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Commission Directive 2005/78/EC of 14 November 2005 implementing Directive 2005/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the measures to be taken against the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants from compression-ignition engines for use in vehicles, and the emission of gaseous pollutants from positive ignition engines fuelled with natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas for use in vehicles and amending Annexes I, II, III, IV and VI thereto (Text with EEA relevance) (repealed)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Article 1.Annexes I, II, III, IV and VI to Directive 2005/55/EC are amended...

  3. Article 2.Measures for the implementation of Articles 3 and 4 of Directive 2005/55/EC...

  4. Article 3.(1) Member States shall adopt and publish, by 8 November 2006...

  5. Article 4.This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day...

  6. Article 5.This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

  7. Signature

    1. ANNEX I

      AMENDMENTS TO ANNEXES I, II, III, IV AND VI TO DIRECTIVE 2005/55/EC

      1. Directive 2005/55/EC is amended as follows:

      2. Annex I is amended as follows: Section 1 is replaced by the...

    2. ANNEX II

      PROCEDURES FOR CONDUCTING THE TEST FOR DURABILITY OF EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEMS

      1. 1. INTRODUCTION

      2. 2. SELECTION OF ENGINES FOR ESTABLISHING USEFUL LIFE DETERIORATION FACTORS

        1. 2.1. Engines will be selected from the engine family defined in...

        2. 2.2. Engines from different engine families may be further combined into...

        3. 2.3. One engine representing the engine-aftertreatment system family shall be selected...

          2. 2.3.1. If the type-approval authority decides that the worst case emission...

      3. 3. ESTABLISHING USEFUL LIFE DETERIORATION FACTORS

        1. 3.1. General

        2. 3.2. Service accumulation schedule

          2. 3.2.1. In-service and dynamometer service accumulation

            1. 3.2.1.1. The manufacturer shall determine the form and extent of the...

            2. 3.2.1.2. The manufacturer will determine when the engine will be tested...

            3. 3.2.1.3. A single engine-operating schedule shall be used for all engines...

            4. 3.2.1.4. At the request of the manufacturer and with the agreement...

            5. 3.2.1.5. Operating schedules may be different for different engine-aftertreatment system families....

            6. 3.2.1.6. Operating schedules may be shorter than the useful life period...

            7. 3.2.1.7 The manufacturer has to provide the applicable correlation between minimum...

            8. 3.2.1.8. Minimum service accumulation

            9. 3.2.1.9. The in-service accumulation schedule shall be fully described in the...

          3. 3.2.2. If the type-approval authority decides that additional measurements need to...

        3. 3.3. Engine testing

          1. 3.3.1. Start of the service accumulation schedule

            1. 3.3.1.1. For each engine-aftertreatment system family, the manufacturer shall determine the...

            2. 3.3.1.2. The stabilisation period determined in section 3.3.1.1 will be deemed to...

          2. 3.3.2. Service accumulation testing

            1. 3.3.2.1. After stabilisation, the engine will be run over the service...

            2. 3.3.2.2. During the service accumulation schedule, maintenance will be carried out...

            3. 3.3.2.3. During the service accumulation schedule, unscheduled maintenance on the engine...

        4. 3.4. Reporting

          1. 3.4.1. The results of all emission tests (ESC and ETC) conducted during...

          2. 3.4.2. Whenever a manufacturer tests an engine over a service accumulation...

        5. 3.5. Determination of deterioration factors

          1. 3.5.1. For each pollutant measured on the ESC and ETC tests...

          2. 3.5.2. On the basis of the regression analysis, the manufacturer shall...

          3. 3.5.3. For engines not equipped with an exhaust aftertreatment system, the...

          4. 3.5.4. The deterioration factors for each pollutant on the appropriate test...

        6. 3.6. As an alternative to using a service accumulation schedule to...

          2. 3.6.1. The manufacturer may select to carry across the DF’s determined for...

        7. 3.7. Checking of conformity of production

          1. 3.7.1. Conformity of production for emissions compliance is checked on the...

          2. 3.7.2. At the time of type-approval, the manufacturer may choose to...

          3. 3.7.3. For the purposes of type-approval, only the deterioration factors adopted...

      4. 4. MAINTENANCE

        2. 4.1. Emission-related scheduled maintenance

          1. 4.1.1. This section specifies emission-related scheduled maintenance for the purpose of...

          2. 4.1.2. All emission-related scheduled maintenance for purposes of conducting a service...

          3. 4.1.3. Any emission-related maintenance performed on engines must be necessary to...

          4. 4.1.4. The engine manufacturer shall specify the adjustment, cleaning and maintenance...

          5. 4.1.5. For the purposes of maintenance, the following components are defined...

          6. 4.1.6. All critical emission-related scheduled maintenance must have a reasonable likelihood...

          7. 4.1.7. Critical emission-related scheduled maintenance items that satisfy any of the...

            2. 4.1.7.1. Data is submitted which establishes a connection between emissions and vehicle...

            3. 4.1.7.2. Survey data is submitted which demonstrates that, at an 80 %...

            4. 4.1.7.3. In association with the requirements of section 4.7 of Annex IV to...

            5. 4.1.7.4. Any other method which the approval authority determines as establishing...

        3. 4.2. Changes to scheduled maintenance

          1. 4.2.1. The manufacturer must submit a request to the type-approval authority...

        4. 4.3. Non-emission-related scheduled maintenance

          1. 4.3.1. Non-emission-related scheduled maintenance which is reasonable and technically necessary (e.g....

        5. 4.4. Maintenance on engines selected for testing over a service accumulation...

          1. 4.4.1. Repairs to the components of an engine selected for testing...

          2. 4.4.2. Equipment, instruments or tools may not be used to identify malfunctioning,...

        6. 4.5. Critical emission-related unscheduled maintenance

          1. 4.5.1. The consumption of a required reagent is defined as critical...

    3. ANNEX III

      CONFORMITY OF IN-SERVICE VEHICLES/ENGINES

      1. 1. GENERAL

        1. 1.1. With reference to type-approvals granted for emissions, measures are appropriate...

        2. 1.2. For the purpose of this Directive these measures must be...

        3. 1.3. The checking of conformity of in-service vehicles/engines is done on...

      2. 2. PROCEDURES FOR AUDIT

        1. 2.1. Audit of in-service conformity by the type-approval authority is conducted...

      3. 3. AUDIT PROCEDURES

        1. 3.1. An audit of in-service conformity will be conducted by the...

          2. 3.1.1. The name and address of the manufacturer.

          3. 3.1.2. The name, address, telephone and fax numbers and e-mail address...

          4. 3.1.3. The model name(s) of the engines included in the manufacturer’s...

          5. 3.1.4. Where appropriate, the list of engine types covered within the...

          6. 3.1.5. The vehicle identification number (VIN) codes applicable to the vehicles equipped...

          7. 3.1.6. The numbers of the type approvals applicable to the engine...

          8. 3.1.7. Details of extensions, field fixes/recalls to those type approvals for...

          9. 3.1.8. The period of time over which the manufacturer’s information was...

          10. 3.1.9. The engine build period covered within the manufacturer’s information (e.g....

          11. 3.1.10. The manufacturer’s in-service conformity checking procedure, including:

            2. 3.1.10.1. Vehicle or engine location method

            3. 3.1.10.2. Selection and rejection criteria for vehicle or engine

            4. 3.1.10.3. Test types and procedures used for the programme

            5. 3.1.10.4. The manufacturer’s acceptance/rejection criteria for the in-service family group

            6. 3.1.10.5. Geographical area(s) within which the manufacturer has collected information

            7. 3.1.10.6. Sample size and sampling plan used.

          12. 3.1.11. The results from the manufacturer’s in-service conformity procedure, including:

            2. 3.1.11.1. Identification of the engines included in the programme (whether tested...

            3. 3.1.11.2. The reason(s) for rejecting a vehicle or engine from a...

            4. 3.1.11.3. Emission-related servicing and maintenance history for each engine in the...

            5. 3.1.11.4. Repair history for each engine in the sample (where known)....

            6. 3.1.11.5. Test data, including:

          13. 3.1.12. Records of indication from the OBD system.

          14. 3.1.13. Record of experiences of the use of consumable reagent. Reports...

            2. 3.1.13.1. The manufacturer shall supply in-use and defect reports. The manufacturer...

        2. 3.2. The information gathered by the manufacturer must be sufficiently comprehensive...

        3. 3.3. The manufacturer may whish to run in-service monitoring comprising fewer...

        4. 3.4. On the basis of the monitoring report referred to in this...

        5. 3.5. A Member State may conduct and report its' surveillance testing,...

        6. 3.6. The type-approval authority may take up surveillance testing conducted and...

        7. 3.7. The manufacturer should report to the type-approval authority and the...

      4. 4. EMISSION TESTS

        1. 4.1. An engine selected from the engine family shall be tested...

        2. 4.2. The emission values determined from the ESC, ETC and ELR...

      5. 5. CONFIRMATORY TESTING

        1. 5.1. Confirmatory testing is done for the purpose of confirmation of...

          2. 5.1.1. If the type-approval authority is not satisfied with the manufacturers'...

          3. 5.1.2. The type-approval authority may conduct confirmatory testing.

        2. 5.2. The confirmatory test should be applicable engine ESC, ETC and...

        3. 5.3. A test result may be regarded as non-satisfactory when, from...

      6. 6. ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN

        1. 6.1. Where the type-approval authority is not satisfied with the information...

        2. 6.2. In this case, the remedial measures referred to in Article 11(2) and in...

        3. 6.3. If a Member State has established that an engine type...

      7. 7. PLAN OF REMEDIAL MEASURES

        1. 7.1. The plan of remedial measures, requested according to section 6.1, must...

        2. 7.2. The remedial measures must apply to all engines likely to...

        3. 7.3. The manufacturer must provide a copy of all communications related...

        4. 7.4. The plan of remedial measures must include the requirements specified...

          2. 7.4.1. A description of each engine type included in the plan...

          3. 7.4.2. A description of the specific modifications, alterations, repairs, corrections, adjustments,...

          4. 7.4.3. A description of the method by which the manufacturer informs...

          5. 7.4.4. A description of the proper maintenance or use, if any,...

          6. 7.4.5. A description of the procedure to be followed by engine...

          7. 7.4.6. A copy of the information transmitted to the vehicle owner....

          8. 7.4.7. A brief description of the system which the manufacturer uses...

          9. 7.4.8. A copy of all instructions to be sent to those...

          10. 7.4.9. A description of the impact of the proposed remedial measures...

          11. 7.4.10. Any other information, reports or data the type-approval authority may...

          12. 7.4.11. Where the plan of remedial measures includes a recall, a...

        5. 7.5. The manufacturer may be required to conduct reasonably designed and necessary...

        6. 7.6. The manufacturer is responsible for keeping a record of every...

        7. 7.7. The repair and/or modification or addition of new equipment shall...

    4. ANNEX IV

      ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS (OBD)

      1. 1. INTRODUCTION

      2. 2. DEFINITIONS

      3. 3. REQUIREMENTS AND TESTS

        1. 3.1. General requirements

          1. 3.1.1. OBD systems must be designed, constructed and installed in a vehicle...

          2. 3.1.2. A sequence of diagnostic checks must be initiated at each...

            2. 3.1.2.1. Manufacturers are not required to activate a component/system exclusively for...

          3. 3.1.3. OBD may involve devices, which measure, senses or responds to...

          4. 3.1.4. Access to the OBD system required for the inspection, diagnosis,...

        2. 3.2. OBD Stage 1 requirements

          1. 3.2.1. From the dates given in Article 4(1) of this Directive, the...

          2. 3.2.2. In satisfying the Stage 1 requirements, the OBD system must...

            2. 3.2.2.1. complete removal of a catalyst, where fitted in a separate...

            3. 3.2.2.2. reduction in the efficiency of the deNOx system, where fitted,...

            4. 3.2.2.3. reduction in the efficiency of the particulate filter, where fitted,...

            5. 3.2.2.4. reduction in the efficiency of a combined deNOx-particulate filter system,...

          3. 3.2.3. Major functional failure

            1. 3.2.3.1. As an alternative to monitoring against the appropriate OBD threshold...

            2. 3.2.3.2. In the case of an engine equipped with a deNOx...

            3. 3.2.3.3. In the case of an engine equipped with a particulate...

          4. 3.2.4. Manufacturers may demonstrate to the approval authority that certain components...

        3. 3.3. OBD Stage 2 requirements

          1. 3.3.1. From the dates given in Article 4(2) of this Directive the...

          2. 3.3.2. In satisfying the Stage 2 requirements, the OBD system must...

            2. 3.3.2.1 reduction in the efficiency of the catalyst, where fitted in...

            3. 3.3.2.2 reduction in the efficiency of the deNOx system, where fitted,...

            4. 3.3.2.3 reduction in the efficiency of the particulate filter, where fitted,...

            5. 3.3.2.4 reduction in the efficiency of a combined deNOx-particulate filter system,...

            6. 3.3.2.5 the interface between the engine electronic control unit (EECU) and...

          3. 3.3.3 Manufacturers may demonstrate to the approval authority that certain components...

        4. 3.4. Stage 1 and Stage 2 requirements

          1. 3.4.1. In satisfying both the Stage 1 or Stage 2 requirements...

            2. 3.4.1.1. the fuel-injection system electronic, fuel quantity and timing actuator(s) for...

            3. 3.4.1.2. all other engine or exhaust aftertreatment emission-related components or systems,...

            4. 3.4.1.3. any other emission-related engine or exhaust aftertreatment component or system...

            5. 3.4.1.4. In the case of engines equipped with an aftertreatment system...

        5. 3.5. OBD operation and temporary disablement of certain OBD monitoring capabilities...

          1. 3.5.1. The OBD system must be so designed, constructed and installed in...

            2. 3.5.1.1. The affected OBD monitoring systems may be disabled if its...

            3. 3.5.1.2. The affected OBD monitoring systems may be temporarily disabled during...

            4. 3.5.1.3. The affected OBD monitoring systems may be temporarily disabled when...

            5. 3.5.1.4. For vehicles designed to accommodate the installation of power take-off...

            6. 3.5.1.5. The affected OBD monitoring systems may be disabled temporarily during...

            7. 3.5.1.6. The affected OBD monitoring systems may be disabled temporarily outside...

          2. 3.5.2. The OBD monitoring system is not required to evaluate components...

        6. 3.6. Activation of malfunction indicator (MI)

          1. 3.6.1. The OBD system must incorporate a malfunction indicator readily visible...

          2. 3.6.2. The MI may be used to indicate to the driver that...

          3. 3.6.3. For strategies requiring more than a preconditioning cycle for MI...

          4. 3.6.4. The MI must also activate whenever the engine control enters...

          5. 3.6.5. Where reference is made to this section, the MI must...

          6. 3.6.6. The MI must activate when the vehicle’s ignition is in...

        7. 3.7. Fault code storage

          2. 3.7.1. If monitoring has been disabled for 10 driving cycles due...

          3. 3.7.2. The hours run by the engine while the MI is...

        8. 3.8. Extinguishing the MI

          1. 3.8.1. The MI may be de-activated after three subsequent sequential operating...

          2. 3.8.2. In the case of MI activation due to lack of...

          3. 3.8.3. In the case of MI activation due to incorrect reagent consumption...

        9. 3.9. Erasing a fault code

          1. 3.9.1. The OBD system may erase a fault code and the...

          2. 3.9.2. From 1 October 2006 for new type approvals and from 1 October...

      4. 4. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THE TYPE-APPROVAL OF OBD SYSTEMS

        1. 4.1. For the purpose of type-approval, the OBD system shall be...

          2. 4.1.1. In the case of OBD stage 1 referred to in section 3.2,...

            2. 4.1.1.1. indicate the failure of an emission-related component or system when...

            3. 4.1.1.2. where appropriate, indicate any major functional failure of an exhaust...

          3. 4.1.2. In the case of OBD stage 2 referred to in section 3.3,...

          4. 4.1.3. In the case of both OBD 1 and OBD 2,...

        2. 4.2. Installation requirements

          1. 4.2.1. The installation on the vehicle of an engine equipped with...

        3. 4.3. Type-approval of an OBD system containing deficiencies

          1. 4.3.1. A manufacturer may request to the authority that an OBD...

          2. 4.3.2. In considering the request, the authority shall determine whether compliance...

          3. 4.3.3. The authority will not accept any deficiency request that includes...

          4. 4.3.4. The authority shall not accept any deficiency request that does...

          5. 4.3.5. In determining the identified order of deficiencies, deficiencies relating to...

          6. 4.3.6. Prior to or at the time of type-approval, no deficiency...

          7. 4.3.7. Deficiency period

            1. 4.3.7.1. A deficiency may be carried-over for a period of two...

            2. 4.3.7.2. A manufacturer may request that the original type-approval authority grant...

            3. 4.3.7.3. The authority shall notify its decision in granting a deficiency...

      5. 5. ACCESS TO OBD INFORMATION

        1. 5.1. Replacement parts, diagnostic tools and test equipment

          1. 5.1.1. Applications for type-approval or amendment of a type-approval according to...

          2. 5.1.2. Upon request, the type-approval authorities shall make Appendix 2 to the...

            2. 5.1.2.1. In the case of replacement or service components, information can...

            3. 5.1.2.2. The request for information must identify the exact specification of...

        2. 5.2. Repair information

          1. 5.2.1. No later than three months after the manufacturer has provided...

          2. 5.2.2. The manufacturer must also make accessible, where appropriate upon payment...

          3. 5.2.3. In the event of failure to comply with these provisions the...

      6. 6. DIAGNOSTIC SIGNALS

        1. 6.1. Upon determination of the first malfunction of any component or...

        2. 6.2. Only one frame of data is required. Manufacturers may choose...

        3. 6.3. If available, the following signals in addition to the required...

        4. 6.4. For all emission control systems for which specific on-board evaluation...

        5. 6.5. The OBD requirements to which the vehicle is certified (i.e....

        6. 6.6. The software calibration identification number as declared in Annexes II and VI...

        7. 6.7. The vehicle identification number (VIN) number shall be made available through...

        8. 6.8. The emission control diagnostic system must provide for standardised or...

          2. 6.8.1. The use of either ISO 15765 or SAE J1939 shall...

          3. 6.8.2. The on-board to off-board communications link must conform to ISO 15765-4...

          4. 6.8.3. Test equipment and diagnostic tools needed to communicate with OBD systems...

            2. 6.8.3.1. The use of an on-board diagnostic facility such as a...

          5. 6.8.4. Diagnostic data, (as specified in this section) and bi-directional control...

          6. 6.8.5. When a fault is registered, the manufacturer must identify the...

          7. 6.8.6. The connection interface between the vehicle and the diagnostic tester...

      7. Appendix 1

        ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTIC (OBD) SYSTEM APPROVAL TESTS

        1. 1. INTRODUCTION

          2. 1.1. Deteriorated components/systems

            2. 1.1.1. If it is determined that the installation of a deteriorated...

            3. 1.1.2. In the case that the installation of a deteriorated component...

            4. 1.1.3. The use of deteriorated components or devices that cause engine...

          3. 1.2. Test principle

            2. 1.2.1. The use of deteriorated components or devices that cause engine...

        2. 2. DESCRIPTION OF TEST

          1. 2.1. The testing of OBD systems consists of the following phases:...

            2. 2.1.1. Should the performance (e.g. power curve) of the engine be...

          2. 2.2. Alternatively, at the request of the manufacturer, malfunction of one...

          3. 2.3. Manufacturers may request that monitoring take place outside the OBD...

        3. 3. TEST ENGINE AND FUEL

          1. 3.1. Engine

          2. 3.2. Fuel

        4. 4. TEST CONDITIONS

        5. 5. TEST EQUIPMENT

        6. 6. OBD TEST CYCLE

          1. 6.1. The OBD test cycle is a single shortened ESC test...

          2. 6.2. Preconditioning cycle

            1. 6.2.1. After introduction of one of the failure modes given in...

            2. 6.2.2. At the request of the manufacturer and with the agreement...

          3. 6.3. OBD system test

            1. 6.3.1. Diesel engines and vehicles equipped with a diesel engine

              1. 6.3.1.1. After preconditioning according to section 6.2, the test engine is operated...

              2. 6.3.1.2. Where fitted in a separate housing that may or may...

              3. 6.3.1.3. Where fitted, replacement of a deNOx system (including any sensors...

              4. 6.3.1.4. Where fitted, total removal of the particulate filter or replacement...

              5. 6.3.1.5. Where fitted, replacement of a combined deNOx-particulate filter system (including...

              6. 6.3.1.6. Disconnection of any fuelling system electronic fuel quantity and timing...

              7. 6.3.1.7. Disconnection of any other emission-related engine component connected to a...

              8. 6.3.1.8. In demonstrating compliance with the requirements of 6.3.1.6 and 6.3.1.7 and...

    5. ANNEX V

      APPROVAL CERTIFICATE NUMBERING SYSTEM

      1. The number shall consist of five sections separated by the...

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