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Pollutant Emission Limits and Type-Approval for Internal Combustion Engines

Pollutant Emission Limits and Type-Approval for Internal Combustion Engines

27 July 2017

Pollutant emission limits and type-approval for internal combustion engines for non-road mobile machinery.
 
This Regulation supplements Regulation (EU) 2016/1628 on requirements relating to gaseous and particulate pollutant emission limits and type-approval for internal combustion engines for non-road mobile machinery. It provides for arrangements, requirements and methodologies for testing engines to determine their compatibility with Regulation (EU) 2016/1628.
 
Who does this affect:  Europe
What is the amended legislation: supplements Regulation (EU) 2016/1628 
When does this come into force: January 2017
 
The Annexes to this Regulation set out detailed information on the:

  • requirements for any other specified fuels, fuel mixtures or fuel emulsions;

  • arrangements with regard to conformity of production;

  • methodology for adapting the emission laboratory test results to include deterioration factors;

  • requirements with regard to emission control strategies, NOx and particulate control measures;

  • measurements and tests with regard to the area associated with the non-road steady-state test cycle;

  • conditions, methods, procedures and apparatus for the conduct of tests and for emission measurement and sampling;

  • method for data evaluation and calculations;

  • performance requirements and test procedures for dual-fuel engines;

  • technical characteristics of the reference fuels;

  • detailed technical specifications and conditions for delivering an engine separately from its exhaust after-treatment system;

  • detailed technical specifications and conditions for the temporary placing on the market for the purposes of the field testing;

  • detailed technical specifications and conditions for special purpose engines;

  • acceptance of equivalent engine type-approvals;

  • details of the relevant information and instructions for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs);

  • details of the relevant information and instructions for end-users;

  • performance standards and assessment of technical services; and

  • characteristics of the steady-state and transient test cycles.

The full text of the Regulations may be found here.
 
Source: Official Journal of the European Union