Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/588 (repealed)Show full title

Article 1 U.K. Approval

The technology used in the Valeo high efficient alternator with high efficiency diodes and in the Bosch efficient alternator with MOS gated diodes is approved as an innovative technology within the meaning of Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 443/2009.

Article 2 U.K. Application for certification of CO₂ savings

1. The manufacturer may apply for certification of the CO₂ savings from one or several 12 Volt (V) efficient alternators intended for use in M₁ vehicles, provided that it complies with the following conditions:

(a) it is a component used solely to charge the vehicle battery and to power the electrical system of the vehicle when its combustion engine is running;

(b) the mass of the efficient alternator does not exceed the mass of the baseline alternator of 7 kg by more than 3 kg;

[F1 (c) its efficiency is at least:

(i)

73,8 % for petrol- or E85-fuelled vehicles other than turbo-charged;

(ii)

73,4 % for turbo-charged petrol- or E85-fuelled vehicles;

(iii)

74,2 % for diesel-fuelled vehicles;

(iv)

74,6 % for vehicles fuelled with liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) other than turbo-charged;

(v)

74,1 % for turbo-charged LPG-fuelled vehicles;

(vi)

76,3 % for vehicles fuelled with compressed natural gas (CNG) other than turbo-charged;

(vii)

75,7 % for turbo-charged CNG -fuelled vehicles.]

2. An application for the certification of the savings from one or several efficient alternators shall be accompanied by an independent verification report certifying that the alternator or alternators comply with the conditions set out in paragraph 1.

3. The [F2 Secretary of State] shall reject the application for certification if [F3 the Secretary of State] finds that the alternator or alternators do not comply with the conditions set out in paragraph 1.

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/759 of 8 June 2020 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/588 in order to include the use of 12 Volt efficient alternators in passenger cars capable of running on certain alternative fuels (Text with EEA relevance).

F2 Words in Art. 2(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Road Vehicle Carbon Dioxide Emission Performance Standards (Cars and Vans) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/550), regs. 1, 23(1A)(a)) (as inserted by S.I. 2020/1418, regs. 1(2), 2(7)(a)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F3 Words in Art. 2(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Road Vehicle Carbon Dioxide Emission Performance Standards (Cars and Vans) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/550), regs. 1, 23(1A)(b)) (as inserted by S.I. 2020/1418, regs. 1(2), 2(7)(a)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Article 3 U.K. Certification of CO₂ savings

1. The reduction in CO₂ emissions from the use of an efficient alternator referred to in Article 2(1) shall be determined using the methodology set out in the Annex.

2. Where a manufacturer applies for the certification of the CO₂ savings from more than one efficient alternator referred to in Article 2(1) in relation to one vehicle version, the [F4 Secretary of State] shall determine which of the alternators tested delivers the lowest CO₂ savings, and record the lowest value in the relevant type approval documentation. That value shall be indicated in the certificate of conformity in accordance with Article 11(2) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 725/2011.

[F5 3. Where the innovative technology is fitted in a bi-fuel or flex-fuel vehicle, the [F6 Secretary of State] shall record the CO ₂ savings as follows:

(a) for bi-fuel vehicles using petrol and gaseous fuels, the CO ₂ savings value with regard to LPG or CNG;

(b) for flex-fuel vehicles using petrol and E85, the CO ₂ savings value with regard to petrol.

4. The certified CO ₂ savings recorded by reference to eco-innovation code No 17 may only be taken into account for the calculation of the average specific emissions of manufacturers until and including the calendar year 2020.]

Textual Amendments

F4 Words in Art. 3(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Road Vehicle Carbon Dioxide Emission Performance Standards (Cars and Vans) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/550), regs. 1, 23(1B)(a) (as inserted by S.I. 2020/1418, regs. 1(2), 2(7)(a)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F5 Inserted by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/759 of 8 June 2020 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/588 in order to include the use of 12 Volt efficient alternators in passenger cars capable of running on certain alternative fuels (Text with EEA relevance).

F6 Words in Art. 3(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Road Vehicle Carbon Dioxide Emission Performance Standards (Cars and Vans) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/550), regs. 1, 23(1B)(b) (as inserted by S.I. 2020/1418, regs. 1(2), 2(7)(a)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Article 4 U.K. Eco-innovation code

The eco-innovation code No 17 shall be entered into the type approval documentation where reference is made to this Decision in accordance with Article 11(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 725/2011.

F7 Article 5 U.K. Entry into force

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Textual Amendments

F7 Art. 5 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Road Vehicle Carbon Dioxide Emission Performance Standards (Cars and Vans) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/550), regs. 1, 23(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)