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Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title
Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2013 on the approval and market surveillance of two- or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles (Text with EEA relevance)
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ANNEX VIPollutant emission limit values, OBD thresholds and sound-level limit values for type-approval and conformity of production
(A)Tailpipe emission limits after cold start
(A1)
Euro 4
| Vehicle category | Vehicle category name | Propulsion class | Euro level | Mass of carbon monoxide(CO) | Mass of total hydrocarbons(THC) | Mass of oxides of nitrogen(NOx) | Mass of particulate matter(PM) | Test cycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L1 (mg/km) | L2 (mg/km) | L3 (mg/km) | L4 (mg/km) | |||||
| L1e-A | Powered cycle | PI/CI/Hybrid | Euro 4 | 560 | 100 | 70 | ECE R47 | |
| L1e-B | Two-wheel moped | PI/CI/Hybrid | Euro 4 | 1 000 | 630 | 170 | — | ECE R47 |
| L2e | Three-wheel moped | PI/CI/Hybrid | Euro 4 | 1 900 | 730 | 170 | — | ECE R47 |
| L3e L4e (7) L5e-A L7e-A |
| PI/PI Hybrid, vmax < 130 km/h | Euro 4 | 1 140 | 380 | 70 | — | WMTC, stage 2 |
| PI/PI Hybrid, vmax ≥ 130 km/h | Euro 4 | 1 140 | 170 | 90 | — | WMTC, stage 2 | ||
| CI/CI Hybrid | Euro 4 | 1 000 | 100 | 300 | 80 (8) | WMTC, stage 2 | ||
| L5e-B | Commercial tricycle | PI/PI Hybrid | Euro 4 | 2 000 | 550 | 250 | — | ECE R40 |
| CI/CI Hybrid | Euro 4 | 1 000 | 100 | 550 | 80 (8) | ECE R40 | ||
| L6e-A L6e-B | Light on-road quad Light quadrimobile | PI/PI Hybrid | Euro 4 | 1 900 | 730 | 170 | ECE R47 | |
| CI/CI Hybrid | Euro 4 | 1 000 | 100 | 550 | 80 (8) | ECE R47 | ||
| L7e-B L7e-C | Heavy all terrain quad Heavy quadrimobile | PI/PI Hybrid | Euro 4 | 2 000 | 550 | 250 | — | ECE R40 |
| CI/CI Hybrid | Euro 4 | 1 000 | 100 | 550 | 80 (8) | ECE R40 |
(A2)
Euro 5
| Vehicle category | Vehicle category name | Propulsion class | Euro Level (4) | Mass of carbon monoxide(CO) | Mass of total hydrocarbons(THC) | Mass of Non-methane hydrocarbons(NMHC) | Mass of oxides of nitrogen(NOx) | Mass of particulate matter(PM) | Test cycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L1 (mg/km) | L2A (mg/km) | L2B (mg/km) | L3 (mg/km) | L4 (mg/km) | |||||
| L1e-A | Powered cycle | PI/CI/Hybrid | Euro 5 | 500 | 100 | 68 | 60 | 4,5 (9) | Revised WMTC (10) |
| L1e-B-L7e | All other L-category vehicles | PI/ PI Hybrid | Euro 5 | 1 000 | 100 | 68 | 60 | 4,5 (9) | Revised WMTC |
| CI/CI Hybrid | 500 | 100 | 68 | 90 | 4,5 | Revised WMTC |
(B)On-board diagnostics emission thresholds
(B1)
Euro 4, OBD stage I
(B2)
Euro 5, OBD stage I and OBD stage II (4)
| Vehicle category | Vehicle category name | Propulsion class | Euro level | Mass of carbon monoxide(CO) | Mass of Non-methane hydrocarbons(NMHC) | Mass of oxides of nitrogen(NOx) | Mass of particulate matter(PM) | Test cycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OT1 (mg/km) | OT2 (mg/km) | OT3 (mg/km) | OT4 (mg/km) | |||||
| L3e-L7e (6) | All L category vehicles except category L1e and L2e | PI/PI Hybrid | Euro 5 | 1 900 | 250 | 300 | 50 | Revised WMTC |
| CI/CI Hybrid | Euro 5 | 1 900 | 320 | 540 | 50 | Revised WMTC |
(C)Evaporative emission limits
(C1)
Euro 4
| Vehicle category | Vehicle category name | Propulsion class | Euro level | Mass of total hydrocarbons (THC)(mg/test) | Test cycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L3e L4e (7) | Two-wheel motorcycle (13) with and without side-car | PI (11) | Euro 4 | 2 000 | SHED |
| L5e-A | Tricycle | PI (11) | Euro 4 | ||
| L6e-A | Light on-road quad | PI (11) | Euro 4 | ||
| L7e-A | Heavy on-road quad | PI (11) | Euro 4 |
(C2)
Euro 5
| Vehicle Class (12) | Vehicle category name | Propulsion Class | Euro level | Permeation test(mg/m2/day) | Mass of total hydrocarbons (THC) in SHED test(mg/test) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuel tank | Fuel tubing | Vehicle | ||||
| L1e-A | Powered cycle | PI (11) | Euro 5 | 1 500 | 15 000 | 1 500 |
| L1e-B | Two-wheel moped | Euro 5 | 1 500 | 15 000 | 1 500 | |
| L2e | Three-wheel moped | Euro 5 | 1 500 | 15 000 | 1 500 | |
| L3e L4e (7) | Two-wheel motorcycle with and without side-car | Euro 5 | 1 500 | |||
| L5e-A | Tricycle | Euro 5 | 1 500 | |||
| L5e-B | Commercial tricycle | Euro 5 | 1 500 | 15 000 | 1 500 | |
| L6e-A | Light on-road quad | Euro 5 | 1 500 | |||
| L6e-B | Light quadri-mobile | Euro 5 | 1 500 | 15 000 | 1 500 | |
| L7e-A | Heavy on-road quad | Euro 5 | 1 500 | |||
| L7e-.B | All terrain quad | Euro 5 | 1 500 | 15 000 | 1 500 | |
| L7e-C | Heavy quadri-mobile | Euro 5 | 1 500 | 15 000 | 1 500 | |
(D)Sound-level limits — Euro 4 and Euro 5
| Vehicle category | Vehicle category name | Euro 4 sound level (14)(dB(A)) | Euro 4 test procedure (16) | Euro 5 sound level (15)(dB(A)) | Euro 5 test procedure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L1e-A | Powered cycle | 63 (14) | Delegated act/UNECE regulation No 63 | UNECE regulation No 63 | |
| L1e-B | Two-wheel moped vmax ≤ 25 km/h | 66 | |||
| Two-wheel moped vmax ≤ 45 km/h | 71 | ||||
| L2e | Three-wheel moped | 76 | Delegated act/UNECE regulation No 9 | UNECE regulation No 9 | |
| L3e | Two-wheel motorcycle Engine capacity ≤ 80 cm3 | 75 | Delegated act/UNECE regulation No 41 | UNECE regulation No 41 | |
| Two-wheel motorcycle 80 cm3 < Engine capacity ≤ 175 cm3 | 77 | ||||
| Two-wheel motorcycle Engine capacity > 175 cm3 | 80 | ||||
| L4e | Two-wheel motorcycle with side-car | 80 | |||
| L5e-A | Tricycle | 80 | Delegated act/UNECE regulation No 9 | UNECE regulation No 9 | |
| L5e-B | Commercial tricycle | 80 | |||
| L6e-A | Light on-road quad | 80 | Delegated act/UNECE regulation No 63 | UNECE regulation No 63 | |
| L6e-B | Light quadrimobile | 80 | Delegated act/UNECE regulation No 9 | UNECE regulation No 9 | |
| L7e-A | Heavy on-road quad | 80 | |||
| L7e-B | Heavy all terrain quad | 80 | |||
| L7e-C | Heavy quadrimobile | 80 |
NB: refer to the end of Annex VIII for an overview of the notes to the annexes.
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