{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2007-715/annex-I",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2007-715/annex-I.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2007/715",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2007 on type approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2007-715",
  "path": "annex/I",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": "I",
  "heading": "EMISSION LIMITS",
  "text": "Table 1\nEuro 5 Emission Limits\nPositive ignition particulate mass standards shall apply only to vehicles with direct injection engines.\nKey : PI = Positive Ignition, CI = Compression Ignition\nReference mass (RM) (kg)\nLimit values\nMass of carbon monoxide (CO)\nMass of total hydrocarbons (THC)\nMass of non-methane hydrocarbons (NMHC)\nMass of oxides of nitrogen (NO x )\nCombined mass of hydrocarbons and oxides of nitrogen (THC + NO x )\nMass of particulate matter (PM)\nNumber of particles (PN)\nL 1 (mg/km)\nL 2 (mg/km)\nL 3 (mg/km)\nL 4 (mg/km)\nL 2 + L 4 (mg/km)\nL 5 (mg/km)\nL 6 (#/km)\nCategory\nClass\nPI\nCI\nPI\nCI\nPI\nCI\nPI\nCI\nPI\nCI\nPI\nCI\nPI\nCI\nM\n—\nAll\n1 000\n500\n100\n—\n68\n—\n60\n180\n—\n230\n5,0/4,5\n5,0/4,5\n—\n6,0 × 10 11\nN 1\nI\nRM ≤ 1 305\n1 000\n500\n100\n—\n68\n—\n60\n180\n—\n230\n5,0/4,5\n5,0/4,5\n—\n6,0 × 10 11\nII\n1 305 < RM ≤ 1 760\n1 810\n630\n130\n—\n90\n—\n75\n235\n—\n295\n5,0/4,5\n5,0/4,5\n—\n6,0 × 10 11\nIII\n1 760 < RM\n2 270\n740\n160\n—\n108\n—\n82\n280\n—\n350\n5,0/4,5\n5,0/4,5\n—\n6,0 × 10 11\nN 2\n—\nAll\n2 270\n740\n160\n—\n108\n—\n82\n280\n—\n350\n5,0/4,5\n5,0/4,5\n—\n6,0 × 10 11\nTable 2\nEuro 6 Emission Limits\nA limit of 5,0 mg/km for the mass of particulate emissions applies to vehicles type approved to the emission limits of this table with the previous particulate mass measurement protocol, before 1.9.2011 .\nPositive ignition particulate mass and number limits shall apply only to vehicles with direct injection engines.\nUntil three years after the dates specified in Article 10(4) and (5) for new type approvals and new vehicles respectively, a particle number emission limit of 6,0 × 10 12 #/km shall apply to Euro 6 PI direct injection vehicles upon the choice of the manufacturer. Until those dates at the latest a type approval test method ensuring the effective limitation of the number of particles emitted by vehicles under real driving conditions shall be implemented.\nKey: PI = Positive Ignition, CI = Compression Ignition\nReference mass (RM) (kg)\nLimit values\nMass of carbon monoxide (CO)\nMass of total hydrocarbons (THC)\nMass of non-methane hydrocarbons (NMHC)\nMass of oxides of nitrogen (NO x )\nCombined mass of hydrocarbons and oxides of nitrogen (THC + NO x )\nMass of particulate matter (PM)\nNumber of particles (PN)\nL 1 (mg/km)\nL 2 (mg/km)\nL 3 (mg/km)\nL 4 (mg/km)\nL 2 + L 4 (mg/km)\nL 5 (mg/km)\nL 6 (#/km)\nCategory\nClass\nPI\nCI\nPI\nCI\nPI\nCI\nPI\nCI\nPI\nCI\nPI\nCI\nPI\nCI\nM\n—\nAll\n1 000\n500\n100\n—\n68\n—\n60\n80\n—\n170\n4,5\n4,5\n6,0 × 10 11\n6,0 × 10 11\nN 1\nI\nRM ≤ 1 305\n1 000\n500\n100\n—\n68\n—\n60\n80\n—\n170\n4,5\n4,5\n6,0 × 10 11\n6,0 × 10 11\nII\n1 305 < RM ≤ 1 760\n1 810\n630\n130\n—\n90\n—\n75\n105\n—\n195\n4,5\n4,5\n6,0 × 10 11\n6,0 × 10 11\nIII\n1 760 < RM\n2 270\n740\n160\n—\n108\n—\n82\n125\n—\n215\n4,5\n4,5\n6,0 × 10 11\n6,0 × 10 11\nN 2\n—\nAll\n2 270\n740\n160\n—\n108\n—\n82\n125\n—\n215\n4,5\n4,5\n6,0 × 10 11\n6,0 × 10 11\nTable 3\nEmission limit for the evaporative emissions test\nMass of Evaporative Emission (g/test)\n2,0\nTable 4\nEmission limit for the carbon monoxide and hydrocarbon tailpipe emissions after a cold start test\nTest temperature 266 K (–7 °C)\nVehicle Category\nClass\nMass of carbon monoxide (CO)L1 (g/km)\nMass of hydrocarbons (HC)L2 (g/km)\nM\n—\n15\n1,8\nN1\nI\n15\n1,8\nII\n24\n2,7\nIII\n30\n3,2\nN2\n30\n3,2",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 of 18 July 2008 implementing and amending Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on type-approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Deleted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 566/2011 of 8 June 2011 amending Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 as regards access to vehicle repair and maintenance information (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 459/2012 of 29 May 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 as regards emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 6) (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Positive ignition particulate mass standards shall apply only to vehicles with direct injection engines."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "A limit of 5,0 mg/km for the mass of particulate emissions applies to vehicles type approved to the emission limits of this table with the previous particulate mass measurement protocol, before 1.9.2011 ."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Positive ignition particulate mass and number limits shall apply only to vehicles with direct injection engines."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Until three years after the dates specified in Article 10(4) and (5) for new type approvals and new vehicles respectively, a particle number emission limit of 6,0 × 10 12 #/km shall apply to Euro 6 PI direct injection vehicles upon the choice of the manufacturer. Until those dates at the latest a type approval test method ensuring the effective limitation of the number of particles emitted by vehicles under real driving conditions shall be implemented."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2007/715/annex/I",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:52:52.914699+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}