Regulation (EU) 2016/1628 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

CHAPTER XI U.K. INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS AND PROVISION OF TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Article 42 U.K. Acceptance of equivalent engine type-approvals

1. The Union may, in the framework of multilateral or bilateral agreements between the Union and third countries, acknowledge the equivalence between the conditions and provisions for EU type-approval of engines established by this Regulation and the procedures established by international regulations or regulations of third countries.

2. Type-approvals granted and statutory markings that are in conformity with UNECE regulations, or amendments thereto, which the Union has voted in favour of or to which the Union has acceded as set out in the delegated act referred to in point (a) of paragraph 4, shall be recognised as being equivalent to the EU type-approvals granted and statutory marking required in accordance with this Regulation.

3. EU type-approvals granted on the basis of Union acts as listed in the delegated act referred to in point (b) of paragraph 4 shall be recognised as being equivalent to the EU type-approvals granted in accordance with this Regulation.

4. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 supplementing this Regulation by setting out:

(a) the list of UNECE regulations, or amendments thereto, including any requirements set out therein which relate to their application, which the Union has voted in favour of or to which the Union has acceded, and which are to apply to EU type-approval of engine types and engine families to be installed in non-road mobile machinery;

(b) the list of Union acts pursuant to which EU type-approvals are granted, including any requirements set out therein which relate to their application.

Those delegated acts shall be adopted by 31 December 2016.

Article 43 U.K. Information and instructions intended for OEMs and end-users

1. A manufacturer shall not supply to OEMs or end-users any technical information related to the particulars provided for in this Regulation which diverges from the particulars approved by the approval authority.

2. The manufacturer shall make available to OEMs all relevant information and instructions that are necessary for the correct installation of an engine in non-road mobile machinery, including a description of any special conditions or restrictions linked to the installation or use of the engine.

3. The manufacturer shall make available to OEMs all relevant information and necessary instructions intended for the end-user, including a description of any special conditions or restrictions linked to the use of an engine.

4. Manufacturers shall make available to OEMs the value of the carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions determined during the EU type-approval process and shall instruct the OEMs to communicate that information, together with explanatory information on the test conditions, to the end-user of the non-road mobile machinery in which the engine is intended to be installed.

5. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 supplementing this Regulation by setting out the details of the information and instructions referred to in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of this Article. Those delegated acts shall be adopted by 31 December 2016.

Article 44 U.K. Exchange of data and information via IMI

1. The exchange of data and information relating to EU type-approvals between national authorities, or between national authorities and the Commission, within the framework of this Regulation shall be in electronic format via IMI.

2. Any relevant information relating to EU type-approvals granted in accordance with this Regulation shall be gathered centrally and made accessible to the national authorities and to the Commission via IMI.

3. The Commission shall ensure that IMI also:

(a) makes possible the exchange of data and information between manufacturers or technical services, on the one hand, and national authorities or the Commission, on the other;

(b) provides public access to certain data and information relating to the results of type-approvals and monitoring results of in-service engines;

(c) where appropriate and technically and economically feasible, and in agreement with the Member States concerned, provides facilities for the automatic transfer of data between existing national databases and IMI.

4. The uses of IMI referred to in paragraph 3 shall be optional.

5. The Commission may adopt implementing acts laying down the detailed technical requirements and procedures necessary for the interconnection of IMI with existing national databases as referred to in point (c) of paragraph 3 of this Article. Those implementing acts shall be adopted, by 31 December 2016, in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 56(2).