{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1999-94/annex-I",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1999-94/annex-I.json",
  "legislation": "eudr/1999/94",
  "legislation_title": "Directive 1999/94/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 1999 relating to the availability of consumer information on fuel economy and CO2 emissions in respect of the marketing of new passenger cars",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1999-94",
  "path": "annex/I",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": "I",
  "heading": "DESCRIPTION OF THE LABEL ON FUEL ECONOMY AND CO2 EMISSIONS",
  "text": "The Member States must ensure, as a minimum, that all fuel economy labels in their territory:\n1.. comply to a standardised format in order to allow greater recognition by consumers;\n2.. are of a size of 297 mm × 210 mm (A4);\n3.. contain a reference to the model and fuel type of the passenger car to which they are attached;\n4.. contain the numerical value of the official fuel consumption and the official specific emissions of CO2. The value of the official fuel consumption is expressed in either litres per 100 kilometres (l/100 km), or an appropriate combination of these and is quoted to one decimal place. The official specific emissions of CO2 are quoted to the nearest whole number in grams per kilometre (g/km).\nSuch values can be expressed in different units (gallons and miles) to the extent compatible with the provisions of Directive 80/181/EEC.\n5.. contain the following text regarding the availability of the guide on fuel consumption and CO2 emissions: ‘A guide on fuel economy and CO2 emissions which contains data for all new passenger car models is available at any point of sale free of charge’\n6.. contain the following text: ‘In addition to the fuel efficiency of a car, driving behaviour as well as other non-technical factors play a role in determining a car's fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. CO2 is the main greenhouse gas responsible for global warming’",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Council Directive 80/181/EEC of 20 December 1979 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to units of measurement and on the repeal of Directive 71/354/EEC (OJ L 39, 15.2.1980, p. 40). Directive as last amended by Directive 89/617/EEC (OJ L 357, 7.12.1989, p. 28)."
    }
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}