Article 1U.K.Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 692/2008

Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 is amended as follows:

(1)

In Article 2, the following points 45 to 48 are added:

‘45.

“Fuel Storage System” means devices which allow storing the fuel, comprising of the fuel tank, the fuel filler, the filler cap and the fuel pump;

46.

“Permeability Factor (PF)” means the hydrocarbon emissions as reflected in the permeability of the fuel storage system;

47.

“Monolayer tank” means a fuel tank constructed with a single layer of material;

48.

“Multilayer tank” means a fuel tank constructed with at least two different layered materials, one of which is impermeable to hydrocarbons, including ethanol.

(2)

In Article 17, the following paragraph is inserted after the second subparagraph:

Annex VI as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1221(1) shall apply from 1 September 2019 to all new vehicles registered on and after that date..

(3)

Annex VI is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2U.K.Entry into force and application

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

[F1It shall apply from 1 September 2019 .]

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.