Commission Regulation (EU) No 459/2012Show full title

Commission Regulation (EU) No 459/2012 of 29 May 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 as regards emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 6) (Text with EEA relevance)

(1)

the text in the second row of the last column of Table 1 (Euro 5 emission limits) is replaced by the following:

Number of particles (PN);

(2)

Table 2 is replaced by the following table:

Table 2

Euro 6 Emission Limits

a

A limit of 5,0 mg/km for the mass of particulate emissions applies to vehicles type approved to the emission limits of this table with the previous particulate mass measurement protocol, before 1.9.2011.

b

Positive ignition particulate mass and number limits shall apply only to vehicles with direct injection engines.

c

Until three years after the dates specified in Article 10(4) and (5) for new type approvals and new vehicles respectively, a particle number emission limit of 6,0 × 1012 #/km shall apply to Euro 6 PI direct injection vehicles upon the choice of the manufacturer. Until those dates at the latest a type approval test method ensuring the effective limitation of the number of particles emitted by vehicles under real driving conditions shall be implemented.

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 hydrocarbons and oxides of nitrogen(THC + NOx)Mass of particulate matter(PM)aNumber of particles(PN)
L1(mg/km)L2(mg/km)L3(mg/km)L4(mg/km)L2 + L4(mg/km)L5(mg/km)L6(#/km)
CategoryClassPICIPICIPICIPICIPICIPIbCIPIb cCI
MAll1 0005001006860801704,54,56,0 × 10116,0 × 1011
N1IRM ≤ 1 3051 0005001006860801704,54,56,0 × 10116,0 × 1011
II1 305 < RM ≤ 1 7601 81063013090751051954,54,56,0 × 10116,0 × 1011
III1 760 < RM2 270740160108821252154,54,56,0 × 10116,0 × 1011
N2All2 270740160108821252154,54,56,0 × 10116,0 × 1011