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Requirements for EU type approval
Applying for EU type approval
Conformity of production
Checks must be made by the manufacturer to ensure that all vehicles produced by the manufacturer conform to the type approval and respect the emission limits.
In-service conformity
Checks must be performed to ensure that properly maintained and used vehicles respect the emission limits during their useful life, which is set between:
Pollution control devices
Emissions of plug-in hybrid vehicles
Since recent studies have shown a considerable difference between the average real-world carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and their CO2 emissions determined by the WLTP, to ensure that the CO2 emissions determined for such vehicles are representative of real driver behaviour, the utility factors applied for the purpose of the CO2 emission determination at type approval are revised in amending Regulation (EU) 2023/443.
The regulation specifies new utility factors* on the basis of available data applicable from September 2023. Those factors will be revised to better reflect real-world conditions, taking into account data from fuel consumption monitoring devices on board such vehicles and collected in accordance with Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/392 in 2025 and again in 2027.
It has applied since 27 July 2017.
For an overview, see:
Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1151 of 1 June 2017 supplementing Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on type-approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information, amending Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 and Commission Regulation (EU) No 1230/2012 and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 (OJ L 175, 7.7.2017, pp. 1–643).
Successive amendments to Regulation (EU) 2017/1151 have been incorporated into the original document. This consolidated version is of documentary value only.
Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/443 of 8 February 2023 amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1151 as regards the emission type-approval procedures for light passenger and commercial vehicles (OJ L 66, 2.3.2023, pp. 1–237).
UN Regulation No 154 – Uniform provisions concerning the approval of light duty passenger and commercial vehicles with regards to criteria emissions, emissions of carbon dioxide and fuel consumption and/or the measurement of electric energy consumption and electric range (WLTP) (OJ L 290, 10.11.2022, pp. 1–625).
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/392 of 4 March 2021 on the monitoring and reporting of data relating to CO2 emissions from passenger cars and light commercial vehicles pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Commission Implementing Regulations (EU) No 1014/2010, (EU) No 293/2012, (EU) 2017/1152 and (EU) 2017/1153 (OJ L 77, 5.3.2021, pp. 8–25).
Regulation No 103 of the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations (UNECE) – Uniform provisions concerning the approval of replacement pollution control devices for power-driven vehicles (OJ L 207, 10.8.2017, pp. 30–42).
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2007 on type approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information (OJ L 171, 29.6.2007, pp. 1–16).
See consolidated version.
last update 23.02.2024