The manufacturer shall ensure that agricultural and forestry vehicles and the engines installed in them are designed, constructed and assembled so as to comply with the provisions applicable to engine categories NRE or NRS laid down in Regulation (EU) 2016/1628 and in the delegated and implementing acts adopted pursuant thereto, with the adaptations laid down in Part 1 of Annex I to this Regulation; the specific requirements laid down in Part 2 of Annex I to this Regulation shall be also complied with.

Alternatively, agricultural and forestry vehicles and the engines installed in them may be designed, constructed and assembled so as to comply with the provisions applicable to engine category ATS laid down in Regulation (EU) 2016/1628 and in the delegated and implementing acts adopted pursuant thereto, with the adaptations laid down in Part 1 of Annex I to this Regulation, where such vehicles are equipped with a SI engine and fulfil either of the following conditions:

1. (a)

   are equipped with a straddle seat and handlebar;

2. (b)

   are equipped with a steering wheel and bench seats or bucket seats in one or more rows and achieve a maximum design speed greater than or equal to 25 km/h.

The specific requirements laid down in Part 2 of Annex I to this Regulation shall be also complied with.

In order to meet the requirements of Article 19(4) of Regulation (EU) No 167/2013, the manufacturer shall ensure that agricultural and forestry vehicles and their systems, components and separate technical units that may affect the vehicle's external sound levels are designed, constructed and assembled, and that their external sound levels are measured so as to comply with the requirements laid down in Annex II.

For the purposes of the evaluation of propulsion unit performance of agricultural and forestry vehicles, the measurements of net power, engine torque and specific fuel consumption shall be carried out by the manufacturer in accordance with paragraph 5 of UNECE Regulation No 120, 01 series of amendments. During those measurements, the presence of the approval authority or technical service representatives is not necessary.

Instead of performing the measurements laid down in the first paragraph, a vehicle or engine manufacturer may attest the fulfilment of the requirements of the first paragraph by submitting, to the approval authority, an approval issued under the UNECE Regulation No 120, 01 series of amendments.