Approval
Article 1
The BMW AG engine idle coasting function, hereinafter BMW engine idle coasting function, is approved as an innovative technology within the meaning of Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 provided the following conditions are met:
1. the innovative technology is fitted in BMW conventional powertrain M1 vehicles with automatic transmission equipped with the BMW engine idle coasting function automatically activated in the predominant driving mode; this is the driving mode that is always selected when the vehicle is switched on regardless of the operating mode selected when the vehicle was previously shut down; the BMW engine idle coasting function may not be deactivated in the predominant driving mode by the driver or by external interventions;
2. the BMW engine idle coasting function is active at least down to 40km/h;
3. for vehicles with the capacity to coast down to a speed lower than 40km/h, the BMW engine idle coasting function shall be de-activated at 40km/h for the purpose of the test set out in the Annex.

Application for certification of CO2 savings
Article 2
The manufacturer BMW AG may apply for certification of the CO2 savings from the BMW engine idle coasting function by reference to this Decision.
The application for certification shall be accompanied by a verification report from an independent and certified body confirming the compliance of the fitted vehicle with the conditions set out in Article 1 and that the CO2 savings threshold of 1gCO2/km specified in Article 9 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 725/2011 is met.

Certification of CO2 savings
Article 3
The reduction in CO2 emissions from the use of the BMW engine idle coasting function referred to in Article 1 shall be determined using the methodology set out in the Annex.

Eco-innovation code
Article 4
The eco-innovation code No 23 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.

Entry into force
Article 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Done at Brussels, 28 July 2017.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude Juncker
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, 27(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)