Two or Three-Wheel Motor Vehicles (EC Type-Approval)

Suppliment tal-Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta, Nru. 19,316, 26 ta’ Settembru, B 2014

L.N. 337 of 2014

PRODUCT SAFETY ACT

(CAP. 427)

Two or Three-Wheel Motor Vehicles (EC Type-Approval)

(Amendment) Regulations, 2014

IN exercise of the powers conferred by articles 38, 39 and 40 of

the Product Safety Act, the Minister for Social Dialogue, Consumer

Affairs and Civil Liberties, on the advice of the Malta Competition

and Consumer Affairs Authority, has made the following

regulations:-

(1)

The title of these regulations is the Two or Three- Citation, scope

Wheel Motor Vehicles (EC Type-Approval) (Amendment) and

commencement.

Regulations, 2014, and these regulations shall be read and construed

as one with the Two or Three-Wheel Motor Vehicles (EC Type- S.L. 427.43.

Approval) Regulations, hereinafter referred to as "the principal

regulations".

(2) These regulations implement the requirements of Directive

2013/60/EU of 27 November 2013 amending for the purposes of

adapting to technical progress, Directive 97/24/EC of the European

Parliament and of the Council on certain components and

characteristics of two or three-wheel motor vehicles, Directive 2002/

24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to the

type-approval of two or three-wheel motor vehicles and Directive

2009/67/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the

installation of lighting and light-signalling devices on two- or three-

wheel motor vehicles.

(3) These regulations shall be deemed to have come into force

on the 30th June, 2014.

Schedule IV to the principal regulations shall be amended Amends

Schedule IV to

as follows

the principal

regulations.

(a)

item 46 thereof shall be substituted by the following

"46. Exhaust emissions ( 11 )

46.1. Euro level: ................(1, 2, or 3) ( 12 )

46.2. Type I test: CO: .............. g/km HC: ............ g/

km NOx .......... g/km HC + NOx: .............. g/

km ( 13 )

46.3. Type II test: CO (13): ..................... g/min HC

(13): ..................... g/min

CO (14): .................................................... % vol

Visible air pollution caused by an engine with

compression ignition

corrected value of absorption coefficient: .... m–1’;

and

(b)

immediately after footnote 11 thereof, under item

50, there shall be added the following new footnotes

"( 12 ) Depending on the number of the relevant

Directive and the latest amending act applicable

to the approval, compliance with the Euro level

1, 2 or 3 shall be determined as follows

Indication of the Euro level if the approval

authority so chooses, for approvals granted

before the following date: 11 December 2013.

In Table 2.2.1.1.3 of Annex I to Chapter 5 of

Directive 97/24/EC, compliance with the first

row of limit values shall mean compliance with

the "Euro 1" level and compliance with the

second row of limit values shall mean

compliance with the "Euro 2" level;

Full compliance with Annex I to Chapter 5 of

Directive 97/24/EC, which includes compliance

with the "Euro2" level combined with the test

methodology set-out in Annex I to Commission

Directive 2013/60/EU (OJ L 329, 10.12.2013, p.

15), shall mean compliance with the "Euro 3"

level;

In Table 2.2.1.1.5 of Annex II to Chapter 5 of

Directive 97/24/EC, compliance with

— the rows of limit values in part A of Table

2.2.1.1.5 concerning class I (< 150 cm3) and

class II (≥ 150 cm3), shall mean compliance with

the "Euro 2" level;

— the rows of limit values in part B of Table

2.2.1.1.5 concerning class I (< 150 cm3) and

class II (≥ 150 cm3), shall mean compliance with

the "Euro 3" level;

— the rows of limit values in part C of Table

2.2.1.1.5 concerning class I (vmax < 130 km/h)

and class II (vmax ≥ 130 km/h), shall mean

compliance with the "Euro 3" level.

( 13 ) Only for L1e, L2e and L6e category vehicles

complying with the provisions of Directive 97/

24/EC, as amended by Directive 2013/60/EU.

( 14 )For L-category vehicles within the scope of

Article 1 of Directive 2002/24/EC, with the

exception of L1e, L2e and L6e vehicles.".

Schedule VII to the principal regulations shall be amended Amends

Schedule VII to

the principal

regulations.

(a)

items 2 up to 2.2 shall be substituted by the following

"2. Results of the emission tests

Number of the relevant Directive and its

amending acts applicable to the type-approval.

In the case of a Directive with two or more

implementation stages, also the implementation

stage and the Euro level shall be indicated

Variant/version: .................

Euro level ( 1 ): .................

2.1. Type I test

CO: ................ g/km

HC ( 3 ): ................. g/km

NOx ( 3 ). ................ g/km

HC + NOx ( 2 ): ................. g/km

CO2 ( 2 ): ................ g/km

Fuel consumption ( 2 ): ................ l/100km

2.2. Type II

CO (g/min) ( 2 ) .................

HC (g/min) ( 2 ) ................

CO (% vol) ( 3 ) at normal idle speed ................

Specify the idle speed ( 3 ) ( 4 ): ................

CO (% vol) ( 3 ) at high idle speed .................

Specify the idle speed ( 3 ) ( 4 ): ................

Engine oil temperature ( 3 ) ( 5 ): ................"; and

(b)

footnotes 1 to 4 under item 3 shall be substituted by

the following new footnotes

"( 1 ) See footnote 12 in Annex IV.

( 2 ) Only for L1e, L2e and L6e category vehicles.

( 3 ) For L-category vehicles within the scope of

Article 1 of Directive 2002/24/EC with the

exception of L1e, L2e and L6e vehicles.

( 4 ) Mention the measurement tolerance.

( 5 ) Applicable for four-stroke engines only.".

Schedule IX to the principal regulations shall be

substituted by the following

"Schedule IX

List of Directives which amend Directive 2002/24/EC

Title of Directive

Official Journal

reference/ Page

COMMISSION DIRECTIVE of 11 August 2003 amending

L211, p.24

Directives 97/24/EC and 2002/24/EC of the European Parliament

08.2003

and of the Council relating to the type-approval of two- or three-

wheel motor vehicles

COMMISSION DIRECTIVE of 22 April 2005 amending, for the

L106, p.17

purposes of their adaptation to technical progress, Directives 97/24/

04.2005

EC and 2002/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council,

relating to the type-approval of two or three-wheel motor vehicles

COMMISSION DIRECTIVE of 27 November 2006 correcting and

L330, p.16

amending Directive 2005/30/EC amending, for the purposes of their

11.2006

adaptation to technical progress, Directives 97/24/EC and 202/24/EC

of the European Parliament and of the Council, relating to the type-

approval of two or three-wheel motor vehicles

COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 2006/96/EC of 20 November 2006 adapting

L.363, p.81

certain Directives in the field of free movement of goods, by reason

20.12.2006

of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania

L.158, p.172

COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 2013/15/EU adapting certain directives in

the field of free movement of goods, by reason of the accession of

10.06.2013

Croatia

Directive 2013/60/

Directive 2013/60/EU of 27 November 2013 amending for the

L.329. 15-38

EU

purposes of adapting to technical progress, Directive 97/24/EC of the

10.12.2013

European Parliament and of the Council on certain components and

characteristics of two or three-wheel motor vehicles, Directive 2002/

24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to the

type-approval of two or three-wheel motor vehicles and Directive

2009/67/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the

".

installation of lighting and light-signalling devices on two- or three-

wheel motor vehicles

5. Schedule X to the principal regulations shall be substituted Substitutes

Schedule X to

by the following

the principal

regulations.

"Schedule X

List of Separate Directives and their amendments

which are in force

National

Amending

Official

Requirements

Base

Title of Base

Date of

relevant to the

Directive

Journal

Directive no.

Directive

Adoption

particular

No.

reference

Directive

92/61/EEC

Council Directive 92/

L 225, p.72

1 January 1994

None

61/EEC of 30 June

10.08.1992

1992 relating to the

type-approval of two

or three-wheel motor

vehicles

2000/7/EC

L 106, p1

1 July 2001

None

03.05.2000

2002/24/EC

L 124, p.1

The effective

None

09.05.2002

data

93/14/EEC

Council Directive 93/

L 121 p1

5 April 1995

None

14/EEC of 5 April

05.04.1995

1993 on the braking

of two or three-wheel

motor vehicles

2006/27/EC

L 66, p7

1 July 2007

None

01.07.2007

2009/80/EC

Directive 2009/80/EC

Repealing

L 202, p16

1 January 2010

None

of the European

93/29/EEC

04.08.2009

Parliament and of the

as amended

Council of 13 July

2009 on the

identification of

controls, tell-tales and

indicators for two or

three-wheel motor

vehicles

relevant to the

Directive

Journal

Directive no.

Directive

Adoption

particular

No.

reference

Directive

L 188, p11

14 June 1995

None

93/30/EEC

Council Directive 93/

30/EEC

07.1993

of 14 June 1993 on

audible warning

devices for two-or

three-wheel motor

vehicles

2009/78/EC

Directive 2009/78/EC

Repealing

L 231, p.8

1 January 2010

None

of the European

93/31/EEC

03.09.2009

Parliament and of the

as amended

Council

of 13 July 2009 on

stands for two-wheel

motor vehicles

2009/79/EC

Directive 2009/79/EC

Repealing

L 201, 9.29

1 January 2010

None

of the European

93/32/EEC

01.08.2009

Parliament and of the

as amended

Council

of 13 July 2009 on

passenger hand-holds

on two-wheel motor

vehicles

93/33/EEC

Council Directive 93/

L 188, p.32

14 June 1995

None

33/EEC

29.07.1993

of 14 June 1993 on

protective devices

intended to prevent

the unauthorized use

of two- or three-

wheel motor vehicles

1999/23/EC

L 104, p.13

1 January 2000

None

21.04.1999

Repealed 93/

L 332, p. 3

1 June 2010

None

2009/139/EC

Directive 2009/139/

34/EEC as

09.12.2009

EC of the European

amended

Parliament and of the

Council 2009

of 25 November on

statutory markings

for two- or three-

wheel motor vehicles

relevant to the

Directive

Journal

Directive no.

Directive

Adoption

particular

No.

reference

Directive

2009/67/EC

Directive 2009/67/EC

Repealed

L 222, p. 1

1 January 2010

None

of the European

Directive 93/

25.08.2009

Parliament and of the

92/EEC as

Council

amended

of 13 July 2009 on

the installation of

lighting and light-

signalling devices on

two or three-wheel

motor vehicles

2013/60/EC

L.329. 15-38

30 June 2014

None

10.12.2013

93/93/EEC

Council Directive 93/

L 311, p. 76

1 November

None

93/EEC

14.12.1993

of 29 October 1993

on the masses and

dimensions of two or

three-wheel motor

vehicles

2004/86/EC

L 236, p. 12

The effective

None

07.07.2004

date

Repealing

L 198, p. 20

1 January 2010

None

2009/62/EC

Directive 2009/62/EC

Directive 93/

07.2009

of the European

Parliament and of the

94/EEC as

Council

amended

of 13 July 2009

relating to the space

for mounting the rear

registration plate of

two or three-wheel

motor vehicles

L 52, p. 1

2 February

None

95/1/EC

Directive 95/1/EC of

08.03.1995

the European

Parliament and of the

Council of 2 February

1995 on the

maximum design

speed, maximum

torque and maximum

net engine power of

two or three-wheel

motor vehicles

2002/41/EC

L 133, p. 17

The effective

None

18.05.2002

date

2002/27/EC

L 66, p. 7

The effective

None

08.03.2006

date

relevant to the

Directive

Journal

Directive no.

Directive

Adoption

particular

No.

reference

Directive

97/24/EC

Directive 97/24/EC

L 226, p.1

The effective

None

of the European

18.08.1997

data

Parliament and of the

Council of 17 June

1997 on certain

components and

characteristics of two

or three-wheel motor

vehicles

2002/51/EC

L 252, p.20

The effective

None

20.09.2002

date

2003/77/EC

L 211, p. 24

The effective

None

21.08.2003

date

2005/30/EC

L 106, p. 17

18 May 2006

None

27.04.2005

2006/27/EC

L 66, p.7

The effective

None

08.03.2006

date

2006/72/EC

L 227, p.43

The effective

None

19.08.2006

date

2006/120/EC

L 330, p. 16

30 September

None

28.11.2006

2009/108/EC

L 213, p.10

30 April 2010

None

18.08.2009

2013/60/EU

L.329. 15-38

30 June 2014

None

10.12.2013

2000/7/EC

Directive 2000/7/EC

L 106, p. 1

1 July 2001

None

of the European

03.05.2000

Parliament and of the

Council of 20 March

2000 on

speedometers for

two- or three-wheel

motor vehicles and

amending Council

Directive 92/61/EEC

on the type-approval

of two- or three-

wheel motor vehicles

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