Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/96 of 1 October 2014 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards environmental and propulsion unit performance requirements of agricultural and forestry vehicles Text with EEA relevance
Modified by
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1788of 14 July 2016amending Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of requirements for vehicle EU type-approval, and amending and correcting Commission Delegated Regulations (EU) No 1322/2014, (EU) 2015/96, (EU) 2015/68 and (EU) 2015/208 with regard to vehicle construction and general requirements, to environmental and propulsion unit performance requirements, to vehicle braking requirements and to vehicle functional safety requirements(Text with EEA relevance), 32016R1788, October 13, 2016
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/686of 1 February 2017amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/96 as regards environmental and propulsion unit performance requirements of agricultural and forestry vehicles(Text with EEA relevance), 32017R0686, April 12, 2017
(1) "emitted pollutants" means gaseous and particulate matter exhaust pollutant emissions; (2) "pollutant exhaust emissions after-treatment system" means the passage of exhaust gases through a device or system whose purpose is to chemically or physically alter the emitted pollutants prior to their release to the atmosphere, including catalysts, particulate traps or any other component, system or separate technical unit for the reduction or treatment of the engine gaseous and particulate matter exhaust pollutant emissions; (3) "external sound emissions abatement system" means all the components and separate technical units that comprise the exhaust and the silencing system, including the exhaust system, the air intake system, the silencer or any systems, components, and separate technical units with a relevance to the permissible external sound levels emitted by the agricultural or forestry vehicle, of a type fitted to the vehicle at the time of type-approval or extension of type-approval; (4) "pollution control device" means a component, system or separate technical unit which is part of the pollutant exhaust emissions after-treatment system; (5) "replacement pollution control device" means a component, system or separate technical unit intended to replace, partially or fully, a pollutant exhaust emissions after-treatment system on a vehicle type-approved in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 and this Regulation; (6) "engine type" means a category of engines which do not differ in such essential engine characteristics as specified in Appendix 1 of Annex II, to Directive 97/68/EC; (7) "parent engine" means an engine representative of the propulsion unit or engine family as set out in point 7 of Annex I to Directive 97/68/EC; (8) "engine family" means a grouping of engines of a manufacturer in accordance to point 6 of Annex I of Directive 97/68/EC which, due to their design, are expected to have similar exhaust pollutant emission characteristics and which comply with the requirements of this Regulation; (9) "replacement engine" means a newly built engine intended to replace an engine in an agricultural or forestry vehicle and which has been supplied for that purpose only; (10) "auxiliaries" means all equipment, apparatus and devices listed in Table 1 of Annex 4 to UNECE Regulation No 120 01 series of amendments; (11) "engine power" means the power obtained on a test bench at the end of the crankshaft or its equivalent at the corresponding engine speed; (12) "net power" means the engine power obtained on a test bench at the end of the crankshaft or its equivalent at the corresponding engine speed with the auxiliaries, listed in Table 1 of Annex 4 to UNECE Regulation No 120, 01 series of amendments OJ L 166, 30.6.2015, p. 170 .
(a) the parameters of the engine type or engine family, as set out in Annex II to Directive 97/68/EC and in point 9.1 of Annex I to this Regulation; (b) the engine’s pollutant exhaust emissions after-treatment system, as described in point 6.10 of Annex I to Directive 97/68/EC and point 9.1.10 of Annex I to this Regulation and point 3.3 of Annex II to this Regulation; (c) the external sound emissions abatement system of the vehicle, in accordance with the requirements of Annex III.
(a) as regards the reference fuels, the requirements set out in Annex 7 to UNECE Regulation No 120, 01 series of amendments or Annex V to Directive 97/68/EC; (b) as regards pollution control devices and replacement pollution control devices, the requirements set out in Appendix 5 of Annex III to Directive 97/68/EC; (c) as regards test equipment, the requirements set out in Annex III to Directive 97/68/EC.
(a) the dates set out in paragraphs 3c and 3d of Article 9 of Directive 97/68/EC shall, for agricultural and forestry vehicles of categories T2, T4.1 and C2, as defined in paragraphs 3, 6 and 9 of Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 167/2013, be postponed for 4 years; (b) the dates set out in paragraph 4a of Article 9 of Directive 97/68/EC shall, for agricultural and forestry vehicles of categories T2, T4.1 and C2, as defined in paragraphs 3, 6 and 9 of Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 167/2013, be postponed for 3 years; (c) the transition and exemption clauses in paragraph 4a of Article 9 and in paragraph 5 of Article 10 of Directive 97/68/EC and in Article 39 of Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 shall, for agricultural and forestry vehicles of categories T2, T4.1 and C2, as defined in paragraphs 3, 6 and 9 of Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 167/2013, also be postponed for 3 years.
| Annex Number | Annex title | Page |
|---|---|---|
| I | Requirements for the EU type-approval of a type of engine or engine family for an agricultural and forestry vehicle type as a separate technical unit regarding the pollutants emitted | 15 |
| II | Requirements for the EU type-approval of an agricultural and forestry vehicle type equipped with an engine type or engine family regarding the pollutants emitted | 21 |
| III | External sound emission requirements | 23 |
| IV | Recognition of alternative type-approvals | 27 |
| V | Provisions for agricultural and forestry vehicles and engines placed on the market under the flexibility scheme laid down in Article 14 | 28 |
1.1. For the purposes of this Regulation, the references to non-road mobile machinery in Directive 97/68/EC shall be read as references to agricultural and forestry vehicle. 1.2. For the purposes of this Regulation, the references to original equipment manufacturer (OEM) in Directive 97/68/EC shall be read as vehicle manufacturer. 1.3. For the purposes of this Regulation, the dates for placing on the market of engines referred to in Directive 97/68/EC shall be read as dates for initial entry into service of engines and vehicles. 1.4. For the purposes of this Regulation, the dates for type-approval of engine type and engine families in Directive 97/68/EC shall be read as dates for EU type-approval or national type-approval for a type or family of engines or a vehicle type.
2.1. The application for the type-approval of an engine type or family in terms of the emitted pollutants shall be submitted by the engine manufacturer or his representative. 2.2. The application for type-approval shall be accompanied by the information folder in accordance with Articles 2 and 6 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/504. 2.3. An engine conforming to the engine type or parent engine characteristics described in Annexes I and II to Directive 97/68/EC shall be submitted to the technical service responsible for conducting the approval tests.
engines, pollutant exhaust emissions after-treatment systems, external sound emissions abatement system.
9.1.1. Combustion cycle: 2 stroke/4 stroke 9.1.2. Cooling medium: air/water/oil 9.1.3. Individual cylinder displacement within 85 % and 100 % of the largest displacement within the engine family
9.1.4. Method of air aspiration: naturally aspirated/pressure charged 9.1.5. Fuel type: Diesel/Petrol 9.1.6. Combustion chamber type/design 9.1.7. Valve and porting — configuration, size and number 9.1.8. Fuel system For diesel: pump-line-injector in-line pump distributor pump single element unit injector
For petrol: carburettor port fuel injection direct injection
9.1.9. Miscellaneous features Exhaust gas recirculation Water injection/emulsion Air injection Charge cooling system Ignition type (compression, spark)
9.1.10. Exhaust after-treatment Oxidation catalyst Reduction catalyst Three way catalyst Thermal reactor Particulate trap
9.2.1. The parent engine of the engine family shall be selected using the primary criterion of the highest fuel delivery per stroke at the declared maximum torque speed in accordance to the essential characteristics of the engine family set out in Appendix 2 of Annex II of Directive 97/68/EC. If two or more engines share this primary criterion, the parent engine shall be selected using the secondary criterion of highest fuel delivery per stroke at rated speed. Under certain circumstances, the approval authority may conclude that the worst case emission rate of the family can best be characterized by testing a second engine. Thus, the approval authority may select an additional engine for tests based on features which indicate that it may have the highest emission levels of the engines within that engine family. 9.2.2. If engines within the same engine family incorporate other variable features which could be considered to affect emitted pollutants, these features must also be identified and taken into account in the selection of the parent engine.
2.1.1. The application for type-approval of an agricultural and forestry vehicle type in terms of the emitted pollutants shall be made by the agricultural and forestry vehicle manufacturer or his representative. 2.1.2. It shall be accompanied by the information document, in accordance with Article 2 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/504. 2.1.3. The manufacturer shall submit an agricultural and forestry vehicle engine conforming to the engine type or parent engine characteristics in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation and Annex II to Directive 97/68/EC to the technical service responsible for conducting the approval tests.
2.2.1. The application for type-approval of an agricultural and forestry vehicle type in terms of the emitted pollutants shall be made by the agricultural and forestry vehicle manufacturer or his representative. 2.2.2. It shall be accompanied by the information document in accordance with Article 2 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/504 and a copy of the EU type-approval certificate for the engine or engine family and, if applicable, for systems, components and separate technical units which are installed in the agricultural and forestry vehicle type.
3.2.1. intake depression shall not exceed the maximum allowable intake depression specified for the type-approved engine; 3.2.2. exhaust back pressure shall not exceed the maximum allowable back pressure specified for the type-approved engine; 3.2.3. particular conditions for the installation of the engine in the vehicle according to the type-approval certificate of the engine.
1.3.1.2.1. To take account of inaccuracies in the measuring instruments, the result obtained from each measurement shall be determined by deducting 1 dB(A) from the meter reading. 1.3.1.2.2. Measurements shall be considered valid if the difference between two consecutive measurements on the same side of the agricultural and forestry vehicle does not exceed 2 dB(A). 1.3.1.2.3. The highest sound level measured shall constitute the test result. Should that result exceed the maximum permissible sound level for the category of agricultural and forestry vehicle tested by at least 1 dB(A), two further measurements shall be made. Three of the four measurements thus obtained must fall within the prescribed limits.
2.4.1. the fibrous absorbent material may not be placed in those parts of the silencer through which gases pass; 2.4.2. suitable devices must ensure that the fibrous absorbent material is kept in place for the whole time that the silencer is being used; 2.4.3. the fibrous absorbent material must be resistant to a temperature at least 20 % higher than the operating temperature (degrees C) which may occur in the region of the silencer where those fibrous absorbent materials are situated.
1. for engine categories H, I, J and K (stage IIIA) specified in Article 9(3a) and (3b) of Directive 97/68/EC, 1.1. type-approvals in accordance with points 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3 of Annex XII to Directive 97/68/EC; 1.2. Stage IIIA type-approvals in accordance with Directive 97/68/EC;
2. for engine categories L, M, N and P (stage IIIB) specified in Article 9(3c) of Directive 97/68/EC, 2.1. type-approvals in accordance with points 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3 of Annex XII to Directive 97/68/EC; 2.2. Stage IIIB type-approvals in accordance with Directive 97/68/EC;
3. for engine categories Q and R (stage IV) specified in Article 9(3d) of Directive 97/68/EC, 3.1. type-approvals in accordance with points 5.1 and 5.2 of Annex XII to Directive 97/68/EC. 3.2. Stage IV type-approvals in accordance with Directive 97/68/EC; 3.3. type-approvals in accordance with the 04 series of amendments of UNECE Regulation No 96 for power bands Q and R of paragraph 5.2.1 in that UN Regulation.
| Engine power range P (kW) | Number of vehicles |
|---|---|
| 19 ≤ P < 37 | 200 |
| 37 ≤ P < 75 | 150 |
| 75 ≤ P < 130 | 100 |
| 130 ≤ P ≤ 560 | 50 |
| Engine power range P (kW) | Number of vehicles |
|---|---|
| 19 ≤ P < 37 | 200 |
| 37 ≤ P < 75 | 175 |
| 75 ≤ P < 130 | 250 |
| 130 ≤ P ≤ 560 | 125 |
(a) A sample of the labels to be affixed to each agricultural and forestry vehicle in which an engine placed on the market under the flexibility scheme will be installed. The labels shall bear the following text: "AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTRY VEHICLE NO … (sequence of vehicles) OF … (total number of vehicles in respective power range) WITH ENGINE NO … WITH TYPE-APPROVAL (e.g. in accordance with the provisions of Directive 97/68/EC or recognized alternative type-approval in accordance with Annex IV to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/96)"; (b) A sample of the supplementary label to be affixed on the engine bearing the text referred to in point 2.2.