"agricultural or forestry tractor" (hereinafter referred to as "tractor") means any vehicle as defined in Article 1(1) of Directive 74/150/EEC, "engine" means any internal combustion engine intended to power tractors as defined in Annex I, "type-approval of an engine type or family as a separate technical unit with respect to pollutant emissions" means the instrument whereby a Member State certifies that an engine type or family intended to power tractors meets the technical requirements of this Directive, "type-approval of a tractor type in respect of pollutant emissions" means the instrument whereby a Member State certifies that a tractor type equipped with an engine meets the technical requirements of this Directive, "family of engines" means two or more types of engine that are similar in design and which, therefore, could display characteristics that are comparable in terms of pollutant emissions, "replacement engine" means a newly built engine which replaces an engine in a machine and which has been supplied for this purpose only, "flexibility scheme" means the exemption procedure by means of which a Member State permits the placing on the market and entry into service of a limited number of tractors in accordance with the requirements laid down by Article 3a, "engine category" means the classification of engines which combines the power range with the stage of exhaust emission limits, "making available on the market" means any supply of a tractor or engine for distribution or use on the Union market in the course of a commercial activity, whether in return for payment or free of charge, "placing on the market" means the first making available on the market of a tractor or engine, "entry into service" means the first use, for its intended purpose, in the Union of a tractor or engine. The date on which it is registered, if applicable, or placed on the market shall be considered the date of entry into service.
Directive 2000/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2000 on action to be taken against the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants by engines intended to power agricultural or forestry tractors and amending Council Directive 74/150/EEC
Modified by
- Actconcerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded, 12003T, September 23, 2003
- Commission Directive 2005/13/ECof 21 February 2005amending Directive 2000/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants by engines intended to power agricultural or forestry tractors, and amending Annex I to Directive 2003/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the type-approval of agricultural or forestry tractors(Text with EEA relevance), 32005L0013, March 1, 2005
- Council Directive 2006/96/ECof 20 November 2006adapting certain Directives in the field of free movement of goods, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania, 32006L0096, December 20, 2006
- Commission Directive 2010/22/EUof 15 March 2010amending, for the purposes of their adaptation to technical progress, Council Directives 80/720/EEC, 86/298/EEC, 86/415/EEC and 87/402/EEC and Directives 2000/25/EC and 2003/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to the type-approval of agricultural or forestry tractors(Text with EEA relevance), 32010L0022, April 10, 2010
- Directive 2011/72/EU of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 14 September 2011amending Directive 2000/25/EC as regards the provisions for tractors placed on the market under the flexibility scheme(Text with EEA relevance), 32011L0072, September 23, 2011
- Directive 2011/87/EU of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 16 November 2011amending Directive 2000/25/EC as regards the application of emission stages for narrow-track tractors(Text with EEA relevance), 32011L0087, November 18, 2011
- Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 5 February 2013on the approval and market surveillance of agricultural and forestry vehicles(Text with EEA relevance), 32013R0167, March 2, 2013
- Council Directive 2013/15/EUof 13 May 2013adapting certain directives in the field of free movement of goods, by reason of the accession of the Republic of Croatia, 32013L0015, June 10, 2013
- Commission Directive 2014/43/EUof 18 March 2014amending Annexes I, II and III to Directive 2000/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on action to be taken against the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants by engines intended to power agricultural or forestry tractors(Text with EEA relevance), 32014L0043, March 20, 2014
refuse to grant EC type-approval or national type-approval in respect of an engine type or family, or prohibit the sale, entry into service or use of a new engine, or refuse to grant EC type-approval or national type-approval of tractor types, or prohibit the use, the sale, the initial entry into service of tractor types,
(a) in stage I after 31 December 2000 for engines of categories B and C (power range as defined in Article 9(2) of Directive 97/68/EC);
(b) in stage II after 31 December 2000 for engines of categories D and E (power range as defined in Article 9(3) of Directive 97/68/EC),after 31 December 2001 for engines of category F (power range as defined in Article 9(3) of Directive 97/68/EC),after 31 December 2002 for engines of category G (power range as defined in Article 9(3) of Directive 97/68/EC);
(c) in stage III A after 31 December 2005 for engines of categories H, I and K (power range as defined in Article 9(3a) of Directive 97/68/EC),after 31 December 2006 for engines of category J (power range as defined in Article 9(3a) of Directive 97/68/EC);
(d) in stage III B after 31 December 2009 for engines of category L (power range as defined in Article 9(3c) of Directive 97/68/EC),after 31 December 2010 for engines of categories M and N (power range as defined in Article 9(3c) of Directive 97/68/EC),after 31 December 2011 for engines of category P (power range as defined in Article 9(3c) of Directive 97/68/EC);
(e) in stage IV after 31 December 2012 for engines of category Q (power range as defined in Article 9(3d) of Directive 97/68/EC),after 30 September 2013 for engines of category R (power range as defined in Article 9(3d) of Directive 97/68/EC).
after 30 June 2001 for engines of categories A, B, and C,after 31 December 2001 for engines of categories D and E,after 31 December 2002 for engines of category F,after 31 December 2003 for engines of category G,after 31 December 2005 for engines of category H,after 31 December 2006 for engines of categories I,after 31 December 2006 for engines of categories K,after 31 December 2007 for engines of category J,after 31 December 2010 for engines of category L,after 31 December 2011 for engines of categories Mafter 31 December 2011 for engines of categories N,after 31 December 2012 for engines of category P,after 31 December 2013 for engines of category Q,after 30 September 2014 for engines of category R.
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ANNEX III | Recognition of alternative type-approvals | ||||||||||
ANNEX IV | Provisions for tractors and engines placed on the market under the flexibility scheme laid down in Article 3a |
"type of tractor engine in terms of pollutants emitted" means compression-ignition engines which display no essential differences with regard to the characteristics defined in Appendix 1 to Annex I, "pollutants emitted" means gaseous pollutants (carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, and nitrogen oxides) and polluting particulates.
engines to be within a total spread of 15 % number of cylinders for engines with after-treatment device
pre-chamber swirl chamber open chamber
cylinder head cylinder wall crankcase
pump-line-injector in-line pump distributor pump single element unit injector
"Type of tractor in terms of the pollutants emitted" means tractors which display no essential differences with regard to the characteristics as defined in Appendix 1 to this Annex, "Pollutants emitted" means gaseous pollutants (carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, and nitrogen oxides) and polluting particulates.
1. For engines categories H, I, J and K (stage IIIA) as specified in Article 9(3a) and (3b) of Directive 97/68/EC, type-approvals in accordance with points 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3 of Annex XII to Directive 97/68/EC. 2. For engines categories L, M, N and P (stage IIIB) as specified in Article 9(3c) of Directive 97/68/EC, type-approvals in accordance with points 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3 of Annex XII to Directive 97/68/EC. 3. For engines categories Q and R (stage IV) as specified in Article 9(3d) of Directive 97/68/EC, type-approvals in accordance with, points 5.1 and 5.2 of Annex XII to Directive 97/68/EC.
Number of tractors | |
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19 ≤ P < 37 | |
37 ≤ P < 75 | |
75 ≤ P < 130 | |
130 ≤ P ≤ 560 |
Number of tractors | |
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37 ≤ P < 56 | |
56 ≤ P < 75 | |
75 ≤ P < 130 | |
130 ≤ P ≤ 560 |
(a) a sample of the labels to be affixed to each tractor in which an engine placed on the market under the flexibility scheme will be installed. The labels shall bear the following text: "TRACTOR NO … (sequence of tractors) OF … (total number of tractors in respective power range) WITH ENGINE NO … WITH TYPE-APPROVAL (Directive 2000/25/EC) NO …"; and (b) a sample of the supplementary label to be affixed on the engine bearing the text referred to in section 2.2.