Directive 2011/72/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (repealed)Show full title

Article 1 Amendments to Directive 2000/25/EC

Directive 2000/25/EC is hereby amended as follows:

(1)

in Article 1, the following indents are added:

• ‘“flexibility scheme” means the exemption procedure by means of which a Member State permits the placing on the market and entry into service of a limited number of tractors in accordance with the requirements laid down by Article 3a,

• “engine category” means the classification of engines which combines the power range with the stage of exhaust emission limits,

• “making available on the market” means any supply of a tractor or engine for distribution or use on the Union market in the course of a commercial activity, whether in return for payment or free of charge,

• “placing on the market” means the first making available on the market of a tractor or engine,

• “entry into service” means the first use, for its intended purpose, in the Union of a tractor or engine. The date on which it is registered, if applicable, or placed on the market shall be considered the date of entry into service.’;

(2)

Article 3a is replaced by the following:

‘Article 3a Flexibility scheme

By way of derogation from Article 3(1) and (2), Member States shall provide that, at the request of the tractor manufacturer, and on condition that the approval authority has granted the relevant permit for placing on the market in accordance with the procedures laid down in Annex IV, a limited number of tractors fitted with engines approved in accordance with the requirements of the emission limits stage immediately preceding the applicable one may enter into service.

The flexibility scheme shall begin when a given stage becomes applicable and shall have the same duration as the stage itself. The flexibility scheme set out in section 1.2 of Annex IV shall, however, be restricted to the duration of Stage III B or to three years where no subsequent stage exists.’;

(3)

Annex IV is replaced by the text appearing in the Annex to this Directive.