# Council Decision (EU) 2017/1757 of 17 July 2017 on the acceptance on behalf of the European Union of an Amendment to the 1999 Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution to Abate Acidification, Eutrophication and Ground-Level Ozone, Division U: Annex VIII

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

For annex VIII the following text is substituted:
‘ Limit values for fuels and new mobile sources
Introduction
1.
Section A applies to Parties other than Canada and the United States of America, section B applies to Canada and section C applies to the United States of America.
2.
This annex specifies emission limit values for NOx, expressed as nitrogen dioxide (NO2) equivalents, for hydrocarbons, most of which are volatile organic compounds, for carbon monoxide (CO) and for particulate matter as well as environmental specifications for marketed fuels for vehicles.
3.
The timescales for applying the limit values in this annex are laid down in annex VII.
A.
Parties other than Canada and the United States of America
Passenger cars and light-duty vehicles
4.
Limit values for power-driven vehicles with at least four wheels and used for the carriage of passengers (category M) and goods (category N) are given in table 1.
Heavy-duty vehicles
5.
Limit values for engines for heavy-duty vehicles are given in tables 2 and 3 on the applicable test procedures.
Compression-ignition (CI) and spark-ignition (SI) non-road vehicles and machines
6.
Limit values for agricultural and forestry tractors and other non-road vehicle/ machine engines are listed in tables 4 to 6.
7.
Limit values for locomotives and railcars are listed in tables 7 and 8.
8.
Limit values for inland waterway vessels are listed in table 9.
9.
Limit values for recreational crafts are listed in table 10.
Motorcycles and mopeds
10.
Limit values for motorcycles and mopeds are given in tables 11 and 12.
Fuel quality
11.
Environmental quality specifications for petrol and diesel are given in tables 13 and 14.
Table 1
Limit values for passenger cars and light-duty vehicles
The registration, sale and entry into service of new vehicles that fail to comply with the respective limit values shall be refused as from the dates given in the column.
Test cycle specified by NEDC.
Except vehicles whose maximum mass exceeds 2 500 kg.
And those category M vehicles specified in note b.
Reference mass (RW) (kg)
Limit values
Carbon monoxide
Total hydrocarbons (HC)
NMVOC
Nitrogen oxides
Hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides combined
Particulate matter
Number of particles (P)
L1 (g/km)
L2 (g/km)
L3 (g/km)
L4 (g/km)
L2 + L4 (g/km)
L5 (g/km)
L6(#/km)
Category
Class, application date
Petrol
Diesel
Petrol
Diesel
Petrol
Diesel
Petrol
Diesel
Petrol
Diesel
Petrol
Diesel
Petrol
Diesel
Euro 5
M
1.1.2014
All
1,0
0,50
0,10
—
0,068
—
0,06
0,18
—
0,23
0,0050
0,0050
—
6,0 × 1011
N1
I, 1.1.2014
RW 1 305
1,0
0,50
0,10
—
0,068
—
0,06
0,18
—
0,23
0,0050
0,0050
—
6,0 × 1011
II, 1.1.2014
1 305 < RW ≤ 1 760
1,81
0,63
0,13
—
0,090
—
0,075
0,235
—
0,295
0,0050
0,0050
—
6,0 × 1011
III, 1.1.2014
1 760 < RW
2,27
0,74
0,16
—
0,108
—
0,082
0,28
—
0,35
0,0050
0,0050
—
6,0 × 1011
N2
1.1.2014
2,27
0,74
0,16
—
0,108
—
0,082
0,28
—
0,35
0,0050
0,0050
—
6,0 × 1011
Euro 6
M
1.9.2015
All
1,0
0,50
0,10
—
0,068
—
0,06
0,08
—
0,17
0,0045
0,0045
6,0 × 1011
6,0 × 1011
N1
I, 1.9.2015
RW ≤ 1 305
1,0
0,50
0,10
—
0,068
—
0,06
0,08
—
0,17
0,0045
0,0045
6,0 × 1011
6,0 × 1011
II, 1.9.2016
1 305 < RW ≤ 1 760
1,81
0,63
0,13
—
0,090
—
0,075
0,105
—
0,195
0,0045
0,0045
6,0 × 1011
6,0 × 1011
III, 1.9.2016
1 760 < RW
2,27
0,74
0,16
—
0,108
—
0,082
0,125
—
0,215
0,0045
0,0045
6,0 × 1011
6,0 × 1011
N2
1.9.2016
2,27
0,74
0,16
—
0,108
—
0,082
0,125
—
0,215
0,0045
0,0045
6,0 × 1011
6,0 × 1011
Table 2
Limit values for heavy-duty vehicles steady-state cycle load-response tests
Test cycle specified by the European steady-state cycle (ESC) and the European load-response (ELR) tests.
Test cycle specified by the world heavy duty steady state cycle (WHSC).
Application date
Carbon monoxide (g/kWh)
Hydrocarbons (g/kWh)
Total hydrocarbons (g/kWh)
Nitrogen oxides (g/kWh)
Particulate matter (g/kWh)
Smoke
(m– 1)
B2 (“EURO V”)
1.10.2009
1,5
0,46
—
2,0
0,02
0,5
“EURO VI”
31.12.2013
1,5
—
0,13
0,40
0,010
—
Table 3
Limit values for heavy-duty vehicles — transient cycle tests
The registration, sale and entry into service of new vehicles that fail to comply with the respective limit values shall be refused as from the dates given in the column.
For natural gas engines only.
Not applicable to gas-fuelled engines at stage B2.
Test cycle specified by the European transient cycle (ETC) test
Test cycle specified by the world heavy duty transient cycle (WHTC).
Note: PI = Positive ignition. CI = Compression ignition.
Application date
Carbon monoxide (g/kWh)
Total hydrocarbons (g/kWh)
Non-methane hydrocarbons (g/kWh)
Methane (g/kWh)
Nitrogen oxides (g/kWh)
Particulates (g/kWh)
B2 “EURO V”
1.10.2009
4,0
—
0,55
1,1
2,0
0,030
“EURO VI” (CI)
31.12.2013
4,0
0,160
—
—
0,46
0,010
“EURO VI” (PI)
31.12.2013
4,0
—
0,160
0,50
0,46
0,010
Table 4
Limit values for diesel engines for non-road mobile machines, agricultural and forestry tractors (stage IIIB)
With effect from the given date and with the exception of machinery and engines intended for export to countries that are not parties to the present Protocol, Parties shall permit the registration, where applicable and the placing on the market of new engines, whether or not installed in machinery, only if they meet the respective limit values set out in the table.
Editor's note: This figure represents the sum of hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides and was reflected in the final approved text by a single figure in a merged cell in the table. As this text does not include tables with dividing lines, the figure is repeated in each column for clarity.
Net power (P) (kW)
Application date
Carbon monoxide (g/kWh)
Hydrocarbons (g/kWh)
Nitrogen oxides (g/kWh)
Particulate matter (g/kWh)
130 ≤ P ≤ 560
31.12.2010
3,5
0,19
2,0
0,025
75 ≤ P < 130
31.12.2011
5,0
0,19
3,3
0,025
56 ≤ P < 75
31.12.2011
5,0
0,19
3,3
0,025
37 ≤ P < 56
31.12.2012
5,0
4,7
4,7
0,025
Table 5
Limit values for diesel engines for non-road mobile machines, agricultural and forestry tractors (stage IV)
With effect from the given date and with the exception of machinery and engines intended for export to countries that are not parties to the present Protocol, Parties shall permit the registration, where applicable and the placing on the market of new engines, whether or not installed in machinery, only if they meet the respective limit values set out in the table.
Net power (P) (kW)
Application date
Carbon monoxide (g/kWh)
Hydrocarbons (g/kWh)
Nitrogen oxides (g/kWh)
Particulate matter (g/kWh)
130 ≤ P ≤ 560
31.12.2013
3,5
0,19
0,4
0,025
56 ≤ P < 130
31.12.2014
5,0
0,19
0,4
0,025
Table 6
Limit values for spark-ignition engines for non-road mobile machines
The NOx emissions for all engine classes must not exceed 10 g/kWh.
Note: With the exception of machinery and engines intended for export to countries that are not Parties to the present Protocol, Parties shall permit the registration, where applicable, and the placing on the market of new engines, whether or not installed in machinery, only if they meet the respective limit values set out in the table.
Hand-held engines
Displacement (cm3)
Carbon monoxide (g/kWh)
Sum of hydrocarbons and oxides of nitrogen (g/kWh)
Disp < 20
805
50
20 ≤ disp. < 50
805
50
Disp ≥ 50
603
72
Non-hand-held engines
Displacement (cm3)
Carbon monoxide (g/kWh)
Sum of hydrocarbons and oxides of nitrogen (g/kWh)
Disp < 66
610
50
66 ≤ disp. < 100
610
40
100 ≤ disp. < 225
610
16,1
Disp ≥ 225
610
12,1
Table 7
Limit values for engines used for propulsion of locomotives
Note: With the exception of machinery and engines intended for export to countries that are not Parties to the present Protocol, Parties shall permit the registration, where applicable, and the placing on the market of new engines, whether or not installed in machinery, only if they meet the respective limit values set out in the table.
Net power (P) (kW)
Carbon monoxide (g/kWh)
Hydrocarbons (g/kWh)
Nitrogen oxides (g/kWh)
Particulate matter (g/kWh)
130 < P
3,5
0,19
2,0
0,025
Table 8
Limit values for engines used for propulsion of railcars
Net power (P) (kW)
Carbon monoxide (g/kWh)
Sum of hydrocarbons and oxides of nitrogen (g/kWh)
Particulate matter (g/kWh)
130 < P
3,5
4,0
0,025
Table 9
Limit values for engines for propulsion of inland waterways vessels
Note: With the exception of machinery and engines intended for export to countries that are not Parties to the present Protocol, Parties shall permit the registration, where applicable, and the placing on the market of new engines, whether or not installed in machinery, only if they meet the respective limit values set out in the table.
Displacement (liters per cylinder/kW)
Carbon monoxide (g/kWh)
Sum of hydrocarbons and oxides of nitrogen (g/kWh)
Particulate matter (g/kWh)
Disp. < 0,9
Power ≥ 37 kW
5,0
7,5
0,4
0,9 ≤ disp. < 1,2
5,0
7,2
0,3
1,2 ≤ disp. < 2,5
5,0
7,2
0,2
2,5 ≤ disp. < 5,0
5,0
7,2
0,2
5,0 ≤ disp. < 15
5,0
7,8
0,27
15 ≤ disp. < 20
Power < 3 300 kW
5,0
8,7
0,5
15 ≤ disp. < 20
Power > 3 300 kW
5,0
9,8
0,5
20 ≤ disp. < 25
5,0
9,8
0,5
25 ≤ disp. < 30
5,0
11,0
0,5
Table 10
Limit values for engines in recreational crafts
Where A, B and n are constants and PN is the rate engine power in kW and the emissions are measured in accordance with the harmonised standards.
Abbreviation: Not Appl. = Not Applicable.
Note: With the exception of machinery and engines intended for export to countries that are not Parties to the present Protocol, Parties shall permit the registration, where applicable, and the placing on the market of new engines, whether or not installed in machinery, only if they meet the respective limit values set out in the table.
Engine type
CO (g/kWh) CO = A + B/Pn N
Hydrocarbons (HC) (g/kWh) HC = A + B/Pn N
NOx g/kWh
PM g/kWh
A
B
n
A
B
n
2-stroke
150
600
1
30
100
0,75
10
Not Appl.
4-stroke
150
600
1
6
50
0,75
15
Not Appl.
CI
5
0
0
1,5
2
0,5
9,8
1
Table 11
Limit values for motorcycles (> 50 cm3; > 45 km/h)
Note: With the exception of vehicles intended for export to countries that are not Parties to the present Protocol, Parties shall permit the registration, where applicable, and the placing on the market only if they meet the respective limit values set out in the table.
Engine size
Limit values
Motorcycle < 150 cc
HC = 0,8 g/km
NOx = 0,15 g/km
Motorcycle > 150 cc
HC = 0,3 g/km
NOx = 0,15 g/km
Table 12
Limit values for mopeds (< 50 cm3; < 45 km/h)
For 3- and 4-wheelers, 3,5 g/km.
Note: With the exception of vehicles intended for export to countries that are not Parties to the present Protocol, Parties shall permit the registration, where applicable, and the placing on the market only if they meet the respective limit values set out in the table.
Limit values
CO (g/km)
HC + NOx (g/km)
II
1,0
1,2
Table13
Environmental specifications for marketed fuels to be used for vehicles equipped with positive-ignition engines — Type: Petrol
The summer period shall begin no later than 1 May and shall not end before 30 September. For Parties with arctic conditions the summer period shall begin no later than 1 June and not end before 31 August and the Reid Vapour Pressure (RVP) is limited to 70 kPa.
Except for regular unleaded petrol (minimum motor octane number (MON) of 81 and minimum research octane number (RON) of 91), for which the maximum olefin content shall be 21 % v/v. These limits shall not preclude the introduction on the market of a Party of another unleaded petrol with lower octane numbers than set out here.
Other mono-alcohols with a final distillation point no higher than the final distillation point laid down in national specifications or, where these do not exist, in industrial specifications for motor fuels.
Parameter
Unit
Limits
Minimum
Maximum
Research octane number
95
—
Motor octane number
85
—
Reid vapour pressure, summer period
kPa
—
60
Distillation:
Evaporated at 100 °C
% v/v
46
—
Evaporated at 150 °C
% v/v
75
—
Hydrocarbon analysis:
—
olefins
% v/v
—
18,0
—
aromatics
—
35
—
benzene
—
1
Oxygen content
% m/m
—
3,7
Oxygenates:
—
Methanol, stabilizing agents must be added
% v/v
—
3
—
Ethanol, stabilizing agents may be necessary
% v/v
—
10
—
Iso-propyl alcohol
% v/v
—
12
—
Tert-butyl alcohol
% v/v
—
15
—
Iso-butyl alcohol
% v/v
—
15
—
Ethers containing 5 or more carbon atoms per molecule
% v/v
—
22
Other oxygenates
% v/v
—
15
Sulphur content
mg/kg
—
10
Table 14
Environmental specifications for marketed fuels to be used for vehicles equipped with compression-ignition engines — Type: Diesel fuel
Parameter
Unit
Limits
Minimum
Maximum
Cetane number
51
—
Density at 15 °C
kg/m3
—
845
Distillation point: 95 %
°C
—
360
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
% m/m
—
8
Sulphur content
mg/kg
—
10
B.
Canada
12.
Limit values for controlling emissions from fuels and mobile sources will be determined, as appropriate, taking into account information on available control technologies, limit values applied in other jurisdictions, and the documents below:
(a) Passenger Automobile and Light Truck Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations, SOR/2010–201;
(b) Marine Spark-Ignition Engine, Vessel and Off-Road Recreational Vehicle Emission Regulations, SOR/2011–10;
(c) Renewable Fuels Regulations, SOR/2010–189;
(d) Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships and for Dangerous Chemicals, SOR/2007–86;
(e) Off-Road Compression-Ignition Engine Emission Regulations, SOR/2005–32;
(f) On-Road Vehicle and Engine Emission Regulations, SOR/2003–2;
(g) Off-Road Small Spark-Ignition Engine Emission Regulations, SOR/2003–355;
(h) Sulphur in Diesel Fuel Regulations, SOR/2002–254;
(i) Gasoline and Gasoline Blend Dispensing Flow Rate Regulations SOR/2000–43;
(j) Sulphur in Gasoline Regulations, SOR/99–236;
(k) Benzene in Gasoline Regulations, SOR/97–493;
(l) Gasoline Regulations, SOR/90–247;
(m) Federal Mobile PCB Treatment and Destruction Regulations, SOR/90–5;
(n) Environmental Code of Practice for Aboveground and Underground Storage Tank Systems Containing Petroleum and Allied Petroleum Products;
(o) Canada-Wide Standards for Benzene, Phase 2;
(p) Environmental Guidelines for Controlling Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds from Aboveground Storage Tanks. PN 1180;
(q) Environmental Code of Practice for Vapour Recovery in Gasoline Distribution Networks. PN 1057;
(r) Environmental Code of Practice for Light Duty Motor Vehicle Emission Inspection and Maintenance Programs — 2nd Edition. PN 1293;
(s) Joint Initial Actions to Reduce Pollutant Emissions that Contribute to Particulate Matter and Ground-level Ozone; and
(t) Operating and Emission Guidelines for Municipal Solid Waste Incinerators. PN 1085.
C.
United States of America
13.
Implementation of a mobile source emission control programme for light-duty vehicles, light-duty trucks, heavy-duty trucks and fuels to the extent required by sections 202 (a), 202 (g) and 202 (h) of the Clean Air Act, as implemented through:
(a) Registration of fuels and fuel additives — 40 C.F.R Part 79;
(b) Regulation of fuels and fuel additives — 40 C.F.R Part 80, including: Subpart A — general provisions; Subpart B — controls and prohibitions; Subpart D — reformulated gasoline; Subpart H — gasoline sulphur standards; Subpart I — motor vehicle diesel fuel; non-road, locomotive, and marine diesel fuel; and ECA marine fuel; Subpart L — gasoline benzene; and
(c) Control of emissions from new and in-use highway vehicles and engines — 40 C.F.R Part 85 and Part 86.
14.
Standards for non-road engines and vehicles are specified in the following documents:
(a) Fuel sulphur standards for non-road diesel engines — 40 C.F.R Part 80, Subpart I;
(b) Aircraft engines — 40 C.F.R Part 87;
(c) Exhaust emission standards for non-road diesel engines — Tier 2 and 3; 40 C.F.R Part 89;
(d) Non-road compression-ignition engines — 40 C.F.R Part 89 and Part 1039;
(e) Non-road and marine spark-ignition engines — 40 C.F.R Part 90, Part 91, Part 1045, and Part 1054;
(f) Locomotives — 40 C.F.R Part 92 and Part 1033;
(g) Marine compression-ignition engines — 40 C.F.R Part 94 and Part 1042;
(h) New large non-road spark-ignition engines — 40 C.F.R Part 1048;
(i) Recreational engines and vehicles — 40 C.F.R Part 1051;
(j) Control of evaporative emissions from new and in-use non-road and stationary equipment — 40 C.F.R. Part 1060;
(k) Engine testing procedures — 40 C.F.R Part 1065; and
(l) General compliance provisions for non-road programs — 40 C.F.R Part 1068.’

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