Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1222 of 24 August 2020 on the approval of efficient vehicle exterior lighting using light emitting diodes as an innovative technology for reducing CO2 emissions from internal combustion engine powered light commercial vehicles with regard to NEDC conditions pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance) (c. 1222)

Article 3 U.K. Certification of CO₂ savings

1. The type-approval authority shall ensure that CO₂ savings achieved from the use of the innovative technology have been determined using the methodology set out in the Annex.

2. Where a manufacturer applies for the certification of the CO₂ savings from more than one efficient exterior LED light referred to in Article 1 in relation to one vehicle version, the type approval authority shall determine which of the efficient exterior LED lighting tested delivers the lowest CO₂ savings, and record the lowest value in the relevant type approval documentation. That value shall be used for the purpose of paragraph 4.

3. Where the innovative technology is fitted in a bi-fuel or flex-fuel vehicle, the approval authority shall record the CO₂ savings as follows:

(a) for bi-fuel vehicles using petrol and gaseous fuels, the CO₂ savings value with regard to LPG or CNG fuels;

(b) for flex-fuel vehicles using petrol and E85, the CO₂ savings value with regard to petrol.

4. The type approval authority shall record the certified CO₂ savings determined in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2, and the eco-innovation code referred to in Article 4(1) in the relevant type-approval documentation.

5. The type-approval authority shall record all the elements considered for the certification in a test report and keep that together with the verification report referred to in Article 2(2), and shall make that information available to the Commission on request.

6. The type-approval authority shall only certify CO₂ savings, if it finds that the innovative technology complies with the conditions set out in Article 1, and if the CO₂ savings achieved are 1 g CO₂/km or higher, as specified in Article 9(1)(a) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 427/2014.