# Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2013 on the approval and market surveillance of two- or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles (Text with EEA relevance), Division (A): Environmental performance test procedures and requirements

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

L-category vehicles may be type-approved only if they comply with the following environmental performance requirements :
Test type
Description
Requirements: limit values
Subclassification criteria in addition to Article 2 and Annex I
Requirements: test procedures
I
Tailpipe emissions after cold start
Annex VI (A)
Point 4.3 of Annex II to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014
Annex II to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014
II
PI or Hybrid (5) equipped with PI: emissions at idling and increased idling speed
CI or Hybrid with CI engine: free acceleration test
Directive 2009/40/EC (6)
Point 4.3 of Annex II to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014
Annex III to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014
III
Emissions of crankcase gases
Zero emission, closed crankcase. Crankcase emissions shall not be discharged directly into the ambient atmosphere from any vehicle throughout its useful life.
Point 3.2 of Annex XI to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014
Annex IV to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014
IV
Evaporative emissions
Annex VI (C)
Point 3.2 of Annex XI to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014
Annex V to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014
V
Durability of pollution control devices
Annexes VI and VII
SRC-LeCV: point 2 of Appendix 1 to Annex VI to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014
USA EPA AMA: point 2.1 of Appendix 2 to Annex VI to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014
Annex VI to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014
VI
A test-type VI has not been attributed
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
VII
CO 2 emissions, fuel and/or electric energy consumption and electric range
Measurement and reporting, no limit value for type- approval purposes
Point 4.3 of Annex II to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014
Annex VII to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014
VIII
OBD environmental tests
Annex VI (B)
Point 4.3 of Annex II to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014
Annex VIII to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014
IX
Sound level
Annex VI (D)
When UNECE regulations Nos 9, 41, 63 or 92 replace the EU proprietary requirements set out in the delegated act on environmental and propulsion performance requirements, the (sub-) classification criteria laid down in those UNECE regulations (Annex 6) shall be selected with reference to test type IX sound level tests.
Annex IX to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2013/168/annex/V/division/A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-168/annex-V/division-A
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