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Directive 2006/40/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 relating to emissions from air-conditioning systems in motor vehicles and amending Council Directive 70/156/EEC (Text with EEA relevance)

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ANNEX

PART 1

Directive 70/156/EEC is amended as follows:

1.

In Annex IV, part I, a new item numbered 61, and footnote, is inserted as follows:

a

Only for vehicles of category N1, class I as described in the first table in point 5.3.1.4 of Annex I to Directive 70/220/EEC as inserted by Directive 98/69/EC.’

SubjectDirective NoOfficial Journal referenceApplicability
M1M2M3N1N2N3O1O2O3O4

‘61. Air-conditioning system

(2006/40/EC)

L 161, 14.6.2006, p. 12

X

Xa

2.

Annex XI is amended as follows:

(a)

in Appendix 1 a new item numbered 61 is inserted as follows:

ItemSubjectDirective NoM1 ≤ 2 500 (1) kgM1 > 2 500 (1) kgM2M3

‘61

Air-conditioning system

2006/40/EC

X

X’

(b)

in Appendix 2 a new item numbered 61 is inserted as follows:

ItemSubjectDirective NoM1M2M3N1N2N3O1O2O3O4

‘61

Air-conditioning system

2006/40/EC

X

W’

(c)

in Appendix 3 a new item numbered 61 is inserted as follows:

ItemSubjectDirective NoM2M3N1N2N3O1O2O3O4

‘61

Air-conditioning system

2006/40/EC

W’

(d)

in ‘Meaning of letters’ the following letter is added:

WOnly for vehicles of category N1, class I as described in the first table in point 5.3.1.4. of Annex I to Directive 70/220/EEC as inserted by Directive 98/69/EC.

PART 2Method of calculating the total global warming potential (GWP) for a preparation

The total GWP for a preparation is a weighted average, derived from the sum of the weight fractions of the individual substances multiplied by their GWPs.

Σ (Substance X % × GWP) + (Substance Y % × GWP) + … (Substance N % × GWP)

where % is the contribution by weight with a weight tolerance of +/- 1 %.

For example: applying the formula to a theoretical blend of gases consisting of 23 % HFC-32; 25 % HFC-125 and 52 % HFC-134a;

Σ (23 % × 550) + (25 % × 3 400) + (52 % × 1 300)

→ Total GWP = 1 652,5.

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