Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 of 18 July 2008 implementing and amending Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on type-approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information (Text with EEA relevance)
Modified by
- Commission Regulation (EU) No 566/2011of 8 June 2011amending Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 as regards access to vehicle repair and maintenance information(Text with EEA relevance), 32011R0566, June 16, 2011
- Commission Regulation (EU) No 459/2012of 29 May 2012amending Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 as regards emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 6)(Text with EEA relevance), 32012R0459, June 1, 2012
- Commission Regulation (EU) No 630/2012of 12 July 2012amending Regulation (EC) No 692/2008, as regards type-approval requirements for motor vehicles fuelled by hydrogen and mixtures of hydrogen and natural gas with respect to emissions, and the inclusion of specific information regarding vehicles fitted with an electric power train in the information document for the purpose of EC type-approval(Text with EEA relevance), 32012R0630, July 13, 2012
- Commission Regulation (EU) No 143/2013of 19 February 2013amending Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 as regards the determination of CO2 emissions from vehicles submitted to multi-stage type-approval(Text with EEA relevance), 32013R0143, February 20, 2013
- Commission Regulation (EU) No 171/2013of 26 February 2013amending Annexes I and IX, replacing Annex VIII to Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles (Framework Directive), and amending Annexes I and XII to Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 implementing and amending Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on type-approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information(Text with EEA relevance), 32013R0171, February 27, 2013
- Commission Regulation (EU) No 195/2013of 7 March 2013amending Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 as concerns innovative technologies for reducing CO2 emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles(Text with EEA relevance), 32013R0195, March 8, 2013
- Commission Regulation (EU) No 519/2013of 21 February 2013adapting certain regulations and decisions in the fields of free movement of goods, freedom of movement for persons, right of establishment and freedom to provide services, company law, competition policy, agriculture, food safety, veterinary and phytosanitary policy, fisheries, transport policy, energy, taxation, statistics, social policy and employment, environment, customs union, external relations, and foreign, security and defence policy, by reason of the accession of Croatia, 32013R0519, June 10, 2013
- Commission Regulation (EU) No 136/2014of 11 February 2014amending Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 as regards emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and Commission Regulation (EU) No 582/2011 as regards emissions from heavy duty vehicles (Euro VI)(Text with EEA relevance), 32014R0136, February 13, 2014
- Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/45of 14 January 2015amending Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 as regards innovative technologies for reducing CO2 emissions from light commercial vehicles(Text with EEA relevance), 32015R0045, January 15, 2015
- Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/427of 10 March 2016amending Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 as regards emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 6)(Text with EEA relevance), 32016R0427, March 31, 2016
Corrected by
- Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 of 18 July 2008 implementing and amending Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on type approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information, 32008R0692R(01), December 21, 2010
1. "vehicle type with regard to emissions and vehicle repair and maintenance information" means a group of vehicles which do not differ in the following respects: (a) the equivalent inertia determined in relation to the reference mass as provided for in paragraph 5.1 of Annex 4 of UN/ECE Regulation 83 ;OJ L 375, 27.12.2006, p. 223 .(b) the engine and vehicle characteristics as set out in Appendix 3 of Annex I;
2. "EC type-approval of a vehicle with regard to emissions and vehicle repair and maintenance information" means an EC type-approval of a vehicle with regard to its tailpipe emissions, crankcase emissions, evaporative emissions, fuel consumption and access to vehicle OBD and vehicle repair and maintenance information; 3. "gaseous pollutants" means the exhaust gas emissions of carbon monoxide, oxides of nitrogen, expressed in nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) equivalent, and hydrocarbons with the following ratio:(a) C 1 H1,89 O0,016 for petrol (E5);(b) C 1 H1,86 O0,005 for diesel (B5);(c) C 1 H2,525 for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG);(d) CH 4 for natural gas (NG) and biomethane;(e) C 1 H2,74 O0,385 for ethanol (E85);
4. "starting aid" means glow plugs, modifications to the injection timing and other devices which assist the engine to start without enrichment of the air/fuel mixture of the engine; 5. "engine capacity" means either of the following: (a) for reciprocating piston engines, the nominal engine swept volume; (b) for rotary piston (Wankel) engines, double the nominal engine swept volume;
6. "periodically regenerating system" means catalytic converters, particulate filters or other pollution control devices that require a periodical regeneration process in less than 4000 km of normal vehicle operation7. "original replacement pollution control device" means a pollution control device or an assembly of pollution control devices whose types are indicated in Appendix 4 to Annex I to this Regulation but are offered on the market as separate technical units by the holder of the vehicle type-approval; 8. "type of pollution control device" means catalytic converters and particulate filters which do not differ in any of the following essential aspects: (a) number of substrates, structure and material; (b) type of activity of each substrate; (c) volume, ratio of frontal area and substrate length; (d) catalyst material content; (e) catalyst material ratio; (f) cell density; (g) dimensions and shape; (h) thermal protection;
9. "mono fuel vehicle" means a vehicle that is designed to run primarily on one type of fuel; 10. "mono fuel gas vehicle" means a mono fuel vehicle that primarily runs on LPG, NG/biomethane, or hydrogen but may also have a petrol system for emergency purposes or starting only, where the petrol tank does not contain more than 15 litres of petrol; 11. "bi fuel vehicle" means a vehicle with two separate fuel storage systems that can run part-time on two different fuels and is designed to run on only one fuel at a time; 12. "bi fuel gas vehicle" means a bi fuel vehicle that can run on petrol and also on either LPG, NG/biomethane or hydrogen; 13. "flex fuel vehicle" means a vehicle with one fuel storage system that can run on different mixtures of two or more fuels; 14. "flex fuel ethanol vehicle" means a flex fuel vehicle that can run on petrol or a mixture of petrol and ethanol up to an 85 % ethanol blend (E85); 15. "flex fuel biodiesel vehicle" means a flex fuel vehicle that can run on mineral diesel or a mixture of mineral diesel and biodiesel; 16. "hybrid electric vehicle" (HEV) means a vehicle, including vehicles which draw energy from a consumable fuel only for the purpose of re-charging the electrical energy/power storage device, that, for the purpose of mechanical propulsion, draws energy from both of the following on-vehicle sources of stored energy/power: (a) a consumable fuel; (b) a battery, capacitor, flywheel/generator or other electrical energy/power storage device;
17. "properly maintained and used" means, for the purpose of a test vehicle, that such a vehicle satisfies the criteria for acceptance of a selected vehicle laid down in section 2 of Appendix 1 to Annex II; 18. "emission control system" means, in the context of the OBD system, the electronic engine management controller and any emission-related component in the exhaust or evaporative system which supplies an input to or receives an output from this controller; 19. "malfunction indicator (MI)" means a visible or audible indicator that clearly informs the driver of the vehicle in the event of a malfunction of any emission-related component connected to the OBD system, or of the OBD system itself; 20. "malfunction" means the failure of an emission-related component or system that would result in emissions exceeding the limits in section 3.3.2 of Annex XI or if the OBD system is unable to fulfil the basic monitoring requirements set out in Annex XI; 21. "secondary air" means the air introduced into the exhaust system by means of a pump or aspirator valve or other means that is intended to aid in the oxidation of HC and CO contained in the exhaust gas stream; 22. "driving cycle", in respect of vehicle OBD systems, consists of engine start-up, driving mode where a malfunction would be detected if present, and engine shut-off; 23. "access to information" means the availability of all vehicle OBD and vehicle repair and maintenance information, required for the inspection, diagnosis, servicing or repair of the vehicle. 24. "deficiency" means, in the context of the OBD system, that up to two separate components or systems which are monitored contain temporary or permanent operating characteristics that impair the otherwise efficient OBD monitoring of those components or systems or do not meet all of the other detailed requirements for OBD; 25. "deteriorated replacement pollution control device" means a pollution control device as defined in Article 3(11) of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 that has been aged or artificially deteriorated to such an extent that it fulfils the requirements laid out in Section 1 to Appendix 1 to Annex XI of UN/ECE Regulation No 83; 26. "vehicle OBD information" means information relating to an on-board diagnostic system for any electronic system on the vehicle 27. "reagent" means any product other than fuel that is stored on-board the vehicle and is provided to the exhaust after-treatment system upon request of the emission control system; 28. "mass of the vehicle in running order" means the mass described in point 2.6 of Annex I to Directive 2007/46/EC; 29. "engine misfire" means lack of combustion in the cylinder of a positive ignition engine due to absence of spark, poor fuel metering, poor compression or any other cause; 30. "cold start system or device" means a system which temporarily enriches the air/fuel mixture of the engine thus assisting the engine to start; 31. "power take-off operation or unit" means an engine-driven output provision for the purposes of powering auxiliary, vehicle mounted, equipment; 32. "small volume manufacturers" means vehicle manufacturers whose worldwide annual production is less than 10000 units;33. "Electric power train" means a system consisting of one or more electric energy storage devices, one or more electric power conditioning devices and one or more electric machines that convert stored electric energy to mechanical energy delivered at the wheels for propulsion of the vehicle; 34. "Pure electric vehicle" means a vehicle powered by an electric power train only; 35. "flex fuel H2NG vehicle" means a flex fuel vehicle that can run on different mixtures of hydrogen and NG/biomethane; 36. "Hydrogen fuel cell vehicle" means a vehicle powered by a fuel cell that converts chemical energy from hydrogen into electric energy, for propulsion of the vehicle; 37. "net power" means the power obtained on a test bench at the end of the crankshaft or its equivalent at the corresponding engine or motor speed with the auxiliaries, tested in accordance with Annex XX (Measurements of net engine power, net power and the maximum 30 minutes power of electric drive train), and determined under reference atmospheric conditions; 38. "maximum net power" means the maximum value of the net power measured at full engine load; 39. "maximum 30 minutes power" means the maximum net power of an electric drive train at DC voltage as set out in paragraph 5.3.2. of UNECE Regulation No 85 ;OJ L 326, 24.11.2006, p. 55 40. "cold start" means an engine coolant temperature (or equivalent temperature) at engine start less than or equal to 35 °C and less than or equal to 7 K higher than ambient temperature (if available) at engine start; 41. "Real driving emissions (RDE)" means the emissions of a vehicle under its normal conditions of use; 42. "Portable emissions measurement system (PEMS)" means a portable emissions measurement system meeting the requirements specified in Appendix 1 to Annex IIIA.
(a) The requirements of point 2.1 of Annex IIIA to this Regulation shall only apply after the adoption of specific values for the parameters CF in the table of point 2.1 of Annex IIIA to this Regulation.pollutant (b) The other requirements of Annex IIIA, in particular with regard to RDE tests to be performed and data to be recorded and made available, shall apply only to new type-approvals according to Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 issued after the twentieth day following that of the publication of Annex IIIA in the Official Journal of the European Union .(c) The requirements of Annex IIIA shall not apply to type-approvals granted to small-volume manufacturers as defined in Article 2(32) of this Regulation. (d) Where the requirements set out in Appendices 5 and 6 of Annex IIIA are satisfied for only one of the two data evaluation methods described in those Appendices, the following procedures shall be followed: (i) one additional RDE test shall be performed; (ii) where those requirements are again satisfied for only one method the analysis of the completeness and normality shall be recorded for both methods and the calculation required by point 9.3 of Annex IIIA may be limited to the method for which the completeness and normality requirements are satisfied.
The data of both RDE tests and of the analysis of the completeness and normality shall be recorded and made available for examining the difference in the results of the two data evaluation methods. (e) The power at the wheels of the test vehicle shall be determined either by wheel hub torque measurement or from the CO 2 mass flow using "Velines" according to point 4 of Appendix 6 of Annex IIIA.
(a) in the case of vehicles equipped with positive-ignition engines, a declaration by the manufacturer of the minimum percentage of misfires out of a total number of firing events that either would result in emissions exceeding the limits given in section 2.3 of Annex XI if that percentage of misfire had been present from the start of a type 1 test as described in Annex III to this Regulation or could lead to an exhaust catalyst, or catalysts, overheating prior to causing irreversible damage; (b) detailed written information fully describing the functional operation characteristics of the OBD system, including a listing of all relevant parts of the emission control system of the vehicle that are monitored by the OBD system; (c) a description of the malfunction indicator used by the OBD system to signal the presence of a fault to a driver of the vehicle; (d) a declaration by the manufacturer that the OBD system complies with the provisions of section 3 of Appendix 1 to Annex XI relating to in-use performance under all reasonably foreseeable driving conditions; (e) a plan describing the detailed technical criteria and justification for incrementing the numerator and denominator of each monitor that must fulfil the requirements of sections 3.2 and 3.3 of Appendix 1 to Annex XI, as well as for disabling numerators, denominators and the general denominator under the conditions outlined in section 3.7 of Appendix 1 to Annex XI; (f) a description of the provisions taken to prevent tampering with and modification of the emission control computer; (g) if applicable, the particulars of the vehicle family as referred to in Appendix 2 to Annex XI; (h) where appropriate, copies of other type-approvals with the relevant data to enable extension of approvals and establishment of deterioration factors.
(a) the requirements of Article 3(10) are met; (b) the requirements of Article 13 of this Regulation are met; (c) for vehicles type-approved to the requirements of the Euro 5 emission limits given in Table 1 of Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007, the vehicle has been approved according to UN/ECE Regulations No 83, series of amendments 06, No 85, No 101, series of amendments 01 and in the case of compression ignition vehicles No 24 Part III, series of amendments 03; (d) for vehicles type-approved to the requirements of the Euro 6 emission limits given in Table 2 of Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007, the vehicle has been approved according to UN/ECE Regulations No 83, series of amendments 07, No 85 and its supplements, No 101, Revision 3 (comprising series of amendments 01 and their supplements) and in the case of compression ignition vehicles No 24 Part III, series of amendments 03.
(a) the requirements of Article 13 are met; (b) the replacement pollution control devices have been approved according to UN/ECE Regulation No 103.
(a) the vehicle or engine manufacturer’s name or trade mark; (b) the make and identifying part number of the original pollution control device as recorded in the information mentioned in point 3.2.12.2 of Appendix 3 to Annex I.
(a) a vehicle or vehicles of a type approved in accordance with this Regulation equipped with a new original equipment pollution control device (b) one sample of the type of the replacement pollution control device (c) an additional sample of the type of the replacement pollution control device, in the case of a replacement pollution control device intended to be fitted to a vehicle equipped with an OBD system.
(a) they shall have no emission control system defects; (b) any excessively worn out or malfunctioning emission-related original part shall be repaired or replaced; (c) they shall be tuned properly and set to manufacturer’s specification prior to emission testing.
(a) relevant information to enable the development of replacement components which are critical to the correct functioning of the OBD system. (b) information to enable the development of generic diagnostic tools.
ANNEX I | Administrative provisions for EC type-approval |
Appendix 1 | Verification of conformity of production (1 |
Appendix 2 | Verification of conformity of production (2 |
Appendix 3 | Model information document |
Appendix 4 | Model EC type-approval certificate |
Appendix 5 | OBD related information |
Appendix 6 | EC type-approval certificate numbering system |
Appendix 7 | Manufacturer's certificate of compliance with OBD in-use performance requirements |
ANNEX II | In-service conformity |
Appendix 1 | In-service conformity check |
Appendix 2 | Statistical procedure for tailpipe emissions in-service conformity testing |
Appendix 3 | Responsibilities for in-service conformity |
ANNEX III | Verifying average exhaust emissions at ambient conditions (Type 1 test) |
ANNEX IIIA | Verifying real driving emissions |
Appendix 1 | Test procedure for vehicle emissions testing with a Portable Emissions Measurement System (PEMS) |
Appendix 2 | Specifications and calibration of PEMS components and signals |
Appendix 3 | Validation of PEMS and non-traceable exhaust mass flow rate |
Appendix 4 | Determination of emissions |
Appendix 5 | Verification of trip dynamic conditions with method 1 (Moving Averaging Window) |
Appendix 6 | Verification of trip dynamic conditions with method 2 (Power Binning) |
Appendix 7 | Selection of vehicles for PEMS testing at initial type approval |
Appendix 8 | Data exchange and reporting requirements |
Appendix 9 | Manufacturer's certificate of compliance |
ANNEX IV | Emissions data required at type-approval for roadworthiness purposes |
Appendix 1 | Measuring carbon monoxide emissions at idling speeds (Type 2 test) |
Appendix 2 | Measurement of smoke opacity |
ANNEX V | Verifying emissions of crankcase gases (Type 3 test) |
ANNEX VI | Determination of evaporative emissions (Type 4 test) |
ANNEX VII | Verifying the durability of pollution control devices (Type 5 test) |
Appendix 1 | Standard Bench Cycle (SBC) |
Appendix 2 | Standard Diesel Bench Cycle (SDBC) |
Appendix 3 | Standard Road Cycle (SRC) |
ANNEX VIII | Verifying the average exhaust emissions at low ambient temperatures (Type 6 test) |
ANNEX IX | Specifications of reference fuels |
ANNEX X | Emissions test procedure for hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) |
ANNEX XI | On-board diagnostics (OBD) for motor vehicles |
Appendix 1 | Functional aspects of OBD systems |
Appendix 2 | Essential characteristics of the vehicle family |
ANNEX XII | Determination of CO |
ANNEX XIII | EC Type-approval of replacement pollution control devices as separate technical unit |
Appendix 1 | Model information document |
Appendix 2 | Model EC type-approval certificate |
Appendix 3 | Model EC type-approval mark |
ANNEX XIV | Access to vehicle OBD and vehicle repair and maintenance information |
Appendix 1 | Certificate of compliance |
ANNEX XV | In-service conformity of vehicles type-approval under Directive 70/220/EC |
Appendix 1 | In-service conformity check |
Appendix 2 | Statistical procedure for in-service conformity testing |
ANNEX XVI | Requirements for vehicles that use a reagent for the exhaust aftertreatment system |
ANNEX XVII | Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 |
ANNEX XVIII | Special Provisions Regarding Annex I to Council Directive 70/156/EEC |
ANNEX XIX | Special Provisions Regarding Annex III to Council Directive 70/156/EEC |
ANNEX XX | Measurement of net engine power |