# Directive 2013/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2013 on recreational craft and personal watercraft and repealing Directive 94/25/EC (Text with EEA relevance), Division 2.5: Test fuels

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

The test fuel used for exhaust emission testing shall meet the following characteristics:
Petrol Fuels
Property
RF-02-99Unleaded
RF-02-03Unleaded
min
max
min
max
Research Octane Number (RON)
95
—
95
—
Motor Octane Number (MON)
85
—
85
—
Density at 15 oC (kg/m3)
748
762
740
754
Initial boiling point (°C)
24
40
24
40
Mass fraction of sulphur (mg/kg)
—
100
—
10
Lead content (mg/l)
—
5
—
5
Reid vapour pressure (kPa)
56
60
—
—
Vapour pressure (DVPE) (kPa)
—
—
56
60
Diesel Fuels
Property
RF-06-99
RF-06-03
min
max
min
max
Cetane number
52
54
52
54
Density at 15 oC (kg/m3)
833
837
833
837
Final boiling point (°C)
—
370
—
370
Flash point (°C)
55
—
55
—
Mass fraction of sulphur (mg/kg)
To be reported
300 (50)
—
10
Mass fraction of ash (%)
To be reported
0,01
—
0,01
Notified bodies may accept tests carried out on the basis of other tests fuel as specified in a harmonised standard.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2013/53/annex/I/division/B/division/2/division/2.5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2013-53/annex-I/division-B/division-2/division-2.5
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