Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Article 5 Mass in running order determination

1. The mass in running order of an L-category vehicle shall be determined by measuring the mass of the unladen vehicle ready for normal use and shall include the mass of:

(a) liquids;

(b) standard equipment in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications;

(c) ‘fuel’ in the fuel tanks that shall be filled to at least 90 % of their capacities.

For the purposes of this point:

(i)

if a vehicle is propelled with a ‘liquid fuel’ this shall be considered as ‘fuel’;

(ii)

if a vehicle is propelled with a liquid ‘fuel/oil mixture’:

• if fuel to propel the vehicle and lubrication oil are pre-mixed then this ‘pre-mixture’ shall be considered as ‘fuel’,

• if fuel to propel the vehicle and lubrication oil are stored separately then only ‘fuel’ propelling the vehicle shall be considered as ‘fuel’; or

(iii)

if a vehicle is propelled by a gaseous fuel, a liquefied gaseous fuel or is running on compressed air, the mass of ‘fuel’ in the gaseous fuel tanks may be set to 0 kg;

(d) the bodywork, the cabin, the doors; and

(e) the glazing, the coupling, the spare wheels as well as the tools.

2. The mass in running order of an L-category vehicle shall exclude the mass of:

(a) the driver (75 kg) and passenger (65 kg);

(b) the machines or equipment installed on the load platform area;

(c) in the case of a hybrid or pure electric vehicle, the propulsion batteries;

(d) in the case of mono-fuel, bi-fuel or multi-fuel vehicles, a gaseous fuel system as well as storage tanks for gaseous fuel; and

(e) in the case of pre-compressed air propulsion, storage tanks to store compressed air.