Article 2 Application for certification of CO2 savings

United Kingdom

The manufacturer may apply for the certification of CO₂ savings from one or several exterior LED lighting intended for use in internal combustion engine M₁ vehicles or in not off-vehicle charging hybrid electric M₁ vehicles (NOVC-HEVs) that comply with point (3) of paragraph 5.3.2 of Annex 8 to Regulation No 101 of the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations, including such vehicles that are capable of running on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), compressed natural gas (CNG) or E85 in addition to petrol or diesel, or a combination of those fuels, and provided that the vehicles are fitted with one or a combination of the following LED lights:

(a)

low beam headlamp;

(b)

high beam headlamp;

(c)

front position lamp;

(d)

front fog lamp;

(e)

rear fog lamp;

(f)

front turn signal lamp;

(g)

rear turn signal lamp;

(h)

licence plate lamp;

(i)

reversing lamp.

The LED light or the combination of LED lights forming the efficient exterior LED lighting shall as a minimum provide the CO₂ reduction specified in Article 9(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 725/2011.

An application for the certification of the savings from one or several efficient exterior LED lighting shall be accompanied by an independent verification report certifying that that or those LED lighting complies with the conditions set out in paragraph 1.

The F2Secretary of State shall reject the application for certification if F3the Secretary of State finds that one or several exterior LED lighting do not comply with the conditions set out in paragraph 1.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Substituted by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1168 of 6 August 2020 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/587 as regards efficient vehicle exterior lighting using light emitting diodes in passenger cars capable of running on certain alternative fuels (Text with EEA relevance).
F2: Words in Art. 2(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Road Vehicle Carbon Dioxide Emission Performance Standards (Cars and Vans) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/550), regs. 1, 22(1A)(a) (as inserted by S.I. 2020/1418, regs. 1(2), 2(6)(a)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3: Words in Art. 2(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Road Vehicle Carbon Dioxide Emission Performance Standards (Cars and Vans) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/550), regs. 1, 22(1A)(b) (as inserted by S.I. 2020/1418, regs. 1(2), 2(6)(a)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)