Commission Directive 2005/78/EC (repealed)Show full title

1.

The number shall consist of five sections separated by the ‘*’ character.

• the lower case letter ‘e’ followed by the distinguishing number of the Member State issuing the approval:

  1

  for Germany

  2

  for France

  3

  for Italy

  4

  for the Netherlands

  5

  for Sweden

  6

  for Belgium

  7

  for Hungary

  8

  for the Czech Republic

  9

  for Spain

  11

  for the United Kingdom

  12

  for Austria

  13

  for Luxembourg

  17

  for Finland

  18

  for Denmark

  19

  [F1 for Romania]

  20

  for Poland

  21

  for Portugal

  23

  for Greece

  24

  for Ireland

  26

  for Slovenia

  27

  for Slovakia

  29

  for Estonia

  32

  for Latvia

  34

  [F1 for Bulgaria]

  36

  for Lithuania

  49

  for Cyprus

  50

  for Malta

• [F2 the number of the Directive — 2005/55/EC.]

• the number of the latest amending Directive applicable to the approval. As it contains different implementation dates and different technical standards, an alphabetical character shall be added in accordance with the table in section 4 below. This character refers to the different application dates for the stages of severity on the basis of which type-approval was granted.

• a four-digit sequential number (with leading zeros as applicable) to denote the base approval number. The sequence shall start from 0001.

• a two-digit sequential number (with a leading zero as applicable) to denote the extension. The sequence shall start from 01 for each base approval number.

2.

[F3 Example of applying requirements set out in this Directive and Directive 2005/55/EC for the third approval (with, as yet, no extension) corresponding to application date B1 with OBD stage I, issued by the United Kingdom:

e11*2005/55*2005/78B*0003*00]

3.

[F3 Example of applying requirements set out in Directives 2005/55/EC and amending Directive 2006/51/EC for the second extension to the fourth approval corresponding to application date B2, with OBD stage II, issued by Germany:

e1*2005/55*2006/51F*0004*02]

4.

[F4 Table showing the characters to be used in accordance with the different implementation dates set out in Directive 2005/55/EC:

a In accordance with table I, section 6 of Annex I to Directive 2005/55/EC.
b In accordance with Article 4 of Directive 2005/55/EC, gas engines are excluded from OBD stage I.
c In accordance with section 6.5 of Annex I to Directive 2005/55/EC.]
Character	Row a	OBD Stage I b	OBD Stage II	Durability and in-use	NO x control c
A	A	—	—	—	—
B	B1(2005)	YES	—	YES	—
C	B1(2005)	YES	—	YES	YES
D	B2(2008)	YES	—	YES	—
E	B2(2008)	YES	—	YES	YES
F	B2(2008)	—	YES	YES	—
G	B2(2008)	—	YES	YES	YES
H	C	YES	—	YES	—
I	C	YES	—	YES	YES
J	C	—	YES	YES	—
K	C	—	YES	YES	YES

Textual Amendments

F1 Inserted by Commission Directive 2006/81/EC of 23 October 2006 adapting Directive 95/17/EC as regards the non-inclusion of one or more ingredients on the list used for the labelling of cosmetic products and Directive 2005/78/EC as regards the measures to be taken against the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants from engines for use in vehicles, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania.

F2 Substituted by Commission Directive 2008/74/EC of 18 July 2008 amending, as regards the type approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and access to vehicle repair and maintenance information, Directive 2005/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Directive 2005/78/EC (Text with EEA relevance).

F3 Substituted by Commission Directive 2006/51/EC of 6 June 2006 amending for the purposes of adapting to technical progress Annex I to Directive 2005/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Annexes IV and V to Directive 2005/78/EC as regards requirements for the emission control monitoring system for use in vehicles and exemptions for gas engines (Text with EEA relevance).

F4 Inserted by Commission Directive 2006/51/EC of 6 June 2006 amending for the purposes of adapting to technical progress Annex I to Directive 2005/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Annexes IV and V to Directive 2005/78/EC as regards requirements for the emission control monitoring system for use in vehicles and exemptions for gas engines (Text with EEA relevance).