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Measures Against The Emission Of Gaseous And Particulate Pollutants From Internal Combustion Engines For Mobile Machines And Devices (Mot-V)

Original Language Title: Maßnahmen zur Bekämpfung der Emission von gasförmigen Schadstoffen und luftverunreinigenden Partikeln aus Verbrennungsmotoren für mobile Maschinen und Geräte (MOT-V)

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422. Regulation on measures to combat the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants from internal combustion engines for mobile machinery and equipment (MOT-V)

Pursuant to § § 69 (1) and 71 (3) and 71 (3) to 6 Gewerbeordnung 1994-GewO 1994, Federal Law Gazette (BGBl). No. 194/1994 (WV), as last amended by the Federal Law BGBl (Federal Law Gazette). I n ° 53/2004, shall be assigned:

Objectives

§ 1. (1) This Regulation lays down the emission standards and type-approval procedures for engines for installation in mobile machinery and equipment.

(2) This Regulation shall contribute to the proper functioning of the internal market and to the protection of human health and the environment.

(3) This Regulation lays down Directive 97 /68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1997 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to measures to be taken against the emission of gaseous pollutants Particulate pollutants from internal combustion engines for non-road mobile machinery (OJ L 196, 27.7.2001, p. 1-85) as amended by Commission Directive 2001 /63/EC of 17 August 2001 (OJ No L 59, 27.2.1998, p. 41-43) and by Directive 2002/88/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 December 2002 (OJ L 227, 21.9.2002, p. 28-81)-hereinafter referred to as 'the Directive'-.

Definitions

§ 2. (1) For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply

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"mobile machinery" means mobile machinery, mobile industrial equipment or vehicles with or without bodywork, which are not intended for the transport of persons or goods on the road and into which an internal combustion engine is defined in accordance with the definition in AnhangI Point 1 is installed;

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"type-approval" means the administrative procedure by which a Member State certifies that a type of internal combustion engine or engine family shall be subject to the level of emission of gaseous pollutants and particulate pollutants from the engine (the engines) comply with the relevant technical requirements of this Regulation;

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"engine type" means a category of engines which are in accordance with the requirements of AnhangII Appendix 1, do not distinguish the essential characteristics listed;

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"engine family" means a set of engines, defined by a manufacturer, which are intended to have similar exhaust emission characteristics similar to the design requirements and which comply with the requirements of this Regulation;

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"parent engine" means a motor selected from a family of engines, which is in accordance with the requirements of sections 6 and 7 of Annex I;

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"engine power" means the useful power referred to in Section 2.4 of Annex I;

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"engine manufacturing date" means the date on which the engine, after leaving the manufacturing area, passes through the final control; at that time, the engine is extradited-or ready for storage;

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"placing on the market" means the first-time provision of an engine on the market for the purpose of delivery and/or use in Austria, another Member State of the European Union, another Contracting State of the European Union, for the first time, whether or not for the first time the economic area or any other equivalent country;

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"manufacturer" means the person or body responsible to the approval authority for all matters relating to the type-approval procedure and the conformity of production. This person or body does not necessarily have to be involved at all stages of the design of the engine;

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"Authorisation Authority" means the Authority (s) in Austria, another Member State of the European Union, another Contracting State of the European Economic Area or any other equivalent State which is responsible for all matters relating to: Type-approval procedure for an engine or engine family and for the issuing and entry of the type-approval certificate (s), as well as the approval authorities of the other Member States of the European Union, another Contracting State of the European Economic Area or any other similar State serve as a point of contact and have (have) verified the manufacturer ' s measures to ensure conformity of production;

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"technical service" means the organisation (s) or body (s) officially used as a test laboratory, in order to carry out tests or inspections for the approval authority in Austria, in another Member State of the European Union, in a Member State of the European Union, in a Member State of the European Union, in a Member State of the European Union. to the other Contracting State of the European Economic Area or in another equivalent State; these tasks may also be carried out by the approval authority itself;

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"information document" means the document referred to in Annex II in which the information to be supplied by the applicant is laid down;

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"information folder" means the totality of the data, drawings, photographs, etc., which the applicant has to submit to the technical service or the approval authority in accordance with the requirements of the information document;

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"information package" means the information folder plus all the test reports and other documents which have been annexed to the technical service or to the approval authority in the exercise of its functions;

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"Table of contents to the information package" means the table of contents to the documents stating the pages or any other marking which makes it possible to find the individual pages.

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"replacement engine" means a newly built engine intended for the exchange of a motor in a machine and supplied only for this purpose;

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"handheld engine" means a motor which meets at least one of the following requirements:

(a)

The engine must be used in a device carried by the operator throughout the exercise of the function (s) for which it is intended;

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the engine must be used in a device operating in different positions for the purpose of performing the function (s), e.g. upwards, downwards or on the side of the engine;

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the engine must be used in a device in which the dry weight of the engine and the equipment taken together is less than 20 kilograms, and which also has at least one of the following characteristics:

(i)

The operator shall either hold or bear the device during the exercise of the function (s) for which it is intended;

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the operator must maintain or maintain the device during the exercise of the function (s) for which it is intended;

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the engine must be used in a generator or in a pump;

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"non-handheld engine" means a motor which does not fall within the definition of a handheld motor;

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'handheld motor used for commercial use in various positions' means a handheld motor which satisfies the requirements of points (a) and (b) of the definition of a handheld motor and which is the engine manufacturer of the engine The approval authority has shown that the engine has a category 3 durability period (after AnhangIV Appendix 4, section 2.1) shall apply;

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"durability period" means the number of hours specified in Annex IV, Appendix 4, for the determination of the deterioration factors;

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"small series of engine family" means a spark-ignition engine family, where the total annual production volume is less than 5 000 units;

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"Manufacturer of small series of spark-ignition engines" means a manufacturer whose total annual production volume is less than 25 000 units.

Application for type-approval

§ 3. (1) A request for type-approval of a motor or engine family shall be submitted by the manufacturer to the approval authority. The application shall be accompanied by an information folder, the content of which shall be given in the information document in Annex II. The technical service responsible for the approval tests shall be given an engine which corresponds to the essential characteristics of the engine type listed in Annex II, Appendix 1.

(2) In the case of an application for type-approval of a motor family, the approval authority shall establish that the submitted application for the selected parent engine does not fully cover the engine family described in Annex II, Appendix 2 another and, where appropriate, an additional parent engine to be recorded by the approval authority shall be provided for the approval referred to in paragraph 1.

(3) A request for type-approval of a motor type or engine family shall not be submitted in more than one Member State of the European Union or other Contracting State of the European Economic Area or other equivalent State . A separate application shall be made for each engine type to be approved or any engine family to be approved.

Type-approval procedure

§ 4. The approval authority at which the application is made shall grant type-approval for all engine types or engine families which comply with the description in the information folder and which comply with the requirements of this Regulation.

The approval authority shall complete all relevant parts of the type-approval certificate for each engine type or engine family which they approve, the model of which shall be in HangVII ; it shall draw up or examine the table of contents to the information package. Type-approval certificates shall be in accordance with the procedure referred to in AnhangVIII to be numbered. The completed type-approval certificate and its annexes shall be sent to the applicant.

(3) The engine to be approved fills its function or has specific characteristics only in connection with other parts of the mobile machine or mobile device and can therefore only comply with one or more requirements. if the engine to be approved is operated together with other genuine or simulated machinery or equipment parts, the scope of the type-approval of this engine (these engines) shall be restricted accordingly. In the type-approval certificate for a motor type or engine family, all restrictions on their use and all installation requirements shall be listed in such cases.

(4) The approval authority

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shall send a list of engines and engine families each month to the approval authorities of the other Member States of the European Union, of another Contracting State of the European Economic Area or of another State of the same state (with the details in AnhangIX ), the authorisation of which it has granted, refused or withdrawn during the month in question;

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, at the request of the approval authority of another Member State of the European Union, of another Contracting State of the European Economic Area or of another State of the same kind

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a copy of the type-approval certificate for the engine or engine family, without the information package for each engine type or engine family, the approval of which it has granted, refused or withdrawn; and/or

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the list of engines manufactured in accordance with the type-approvals issued, as described in Article 6 (3) of the Directive (Article 6 (3) of the Directive), which shall provide the detailed information in accordance with AnhangX and/or

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a copy of the declaration pursuant to section 6 (4) (Article 6 (4) of the Directive).

The approval authority shall send a copy of the data sheet to the Commission annually, or in addition to it, on receipt of a corresponding application, in accordance with AnhangXI on the engines for which a permit has been granted since the last notification.

Modification of approvals

§ 5. The approval authority which has granted type-approval shall take the necessary measures to ensure that it is notified of any change to the particulars referred to in the information package.

(2) The application for a modification or extension of a type-approval shall be submitted exclusively to the approval authority which has granted the original type-approval.

Where the particulars referred to in the information package have been modified, the approval authority shall issue:

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where necessary, corrected pages of the information package, whereby the authority shall identify each individual page so that the nature of the change and the date of the new edition are clearly visible. For each new edition of pages, the table of contents shall be updated accordingly to the information package (which is attached to the type-approval certificate);

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a revised type-approval certificate (with an extension number), provided that information has been changed (with the exception of the annexes) or if the minimum requirements of the Regulation have changed since the original approval date. From the revised approval certificate, the reason for its change and the date of the new edition must be clearly indicated.

(4) Where the approval authority finds that new tests or tests are justified on the basis of a change to the information package, it shall inform the manufacturer thereof and shall not submit the documents referred to above until: after successful new tests or tests have been carried out.

Match

§ 6. (1) The manufacturer shall, on each unit manufactured in accordance with the approved type, apply the marks set out in Annex I, Section 3, including the type-approval number.

(2) If the type-approval contains restrictions on use in accordance with Article 4 (3) of the Directive (Article 4 (3) of the Directive), the manufacturer of each manufactured unit shall provide detailed information on these restrictions and all the installation requirements. Where a number of engine types are supplied to the same machine manufacturer, it is sufficient that the information document in which the relevant engine identification numbers must also be indicated shall be transmitted only once, and at the latest by on the day of delivery of the first engine.

The manufacturer shall, at the request of the approval authority which has granted the type-approval, communicate within 45 days of the end of each calendar year and immediately after each date of implementation to which the requirements of this Regulation are met and, immediately after each additional date indicated by the Authority, a list of the identification numbers of all engine types which, in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation, have been identified since the last report or from the date on which: where the provisions of this Regulation have been applied for the first time, . Insofar as they are not expressed by the engine coding system, the correlations between the identification numbers and the corresponding engine types or engine families and the type-approval numbers must be indicated on this list. In addition, the list shall contain specific information if the manufacturer cees the production of an approved engine type or engine family. Where this list does not have to be regularly transmitted to the approval authority, the manufacturer must keep the registered data for a period of at least 20 years.

(4) Within 45 days of the end of each calendar year and on each date of implementation in accordance with § 9 (Article 9 of the Directive), the manufacturer shall send the approval authority which granted the type-approval to a declaration in which the engine types, which shall be Engine families and the corresponding identification codes of the engines which it intends to manufacture from that date.

Recognition of equivalent authorisations

§ 7. The European Parliament and the Council, acting in the framework of multilateral or bilateral agreements between the European Union and third countries, may, on a proposal from the Commission, ensure equivalence of conditions and provisions relating to: Type-approval of engines in accordance with this Regulation, with the relevant standards in international or third country legislation.

(2) The Annex XII , and, where appropriate, the corresponding approval marks, shall be recognised as being consistent with this Regulation.

Registration and marketing

§ 8. The approval authority may not refuse the registration or placing on the market of new engines, whether or not they are already installed in machinery or equipment, if those engines comply with the requirements of this Regulation.

The approval authority may only permit the registration and placing on the market of new engines, irrespective of whether they are already installed in machinery and equipment, only if those engines meet the requirements of this Regulation.

The approval authority which grants type-approval shall ensure that the identification numbers of the engines produced in accordance with the requirements of this Regulation, if necessary in cooperation with the Approval authorities of the other Member States of the European Union, of another Contracting State of the European Economic Area or of another State of the same kind, shall be registered and controlled.

(4) An additional control of the identification numbers may be carried out in conjunction with the control of the conformity of production in accordance with § 12 (Article 11 of the Directive).

(5) With regard to the control of the identification numbers, the manufacturer or his authorized agents established in the European Union, in another Contracting State of the European Economic Area or in another State of the same name shall be responsible for: the competent approval authority, on request, without delay, all the necessary information concerning its direct purchasers and the identification numbers of the engines which are manufactured in accordance with Article 6 (3) (Article 6 (3) of the Directive) have been reported. If engines are sold to a machine manufacturer, no further information is required.

(6) Where a manufacturer is not in a position to comply with the requirements laid down in Article 6 (Article 6 of the Directive), and in particular in conjunction with paragraph 5 (Article 8 (5) of the Directive), at the request of the approval authority, the manufacturer may: This Regulation shall withdraw authorisation for the type of engine concerned or the engine family in question. In such a case, the information procedure shall be applied in accordance with Article 13 (4) (Article 12 (4) of the Directive).

Timetable-compression ignition engines

§ 9. (1) GRANTING TYPE-APPROVALS

The approval authority may, after 30 June 1998, no longer refuse to grant type-approval for a motor type or engine family or to issue the document referred to in Annex VII, or to continue to do so in the context of type-approval air pollution requirements for mobile machinery and equipment into which an engine is fitted, when the engine meets the requirements of this Regulation in respect of emissions of exhaust gas and particulate matter.

(2) TYPE-APPROVAL LEVEL I (ENGINE CATEGORIES A, B, C)

The approval authority shall refuse, after 30 June 1998, in the case of engines with a power of

the type-approval of a motor type or engine family and the issue of the document referred to in Annex VII, and shall also refuse any other type-approval for mobile machinery and equipment into which an engine is fitted when the engine is fitted to the engine, The requirements of this Regulation and its emissions of exhaust gas and particulate matter do not comply with the limit values set out in the table in section 4.1.2.1 of Annex I.

(3) TYPE-APPROVAL LEVEL II (ENGINE CATEGORIES D, E, F, G)

The approval authority refuses

the type-approval of a motor type or engine family and the issue of the document referred to in Annex VII, and shall also refuse any other type-approval for mobile machinery and equipment into which an engine is fitted when the engine is fitted to the engine, The requirements of this Regulation and its emissions of exhaust gas and particulate matter do not comply with the limit values set out in the table in section 4.1.2.3 of Annex I.

(4) REGISTRATION AND PLACING ON THE MARKET; MOTOR MANUFACTURING DATA

With the exception of machinery and engines intended for export to third countries, the approval authority shall permit the registration and placing on the market of engines, whether or not they are already in machinery and equipment in accordance with the dates set out below, only if they meet the requirements of this Regulation and if the engine has been approved in accordance with one of the categories set out in paragraph 2 or 3.

Level I

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Category A: 31 December 1998

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Category B: 31 December 1998

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Category C: 31 March 1999

Tier II

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Category D: 31 December 2000

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Category E: 31 December 2001

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Category F: 31 December 2002

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Category G: 31 December 2003

However, in the case of engines the date of manufacture of which is prior to the dates specified in this paragraph, the approval authority may, for each category, postpone the date for the fulfilment of the abovementioned requirements by two years. The approval granted for Stage I engines shall end with the mandatory Stage II application.

Schedule-Foreign ignition engines

§ 10. (1) SUBDIVISION INTO CLASSES

For the purposes of this Regulation, spark-ignition engines shall be divided into the following classes:

The main class S is divided into two categories:

H:

Engines for handheld machines

N:

Motors for non-handheld machines

(2) GRANTING OF TYPE-APPROVALS

With effect from 11 August 2004, the approval authority shall not refuse to grant type-approval for a positive-ignition engine type or engine family, or to issue the document referred to in Annex VII, nor to grant any other type-approval in connection with the type-approval of the To meet the requirements of this Regulation with regard to exhaust emissions, to meet the requirements of mobile machinery and equipment in which an engine is fitted, to combat air pollution.

(3) TYPE-APPROVALS STAGE I

With effect from 11 August 2004, the approval authority shall refuse to grant type-approval for a motor type or engine family and to issue the document referred to in Annex VII and to grant other type-approvals for mobile machinery and Equipment into which an engine is fitted if the engine does not meet the requirements of this Regulation and if its exhaust emissions do not comply with the limit values set out in the table in section 4.2.2.1 of Annex I.

(4) TYPE-APPROVALS STAGE II

The approval authority refuses

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as from 1 August 2004 for the motor classes SN: 1 and SN: 2

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as of 1 August 2006 for engine class SN: 4

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from 1 August 2007 for the motor classes SH: 1, SH: 2 and SN: 3

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from 1 August 2008 for the motor class SH: 3

the granting of type-approval of a motor type or engine family and the issue of the document referred to in Annex VII and the granting of other type-approvals for mobile machinery and equipment into which an engine is fitted when the engine does not meet the requirements of this Regulation and its exhaust emissions do not comply with the limit values set out in the table in Annex I, Section 4.2.2.2.

(5) PLACING ON THE MARKET: DATE OF MANUFACTURE

With the exception of machinery and engines intended for export to third countries, the approval authority shall, six months after the dates set out in paragraphs 3 and 4, allow the placing on the market of the dates laid down in paragraphs 3 and 4 for the relevant motor category. Machinery already fitted or not installed, only if it meets the requirements of this Regulation.

(6) MARKING IN THE EVENT OF PREMATURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF STAGE II

The approval authority shall, in respect of engine types or engine families which meet the limit values set out in the table in section 4.2.2.2 of Annex I already before the dates set out in paragraph 4, provide a special marking indicating that the shall correspond to the prescribed limit values already before the dates laid down.

(7) EXCEPTIONS

The following machines and equipment shall be exempted from compliance with the dates relating to the emission limit values for Stage II for a period of three years following the entry into force of the above emission limit values; for these three Years shall continue to be subject to the emission limit values for Stage I:

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Hand-held chainsaw: a hand-held device for cutting wood with a saw chain, which is guided with two hands and has a cylinder capacity of more than 45 cm 3 , in accordance with the standard EN ISO 11681-1;

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Machine with top-mounted handle (ie. Hand-held drills and chainsaws for pruning): a hand-held device with a handle attached at the top for drilling holes or for cutting wood with a saw chain, in accordance with ISO 11681-2;

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Handheld free-cutter with internal combustion engine: a hand-held device with a rotating blade of metal or plastic for cutting weeds, bushes, small trees and similar plants; it must be compliant with the standard EN ISO 11806 operate in several positions, such as horizontal or downward, and a cylinder capacity of more than 40 cm 3 ;

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handheld hedge trimmer: a hand-held device for cutting hedges and bushes with a cutting blade or several reciprocating cutting blades, in accordance with the standard EN 774;

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Hand-held cutting machine with internal combustion engine: a hand-held device for cutting hard material such as stone, asphalt, concrete or steel with a rotating metal cutting blade and a cylinder capacity of more than 50 cm 3 , in accordance with the standard EN 1454;

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non-handheld engines of the class SN: 3 with horizontal shaft: only those non-handheld motors of the class SN: 3 with horizontal shaft and a power of up to 2.5 kW, which are mainly used for selected industrial purposes , including milling, roller cutting machines, lawn aerators and generators.

(8) DEADLINE FOR OPTIONAL FULFILMENT

However, in the case of engines the date of manufacture of which is before the dates set out in paragraphs 3, 4 and 5, Member States may, for each category, postpone the date for the fulfilment of the abovementioned requirements by two years.

Exceptions and alternative procedures

§ 11. (1) The requirements of § 8 (1) and (2) (Article 8 (1) and (2) of the Directive), § 9 (4) (Article 9 (4) of the Directive) and § 10 (5) (Article 9a (5) of the Directive) shall not apply to:

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engines to be used by the armed forces,

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engines as referred to in paragraphs 1a and 2.

(1a) An exchange motor shall comply with the limit values to be observed by the engine to be replaced during the first placing on the market. The term "REPLACEMENT Motor" shall be recorded on a plate attached to the engine or as an indication in the User's Guide.

(2) The approval authority may, at the request of the manufacturer, from the time-limit (the time limits) for the engine from pending series, which are still in stock, or stocks of mobile machinery and equipment with respect to their engines Placing on the market in accordance with § 9 (4) (Article 9 (4) of the Directive), if the following conditions are met:

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The manufacturer shall submit an application to the approval authority, which has authorised the type of engine (s) concerned or the engine family (s) concerned, before the relevant deadline (s) is effective.

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The manufacturer ' s request shall include a list of new engines which are not placed on the market within the time limit (s), in accordance with Article 6 (3) (Article 6 (3) of the Directive). In the case of engines for the first time being covered by this Regulation, it must submit its application to the type-approval authority of the Member State in which the engines are stored.

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The application shall be justified in technical and/or economic terms.

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The engines must be of a type or family, of which whose type-approval has expired or for which no type-approval was previously required, but which has been manufactured within the time limit (s).

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The engines must in fact have been stored in Austria, another Member State of the European Union, another Contracting State of the European Economic Area or another similar State during the period (s).

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The maximum number of new engines of one or more types placed on the market in a Member State in application of this derogation shall be subject to 10% of the new engines placed on the market in the Member State in the previous year. of all the types concerned.

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If the application is accepted by the approval authority, it shall have the approval authorities of the other Member States of the European Union, of another State Party of the European Economic Area or of another State of the same State within one month, the particulars and the justification for the derogation granted to the manufacturer.

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The approval authority, which authorises an exemption on the basis of this provision, must ensure that the manufacturer fulfils all the conditions attached to it.

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The approval authority shall issue a certificate of conformity with a specific indication for each such engine. Where appropriate, a consolidated document containing all relevant engine identification numbers may be used.

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Each year, the approval authority shall forward to the Commission a list of the exemptions granted on the basis of its justification.

This possibility shall be limited to twelve months from the date on which the time-limit (s) for the placing on the market of the engines was for the first time (s).

(3) The fulfilment of the requirements of § 10 (4) and (5) (Article 9a (4) and (5) of the Directive) shall be postponed for motor manufacturers of small series by three years.

(4) The requirements of Article 10 (4) and (5) (Article 9a (4) and (5) of the Directive) shall be replaced by the corresponding Stage I requirements for small series of engines of small series to a maximum of 25 000 units, provided that the individual requirements of each of the following: Motor families all have different stroke rooms.

Conformity of production

§ 12. The approval authority which grants type-approval shall ensure, in advance, if necessary in cooperation with the approval authorities of the other Member States of the European Union, of another Contracting State of the European Union. Economic area or any other equivalent State, that appropriate arrangements have been made to ensure effective control of the conformity of production with respect to the requirements of Section 5 of Annex I.

The approval authority which has granted type-approval shall ensure, where necessary in cooperation with the approval authorities of the other Member States of the European Union, another Contracting State of the European Union. Economic area or any other equivalent State, that the provisions referred to in paragraph 1 shall continue to be sufficient in respect of the provisions of Section 5 of Annex I and each in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation with a type-approval number the engine shall continue to be described in the type-approval certificate and its annexes to the approved engine type or to the approved engine family.

Non-compliance with the approved type or family

§ 13. (1) A non-conformity with the approved type or family shall be provided where deviations from the characteristics in the approval certificate and/or from the information package are determined by the approval authority, which Type-approval has not been authorised in accordance with Article 5 (3).

(2) Where an approval authority which has granted type-approval establishes that engines provided with a certificate of conformity or an approval mark do not conform to the type or family of the type or family for which they are The Commission shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the engines in production are again in conformity with the approved type or family. The approval authority shall inform the approval authorities of the other Member States of the European Union, of another Contracting State of the European Economic Area or of another State of the same State from the measures taken, that can go up to the withdrawal of type-approval.

(3) Where an approval authority can demonstrate that engines fitted with a type-approval number do not conform to the approved type or family, it may be approved by the approval authority, which shall approve the type-approval , require that the engines in production be tested for conformity to the approved type or family. The measures necessary for this purpose shall be taken within six months of the date of application.

(4) The approval authorities of the Member States of the European Union, of another Contracting State of the European Economic Area or of another equivalent State shall inform each other within one month of each withdrawal of a Type-approval and the reasons for this.

(5) In the event that the approval authority which granted the type-approval disputes the lack of conformity notified to it, the participating Member States of the European Union, of another Contracting State of the European Union, shall endeavour to: The Economic Area or any other equivalent State shall settle the dispute. The Commission shall be kept informed and shall, where appropriate, consult the consultations necessary to resolve the dispute.

Requirements for the protection of workers

§ 14. This Regulation shall not affect the right to lay down requirements which are deemed necessary to protect workers when the machinery and equipment referred to in this Regulation are used, provided that the placing on the market of the products concerned is not This does not affect engines.

Approval Authority

§ 15. The approval authority within the meaning of this Regulation shall be the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Labour.

Technical Services

§ 16. (1) Technical services within the meaning of this Regulation must comply with the requirements of Article 14 of Directive 70 /156/EEC as amended by Directive 92 /53/EEC ( Council Directive 92/53/EEC of 18 June 1992 amending Directive 70 /156/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers (Official Journal No. L 225 from 1992-08-10 pp. 1-62 ) are sufficient.

(2) The technical services in Austria are listed in the Annex XIII listed.

(3) Amendments to Annex XIII shall be made by the Federal Minister of Economics and Labour in the Bundesgesetzblatt (Federal Law Gazans).

In-force pedals and out-of-force pedals

§ 17. (1) This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 August 2004.

(2) The Regulation of the Federal Minister of Economic Affairs for the control of the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants from internal combustion engines for mobile machinery and equipment, BGBl. II No 185/1999, as amended by BGBl. II No 476/1999, shall expire on the expiry of 10 August 2004.

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