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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/road-vehicles-defeat-devices-fuel-economy-and-type-approval-amendment-regulations-2018/regulation-13",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2018/673",
  "legislation_title": "The Road Vehicles (Defeat Devices, Fuel Economy and Type-Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/road-vehicles-defeat-devices-fuel-economy-and-type-approval-amendment-regulations-2018",
  "path": "regulation/13",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "13",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Schedule 5 (technical and administrative requirements for grant of individual approval) is amended as follows.\n(2) In Part 1 (general provisions), in paragraph 7(2) for “does not exceed 300” substitute “ does not exceed 500 ”.\n(3) In Part 2 (requirements for Part 2 vehicles)—\n(a) in item 2 (emissions), for the heading “2. Emissions”, substitute “ 2. Light Duty Emissions ”;\n(b) in the third column of item 2, in paragraph 9, insert at the beginning “ In the case of a completed vehicle, ”;\n(c) in item 3 (fuel tanks), in the first column, at the end of paragraph 3, insert—\n“\nOr\nThe technical provisions of Regulation (EC) No. 79/2009 or UNECE Regulation 134 for hydrogen.\n”;\n(d) in the first column of item 11 (diesel smoke), after paragraph 2 insert—\n“\n3. If the vehicle has an effective date on or after 1st September 2018, when the engine is subject to the free-acceleration test, the co-efficient of absorption of the exhaust emissions from the engine immediately after leaving the exhaust must not exceed 0.7 per metres or the plate value (if any), whichever is lower.\n”;\n(e) in the second column of item 11, at the end, insert—\n“\n“plate value” means the co-efficient of absorption specified either on the vehicle's plate provided under item 18 of this table, or on any other plate provided for this purpose.\n”;\n(f) in item 41 (diesel smoke), for the heading “41. Diesel Emissions”, substitute the heading “ 41. Heavy Duty Emissions ”;\n(g) in the first column of item 41, at the end insert—\n“\n5. Complete or completed vehicles manufactured on or after 1st September 2018: Regulation (EC) No. 595/2009 Annex I limit values\n”;\n(h) after item 60 (frontal protection systems (“bull bars”) (if fitted)), insert the following item—\n“\n69. Electrical Safety\nVehicle: The technical provisions of UNECE Regulation 100.01.\nFor a vehicle with batteries with maximum voltage 48V – only compliance with the essential technical requirements of UNECE Regulation 100.00 is required\n”.\n(4) In Part 3 (requirements for Part 3 vehicles) —\n(a) in item 2 (emissions), for the heading “2. Emissions” substitute the heading “ 2. Light Duty Emissions ”;\n(b) in column 1 of item 2, at the end, insert—\n“\n6. Complete or Completed vehicles manufactured after 1st December 2018 in the case of M1 vehicles and 1st December 2019 otherwise: the technical provisions of Annex XXI to Regulation (EU) No. 2017/1151.\n”;\n(c) in column 3 of item 2, for paragraph 4, substitute—\n“\n4. In the case of a Completed vehicle, the requirements according to the category and date of completion of the base or incomplete vehicle based on maximum mass may apply.\n”;\n(d) in column 3 of item 2, in paragraph 5, after “reference mass”, add “ or aerodynamic performance ”;\n(e) in item 41 (diesel emissions)—\n(i) for the heading “41. Diesel Emissions”, substitute the heading “ 41. Heavy Duty Emissions ”;\n(ii) in the first column, at the end, add—\n“\n5. Complete or Completed vehicles manufactured on or after 1st September 2018: Regulation No. (EC) No. 595/2009 Annex I limit values.\n”;\n(f) in column 3 of item 41, at the beginning of paragraph 2, insert “ In the case of a completed vehicle ”;\n(g) after item 54 (side impact), insert the additional item—\n“\n69. Electrical Safety.\nVehicle: The technical provisions of UNECE Regulation 100.01\n”.\n(5) In Part 4 (requirements for other vehicles)—\n(a) in item 2 (emissions), for the heading “2. Emissions”, substitute the heading “ 2. Light Duty Emissions ”;\n(b) in item 2, for the entry in the first column, substitute—\n“\n1. Directive 70/220/EEC as amended by Directive 94/12/EC, Annex I, paragraph 5.\n2. Vehicles manufactured on or after 1st January 2001; Directive 70/220/EEC as amended by Directive 98/69/EC, Annex I.\n3. Vehicles manufactured on or after 1st January 2006; Directive 70/220/EEC as amended by Directive 98/69/ EC Annex I, paragraph 5 (Row B limits).\n4. Vehicles manufactured on or after 1st September 2012: Regulation (EC) No. 715/2007, Annex I, Table 1.\n5. Vehicles manufactured on or after 1st September 2016: Regulation (EC) No. 715/2007, Annex I, Table 2.\n6. Vehicles manufactured on or after 1st March 2020: Regulation (EU) No. 2017/1151 (WLTP).\n”;\n(c) in item 2, in the third column—\n(i) omit paragraph 2;\n(ii) for paragraph 6, substitute—\n“\n6. In the case of a completed vehicle, the requirements according to the category and date of completion of the base or incomplete vehicles based on maximum mass may apply.\n”;\n(iii) in paragraph 7, after “reference weight”, insert “ or aerodynamic performance ”;\n(d) in item 3 (fuel tanks / rear protective devices), at the end of paragraph 2, in column 1 insert—\n“\nThe technical provisions of Regulation (EC) No. 79/2009 or UNECE Regulation 134 for hydrogen\n”;\n(e) in item 8 (indirect vision)—\n(i) in the first column after “Vehicle” insert—\n“\n1. The technical provisions of Directive 2003/97/EC Annex III.\n2. N2 and N3 vehicles manufactured after 1 April 2016: the technical provisions of paragraph 15 of UNECE Regulation 46.04.\n”;\n(ii) in the third column, in paragraph 3, for “motor caravan, ambulance or hearse”, substitute “ Completed vehicle ”; and\n(iii) in the third column, after paragraph 4, insert—\n“\n5. The vehicle requirements in col 1 paragraph 2 do not apply to vehicles where any part of the Class V mirror is below 2.4m above the ground.\n6. The requirements in col 1 paragraph 2 do not apply to vehicles where the incomplete vehicle is of a type that is type approved to Directive 2003/97/EC.\n”;\n(f) omit item 11 (diesel smoke);\n(g) in item 41 (diesel emissions), for the heading “41. Diesel Emissions”, substitute the heading “ 41. Heavy Duty Emissions ”;\n(h) in item 41, in the first column, for paragraphs 1 and 2, substitute—\n“\n1. Directive 88/77/EEC as amended by Directive 91/542/EEC Row B limit values.\n2. Vehicles manufactured on or after 1st October 2001: Directive 88/77/EEC as amended by Directive 1999/96/EC Row A limit values.\n3. Vehicles manufactured on or after 1st October 2006; Directive 88/77/EEC as amended by Directive 1999/96/EC Row B1 limit values.\n4. Vehicles manufactured on or after 1st October 2009: Directive 88/77/EEC as amended by Directive 1999/96 EC Row B2 limit values.\n5. Complete or completed vehicles manufactured on or after 1st September 2018: Regulation (EC) No. 595/2009 Annex I limit values.\n”;\n(i) in item 41, in the third column—\n(i) in paragraph 5, for “a motor caravan, ambulance or hearse”, substitute “ a completed vehicle ”; and\n(ii) for paragraph 6, substitute—\n“\n6. In the case of —\n(a) mobile cranes which have an engine meeting the technical requirements of Regulation (EU) No. 2016/1628; or\n(b) vehicles designed to tow combinations exceeding 200 tonnes which have an engine meeting the technical requirements of Regulation (EU) No. 2016/1628,\ncompliance with Regulation (EU) No. 2016/1628 can be accepted.\n”;\n(j) after item 57 (front underrun protection), insert the following items—\n“\n65. AEBS\nThe technical provisions of Regulation (EU) No. 347/2012 or UNECE Regulation 131.\n1. A Completed vehicle where the Complete or Incomplete vehicle it is based upon was manufactured before 1st September 2018.\n2. A Complete vehicle which was manufactured before 1st September 2018.\n3. A Completed vehicle where the Complete or Incomplete vehicle upon which it is based has a gross weight of not more than 8 tonnes or has hydraulic brakes or is not equipped with pneumatic rear suspension; and was manufactured before 1st November 2020.\n4. A Complete vehicle which has a gross weight of not more than 8 tonnes or has hydraulic brakes or is not equipped with pneumatic rear suspension; and which was manufactured before 1st November 2020.\n5. The exemptions listed in Article 1 of Regulation EU No. 347/2012.\n6. Completed vehicles based on a Complete or Incomplete vehicle of category N1 or M1.\n7. Vehicles built by a manufacturer which made fewer than 1,000 chassis and unitized bodies in the previous calendar year.\n66. LDWS\nThe technical provisions of Regulation (EU) No. 351/2012 or UNECE Regulation 130.\n1. A Completed vehicle where the Complete or Incomplete vehicle it is based upon was manufactured before 1st September 2018.\n2. A Complete vehicle which was manufactured before 1st September 2018.\n3. The exemptions listed in Article 1 of EU Regulation No. 351/2012.\n4. Completed vehicles based on a Complete or Incomplete vehicle of category N1 or M1.\n5. Vehicles built by a manufacturer which made fewer than 1,000 chassis and unitized bodies in the previous calendar year.\n69. Electrical Safety\nVehicle: The technical provisions of UNECE Regulation 100.01.\n”.",
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