ANNEX

“‘ANNEX IV PROVISIONS FOR TRACTORS AND ENGINES PLACED ON THE MARKET UNDER THE FLEXIBILITY SCHEME LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 3a

1. ACTIONS BY THE TRACTOR MANUFACTURERS

1.1. Except during Stage III B, a tractor manufacturer who wishes to make use of the flexibility scheme shall request permission from the approval authority to place tractors on the market in accordance with the relevant provisions set out in this Annex. The number of tractors shall not exceed the ceilings set out in sections 1.1.1 and 1.1.2. The engines shall meet the requirements referred to in Article 3a.

1.1.1. The number of tractors placed on the market under the flexibility scheme shall, in each engine category, not exceed 20 % of the annual number of tractors placed on the market by the tractor manufacturer with engines in that engine category (calculated as the average of the last five years’ sales on the Union market). Where a tractor manufacturer has marketed tractors in the Union for a period of less than five years the average will be calculated based on the actual period for which the tractor manufacturer has marketed tractors in the Union.

1.1.2. As an alternative option to section 1.1.1, the number of tractors placed on the market under the flexibility scheme shall, in each power range, not exceed the following ceilings:

Engine power rangeP (kW)	Number of tractors
19 ≤ P < 37	200
37 ≤ P < 75	150
75 ≤ P < 130	100
130 ≤ P ≤ 560	50

1.2. During Stage III B, a tractor manufacturer who wishes to make use of the flexibility scheme shall request permission from the approval authority to place tractors on the market in accordance with the relevant provisions set out in this Annex. The number of tractors shall not exceed the ceilings set out in sections 1.2.1 and 1.2.2. The engines shall meet the requirements referred to in Article 3a.

1.2.1. The number of tractors placed on the market under the flexibility scheme shall, in each engine category, not exceed 40 % of the annual number of tractors placed on the market by the tractor manufacturer with engines in that engine category (calculated as the average of the last five years’ sales on the Union market). Where a tractor manufacturer has marketed tractors in the Union for a period of less than five years the average will be calculated based on the actual period for which the tractor manufacturer has marketed tractors in the Union.

1.2.2. As an alternative option to section 1.2.1, the number of tractors placed on the market under the flexibility scheme shall, in each power range, not exceed the following ceilings:

Engine power rangeP (kW)	Number of tractors
37 ≤ P < 56	200
56 ≤ P < 75	175
75 ≤ P < 130	250
130 ≤ P ≤ 560	125

1.3. The tractor manufacturer shall include in his application to the approval authority the following information:

(a)

a sample of the labels to be affixed to each tractor in which an engine placed on the market under the flexibility scheme will be installed. The labels shall bear the following text: "TRACTOR NO … (sequence of tractors) OF … (total number of tractors in respective power range) WITH ENGINE NO … WITH TYPE-APPROVAL (Directive 2000/25/EC) NO …"; and

(b)

a sample of the supplementary label to be affixed on the engine bearing the text referred to in section 2.2.

1.4. The tractor manufacturer shall provide the approval authority with any necessary information connected with the implementation of the flexibility scheme that the approval authority may request in order to make a decision.

1.5. The tractor manufacturer shall file a report every six months to the approval authorities of each Member State where the tractor is placed on the market on the implementation of the flexibility schemes he is using. The report shall include cumulative data on the number of tractors placed on the market under the flexibility scheme, engine and tractor serial numbers, and the Member States where the tractor has been entered into service. This procedure shall be continued as long as a flexibility scheme is still in progress, without any exceptions.

2. ACTIONS BY THE ENGINE MANUFACTURER

2.1. An engine manufacturer may place on the market engines under the flexibility scheme approved in accordance with sections 1 and 3 of this Annex.

2.2. The engine manufacturer shall label those engines with the following text: "Engine placed on the market under the flexibility scheme" in accordance with the requirements referred to in section 5 of Annex I.

3. ACTIONS BY THE APPROVAL AUTHORITY

The approval authority shall evaluate the content of the flexibility scheme request and the enclosed documents. As a consequence it will inform the tractor manufacturer of its decision as to whether or not to allow use of the flexibility scheme as requested.’.”