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Regulation (EU) No 540/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on the sound level of motor vehicles and of replacement silencing systems, and amending Directive 2007/46/EC and repealing Directive 70/157/EEC (Text with EEA relevance)

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Regulation (EU) No 540/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council

of 16 April 2014

on the sound level of motor vehicles and of replacement silencing systems, and amending Directive 2007/46/EC and repealing Directive 70/157/EEC

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 114 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committeef1,

Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative proceduref2,

Whereas:

(1)

In accordance with Article 26(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), the internal market comprises an area without internal frontiers in which the free movement of goods, persons, services and capital is to be ensured. To that end, a comprehensive EU type-approval system for motor vehicles is in place. The technical requirements for the EU type-approval of motor vehicles and their silencing systems with regard to permissible sound levels should be harmonised to avoid the adoption of requirements that differ from one Member State to another, and to ensure the proper functioning of the internal market while, at the same time, providing for a high level of environmental protection and public safety, a better quality of life and health, and taking account of road vehicles as a significant source of noise in the transport sector.

(2)

EU type-approval requirements already apply in the context of Union law regulating various aspects of the performance of motor vehicles, such as CO2 emissions from cars and light commercial vehicles, pollutant emissions and safety standards. The technical requirements applicable pursuant to this Regulation should be developed in a way that ensures a consistent approach throughout that Union law, taking into account all relevant noise factors.

(3)

Traffic noise harms health in numerous ways. Protracted noise-related stress can exhaust human physical reserves, disrupt the regulatory capacity of organ functions and hence limit their effectiveness. Traffic noise is a potential risk factor for the development of medical conditions and incidents such as high blood pressure and heart attacks. The effects of traffic noise should be further researched in the same manner as provided for in Directive 2002/49/EC of the European Parliament and of the Councilf3.

(4)

Council Directive 70/157/EECf4 harmonised the different technical requirements of Member States relating to the permissible sound level of motor vehicles and of their exhaust systems for the purpose of the establishment and operation of the internal market. For the purposes of the proper functioning of the internal market and in order to ensure a uniform and consistent application throughout the Union, it is appropriate to replace that Directive by this Regulation.

(5)

This Regulation constitutes a separate Regulation in the context of the type-approval procedure under Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Councilf5. Accordingly, Annexes IV, VI and XI to that Directive should be amended.

(6)

Directive 70/157/EEC refers to Regulation No 51 of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) on noise emissionsf6, which specifies the test method for noise emissions, and to UNECE Regulation No 59 on uniform provisions concerning the approval of replacement silencing systemsf7. As a Contracting Party to the Agreement of UNECE of 20 March 1958 concerning the adoption of uniform technical prescriptions for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be fitted to and/or be used on wheeled vehicles and the conditions for reciprocal recognition of approvals granted on the basis of these prescriptionsf8, the Union has decided to apply those Regulations.

(7)

Since its adoption, Directive 70/157/EEC has been substantially amended several times. The most recent reduction of sound level limits for motor vehicles, introduced in 1995, did not have the effects expected. Studies showed that the test method used under that Directive no longer reflected real life driving behaviour in urban traffic. In particular, as pointed out in the Green Paper on the Future Noise Policy of 4 November 1996, the contribution of tyre-rolling noise to total noise emissions was underestimated in the test method.

(8)

This Regulation should therefore introduce a different test method from that laid down in Directive 70/157/EEC. The new method should be based on the test method published by the UNECE Working Party on Noise (GRB) in 2007 which incorporated a 2007 version of the standard ISO 362. The results of monitoring of both the old and the new test methods were submitted to the Commission.

(9)

The new test method is considered to be representative for sound levels during normal traffic conditions, but it is less representative for sound levels under worst case conditions. Therefore, it is necessary to lay down in this Regulation additional sound emission provisions. Those provisions should establish preventive requirements intended to cover driving conditions of the vehicle in real traffic outside the type-approval driving cycle and to prevent cycle beating. Those driving conditions are environmentally relevant and it is important to ensure that the sound emission of a vehicle under street-driving conditions does not differ significantly from what can be expected from the type-approval test result for the specific vehicle.

(10)

This Regulation should also further reduce sound level limits. It should take account of the new stricter noise requirements for motor vehicle tyres laid down in Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Councilf9. Studies highlighting the annoyance and adverse health effects resulting from road traffic noise and the associated costs and benefits should also be taken into account.

(11)

The overall limit values should be reduced with regard to all noise sources of motor vehicles including the air intake over the power train and the exhaust, taking into account the tyre contribution to noise reduction referred to in Regulation (EC) No 661/2009.

(12)

Chapter III of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Councilf10, in accordance with which Member States are required to carry out market surveillance and control products entering the Union market, applies to the products covered by this Regulation.

(13)

Noise is a multifaceted issue with multiple sources and factors that influence the sound perceived by people and the impact of that sound upon them. Vehicle sound levels are partially dependent on the environment in which the vehicles are used, in particular the quality of the road infrastructure, and therefore a more integrated approach is required. Directive 2002/49/EC requires strategic noise maps to be drawn up periodically as regards, inter alia, major roads. The information presented in those maps could form the basis of future research work regarding environmental noise in general, and road surface noise in particular, as well as best practice guides on technological road quality development and a classification of road surface types, if appropriate.

(14)

The Sixth Community Environment Action Programmef11 set out the framework for environmental policy-making in the Union for the period 2002-2012. That programme called for actions in the field of noise pollution to substantially reduce the number of people regularly affected by long-term average levels of noise, particularly from traffic.

(15)

Technical measures to reduce the sound level of motor vehicles have to comply with a set of competing requirements, such as those of reducing noise and pollutant emissions and improving safety whilst keeping the vehicle in question as cheap and efficient as possible. In attempting to comply with all those requirements equally and strike a balance between them, the vehicle industry all too often runs up against the limits of what is currently technically feasible. Vehicle designers have repeatedly managed to push those limits back by using new, innovative materials and methods. Union law should set a clear framework for innovation that can be achieved in a realistic timeframe. This Regulation establishes such a framework and thus provides an immediate incentive for innovation in keeping with the needs of society, whilst in no way restricting the economic freedom that is vital to the industry.

(16)

Noise pollution is primarily a local problem, but one which calls for a Union-wide solution. The first step in any sustainable noise emissions policy should be to devise measures to reduce sound levels at source. Since the target of this Regulation is the noise source that motor vehicles represent, and given that that noise source is by definition a mobile one, national measures alone are not sufficient.

(17)

The provision of information on sound emissions to consumers and public authorities has the potential to influence purchasing decisions and accelerate the transition to a quieter vehicle fleet. Accordingly, manufacturers should provide information on sound levels of vehicles at the point of sale and in technical promotional material. A label, comparable to the labels used for information on CO2 emissions, fuel-consumption and tyre-noise, should inform consumers about the sound emissions of a vehicle. The Commission should undertake an impact assessment on the labelling conditions applicable to air and noise pollution levels and on consumer information. That impact assessment should take into account the different types of vehicles covered by this Regulation (including pure electric vehicles) as well as the effect that such labelling could have on the vehicle industry.

(18)

In order to reduce road traffic noise, public authorities should be able to put in place measures and incentives to encourage the use of quieter vehicles.

(19)

Environmental benefits from hybrid electric and pure electric vehicles have resulted in a substantial reduction of the noise emitted by such vehicles. That reduction has removed an important source of an audible signal that is relied upon by blind and visually impaired pedestrians and cyclists, amongst other road users, to become aware of the approach, presence or departure of those vehicles. As a consequence, industry is developing Acoustic Vehicle Alerting Systems (AVAS) to compensate for this lack of audible signal in hybrid electric and pure electric vehicles. The performance of such AVAS fitted to vehicles should be harmonised. In developing of those AVAS consideration should be given to the overall impact on noise in communities.

(20)

The Commission should examine the potential of active safety systems in more silent vehicles such as hybrid electric and pure electric vehicles in order to better serve the objective of improving the safety of vulnerable road users in urban areas, such as blind, visually impaired and aurally challenged pedestrians, cyclists and children.

(21)

Vehicle sound levels have a direct impact on the quality of life of Union citizens, in particular in urban areas in which there is little or no electric or underground public transport provision or cycling or walking infrastructure. The target of doubling the number of public transport users that the European Parliament set in its resolution of 15 December 2011 on the Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area - Towards a competitive and resource efficient transport systemf12 should also be taken into account. The Commission and the Member States should, in accordance with the subsidiarity principle, promote public transport, walking and cycling, with a view to reducing noise pollution in urban areas.

(22)

A vehicle's sound level is partially dependent on how it is used and how well it is maintained following its purchase. Therefore, steps should be taken to raise public awareness in the Union of the importance of adopting a smooth driving style and keeping within the speed limits in force in each Member State.

(23)

In order to simplify the type-approval legislation of the Union, in line with the 2007 recommendations of the CARS 21 Report, it is appropriate to base this Regulation on UNECE Regulations No 51, with regard to the test method, and No 59 with regard to replacement silencing systems.

(24)

To enable the Commission to adapt certain requirements of Annexes I, IV, VIII and X to this Regulation to technical progress, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the amendment of the provisions in those Annexes related to the test methods and sound levels. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and to the Council.

(25)

Since the objective of this Regulation, namely to lay down administrative and technical requirements for the EU type-approval of all new vehicles with regard to their sound level and of replacement silencing systems and components thereof type-approved as separate technical units and intended for those vehicles, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States but can rather, by reason of its scale and effects, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective.

(26)

As a consequence of the application of the new regulatory framework laid down pursuant to this Regulation, Directive 70/157/EEC should be repealed,

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Footnotes

f1

OJ C 191, 29.6.2012, p. 76.

f2

Position of the European Parliament of 6 February 2013 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and position of the Council at first reading of 20 February 2014 (not yet published in the Official Journal). Position of the European Parliament of 2 April 2014 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

f3

Directive 2002/49/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 June 2002 relating to the assessment and management of environmental noise (OJ L 189, 18.7.2002, p. 12).

f4

Council Directive 70/157/EEC of 6 February 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the permissible sound level and the exhaust system of motor vehicles (OJ L 42, 23.2.1970, p. 16).

f5

Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 September 2007 establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles (Framework Directive) (OJ L 263, 9.10.2007, p. 1).

f6

Regulation No 51 of the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations (UN/ECE) — Uniform provisions concerning the approval of motor vehicles having at least four wheels with regard to their noise emissions (OJ L 137, 30.5.2007, p. 68).

f7

Regulation No 59 of the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations (UN/ECE) — Uniform provisions concerning the approval of replacement silencing systems (OJ L 326, 24.11.2006, p. 43).

f8

Council Decision 97/836/EC of 27 November 1997 with a view to accession by the European Community to the Agreement of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe concerning the adoption of uniform technical prescriptions for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be fitted to and/or be used on wheeled vehicles and the conditions for reciprocal recognition of approvals granted on the basis of these prescriptions (‘Revised 1958 Agreement’) (OJ L 346, 17.12.1997, p. 78).

f9

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning type-approval requirements for the general safety of motor vehicles, their trailers and systems, components and separate technical units intended therefor (OJ L 200, 31.7.2009, p. 1).

f10

Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 339/93 (OJ L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 30).

f11

Decision No 1600/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 July 2002 laying down the Sixth Community Environment Action Programme (OJ L 242, 10.9.2002, p. 1).

f12

OJ C 168 E, 14.6.2013, p. 72.

Contents

  1. 1Subject matter
  2. 2Scope
  3. 3Definitions
  4. 4General obligations of the Secretary of State
  5. 5General obligations of manufacturers
  6. 6Additional sound emission provisions (ASEP)
  7. 7Consumer information and labelling
  8. 8Acoustic Vehicle Alerting System (AVAS)
  9. 9Amendment of the annexes
  10. 10Regulations
  11. 11Revision clause Repealed
  12. 12Amendments to Directive 2007/46/EC
  13. 13Transitional provisions
  14. 14Repeal
  15. 15Entry into force
  16. Signature
  17. Annex I: GB TYPE-APPROVAL IN RESPECT OF THE SOUND LEVEL OF A VEHICLE TYPE
  18. APPLICATION FOR GB TYPE-APPROVAL OF A VEHICLE TYPE
  19. 1.1Division 1.1
  20. 1.2Division 1.2
  21. 1.3Division 1.3
  22. 1.4Division 1.4
  23. MARKINGS
  24. 2.1Division 2.1
  25. 2.1.1Division 2.1.1
  26. 2.1.2Division 2.1.2
  27. 2.2Division 2.2
  28. GRANTING OF GB TYPE-APPROVAL OF A VEHICLE TYPE
  29. 3.1Division 3.1
  30. 3.2Division 3.2
  31. 3.3Division 3.3
  32. 3.3.1Division 3.3.1
  33. 4AMENDMENTS TO GB TYPE-APPROVALS
  34. CONFORMITY OF PRODUCTION ARRANGEMENTS
  35. 5.1Division 5.1
  36. 5.2Division 5.2
  37. 5.2.1Division 5.2.1
  38. 5.2.2Division 5.2.2
  39. 1Information document No … pursuant to Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/683 relating to GB type-approval of a vehicle with respect to the permissible sound level
  40. 2Model GB type-approval certificate
  41. Addendumto GB type-approval certificate No …
  42. Annex II: METHODS AND INSTRUMENTS FOR MEASURING THE NOISE MADE BY MOTOR VEHICLES
  43. METHODS OF MEASUREMENT
  44. 1.1Division 1.1
  45. 1.2Division 1.2
  46. MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
  47. 2.1Acoustic measurements
  48. 2.2Compliance with requirements
  49. 2.3Calibration of the entire Acoustic Measurement System for measurement session
  50. 2.4Instrumentation for speed measurements
  51. 2.5Meteorological instrumentation
  52. CONDITIONS OF MEASUREMENT
  53. Test Site and ambient conditions
  54. 3.1.1Division 3.1.1
  55. 3.1.2Division 3.1.2
  56. Vehicle
  57. 3.2.1Division 3.2.1
  58. 3.2.2Division 3.2.2
  59. 3.2.3Division 3.2.3
  60. 3.2.4Division 3.2.4
  61. 3.2.5Division 3.2.5
  62. 3.2.6Division 3.2.6
  63. 3.2.7Division 3.2.7
  64. METHODS OF TESTING
  65. Measurement of noise of vehicles in motion
  66. 4.1.1General test conditions
  67. Specific test conditions for vehicles
  68. 4.1.2.1Vehicles of category M1, M2 ≤ 3 500 kg, N1
  69. 4.1.2.1.1Power to mass ratio index (PMR)
  70. 4.1.2.1.2Calculation of acceleration
  71. 4.1.2.1.2.1Division 4.1.2.1.2.1
  72. 4.1.2.1.2.2Division 4.1.2.1.2.2
  73. 4.1.2.1.2.3Target acceleration
  74. 4.1.2.1.2.4Reference acceleration
  75. 4.1.2.1.3Partial power factor kP
  76. 4.1.2.1.4Gear ratio selection
  77. 4.1.2.1.4.1Division 4.1.2.1.4.1
  78. 4.1.2.1.4.2Division 4.1.2.1.4.2
  79. 4.1.2.1.5Acceleration test
  80. 4.1.2.1.6Constant speed test
  81. 4.1.2.2Vehicles of categories M2 > 3 500 kg, M3, N2, N3
  82. Gear ratio selection
  83. 4.1.2.2.1.1Vehicles with manual transmissions
  84. 4.1.2.2.1.2Vehicles with automatic transmissions, adaptive transmissions and CVTs
  85. 4.1.2.2.2Acceleration test
  86. 4.1.3Interpretation of results
  87. 4.1.3.1Vehicles of categories M1, N1 and M2 ≤ 3 500 kg
  88. 4.1.3.2Vehicles of categories M2 > 3 500 kg, M3, N2, N3
  89. Measurement of noise emitted by stationary vehicles
  90. 4.2.1Sound level in the vicinity of vehicles
  91. 4.2.2Acoustic measurements
  92. 4.2.3Division 4.2.3
  93. 4.2.3.1Division 4.2.3.1
  94. 4.2.4Disturbance sound and wind interference
  95. Measuring method
  96. 4.2.5.1Nature and number of measurements
  97. 4.2.5.2Positioning and preparation of the vehicle
  98. 4.2.5.3Division 4.2.5.3
  99. Positions of the microphone
  100. 4.2.5.3.1.1Division 4.2.5.3.1.1
  101. 4.2.5.3.1.2Division 4.2.5.3.1.2
  102. 4.2.5.3.1.3Division 4.2.5.3.1.3
  103. 4.2.5.3.1.4Division 4.2.5.3.1.4
  104. 4.2.5.3.1.5Division 4.2.5.3.1.5
  105. 4.2.5.3.1.6Division 4.2.5.3.1.6
  106. Operating conditions of the engine
  107. 4.2.5.3.2.1Target engine speed
  108. 4.2.5.3.2.2Test procedure
  109. 4.2.5.3.2.3Test validation
  110. 4.2.6Results
  111. 5Division 5
  112. 5.1Division 5.1
  113. 5.2Division 5.2
  114. Figures
  115. Annex IIILIMIT VALUES
  116. Annex IV: SILENCING SYSTEMS CONTAINING ACOUSTICALLY ABSORBING FIBROUS MATERIALS
  117. 1GENERAL
  118. Continuous road operation for 10 000 km.
  119. 1.1.1Division 1.1.1
  120. 1.1.2Division 1.1.2
  121. 1.1.3Division 1.1.3
  122. Conditioning on a test bench
  123. 1.2.1Division 1.2.1
  124. 1.2.2Division 1.2.2
  125. 1.2.3Division 1.2.3
  126. 1.2.4Division 1.2.4
  127. Conditioning by pulsation
  128. 1.3.1Division 1.3.1
  129. 1.3.2Division 1.3.2
  130. 1.3.3Division 1.3.3
  131. 1.3.4Division 1.3.4
  132. 1.3.5Division 1.3.5
  133. 1.3.6Division 1.3.6
  134. 1.3.7Division 1.3.7
  135. 1.3.8Division 1.3.8
  136. Appendix
  137. Annex V: COMPRESSED AIR NOISE
  138. 1METHOD OF MEASUREMENT
  139. 2EVALUATION OF THE RESULTS
  140. 3LIMITING VALUE
  141. Appendix
  142. Annex VI: CHECKS ON CONFORMITY OF PRODUCTION FOR VEHICLES
  143. 1GENERAL
  144. 2TESTING PROCEDURE
  145. 2.1Division 2.1
  146. 2.2Compressed air noise
  147. 2.3Additional sound emission provisions
  148. 3SAMPLING AND EVALUATION OF THE RESULTS
  149. Annex VII: MEASURING METHOD TO EVALUATE COMPLIANCE WITH THE ADDITIONAL SOUND EMISSION PROVISIONS
  150. 1GENERAL
  151. MEASURING METHOD
  152. 2.1Measuring instruments and condition of measurements
  153. 2.2Method of testing
  154. 2.3Control range
  155. 2.4Gear ratios
  156. 2.5Target conditions
  157. 2.6Test of the vehicle
  158. ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
  159. 3.1Determination of the anchor point for each gear ratio
  160. 3.2Slope of the regression line for each gear
  161. 3.2.1Calculation of the slope of the regression line for each gear
  162. 3.2.2Slope of the regression line for each gear
  163. 3.3Calculation of the linear sound level increase expected for each measurement
  164. 3.4Samples
  165. 4INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS
  166. 5REFERENCE SOUND ASSESSMENT
  167. 5.1Division 5.1
  168. 5.2Determination of reference engine speed nref_K
  169. 5.3Calculation of Lref
  170. EVALUATION OF ASEP USING THE PRINCIPLE OF L urban
  171. 6.1General
  172. 6.2Calculation of Lurban ASEP
  173. Model statement of compliance with the Additional Sound Emission Provisions
  174. Annex VIII: MEASURES CONCERNING THE ACOUSTIC VEHICLE ALERTING SYSTEM (AVAS)
  175. Section IDivision Section I
  176. I.1Division I.1
  177. I.2Division I.2
  178. I.3Division I.3
  180. II.1System performance
  181. II.2Operation conditions
  182. II.3Sound type and volume
  184. III.1System performance
  185. III.2Operation conditions
  186. III.3Sound type and volume
  187. III.4Test track requirements
  188. III.5Type-approval certificate
  189. III.6Markings
  190. SECTION IVDivision SECTION IV
  191. Switch
  192. Annex IX: GB TYPE-APPROVAL IN RESPECT OF THE SOUND LEVEL OF SILENCING SYSTEMS AS SEPARATE TECHNICAL UNITS (REPLACEMENT SILENCING SYSTEMS)
  193. APPLICATION FOR GB TYPE-APPROVAL
  194. 1.1Division 1.1
  195. 1.2Division 1.2
  196. 1.3Division 1.3
  197. 1.3.1Division 1.3.1
  198. 1.3.2Division 1.3.2
  199. 1.3.3Division 1.3.3
  200. 1.3.4Division 1.3.4
  201. MARKINGS
  202. 2.4.1Division 2.4.1
  203. 2.4.1.1Division 2.4.1.1
  204. 2.4.1.2Division 2.4.1.2
  205. 2.4.2Division 2.4.2
  206. GRANTING OF GB TYPE-APPROVAL
  207. 3.1Division 3.1
  208. 3.2Division 3.2
  209. 3.3Division 3.3
  210. GB TYPE-APPROVAL MARK
  211. 4.1Division 4.1
  212. 4.2Division 4.2
  213. 4.3Division 4.3
  214. 4.4Division 4.4
  215. SPECIFICATIONS
  216. General specifications
  217. 5.1.1Division 5.1.1
  218. 5.1.2Division 5.1.2
  219. 5.1.3Division 5.1.3
  220. 5.1.3.1Division 5.1.3.1
  221. 5.1.3.2Division 5.1.3.2
  222. Specifications regarding sound levels
  223. Conditions of measurement
  224. 5.2.1.1Division 5.2.1.1
  225. 5.2.2Division 5.2.2
  226. 5.2.3Division 5.2.3
  227. 5.2.3.1Division 5.2.3.1
  228. 5.2.3.2Division 5.2.3.2
  229. 5.2.3.3Division 5.2.3.3
  230. Measurement of the vehicle performances
  231. 5.3.1Division 5.3.1
  232. 5.3.2Division 5.3.2
  233. 5.3.3Division 5.3.3
  234. Test method
  235. 5.3.4.1Test method with engine
  236. 5.3.4.2Test method with vehicle
  237. Additional specifications regarding replacement silencing systems, or components thereof, containing acoustically absorbing fibrous materials
  238. 5.4.1General
  239. Continuous road operation for 10 000 km
  240. 5.4.1.1.1Division 5.4.1.1.1
  241. Conditioning on a test bench
  242. 5.4.1.2.1Division 5.4.1.2.1
  243. 5.4.1.2.2Division 5.4.1.2.2
  244. 5.4.1.2.3Division 5.4.1.2.3
  245. 5.4.1.2.4Division 5.4.1.2.4
  246. Conditioning by pulsation
  247. 5.4.1.3.1Division 5.4.1.3.1
  248. 5.4.1.3.2Division 5.4.1.3.2
  249. 5.4.1.3.3Division 5.4.1.3.3
  250. 5.4.1.3.4Division 5.4.1.3.4
  251. 5.4.1.3.5Division 5.4.1.3.5
  252. 5.4.1.3.6Division 5.4.1.3.6
  253. 5.4.1.3.7Division 5.4.1.3.7
  254. 5.4.1.3.8Division 5.4.1.3.8
  255. 5.4.1.3.9Division 5.4.1.3.9
  256. 5.4.1.3.10Division 5.4.1.3.10
  257. 6EXTENSION OF GB TYPE-APPROVAL
  258. 7MODIFICATION OF THE TYPE OF SILENCING SYSTEM
  259. COP
  260. 8.1Division 8.1
  261. 8.2Division 8.2
  262. 8.2.1Division 8.2.1
  263. 8.2.2Division 8.2.2
  264. INFORMATION INTENDED FOR USERS AND TECHNICAL INSPECTION
  265. 9.1Division 9.1
  266. 9.2Division 9.2
  267. 9.3Division 9.3
  268. 1Information document No … relating to GB type-approval as separate technical unit of replacement silencing systems for motor vehicles (Regulation (EU) No 540/2014)
  269. 2Appendix 2
  270. Addendumto GB type-approval certificate No …
  271. 3Model for the GB type-approval mark
  272. 4Test apparatus
  273. 5Measuring points — back pressure
  274. Annex X: CHECKS ON CONFORMITY OF PRODUCTION FOR REPLACEMENT SILENCING SYSTEM AS A SEPARATE TECHNICAL UNIT
  275. 1GENERAL
  276. 2TESTING AND PROCEDURES
  277. SAMPLING AND EVALUATION OF THE RESULTS
  278. 3.1Division 3.1
  279. 3.2Division 3.2
  280. 3.3Division 3.3
  281. 3.4Division 3.4
  282. Annex XIAMENDMENTS TO DIRECTIVE 2007/46/EC
  283. Part A
  284. 1Annex IV shall be amended as follows:
  285. 2In Annex VI, the following row shall be inserted in the table in the Appendix to Model A:
  286. 3Annex XI shall be amended as follows:
  287. Part B
  288. 1Annex IV shall be amended as follows:
  289. 2Division 2
  290. 3Annex XI shall be amended as follows:
  291. Annex XIICORRELATION TABLE