Commission Regulation (EU) No 582/2011Show full title

3. ENGINE MARKINGS U.K.

3.1. In the case of an engine type approved as a separate technical unit or a vehicle type approved with regard to emissions and access to vehicle repair and maintenance information, the engine shall bear: U.K.

(a)

the trademark or trade name of the manufacturer of the engine;

(b)

the manufacturer's commercial description of the engine;

(c)

in case of an NG engine one of the following markings to be placed after the EC type-approval mark:

(i)

H in case of the engine being approved and calibrated for the H-range of gases;

(ii)

L in case of the engine being approved and calibrated for the L-range of gases;

(iii)

HL in case of the engine being approved and calibrated for both the H-range and L-range of gases;

(iv)

H_t in case of the engine being approved and calibrated for a specific gas composition in the H-range of gases and transformable to another specific gas in the H-range of gases by fine tuning of the engine fuelling;

(v)

L_t in case of the engine being approved and calibrated for a specific gas composition in the L-range of gases and transformable to another specific gas in the L-range of gases after fine tuning of the engine fuelling;

(vi)

HL_t in the case of the engine being approved and calibrated for a specific gas composition in either the H-range or the L-range of gases and transformable to another specific gas in either the H-range or the L-range of gases by fine tuning of the engine fuelling.

3.2. Every engine conforming to the type approved under this Regulation as a separate technical unit shall bear an EC type-approval mark. This mark shall consist of: U.K.

3.2.1.

A rectangle surrounding the lower-case letter ‘e’ followed by the distinguishing number of the Member State which has granted the EC separate technical unit type-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

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

for Bulgaria

36

for Lithuania

49

for Cyprus

50

for Malta

3.2.2.

The EC type-approval mark shall also include in the vicinity of the rectangle the ‘base approval number’ contained in Section 4 of the type-approval number referred to in Annex VII to Directive 2007/46/EC, preceded by the two figures indicating the sequence number assigned to the latest technical amendment to Regulation (EC) No 595/2009 or this Regulation on the date EC type-approval for a separate technical unit was granted. For this Regulation, the sequence number is 00.

3.2.3.

The EC type-approval mark shall be affixed to the engine in such a way as to be indelible and clearly legible. It shall be visible when the engine is installed on the vehicle and shall be affixed to a part necessary for normal engine operation and not normally requiring replacement during engine life.

3.2.4.

Appendix 8 gives examples of the EC type-approval mark.

3.3. Labels for NG and LPG fuelled engines U.K.

In the case of NG and LPG fuelled engines with a fuel range restricted type-approval, the following labels containing information provided in point 3.3.1 shall be affixed.

3.3.1. The following information shall be given on the label: U.K.

In the case of point 1.2.1.3, the label shall state ‘ONLY FOR USE WITH NATURAL GAS RANGE H’. If applicable, ‘H’ is replaced by ‘L’.

In the case of point 1.2.2.2, the label shall state ‘ONLY FOR USE WITH NATURAL GAS SPECIFICATION …’ or ‘ONLY FOR USE WITH LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS SPECIFICATION …’, as applicable. All the information in the appropriate table in Annex IX shall be given with the individual constituents and limits specified by the engine manufacturer.

The letters and figures shall be at least 4 mm in height.

If lack of space prevents such labelling, a simplified code may be used. In this event, explanatory notes containing all the above information shall be easily accessible to any person filling the fuel tank or performing maintenance or repair on the engine and its accessories, as well as to the authorities concerned. The site and content of these explanatory notes shall be determined by agreement between the manufacturer and the approval authority.

3.3.2. Properties U.K.

Labels shall be durable for the useful life of the engine. Labels shall be clearly legible and their letters and figures shall be indelible. Additionally, labels shall be attached in such a manner that their fixing is durable for the useful life of the engine, and the labels cannot be removed without destroying or defacing them.

3.3.3. Placing U.K.

Labels shall be secured to an engine part necessary for normal engine operation and not normally requiring replacement during engine life. Additionally, these labels shall be located so as to be readily visible after the engine has been completed with all the auxiliaries necessary for engine operation.

3.4. In case of an application for EC type-approval of a vehicle with an approved engine with regard to emissions and access to vehicle repair and maintenance information or an EC type-approval of a vehicle with regard to emissions and access to vehicle repair and maintenance information, the label specified in Section 3.3 shall also be placed close to the fuel filling aperture. U.K.