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Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2007 on type approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information (Text with EEA relevance)

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ANNEX IEMISSION LIMITS

Table 1

Euro 5 emission limits

a

A number standard is to be defined as soon as possible and at the latest upon entry into force of Euro 6.

b

Positive ignition particulate mass standards apply only to vehicles with direct injection engines.

Key: PI = Positive ignition, CI = Compression ignition

Reference mass(RM)(kg)Limit values
Mass of carbon monoxide(CO)Mass of total hydrocarbons(THC)Mass of non-methane hydrocarbons(NMHC)Mass of oxides of nitrogen(NOx)Combined mass of total hydrocarbons and oxides of nitrogen(THC + NOx)Mass of particulate matter(PM)Number of particlesa(P)
L1(mg/km)L2(mg/km)L3(mg/km)L4(mg/km)L2 + L4(mg/km)L5(mg/km)L6(#/km)
CategoryClassPICIPICIPICIPICIPICIPIbCIPICI
MAll1 00050010068601802305,05,0
N1IRM ≤ 1 3051 00050010068601802305,05,0
II1 305 < RM ≤ 1 7601 81063013090752352955,05,0
III1 760 < RM2 270740160108822803505,05,0
N22 270740160108822803505,05,0

Table 2

Euro 6 emission limits

a

A number standard is to be defined for this stage.

b

Positive ignition particulate mass standards apply only to vehicles with direct injection engines.

Key: PI = Positive ignition, CI = Compression ignition

Reference mass(RM)(kg)Limit values
Mass of carbon monoxide(CO)Mass of total hydrocarbons(THC)Mass of non-methane hydrocarbons(NMHC)Mass of oxides of nitrogen(NOx)Combined mass of total hydrocarbons and oxides of nitrogen(THC + NOx)Mass of particulate matter(PM)Number of particlesa(P)
L1(mg/km)L2(mg/km)L3(mg/km)L4(mg/km)L2 + L4(mg/km)L5(mg/km)L6(#/km)
CategoryClassPICIPICIPICIPICIPICIPIbCIPICI
MAll1 0005001006860801705,05,0
N1IRM ≤ 1 3051 0005001006860801705,05,0
II1 305 < RM ≤ 1 7601 81063013090751051955,05,0
III1 760 < RM2 270740160108821252155,05,0
N22 270740160108821252155,05,0

Table 3

Emission limit for the evaporative emissions test

Mass of Evaporative Emission (g/test)
2,0

Table 4

Emission limit for the carbon monoxide and hydrocarbon tailpipe emissions after a cold start test

Test temperature 266 K (-7 °C)
Vehicle CategoryClassMass of carbon monoxide (CO)L1 (g/km)Mass of hydrocarbons (HC)L2 (g/km)
M151,8
N1I151,8
II242,7
III303,2
N2303,2

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