1.The Commission shall consider including methane emissions in the calculation of carbon dioxide emissions. If necessary, the Commission shall present a proposal to the European Parliament and the Council with measures to account for, or limit, methane emissions.
2.After the completion of the UN/ECE Particulate Measurement Programme, conducted under the auspices of the World Forum for Harmonisation of Vehicle Regulations, and at the latest upon entry into force of Euro 6, the Commission shall adopt the following measures, which are designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, inter alia by supplementing it, without lowering the existing ambition level with regard to the environment:
(a)amendment of this Regulation in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 15(3) for the purpose of recalibrating the particulate mass based limit values set out in Annex I to this Regulation, and introducing particle number based limit values in that Annex so that they correlate broadly with the petrol and diesel mass limit values;
(b)adoption of a revised measurement procedure for particulates and a particle number limit value, in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 15(3).
3.The Commission shall keep under review the procedures, tests and requirements referred to in Article 5(3) as well as the test cycles used to measure emissions. If the review finds that these are no longer adequate or no longer reflect real world emissions, they shall be adapted so as to adequately reflect the emissions generated by real driving on the road. The necessary measures, which are designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 15(3).
4.The Commission shall keep under review the pollutants subject to the requirements and tests referred to in Article 5(3). If the Commission concludes that it is appropriate to regulate the emissions of additional pollutants it shall present a proposal to the European Parliament and to the Council to amend this Regulation accordingly.
5.The Commission shall review the emission limits set out in Table 4 of Annex I for the carbon monoxide and hydrocarbon tailpipe emissions after a cold start test and shall present, as appropriate, a proposal to the European Parliament and to the Council with a view to tightening the emission limits.
6.The relevant Annexes of Directive 2005/55/EC shall be amended in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 15(3) so that they contain requirements for the type approval of all vehicles covered by the scope of that Directive.
1.The Commission shall be assisted by a committee.
2.Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 5 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.
The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months.
3.Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5a(1) to (4) and Article 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.
1.Directive 70/156/EEC shall be amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.
2.Directive 2005/55/EC is hereby amended as follows:
(a)The title shall be replaced by the following:
‘Directive 2005/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 September 2005 on type approval of heavy duty vehicles and engines with respect to their emissions (Euro IV and V)’;
(b)Article 1 shall be replaced by the following:
For the purposes of this Directive the following definitions shall apply:
“vehicle” means any motor vehicle as defined in Article 2 of Directive 70/156/EEC with a reference mass exceeding 2 610 kg;
“engine” means the motive propulsion source of a vehicle for which type-approval as a separate technical unit, as defined in Article 2 of Directive 70/156/EEC, may be granted;
“enhanced environment-friendly vehicle (EEV)” means a vehicle propelled by an engine which complies with the permissive emission limit values set out in row C of the tables in Section 6.2.1 of Annex I.’;
(c)Section 1 of Annex I shall be replaced by the following:
1.The following Directives shall be repealed with effect from 2 January 2013:
Directive 70/220/EEC,
Directive 72/306/EEC,
Directive 74/290/EEC,
Directive 77/102/EEC,
Directive 78/665/EEC,
Directive 80/1268/EEC,
Directive 83/351/EEC,
Directive 88/76/EEC,
Directive 88/436/EEC,
Directive 89/458/EEC,
Directive 91/441/EEC,
Directive 93/59/EEC,
Directive 93/116/EC,
Directive 94/12/EC,
Directive 96/44/EC,
Directive 96/69/EC,
Directive 98/69/EC,
Directive 98/77/EC,
Directive 1999/100/EC,
Directive 1999/102/EC,
Directive 2001/1/EC,
Directive 2001/100/EC,
Directive 2002/80/EC,
Directive 2003/76/EC,
Directive 2004/3/EC.
2.Annexes II and V of Commission Directive 89/491/EEC of 17 July 1989 adapting to technical progress Council Directives 70/157/EEC, 70/220/EEC, 72/245/EEC, 72/306/EEC, 80/1268/EEC and 80/1269/EEC relating to motor vehicles(2) shall be deleted with effect from 2 January 2013.
3.References made to the repealed Directives shall be construed as being made to this Regulation.
4.Member States shall repeal their implementing legislation adopted under the Directives referred to in paragraph 1 with effect from 2 January 2013.
1.This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
2.This Regulation shall apply from 3 January 2009, with the exception of Articles 10(1) and 12 which shall apply from 2 July 2007.
3.The amendments or implementing measures referred to in Article 5(3) and Article 14(6) shall be adopted by 2 July 2008.