Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/1216

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THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2024/1257 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 April 2024 on type-approval of motor vehicles and engines and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, with respect to their emissions and battery durability (Euro 7), amending Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Regulations (EC) No 715/2007 and (EC) No 595/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Regulation (EU) No 582/2011, Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1151, Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/2400 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1362^note, and in particular Article 15(1), point (f), thereof,Whereas:

(1)Regulation (EU) 2024/1257 requires vehicles to respect the emission limits set out therein not only during the main lifetime, but also during the additional lifetime period that extends 25 % beyond the vehicle’s main lifetime. For that additional lifetime, durability multipliers are set out in Table 2 of Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 2024/1257 to account for the deterioration of emission reduction systems beyond the main lifetime period. In order to ensure legal clarity for vehicle manufacturers before the date of application of Regulation (EU) 2024/1257 as regards heavy-duty vehicles of categories M₃, N₂ and N₃, it is necessary to set out durability multipliers for gaseous pollutants of heavy-duty vehicles of categories M₃, N₂ and N₃ in Table 2 of Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 2024/1257.

(2)In accordance with Article 18(3) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1257, the Commission has prepared and submitted to the European Parliament and Council a report assessing the durability performance of heavy-duty vehicles with regard to emissions^note.

(3)Both for (i) vehicles of categories N₂ and N₃ up to a maximum mass of 16 t and M₃ up to a maximum mass of 7,5 t; and (ii) vehicles of category N₃ with a maximum mass higher than 16 t and category M₃ with a maximum mass higher than 7,5 t, that assessment has shown a typical durability multiplier value of 1,2 for diesel engines with emission standard Euro VI steps D and E. Based on that technical assessment and considering that these engines are, from a technological standpoint, the most comparable to Euro 7 engines, it is appropriate to set out durability multipliers of 1,2 for gaseous pollutants for Euro 7 heavy-duty vehicles of categories M₃, N₂ and N₃, aligning those values with the requirements for vehicles of categories M₁, N₁ and M₂.

(4)Regulation (EU) 2024/1257 should therefore be amended accordingly in Table 2 of Annex IV,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

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Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 2024/1257 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

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

Table 2 of Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 2024/1257 is replaced by the following:

‘Table 2: Applicable durability multipliers for adjusting exhaust emission limits under Annex 1 when testing vehicles, engines and replacement pollution control devices during additional lifetimeDurability multipliers | M1, N1 and M2 | N2, N3 ≤ 16 t, M3 ≤ 7,5 t | N3 > 16 t, M3 > 7,5 tDurability multiplier for additional lifetime | 1,2 for gaseous pollutants | 1,2 for gaseous pollutants | 1,2 for gaseous pollutants

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