Directive 1999/94/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 1999 relating to the availability of consumer information on fuel economy and CO2 emissions in respect of the marketing of new passenger cars (c. 94)

[F1 ANNEX III U.K. DESCRIPTION OF THE POSTER/DISPLAY TO BE DISPLAYED AT THE POINT OF SALE

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Directive 2003/73/EC of 24 July 2003 amending Annex III to Directive 1999/94/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance).

The Member States must ensure that the poster/display meets, as a minimum, the following requirements:

1.

the poster or display is a minimum size of 70 cm × 50 cm;

2.

the information is easy to read;

3.

in a display where information is provided on an electronic screen, the screen size shall be at least 25 cm × 32 cm (17 inches). The information may be shown using scroll techniques;

4.

the passenger car models are grouped and listed separately according to fuel type (e.g. petrol or diesel etc.). Within each fuel type, models are ranked in order of increasing CO ₂ emissions, with the model with the lowest official fuel consumption being placed at the top of the list;

5.

for each passenger car model in the list the make, the numerical value of the official fuel consumption and the official specific emissions of CO ₂ are given. The value of the official fuel consumption is expressed in either litres per 100 kilometres (l/100 km), kilometres per litre (km/l), or an appropriate combination of these, and is quoted to one decimal place. The official specific emissions of CO ₂ are quoted to the nearest whole number in grams per kilometre (g/km).

Such values may be expressed in different units (gallons and miles) to the extent compatible with the provisions of Directive 80/181/EEC.

A suggested format is shown below:

6.

the poster/display contains the following text regarding the availability of the guide on fuel economy and CO ₂ emissions: ‘A guide on fuel economy and CO ₂ emissions which contains data for all new passenger car models is available at any point of sale free of charge’; in the case of a display featuring an electronic screen this message must be permanently visible;

7.

the poster/display contains the following text: ‘In addition to the fuel efficiency of a car, driving behaviour as well as other non-technical factors play a role in determining a car's fuel consumption and CO ₂ emissions. CO ₂ is the main greenhouse gas responsible for global warming’; in the case of a display featuring an electronic screen this message must be permanently visible;

8.

the poster/display will be updated at least every six months. Where an electronic display is used, the information shall be updated at least every three months;

9.

the poster/display may be substituted completely and permanently by an electronic screen. In this case the electronic screen shall be presented in such a way that it attracts the awareness of the consumer at least with the same intensity as a poster/display would have achieved.]