Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/45 of 14 January 2015 amending Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 as regards innovative technologies for reducing CO2 emissions from light commercial vehicles (Text with EEA relevance) (c. 45)

ANNEX II U.K.

Annexes I and XII to Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 are amended as follows:

(1)

Annex I is amended as follows:

(a)

point 4.3.5.1 is replaced by the following:

‘4.3.5.1. In the case of a vehicle type fitted with one or more eco-innovations, within the meaning of Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 for M₁ vehicles or Article 12 of Regulation (EU) No 510/2011 for N₁ vehicles, the conformity of production shall be demonstrated with respect to the eco-innovations, by performing the tests provided for in the Commission Decision(s) approving the eco-innovation(s) in question.’;

(b)

in Appendix 3, points 3.5.6 and 3.5.6.1 are replaced by the following:

‘3.5.6. Vehicle fitted with an eco-innovation within the meaning of Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 for M₁ vehicles or Article 12 of Regulation (EU) No 510/2011 for N₁ vehicles: yes/no (*)

3.5.6.1. Type/Variant/Version of the baseline vehicle as referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 725/2011 for M₁ vehicles or Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 427/2014 for N₁ vehicles (**)’;

(2)

Annex XII is amended as follows:

(a)

points 4.1 and 4.2 are replaced by the following:

‘4.1. According to Article 11(1) of Regulation (EU) No 725/2011 for M₁ vehicles and Article 11(1) of Regulation (EU) No 427/2014 for N₁ vehicles, a manufacturer wishing to benefit from a reduction of its average specific CO₂ emissions, as result of the savings achieved by one or more eco-innovations fitted in a vehicle, shall apply to an approval authority for an EC type-approval certificate of the vehicle fitted with the eco-innovation.

4.2. The CO₂ emissions savings from the vehicle fitted with an eco-innovation shall, for the purpose of type approval, be determined using the procedure and testing methodology specified in the Commission Decision approving the eco-innovation, in accordance with Article 10 of Regulation (EU) No 725/2011 for M₁ vehicles, or Article 10 of Regulation (EU) No 427/2014 for N₁ vehicles.’;

(b)

point 4.4 is replaced by the following:

‘4.4. The type approval shall not be granted if the eco-innovation vehicle does not show a minimum of 1 g CO₂/km of emissions reduction with respect to the baseline vehicle, as referred to in article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 725/2011 for M₁ vehicles, or Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 427/2014 for N₁ vehicles’.