{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-654/annex-IX/division-3/division-3.1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-654/annex-IX/division-3/division-3.1.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2017/654",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/654 of 19 December 2016 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1628 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to technical and general requirements relating to emission limits and type-approval for internal combustion engines for non-road mobile machinery",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-654",
  "path": "annex/IX/division/3/division/3.1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "3.1",
  "heading": "Type: LPG",
  "text": "Notes:\nBalance shall be read as follows: balance = 100 – C3 – < C3 – > C4.\nThis method may not accurately determine the presence of corrosive materials if the sample contains corrosion inhibitors or other chemicals which diminish the corrosivity of the sample to the copper strip. Therefore, the addition of such compounds for the sole purpose of biasing the test method is prohibited.\nAt the request of the engine manufacturer, a higher MON could be used to perform the type approval tests.\nParameter\nUnit\nFuel A\nFuel B\nTest method\nComposition:\nEN 27941\nC3-content\n% v/v\n30 ± 2\n85 ± 2\nC4-content\n% v/v\nBalance\nBalance\n< C3, > C4\n% v/v\nMaximum 2\nMaximum 2\nOlefins\n% v/v\nMaximum 12\nMaximum 15\nEvaporation residue\nmg/kg\nMaximum 50\nMaximum 50\nEN 15470\nWater at 0 °C\nFree\nFree\nEN 15469\nTotal sulphur content including odorant\nmg/kg\nMaximum 10\nMaximum 10\nEN 24260, ASTM D 3246, ASTM 6667\nHydrogen sulphide\nNone\nNone\nEN ISO 8819\nCopper strip corrosion (1h at 40 °C)\nRating\nClass 1\nClass 1\nISO 6251\nOdour\nCharacteristic\nCharacteristic\nMotor octane number\nMinimum 89,0\nMinimum 89,0\nEN 589 Annex B",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Balance shall be read as follows: balance = 100 – C3 – < C3 – > C4."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "This method may not accurately determine the presence of corrosive materials if the sample contains corrosion inhibitors or other chemicals which diminish the corrosivity of the sample to the copper strip. Therefore, the addition of such compounds for the sole purpose of biasing the test method is prohibited."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "At the request of the engine manufacturer, a higher MON could be used to perform the type approval tests."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2017/654/annex/IX/division/3/division/3.1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:45:01.864924+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."
}