# Commission Regulation (EC) No 706/2007 of 21 June 2007 laying down, pursuant to Directive 2006/40/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, administrative provisions for the EC type-approval of vehicles, and a harmonised test for measuring leakages from certain air conditioning systems (Text with EEA relevance) EU Regulation No 706/2007 · adopted 22 June 2007 Commission Regulation (EC) No 706/2007 of 21 June 2007 laying down, pursuant to Directive 2006/40/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, administrative provisions for the EC type-approval of vehicles, and a harmonised test for measuring leakages from certain air conditioning systems (Text with EEA relevance) ## Introductory text Commission Regulation (EC) No 706/2007 of 21 June 2007 laying down, pursuant to Directive 2006/40/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, administrative provisions for the EC type-approval of vehicles, and a harmonised test for measuring leakages from certain air conditioning systems (Text with EEA relevance) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Directive 2006/40/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 relating to emissions from air-conditioning systems in motor vehicles and amending Council Directive 70/156/EEC, and in particular Article 7(1) thereof, Whereas: (1) Directive 2006/40/EC is one of the separate directives under the EC type-approval procedure established by Directive 70/156/EEC. (2) Directive 2006/40/EC requires vehicles which are fitted with air-conditioning systems designed to contain fluorinated greenhouse gases with a global warming potential higher than 150 to be type-approved with regard to emissions from those air-conditioning systems. It also establishes limit values for leakage rates from such systems. It is therefore necessary to establish a harmonised detection test for measuring the leakage rate of such gases and to adopt provisions necessary to implement Directive 2006/40/EC. (3) Directive 2006/40/EC prohibits from a certain date the placing on the market of new vehicles fitted with air-conditioning systems designed to contain fluorinated greenhouse gases with a global warming potential higher than 150. At this moment, the only identified fluorinated gas with a global warming potential higher than 150 used as refrigerant in mobile air-conditioning systems is HFC-134a. The leakage detection test should therefore be established for that gas. (4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Adaptation to Technical Progress, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: ## 1 Subject matter This Regulation lays down certain measures for the implementation of Articles 4 and 5 of Directive 2006/40/EC. ## 2 Definitions For the purposes of this Regulation the following definitions shall apply: 1.. ‘vehicle type with regard to emissions from air-conditioning systems’ means a group of vehicles which do not differ as regards the refrigerant used or other main characteristics of the air-conditioning system or as regards the evaporator system, whether single or dual; 2.. ‘type of air-conditioning system’ means a group of air-conditioning systems which do not differ either as regards their trade name or mark of their manufacturer or as regards the leak components included therein; 3.. ‘leak component’ means any of the following parts of an air-conditioning system or an assembly of such parts: (a) hose including crimping; (b) individual connections, whether male or female; (c) valves, switches and sensors; (d) thermal expansion valves with connections; (e) evaporator with external connections; (f) compressor with connections; (g) condenser with integrated serviceable dryer; (h) receiver/dryer with connections; (i) accumulator with connections; 4.. ‘type of leak component’ means a group of leak components which do not differ either as regards their trade name or mark of their manufacturer or as regards their main function. Leak components made of different materials or combinations of different leak components shall be considered as belonging to the same type of leak component, as defined in point 4 of the first paragraph, provided that they do not increase the leakage rate. ## 3 EC component type-approval Member States may not, on grounds relating to emissions from air-conditioning systems, refuse to grant an EC component type-approval to a type of leak component or a type of air-conditioning system if it complies with the provisions of this Regulation. ## 4 Administrative provisions for EC component type-approval 1. The manufacturer or his representative shall submit to the type-approval authority the application for EC component type-approval for a type of leak component or air-conditioning system. The application shall be drawn up in accordance with the model of the information document set out in Part 1 of Annex I. 2. The manufacturer or his representative shall submit to the technical service responsible for conducting the type-approval tests a leak component or an air-conditioning system to be approved. For that purpose, a sample with the highest leakage rate (hereinafter ‘the worst case sample’) shall be used. 3. If the relevant requirements are met, EC component type-approval shall be granted and a component type-approval number issued in accordance with the numbering system set out in Annex VII to Directive 70/156/EEC. A Member State may not assign the same number to another type of leak component or air-conditioning system. 4. For the purposes of paragraph 3, the type-approval authority shall deliver an EC component type-approval certificate established in accordance with the model set out in Part 2 of Annex I. ## 5 EC component type-approval mark Every leak component or air-conditioning system conforming to a type in respect of which EC component type-approval has been granted pursuant to this Regulation shall bear an EC component type-approval mark set out in Part 3 of Annex I. ## 6 Administrative provisions for EC type-approval of a vehicle with regard to emissions from an air-conditioning system 1. The manufacturer or his representative shall submit to the type-approval authority the application for EC type-approval of a vehicle with regard to emissions from an air-conditioning system. The application shall be drawn up in accordance with the model of the information document set out in Part 4 of Annex I. 2. The manufacturer or his representative shall submit with the application, in the case of a whole vehicle testing, the worst case sample of the complete vehicle type to be approved or, in the case of a component testing, type-approval certificates for the relevant leak components or for the air-conditioning system. 3. If the relevant requirements are met, EC type-approval shall be granted and a type-approval number issued in accordance with the numbering system set out in Annex VII to Directive 70/156/EEC. A Member State may not assign the same number to another vehicle type. 4. For the purposes of paragraph 3, the type-approval authority shall deliver an EC type-approval certificate established in accordance with the model set out in Part 5 of Annex I. ## 7 Harmonised leakage detection test The harmonised leakage detection test for examining whether the maximum permissible leakage limits, referred to in Article 5(2) and 5(3) of Directive 2006/40/EC, have been exceeded is laid down in Annex II to this Regulation. ## 8 Entry into force This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Regulation shall apply from 5 January 2008. ## Signature This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. ## List of Annexes ## ANNEX I ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENTS FOR EC TYPE-APPROVAL ## 1 MODEL The following information, if applicable, must be supplied in triplicate and include a list of contents. Any drawings must be supplied in appropriate scale and in sufficient detail on size A4 or on a folder of A4 format. Photographs, if any, must show sufficient detail. If the components have electronic controls, information concerning their performance must be supplied. ### Division 0: GENERAL ## 0.1 Make (trade name of manufacturer): … ## 0.2 Type: … ## 0.2.1 Commercial name(s), if available: … ## 0.2.2 Component material: … ## 0.2.3 Drawing or scheme of a component: … ## 0.2.4 Reference or part number of the component: … ## 0.5 Name and address of manufacturer: … ## 0.7 Location and method of affixing of the EC type-approval mark: … ## 0.8 Address(es) of assembly plant(s): … ### Division 9: BODYWORK ## 9.10.8 Leakage in g/year of the leak component/air-conditioning system (if tested by the manufacturer): ## 2 MODEL Addendum to EC type-approval certificate No … concerning the type-approval of an air-conditioning system or leak component with regard to Directive 2006/40/EC 1 Additional information 1.1 Brief description of the system or leak component: … 1.2 Leakage in g/year: … 1.3 Remarks: (e.g., valid for left-hand drive and right-hand drive vehicles): … ## EC TYPE-APPROVAL CERTIFICATE (maximum format: A4 (210 × 297 mm)) STAMP OF ADMINISTRATION Communication concerning the type-approval extension of type-approval refusal of type-approval withdrawal of type-approval of a type of vehicle/component/separate technical unit with regard to Directive 2006/40/EC, as implemented by Regulation (EC) No 706/2007. Type-approval number … Reason for extension … ## 0.1 Make (trade name of manufacturer): … ## 0.2 Type: … ## 0.2.1 Commercial name(s), if available: … ## 0.3 Means of identification of type, if marked on the vehicle/component/separate technical unit … ## 0.5 Name and address of manufacturer: … ## 0.7 In the case of components and separate technical units, location and method of affixing of the EC type-approval mark: … ## 0.8 Address(es) of assembly plant(s): … ## 1 Additional information (where applicable): (see Addendum) ## 2 Technical service responsible for carrying out the tests: … ## 3 Date of test report: … ## 4 Number of test report: … ## 5 Remarks (if any): (see Addendum) ## 6 Place: … ## 7 Date: … ## 8 Signature: … ## 9 The index to the information package lodged with the approval authority, which may be obtained on request, is attached. ### Part 3: EC COMPONENT TYPE-APPROVAL MARK ### Division 1: GENERAL ## 1.1 The EC component type-approval mark consists of: ## 1.1.1 a rectangle surrounding the lower case letter ‘e’ followed by the distinguishing number or letters of the Member State which has granted the EC component type-approval: 1 for Germany 2 for France 3 for Italy 4 for the Netherlands 5 for Sweden 6 for Belgium 7 for Hungary 8 for the Czech Republic 9 for Spain 11 for the United Kingdom 12 for Austria 13 for Luxembourg 17 for Finland 18 for Denmark 19 for Romania 20 for Poland 21 for Portugal 23 for Greece 24 for Ireland 25 for Croatia 26 for Slovenia 27 for Slovakia 29 for Estonia 32 for Latvia 34 for Bulgaria 36 for Lithuania 49 for Cyprus 50 for Malta, ## 1.1.2 in the vicinity of the rectangle the ‘base approval number’ contained in Section 4 of the type-approval number referred to in Annex VII of Directive 70/156/EEC, preceded by the two figures indicating the sequence number assigned to the most recent major technical amendment to Directive 2006/40/EC or this Regulation on the date the EC component type-approval was granted. For this Regulation, the sequence number is 00. ## 1.2 The EC component type-approval mark must be clearly legible and indelible. ## 2 EXAMPLE OF THE EC COMPONENT TYPE-APPROVAL MARK ## 4 MODEL The following information, if applicable, must be supplied in triplicate and include a list of contents. Any drawings must be supplied in appropriate scale and in sufficient detail on size A4 or on a folder of A4 format. Photographs, if any, must show sufficient detail. If the components have electronic controls, information concerning their performance must be supplied. ### Division 0: GENERAL ## 0.1 Make (trade name of manufacturer): … ## 0.2 Type: … ## 0.2.1 Commercial name(s), if available: … ## 0.3 Means of identification of type, if marked on the vehicle/component/separate technical unit … ## 0.3.1 Location of that marking: … ## 0.4 Category of vehicle: … ## 0.5 Name and address of manufacturer: … ## 0.7 In the case of components and separate technical units, location and method of affixing of the EC type-approval mark … ## 0.8 Address(es) of assembly plant(s) … ### Division 9: BODYWORK ## 9.10.8 The air-conditioning system is designed to contain fluorinated greenhouse gases with a global warming potential higher than 150: YES/NO Gas used as refrigerant: … If YES, fill in the following sections ## 9.10.8.1 Drawing and brief description of the air-conditioning system, including the reference or part number and material of the leak components: … ## 9.10.8.2 Leakage in g/year of the air-conditioning system: … ## 9.10.8.2.1 In case of leak component testing: list of leak components including the corresponding reference or part number and material, with their respective yearly leakages and information about the test (e.g. test report no., approval No, etc.): … ## 9.10.8.2.2 In case of system testing: reference or part number and material of the components of the system and information about the test (e.g. test report No, approval no., etc.): … ## 5 MODEL Addendum to EC type-approval certificate No … concerning the type-approval of a vehicle with regard to Directive 2006/40/EC 1 Additional information 1.1 Brief description of the vehicle type as regards its air-conditioning system: … 1.2 The air-conditioning system using a fluorinated greenhouse gas with a global warming potential higher than 150: YES/NO Gas used as refrigerant: If YES, fill in the following sections 1.3 Overall leakage in g/year: … 1.4 Remarks: (e.g., valid for left-hand drive and right-hand drive vehicles): … ## EC TYPE-APPROVAL CERTIFICATE (maximum format: A4 (210 × 297 mm)) STAMP OF ADMINISTRATION Communication concerning the type-approval extension of type-approval refusal of type-approval withdrawal of type-approval of a type of vehicle/component/separate technical unit with regard to Directive 2006/40/EC, as implemented by Regulation (EC) No 706/2007. Type-approval Number: … Reason for extension: … ## 0.1 Make (trade name of manufacturer): … ## 0.2 Type: … ## 0.2.1 Commercial name(s), if available: … ## 0.3 Means of identification of type, if marked on the vehicle/component/separate technical unit … ## 0.3.1 Location of that marking: … ## 0.4 Category of vehicle: … ## 0.5 Name and address of manufacturer: … ## 0.7 In the case of components and separate technical units, location and method of affixing of the EC type-approval mark: … ## 0.8 Address(es) of assembly plant(s): … ## 1 Additional information (where applicable): (see Addendum) ## 2 Technical service responsible for carrying out the tests: … ## 3 Date of test report: … ## 4 Number of test report: … ## 5 Remarks (if any): (see Addendum) ## 6 Place: … ## 7 Date: … ## 8 Signature: … ## 9 The index to the information package lodged with the approval authority, which may be obtained on request, is attached. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2007/706 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2007-706 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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