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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2004-26/article-1",
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  "legislation": "eudr/2004/26",
  "legislation_title": "Directive 2004/26/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 amending Directive 97/68/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to measures against the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants from internal combustion engines to be installed in non-road mobile machinery (Text with EEA relevance)",
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  "text": "Directive 97/68/EC is amended as follows:\n1)) the following indents shall be added to Article 2:\n“\"inland waterway vessel\" shall mean a vessel intended for use on inland waterways having a length of 20 metres or more and having a volume of 100 m3 or more according to the formula defined in Annex I, Section 2, point 2.8a, or tugs or pusher craft having been built to tow or to push or to move alongside vessels of 20 metres or more,\nThis definition does not include:\nvessels intended for passenger transport carrying no more that 12 people in addition to the crew,\nrecreational craft with a length of less than 24 metres (as defined in Article 1(2) of Directive 94/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 June 1994 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to recreational craft),\nservice craft belonging to supervisory authorities,\nfire-service vessels,\nnaval vessels,\nfishing vessels on the fishing vessels register of the Community,\nsea-going vessels, including sea-going tugs and pusher craft operating or based on tidal waters or temporarily on inland waterways, provided that they carry a valid navigation or safety certificate as defined in Annex I, Section 2, point 2.8b.\n\"Original equipment manufacturer (OEM)\" shall mean a manufacturer of a type of non-road mobile machine,\n\"Flexibility scheme\" shall mean the procedure allowing an engine manufacturer to place on the market, during the period between two successive stages of limit values, a limited number of engines, to be installed in non-road mobile machinery, that only comply with the previous stage of emission limit values.”\n2)) Article 4 shall be amended as follows:\n(a) The following text shall be added at the end of paragraph 2:\n“Annex VIII shall be amended in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 15 ”.\n(b) The following paragraph shall be added:\n“6.\nCompression ignition engines for use other than in propulsion of locomotives, railcars and inland waterway vessels may be placed on the market under a flexible scheme in accordance with the procedure referred to in Annex XIII in addition to paragraphs 1 to 5”.\n3)) In Article 6 the following paragraph shall be added:\n“5.\nCompression ignition engines placed on the market under a \"flexible scheme\" shall be labelled in accordance with Annex XIII.”\n4)) The following Article shall be inserted after Article 7:\n“Inland waterway vessels\nArticle 7a 1. The following provisions shall apply to engines to be installed in inland waterway vessels. Paragraphs 2 and 3 shall not apply until the equivalence between the requirements established by this Directive and those established in the framework of the Mannheim Convention for the Navigation of the Rhine is recognised by the Central Commission of Navigation on Rhine (hereinafter: CCNR) and the Commission is informed thereof.\n2. Until 30 June 2007, Member States may not refuse the placing on the market of engines which meet the requirements established by CCNR stage I, the emission limit values for which are set out in Annex XIV.\n3. As from 1 July 2007 and until the entry into force of a further set of limit values which would result from further amendments to this Directive, Member States may not refuse the placing on the market of engines which meet the requirements established by CCNR stage II, the emission limit values for which are set out in Annex XV.\n4. In accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 15, Annex VII shall be adapted to integrate the additional and specific information which may be required as regards the type approval certificate for engines to be installed in inland waterway vessels.\n5. For the purposes of this Directive, as far as inland waterway vessels are concerned, any auxiliary engine with a power of more than 560 kW shall be subject to the same requirements as propulsion engines.”\n(5) Article 8 shall be amended as follows:\n(a) The title shall be replaced by \"Placing on the market\":\n(b) Paragraph 1 shall be replaced by the following:\n“1.\nMember States may not refuse the placing on the market of engines, whether or not already installed in machinery, which meet the requirements of this Directive.”\n(c) The following paragraph shall be inserted after paragraph 2:\n“2a.\nMember States shall not issue the Community Inland Water Navigation certificate established by Council Directive 82/714/EC of 4 October 1982 laying down technical requirements for inland waterway vessels to any vessels whose engines do not meet the requirements of this Directive.”\n6)) Article 9 shall be amended as follows:\n(a) The introductory phrase of paragraph 3 shall be replaced by the following:\n“Member States shall refuse to grant type-approval for an engine type or engine family and to issue the document as described in Annex VII and shall refuse to grant any other type-approval for non-road mobile machinery, in which an engine, not already placed on the market, is installed”.\n(b) The following paragraphs shall be inserted after paragraph 3:\n“3a.\nTYPE-APPROVAL OF STAGE IIIA ENGINES (ENGINE CATEGORIES H, I, J and K)\nMember States shall refuse to grant type-approval for the following engine types or families and to issue the document as described in Annex VII, and shall refuse to grant any other type-approval for non-road mobile machinery in which an engine, not already placed on the market, is installed:\nH: after 30 June 2005 for engines - other than constant speed engines - of a power output: 130 kW ≤ P ≤ 560 kW,\nI: after 31 December 2005 for engines — other than constant speed engines — of a power output: 75 kW≤ P < 130 kW,\nJ: after 31 December 2006 for engines — other than constant speed engines — of a power output: 37 kW ≤ P < 75kW,\nK: after 31 December 2005 for engines — other than constant speed engines — of a power output: 19 kW ≤ P < 37 kW,\nwhere the engine fails to meet the requirements specified in this Directive and where the emissions of particulate and gaseous pollutants from the engine do not comply with the limit values as set out in the table in section 4.1.2.4. of Annex I.\n3b.\nTYPE-APPROVAL OF STAGE IIIA CONSTANT SPEED ENGINES (ENGINE CATEGORIES H, I, J and K)\nMember States shall refuse to grant type-approval for the following engine types or families and to issue the document as described in Annex VII, and shall refuse to grant any other type-approval for non-road mobile machinery in which an engine, not already placed on the market, is installed:\nConstant speed H engines: after 31 December 2009 for engines of a power output: 130 kW ≤ P < 560 kW,\nConstant speed I engines: after 31 December 2009 for engines of a power output: 75 kW ≤ P < 130 kW,\nConstant speed J engines: after 31 December 2010 for engines of a power output: 37 kW ≤ P < 75 kW,\nConstant speed K engines: after 31 December 2009 for engines of a power output: 19 kW ≤ P < 37 kW,\nwhere the engine fails to meet the requirements specified in this Directive and where the emissions of particulate and gaseous pollutants from the engine do not comply with the limit values set out in the table in Section 4.1.2.4. of Annex I.\n3c.\nTYPE-APPROVAL OF STAGE III B ENGINES (ENGINE CATEGORIES L, M, N and P)\nMember States shall refuse to grant type-approval for the following engine types or families and to issue the document as described in Annex VII, and shall refuse to grant any other type-approval for non-road mobile machinery in which an engine, not already placed on the market, is installed:\nL: after 31 December 2009 for engines — other than constant speed engines — of a power output: 130 kW ≤ P < 560 kW,\nM: after 31 December 2010 for engines — other than constant speed engines — of a power output: 75 kW ≤ P < 130 kW,\nN: after 31 December 2010 for engines — other than constant speed engines — of a power output: 56 kW ≤ P < 75 kW,\nP: after 31 December 2011 for engines — other than constant speed engines — of a power output: 37 kW ≤ P < 56 kW,\nwhere the engine fails to meet the requirements specified in this Directive and where the emissions of particulate and gaseous pollutants from the engine do not comply with the limit values set out in the table in Section 4.1.2.5. of Annex I.\n3d.\nTYPE-APPROVAL OF STAGE IV ENGINES (ENGINE CATEGORIES Q and R)\nMember States shall refuse to grant type-approval for the following engine types or families and to issue the document as described in Annex VII, and shall refuse to grant any other type-approval for non-road mobile machinery in which an engine, not already placed on the market, is installed:\nQ: after 31 December 2012 for engines — other than constant speed engines — of a power output: 130 kW ≤ P ≤ 560 kW,\nR: after 30 September 2013 for engines — other than constant speed engines — of a power output: 56 kW ≤ P < 130 kW,\nwhere the engine fails to meet the requirements specified in this Directive and where the emissions of particulate and gaseous pollutants from the engine do not comply with the limit values set out in the table in Section 4.1.2.6. of Annex I.\n3e.\nTYPE-APPROVAL OF STAGE III A PROPULSION ENGINES USED IN INLAND WATERWAY VESSELS (ENGINE CATEGORIES V)\nMember States shall refuse to grant type-approval for the following engine types or families and to issue the document as described in Annex VII:\nVl:1: after 31 December 2005 for engines of power output at or above 37 kW and swept volume below 0.9 litres per cylinder,\nVl:2: after 30 June 2005 for engines with swept volume at or above 0.9 but below 1.2 litres per cylinder,\nVl:3: after 30 June 2005 for engines with swept volume at or above 1.2 but below 2.5 litres per cylinder and an engine power output of: 37 kW ≤ P < 75 kW,\nVI:4: after 31 December 2006 for engines with swept volume at or above 2.5 but below 5 litres per cylinder,\nV2: after 31 December 2007 for engines with swept volume at or above 5 litres per cylinder,\nwhere the engine fails to meet the requirements specified in this Directive and where the emissions of particulate and gaseous pollutants from the engine do not comply with the limit values as set out in the table in section 4.1.2.4 of Annex I.\n3f.\nTYPE-APPROVAL OF STAGE III A PROPULSION ENGINES USED IN RAILCARS\nMember States shall refuse to grant type-approval for the following engine types or families and to issue the document as described in Annex VII:\nRC A: after 30 June 2005 for engines of power output above 130 kW\nwhere the engine fails to meet the requirements specified in this Directive and where the emissions of particulate and gaseous pollutants from the engine do not comply with the limit values as set out in the table in section 4.1.2.4 of Annex I.\n3g.\nTYPE-APPROVAL OF STAGE III B PROPULSION ENGINES USED IN RAILCARS\nMember States shall refuse to grant type-approval for the following engine types or families and to issue the document as described in Annex VII:\nRC B: after 31 December 2010 for engines of power output above 130 kW\nwhere the engine fails to meet the requirements specified in this Directive and where the emissions of particulate and gaseous pollutants from the engine do not comply with the limit values as set out in the table in section 4.1.2.5 of Annex I.\n3h.\nTYPE-APPROVAL OF STAGE III A PROPULSION ENGINES USED IN LOCOMOTIVES\nMember States shall refuse to grant type-approval for the following engine types or families and to issue the document as described in Annex VII:\nRL A: after 31 December 2005 for engines of power output: 130 kW≤ P ≤ 560 kW\nRH A: after 31 December 2007 for engines of power output: 560 kW < P\nwhere the engine fails to meet the requirements specified in this Directive and where the emissions of particulate and gaseous pollutants from the engine do not comply with the limit values as set out in the table in section 4.1.2.4 of Annex I. The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to the engine types and families referred to where a contract has been entered into to purchase the engine before ... and provided that the engine is placed on the market no later than two years after the applicable date for the relevant category of locomotive.\n3i.\nTYPE-APPROVAL OF STAGE III B PROPULSION ENGINES USED IN LOCOMOTIVES\nMember States shall refuse to grant type-approval for the following engine types or families and to issue the document as described in Annex VII:\nR B: after 31 December 2010 for engines of power output above 130 kW\nwhere the engine fails to meet the requirements specified in this Directive and where the emissions of particulate and gaseous pollutants from the engine do not comply with the limit values as set out in the table in section 4.1.2.5 of Annex I. The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to the engine types and families referred to where a contract has been entered into to purchase the engine before ... and provided that the engine is placed on the market no later than two years after the applicable date for the relevant category of locomotives.”\n(c) The title of paragraph 4 shall be replaced by the following:\n“PLACING ON THE MARKET: ENGINE PRODUCTION DATES”\n(d) The following paragraph shall be inserted:\n“4a.\nWithout prejudice to Article 7a and to Article 9 (3g) and (3h), after the dates referred to hereafter, with the exception of machinery and engines intended for export to third countries, Member States shall permit the placing on the market of engines, whether or not already installed in machinery, only if they meet the requirements of this Directive, and only if the engine is approved in compliance with one of the categories as defined in paragraphs 2 and 3.\nStage III A other than constant speed engines\ncategory H: 31 December 2005\ncategory I: 31 December 2006\ncategory J: 31 December 2007\ncategory K: 31 December 2006\nStage III A inland waterway vessel engines\ncategory V 1: 1: 31 December 2006\ncategory V 1:2: 31 December 2006\ncategory V 1:3: 31 December 2006\ncategory V1:4: 31 December 2008\ncategories V2: 31 December 2008.\nStage III A constant speed engines\ncategory H: 31 December 2010\ncategory I: 31 December 2010\ncategory J: 31 December 2011\ncategory K: 31 December 2010\nStage III A railcar engines\ncategory RC A: 31 December 2005\nStage III A locomotive engines\ncategory RL A:31 December 2006\ncategory RH A:31 December 2008\nStage III B other than constant speed engines\ncategory L: 31 December 2010\ncategory M: 31 December 2011\ncategory N: 31 December 2011\ncategory P: 31 December 2012\nStage III B railcar engines\ncategory RC B: 31 December 2011\nStage III B locomotive engines\ncategory R B: 31 December 2011\nStage IV other than constant speed engines\ncategory Q: 31 December 2013\ncategory R: 30 September 2014\nFor each category, the above requirements shall be postponed by two years in respect of engines with a production date prior to the said date.\nThe permission granted for one stage of emission limit values shall be terminated with effect from the mandatory implementation of the next stage of limit values.”\n(e) The following paragraph shall be added:\n“4b.\nLabelling to indicate early compliance with the standards of stages IIIA, IIIB and IV\nFor engine types or engine families meeting the limit values set out in the table in section 4.1.2.4, 4.1.2.5 and 4.1.2.6 of Annex I before the dates laid down in paragraph 4 of this Article, Member States shall allow special labelling and marking to show that the equipment concerned meets the required limit values before the dates laid down.”\n(7) Article 10 shall be amended as follows:\n(a) Paragraphs 1 and 1 a shall be replaced by the following:\n“1.\nThe requirements of Article 8(1) and (2), Article 9(4) and Article 9a (5) shall not apply to:\nengines for use by the armed services,\nengines exempted in accordance with paragraphs la and 2,\nengines for use in machines intended primarily for the launch and recovery of lifeboats,\nengines for use in machines intended primarily for the launch and recovery of beach launched vessels.\n1a.\nWithout prejudice to Article 7a and to Article 9(3g) and (3h), replacement engines, except for railcar, locomotive and inland waterway vessel propulsion engines, shall comply with the limit values that the engine to be replaced had to meet when originally placed on the market.\nThe text \"REPLACEMENT ENGINE\" shall be attached to a label on the engine or inserted into the owner's manual.”\n(b) The following paragraphs shall be added:\n“5.\nEngines may be placed on the market under a \"flexible scheme\" in accordance with the provisions in Annex XIII.\n6.\nParagraph 2 shall not apply to propulsion engines to be installed in inland waterway vessels.\n7.\nMember States shall permit the placing on the market of engines, as defined under A(i) and A(ii) of Annex I, under the \"flexibility scheme\" in accordance with the provisions in Annex XIII.”\n8)) The Annexes shall be amended as follows:\n(a) Annexes I, III, V, VII and XII shall be amended in accordance with Annex I to this Directive;\n(b) Annex VI shall be replaced by the text in Annex II to this Directive;\n(c) A new Annex XIII as set out in Annex III to this Directive shall be added;\n(d) A new Annex XIV as set out in Annex IV to this Directive shall be added;\n(e) A new Annex XV as set out in Annex IV to this Directive shall be added;\nand the list of the existing Annexes shall be amended acordingly.",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 164, 30.6.1994, p. 15. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).\""
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 301, 28.10.1982, p. 1. Directive as amended by the 2003 Act of Accession.\""
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Date of entry into force of this Directive\""
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