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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) | ||||||||||
| Category | Class | PI | CI | PI | CI | PI | CI | PI | CI | PI | CI | PIb | CI | PI | CI | |
| M | — | All | 1 000 | 500 | 100 | — | 68 | — | 60 | 180 | — | 230 | 5,0 | 5,0 | ||
| N1 | I | RM ≤ 1 305 | 1 000 | 500 | 100 | — | 68 | — | 60 | 180 | — | 230 | 5,0 | 5,0 | ||
| II | 1 305 < RM ≤ 1 760 | 1 810 | 630 | 130 | — | 90 | — | 75 | 235 | — | 295 | 5,0 | 5,0 | |||
| III | 1 760 < RM | 2 270 | 740 | 160 | — | 108 | — | 82 | 280 | — | 350 | 5,0 | 5,0 | |||
| N2 | 2 270 | 740 | 160 | — | 108 | — | 82 | 280 | — | 350 | 5,0 | 5,0 | ||||
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) | ||||||||||
| Category | Class | PI | CI | PI | CI | PI | CI | PI | CI | PI | CI | PIb | CI | PI | CI | |
| M | — | All | 1 000 | 500 | 100 | — | 68 | — | 60 | 80 | — | 170 | 5,0 | 5,0 | ||
| N1 | I | RM ≤ 1 305 | 1 000 | 500 | 100 | — | 68 | — | 60 | 80 | — | 170 | 5,0 | 5,0 | ||
| II | 1 305 < RM ≤ 1 760 | 1 810 | 630 | 130 | — | 90 | — | 75 | 105 | — | 195 | 5,0 | 5,0 | |||
| III | 1 760 < RM | 2 270 | 740 | 160 | — | 108 | — | 82 | 125 | — | 215 | 5,0 | 5,0 | |||
| N2 | 2 270 | 740 | 160 | — | 108 | — | 82 | 125 | — | 215 | 5,0 | 5,0 | ||||
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 Category | Class | Mass of carbon monoxide (CO)L1 (g/km) | Mass of hydrocarbons (HC)L2 (g/km) |
| M | — | 15 | 1,8 |
| N1 | I | 15 | 1,8 |
| II | 24 | 2,7 | |
| III | 30 | 3,2 | |
| N2 | 30 | 3,2 | |
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