Directive 1999/94/EC of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

[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.]