Division 1 The following documents must be submitted by the driver of a heavy goods vehicle each time it crosses the Austrian border (in any direction):

1. (a)

   a document showing the COP value for NO_x emissions from the vehicle in question;

2. (b)

   a valid points card issued by the competent authority.

Concerning (a):

• in the case of EURO 0, EURO 1, EURO 2, EURO 3-standards heavy goods vehicles registered after 1 October 1990, the document showing the COP value must be a certificate issued by the competent authority giving details of an official COP value for NO_x emissions or the type-approval certificate showing the date of approval and value established for type-approval purposes. In the latter case the COP value will be the type-approval value plus 10 %. Once such a value has been determined for a vehicle it cannot be changed during the vehicle's life.

• In the case of heavy goods vehicles registered before 1 October 1990 and heavy goods vehicles for which no certificate is submitted, a COP value of 15,8 g/kWh will be set.

Concerning (b):

the points card/ecotag contains a certain number of points and is endorsed as follows on the basis of the COP value for the vehicles in question:

1. 1..

   each g/kWh of NO_x, calculated according to point (a), counts as one point;

2. 2..

   NO_x emission values are rounded up to the next full point if the decimal is 0,5 or more, otherwise they are rounded down.