1.The manufacturer shall ensure that the gaseous and particulate matter exhaust pollutant emissions of the engine type do not exceed the gaseous and particulate matter exhaust pollutant emissions as specified for the engine categories and power ranges under the scope of Directive 97/68/EC.
2.The manufacturer shall ensure that the propulsion unit performance corresponds to the level reported to the approval authority in the information folder when making the vehicle available on the market or before its entry into service.
The use of defeat devices, as defined in point 2.8c of Annex I to Directive 97/68/EC, that reduce the effectiveness of emission control equipment shall be prohibited in accordance to point 4.1.1 of Annex III to Directive 97/68/EC.
3.Changes to the make of a system, component or separate technical unit that occur after a type-approval shall not automatically invalidate a type-approval, unless its original characteristics or technical parameters are changed in such a way that the functionality of the engine or pollution control system is affected.