuel1emissionresultonreferencefuel3

4.2.1.3.

Ondeliverytothecustomertheengineshallbearalabel(seeparagraph5.1.5)statingforwhichrangeofgasestheengineisapproved.

ExhaustemissionsapprovalofanenginerunningonnaturalgasorLPGandlaidoutforoperationononespecificfuelcomposition

TheparentengineshallmeettheemissionrequirementsonthereferencefuelsGRandG25inthecaseofnaturalgas,orthereferencefuelsAandBinthecaseofLPG,asspecifiedinAnnexIV.Betweenthetestsfine-tuningofthefuellingsystemisallowed.Thisfine-tuningwillconsistofarecalibrationofthefuellingdatabase,withoutanyalterationtoeitherthebasiccontrolstrategyorthebasicstructureofthedatabase.Ifnecessarytheexchangeofpartsthataredirectlyrelatedtotheamountoffuelflow(suchasinjectornozzles)isallowed.

Atthemanufacturer'srequesttheenginemaybetestedonthereferencefuelsGRandG23,oronthereferencefuelsG25andG23,inwhichcasethetype-approvalisonlyvalidfortheH-rangeortheL-rangeofgasesrespectively.

Ondeliverytothecustomertheengineshallbearalabel(seeparagraph5.1.5)statingforwhichfuelcompositiontheenginehasbeencalibrated.

Exhaustemissionsapprovalofamemberofafamily

Withtheexceptionofthecasementionedinparagraph4.3.2,theapprovalofaparentengineshallbeextendedtoallfamilymemberswithoutfurthertesting,foranyfuelcompositionwithintherangeforwhichtheparentenginehasbeenapproved(inthecaseofenginesdescribedinparagraph4.2.2)orthesamerangeoffuels(inthecaseofenginesdescribedineitherparagraphs4.1or4.2)forwhichtheparentenginehasbeenapproved.Secondarytestengine

Incaseofanapplicationfortype-approvalofanengine,oravehicleinrespectofitsengine,thatenginebelongingtoanenginefamily,ifthetechnicalservicedeterminesthat,withregardtotheselectedparentenginethesubmittedapplicationdoesnotfullyrepresenttheenginefamilydefinedinAnnexI,Apppendix1,analternativeandifnecessaryanadditionalreferencetestenginemaybeselectedbythetechnicalserviceandtested.

4.2.2.

4.2.2.1.

4.2.2.2.

4.2.2.3.

4.3.4.3.1.

4.3.2.

4.4.Type-approvalcertificate

AcertificateconformingtothemodelspecifiedinAnnexVIshallbeissuedforapprovalreferredtoundersections3.1,3.2and3.3.’

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5.Section6isreplacedbythefollowing:‘6.6.1.6.1.1.6.1.1.1.

SPECIFICATIONSANDTESTSGeneral

Emissioncontrolequipment

Thecomponentsliabletoaffecttheemissionofgaseousandparticulatepollutantsfromdieselenginesandtheemissionofgaseouspollutantsfromgasenginesshallbesodesigned,constructed,assembledandinstalledastoenabletheengine,innormaluse,tocomplywiththeprovisionsofthisDirective.Functionsofemissioncontrolequipment

Theuseofadefeatdeviceand/oranirrationalemissioncontrolstrategyisforbidden.

Anauxiliarycontroldevicemaybeinstalledtoanengine,oronavehicle,providedthatthedevice:—operatesonlyoutsidetheconditionsspecifiedinparagraph6.1.2.4,or

—isactivatedonlytemporarilyundertheconditionsspecifiedinparagraph6.1.2.4forsuchpurposesasenginedamageprotection,air-handlingdeviceprotection(1),smokemanagement(1),coldstartorwarming-up,or—isactivatedonlybyon-boardsignalsforpurposessuchasoperationalsafetyandlimp-homestrategies.

6.1.2.3.

Anenginecontroldevice,function,systemormeasurethatoperatesduringtheconditionsspecifiedinsection6.1.2.4andwhichresultsintheuseofadifferentormodifiedenginecontrolstrategytothatnormallyemployedduringtheapplicableemissiontestcycleswillbepermittedif,incomplyingwiththerequirementsofsections6.1.3and/or6.1.4,itisfullydemonstratedthatthemeasuredoesnotreducetheeffectivenessoftheemissioncontrolsystem.Inallothercases,suchdevicesshallbeconsideredtobeadefeatdevice.

Forthepurposesofpoint6.1.2.2,thedefinedconditionsofuseundersteadystateandtransientconditions(1)are:

—analtitudenotexceeding1000metres(orequivalentatmosphericpressureof90kPa),—anambienttemperaturewithintherange283to303K(10to30°C),—enginecoolanttemperaturewithintherange343to368K(70to95°C).

6.1.3.6.1.3.1.

SpecialrequirementsforelectronicemissioncontrolsystemsDocumentationrequirements

Themanufacturershallprovideadocumentationpackagethatgivesaccesstothebasicdesignofthesystemandthemeansbywhichitcontrolsitsoutputvariables,whetherthatcontrolisdirectorindirect.Thedocumentationshallbemadeavailableintwoparts:

(a)theformaldocumentationpackage,whichshallbesuppliedtothetechnicalserviceatthetimeof

submissionofthetype-approvalapplication,shallincludeafulldescriptionofthesystem.Thisdocumentationmaybebrief,providedthatitexhibitsevidencethatalloutputspermittedbyamatrixobtainedfromtherangeofcontroloftheindividualunitinputshavebeenindentified.Thisinforma-tionshallbeattachedtothedocumentationrequiredinAnnexI,section3;(b)additionalmaterialthatshowstheparametersthataremodifiedbyanyauxiliarycontroldeviceand

theboundaryconditionsunderwhichthedeviceoperates.Theadditionalmaterialshallincludeadescriptionofthefuelsystemcontrollogic,timingstrategiesandswitchpointsduringallmodesofoperation.

Theadditionalmaterialshallalsocontainajustificationfortheuseofanyauxiliarycontroldeviceandincludeadditionalmaterialandtestdatatodemonstratetheeffectonexhaustemissionsofanyauxiliarycontroldeviceinstalledtotheengineoronthevehicle.

Thisadditionalmaterialshallremainstrictlyconfidentialandberetainedbythemanufacturer,butbemadeopenforinspectionatthetimeoftype-approvaloratanytimeduringthevalidityofthetype-approval.

6.1.4.

Toverifywhetheranystrategyormeasureshouldbeconsideredadefeatdeviceoranirrationalemissioncontrolstrategyaccordingtothedefinitionsgiveninsections2.28and2.30,thetype-approvalauthorityand/orthetechnicalservicemayadditionallyrequestaNOxscreeningtestusingtheETCwhichmaybecarriedoutincombinationwitheitherthetype-approvaltestortheproceduresforcheckingtheconformityofproduction

6.1.2.6.1.2.1.6.1.2.2.

6.1.2.4.

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Inverifyingwhetheranystrategyormeasureshouldbeconsideredadefeatdeviceoranirrationalemissioncontrolstrategyaccordingtothedefinitionsgiveninsections2.28and2.30,anadditionalmarginof10%,relatedtotheappropriateNOxlimitvalue,shallbeaccepted.Transitionalprovisionsforextensionoftype-approval

Thissectionshallonlybeapplicabletonewcompression-ignitionenginesandnewvehiclespropelledbyacompression-ignitionenginethathavebeentype-approvedtotherequirementsofrowAofthetablesinsection6.2.1ofAnnexItoDirective88/77/EEC.

Asanalternativetosections6.1.3and6.1.4,themanufacturermaypresenttothetechnicalservicetheresultsofaNOxscreeningtestusingtheETContheengineconformingtothecharacteristicsoftheparentenginedescribedinAnnexII,andtakingintoaccounttheprovisionsofsections6.1.4.1and6.1.4.2.Themanufacturershallalsoprovideawrittenstatementthattheenginedoesnotemployanydefeatdeviceorirrationalemissioncontrolstrategyasdefinedinsection2ofthisAnnex.

ThemanufacturershallalsoprovideawrittenstatementthattheresultsoftheNOxscreeningtestandthedeclarationfortheparentengine,asreferredtoinsection6.1.4,arealsoapplicabletoallenginetypeswithintheenginefamilydescribedinAnnexII.’

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6.1.4.2.

6.1.5.6.1.5.1.

6.1.5.2.

6.1.5.3.

6.Section9.1.1.2.4andsection9.1.1.2.5arereplacedbythefollowing:

‘9.1.1.2.4.ForNGfuelledengines,allthesetestsmaybeconductedwithcommercialfuelinthefollowingway:

—forHmarkedengineswithacommercialfuelwithintheH-range(0,89≤Sλ≤1,00),—forLmarkedengineswithacommercialfuelwithintheL-range(1,00≤Sλ≤1,19),

—forHLmarkedengineswithacommercialfuelwithintheextremerangeoftheλ-shiftfactor(0,89≤Sλ≤1,19).However,atthemanufacturer'srequest,thereferencefuelsdescribedinAnnexIVmaybeused.Thisimpliestests,asdescribedinsection4ofthisAnnex.

9.1.1.2.5.Inthecaseofdisputecausedbythenon-complianceofgasfuelledengineswhenusingacommercialfuel,

thetestsshallbeperformedwithareferencefuelonwhichtheparentenginehasbeentested,orwhiththepossibleadditionalfuel3asreferredtoinparagraphs4.1.3.1and4.2.1.1onwhichtheparentenginemayhavebeentested.Then,theresulthastobeconvertedbyacalculationapplyingtherelevantfactor(s)“r”,“ra”or“rb”asdescribedinparagraphs4.1.4,4.1.5.1and4.2.1.2.Ifr,raorrbarelessthan1nocorrectionshalltakeplace.Themeasuredresultsandthecalculatedresultsmustdemonstratethattheenginemeetsthelimitvalueswithallrelevantfuels(fuels1,2and,ifapplicable,fuel3inthecaseofnaturalgasenginesandfuelsAandBinthecaseofLPGengines).’

AMENDMENTSTOANNEXIITODIRECTIVE88/77/EEC

7.—Section0.5isamendedtoread:

‘0.5.Categoryofengine:diesel/NGfuelled/LPGfuelled/ethanolfuelled(1):’,—Section1.14ofAppendix1toAnnexIIisamendedtoread:

‘1.14.Fuel:diesel/LPG/NG-H/NG-L/NG-HL/ethanol(2)’,

—Section1.14ofAppendix3toAnnexIIisamendedtoread:

‘1.14.Fuel:diesel/LPG/NG-H/NG-L/NG-HL/ethanol(2)’.

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8.Table6insection3.9.3ismodifiedasfollows:

‘Table6.Regressionlinetolerances

SpeedTorquePower

Standarderrorofestimate(SE)ofYonX

Max100min–1

Max13%(15%)(*)ofpowermapmaximumenginetorque

Max8%(15%)(*)ofpowermapmaximumenginepower0,89-1,03(0,83-1,03)(*)min0,9100(min0,7500)(*)

±4kWor±2%(±4kWor±3%)(*)ofmaxpowerwhicheverisgreater

Slopeoftheregressionline,m

Coefficientmination,r2

of

deter-

0,95to1,030,83-1,03

min0,9700(min0,9500)(*)±50min–1

min0,8800(min0,7500)(*)

±20Nmor±2%(±20Nmor±3%)(*)ofmaxtorquewhicheverisgreater

Yinterceptoftheregres-sionline,b

(*)Until1October2005,thefiguresshowninbracketsmaybeusedforthetype-approvaltestingofgasengines.(Before1October2004,theCommissionshallreportonthedevelopmentofgasenginetechnologytoconfirmormodifytheregressionlinetolerancesapplicabletogasenginesgiveninthistable.)’

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9.—Section1isrenumberedtobesection1.1,—anewsection1.2isadded,asfollows:‘1.2.Ethanolfordieselengines(1)

ParameterUnit

Limits(2)

Minimum

Maximum

Testmethod(3)

Alcohol,mass

Otheralcoholthanethanolcontainedintotalalcohol,mass

Densityat15°CAshcontentFlashpoint

Acidity,calculatedasaceticacid

%m/m%m/m

92,4—

—2

ASTMD5501ADTMD5501

kg/m3%m/m°C%m/m

7958150,001

ASTMD4052ISO6245ISO2719

10—

0,0025

ISO1388-2

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Limits(2)

Minimum

Maximum

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ParameterUnitTestmethod(3)

Neutralisation(strongacid)numberColour

Dryresidueat100°CWatercontentAldehydescalculatedaceticacidSulphurcontent

Esters,calculatedasethyl-acetate

as

KOHmg/1Accordingtoscale

mg/kg%m/m%m/m

——

110156,50,0025

ASTMD1209ISO759ISO760ISO1388-4

mg/kg%m/m

——

100,1

ASTMD5453ASSTMD1617

(1)Cetaneimprover,asspecifiedbytheenginemanufacturer,maybeaddedtotheethanolfuel.Themaximumallowedamountis10%m/m.2()Thevaluesquotedinthespecificationare“truevalues”.InestablishmentoftheirlimitvaluesthetermsofISO4259,Petroleumproducts—Determinationandapplicationofprecisiondatainrelationtomethodsoftest,havebeenappliedandinfixingaminimumvalue,aminimumdifferenceof2Rabovezerohasbeentakenintoaccount;infixingamaximumandminimumvalue,theminimumdifferenceis4R(R—reproducibility).Notwithstandingthismeasure,whichisnecessaryforstatisticalreasons,themanufacturerofafuelshouldneverthelessaimatazerovaluewherethestipulatedmaximumvalueis2Randatthemeanvalueinthecaseofquotationsofmaximumandminimumlimits.Shoulditbenecessarytoclarifythequestionastowhetherafuelmeetstherequirementsofthespecification,thetermsofISO4259shouldbeapplied.(3)EquivalentISOmethodswillbeadoptedwhenissuedforallpropertieslistedabove.’

10.Sections2and3arereplacedbythefollowing:

‘2.NATURALGAS(NG)

Europeanmarketfuelsareavailableintworanges:

—theH-range,whoseextremereferencefuelsareGRandG23,—theL-range,whoseextremereferencefuelsareG23andG25.

ThecharacteristicsofGR,G23andG25referencefuelsaresummarisedbelow:

ReferencefuelGR

Characteristics

Units

Basis

Limits

Minimum

Maximum

Testmethod

Composition:MethaneEthaneBalance(*)Sulphurcontent

%-molemg/m3(**)

8713——

8411——

8915110

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(*)Inerts+C2+.

(**)Valuetobedeterminedatstandardconditions(293,2K(20°C)and101,3kPa).

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ReferencefuelG23

Characteristics

Units

Basis

Limits

Minimum

Maximum

Testmethod

Composition:MethaneBalance(*)N2

Sulphurcontent

mg/m3(**)(%-mole

92,5—7,5—

91,5—6,5—

93,518,510

ISO6326-5ISO6974

(*)Inerts(differentfromN2)+C2+C2+.

(**)Valuetobedeterminedatstandardconditions(293,2K(20°C)and101,3kPa).

ReferencefuelG25

Characteristics

Units

Basis

Limits

Minimum

Maximum

Testmethod

CompositionMethaneBalance(*)N2

Sulphurcontent

mg/m3(**)%-mole

86—14—

84—12—

8811610

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(*)Inerts(differentfromN2)+C2+C2+.

(**)Valuetobedeterminedatstandardconditions(293,2K(20°C)and101,3kPa).

3.LIQUEFIEDPETROLEUMGASLPG)

LimitsfuelAMinimum

Maximum

LimitsfuelBMinimum

Maximum

ParameterUnitTestmethod

Motoroctanenumber92,5(1)92,5

EN589AnnexB

CompositionC3contentC4contentOlefins

Evaporationresidue

%vol%vol%volmg/kg

4848

52521250

8313

87171450

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Maximum

LimitsfuelBMinimum

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ParameterUnitTestmethod

TotalsulphurcontentHydrogensulphideCopperstripcorro-sion

Waterat0°C

ppmweight(1)—Rating

50NoneClass1Free

50NoneClass1Free

EN24260ISO8819ISO6251(2)Visualinspection

(1)Valuetobedeterminedatstandardconditions293,2K(20°C)and101,3kPa.

(2)Thismethodmaynotaccuratelydeterminethepresenceofcorrosivematerialsifthesamplecontainscorrosioninhibitorsorotherchemicalswhichdiminishthecorrosivityofthesampletothecopperstrip.Therefore,theadditionofsuchcompoundsforthesolepurposeofbiasingthetestmethodisprohibited.’

AMENDMENTSTOANNEXVITODIRECTIVE88/77/EEC

11.—Section0.5isamendedtoread:

‘0.5.Categoryofengine:diesel/NGfuelled/LPGfuelled/ethanolfuelled(1):’,—Section1.1.5oftheAppendixtoAnnexVIisamendedtoread:

‘1.1.5.Categoryofengine:diesel/NGfuelled/LPGfuelled/ethanolfuelled(8):’.

AMENDMENTSTOANNEXVIITODIRECTIVE88/77/EEC

12.Insection4.2,thetitlelineofexample2isreplacedbythefollowing:

‘Example2:GR:CH4=87%,C2H6=13%(byvol)’.13.AnewAnnexVIIIisaddedasfollows:

‘ANNEXVIII

SPECIFICTECHNICALREQUIREMENTSRELATINGTOETHANOL-FUELLEDDIESELENGINESInthecaseofethanol-fuelleddieselengines,thefollowingspecificmodificationstotheappropriateparagraphs,equationsandfactorswillapplytothetestproceduresdefinedinAnnexIIItothisDirective.InAnnexIII,Appendix1:4.2.

Dry/wetcorrection

FFH=

1,8771+2,577×

GFUELGAIRW

4.3.

NOxcorrectionforhumidityandtemperature

KH,D=

1

1+A×(Ha–10,71)+B×(Ta–298)

with,

A=B=Ta=Ha=

0,181GFUEL/GAIRD—0,0266–0,123GFUEL/GAIRD+0,00954temperatureoftheair,K

humidityoftheintakeair,gwaterperkgdryair

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Theemissionmassflowrates(g/h)foreachmodeshallbecalculatedasfollows,assumingtheexhaustgasdensitytobe1,272kg/m3at273K(0°C)and101,3kPa:(1)NOxmass=0,001613*Noxconc*KH,D*GEXHW

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(2)COmass=0,000982*COconc*GEXHW

(3)HCmass=0,000809*HCconc*KH,D*GEXHW

where

NOx

conc

,COconc,HCconc(5)aretheaverageconcentrations(ppm)intherawexhaustgas,asdeterminedinsection4.1.

If,optionally,thegaseousemissionsaredeterminedwithafullflowdilutionsystem,thefollowingformulaeshallbeapplied:

(1)NOxmass=0,001587*Noxconc*KH,D*GTOTW

(2)COmass=0,000966*COconc*GTOTW(3)HCmass=0,000795*HCconc*GTOTW

where

NOxconc,COconc,HCconc(5)aretheaveragebackgroundcorrectedconcentrations(ppm)ofeachmodeinthedilutedexhaustgas,asdeterminedinAnnexIII,Appendix2,section4.3.1.1.

(5)BasedonC1equivalent.

InAnnexIII,Appendix2:

Sections3.1,3.4,3.8.3and5ofAppendix2donotapplysolelytodieselengines.Theyalsoapplytoethanol-fuelleddieselengines.4.2.

Theconditionsforthetestshouldbearrangedsothattheairtemperatureandthehumiditymeas-uredattheengineintakeissettostandardconditionsduringthetestrun.Thestandardshouldbe6±0,5gwaterperkgdryairatatemperatureintervalof298±3K.WithintheselimitsnofurtherNOxcorrectionshouldbemade.Thetestisvoidiftheseconditionsarenotmet.CalculationoftheemissionmassflowSystemswithconstantmassflow

Forsystemswithheatexchanger,themassofthepollutants(g/test)shallbedeterminedfromthefollowingequations:

(1)NOxmass=0,001587*Noxconc*KH,D*MTOTW(ethanolfuelledengines)(2)COmass=0,000966*COconcMMTOTW(ethanolfuelledengines)

4.3.4.3.1.

(3)HCmass=0,000794*HCconc*MTOTW(ethanolfuelledengines)

where,

NOxconc,COconc,HCconc(1),NMHCconc=averagebackgroundcorrectedconcentrationsoverthecyclefromintegration(mandatoryforNOxandHC)orbagmeasurement,ppm;

MTOTW=totalmassofdilutedexhaustgasoverthecycleasdeterminedinsection4.1,kg.

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Theaveragebackgroundconcentrationofthegaseouspollutantsinthedilutionairshallbesubtractedfrommeasuredconcentrationstogetthenetconcentrationsofthepollutants.Theaveragevaluesofthebackgroundconcentrationscanbedeterminedbythesamplebagmethodorbycontinuousmeas-urementwithintegration.Thefollowingformulashallbeused.conc=conce–concd*(1–(1/DF))

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where,

conc=conce=concd=DF=

concentrationoftherespectivepollutantinthedilutedexhaustgas,correctedbytheamountoftherespectivepollutantcontainedinthedilutionair,ppm;

concentrationoftherespectivepollutantmeasuredinthedilutedexhaustgas,ppm;concentrationoftherespectivepollutantmeasuredinthedilutionair,ppm;dilutionfactor.

Thedilutionfactorshallbecalculatedasfollows:

FCO2conce+(HCconce+COconce)×10–4

DF=

where,

CO2,conce=HCconce=COconce=FS=

concentrationofCO2inthedilutedexhaustgas,%volconcentrationofHCinthedilutedexhaustgas,ppmC1concentrationofCOinthedilutedexhaustgas,ppmstoichiometricfactor

ConcentrationsmeasuredondrybasisshallbeconvertedtoawetbasisinaccordancewithAnnexIII,Appendix1,section4.2.

Thestoichiometricfactorshall,forthegeneralfuelcompositionCHαOβNγ,becalculatedasfollows:

Fs=100×

1

1++3,76×

–+1+422

Alternatively,ifthefuelcompositionisnotknown,thefollowingstoichiometricfactorsmaybeused:FS(ethanol)=12,3

4.3.2.

Systemswithflowcompensation

Forsystemswithoutheatexchanger,themassofthepollutants(g/test)shallbedeterminedbycalcu-latingtheinstantaneousmassemissionsandintegratingtheinstantaneousvaluesoverthecycle.Also,

thebackgroundcorrectionshallbeapplieddirectlytotheinstantaneousconcentrationvalue.Thefollowingformulaeshallbeapplied:(1)NOxmas=

Σ(M

i=1

n

TOTW,i

×NOXconce,i×0,001587)–(MTOTW×NOXconcd×(1–1/DF)×0,001587)

(2)COmass=

Σ(M

i=1

n

TOTW,i

×COconce,i×0,000966)–(MTOTW×COconcd×(1–1/DF)×0,000966)

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(3)HCmass=

Σ(M

i=1

n

TOTW,i

×HCconce,i×0,000749)–(MTOTW×HCconcd×(1–1/DF)×0,000749)

where,

conce=concd=MTOTW,i=MTOTW=DF=

concentrationoftherespectivepollutantmeasuredinthedilutedexhaustgas,ppm;concentrationoftherespectivepollutantmeasuredinthedilutionair,ppm;instantaneousmassofthedilutedexhaustgas(seesection4.1),kg;totalmassofdilutedexhaustgasoverthecycle(seesection4.1),kg;dilutionfactorasderterminedinsection4.3.1.1.

4.4.Calculationofthespecificemissions

Theemissions(g/kWh)shallbecalculatedforallindividualcomponentsinthefollowingway:NOx=NOXmass/Wact

CO=COmass/Wact

HC=HCmass/Wact

where,

Wact=

actualcycleworkasdeterminedinsection3.9.2,kWh.’