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Commission Directive 2005/78/EC of 14 November 2005 implementing Directive 2005/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the measures to be taken against the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants from compression-ignition engines for use in vehicles, and the emission of gaseous pollutants from positive ignition engines fuelled with natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas for use in vehicles and amending Annexes I, II, III, IV and VI thereto (Text with EEA relevance) · European Union

Annex IV is amended as follows: The title of section 1.1 is replaced by the following: 1.1. Diesel reference fuel for testing engines to the emission limits given in row a of the Tables in Section 6.2.1 of Annex I (1)’ The following section 1.2 is inserted: 1.2. Diesel reference fuel for testing engines to the emission limits given in rows B1, B2 or C of the Tables in Section 6.2.1 of Annex I Parameter | Unit | Limits (1) | Test Method minimum | maximum Cetane number (2) | | 52,0 | 54,0 | EN-ISO 5165 Density at 15 °C | kg/m3 | 833 | 837 | EN-ISO 3675 Distillation: | | | | — 50 % point | °C | 245 | — | EN-ISO 3405 — 95 % point | °C | 345 | 350 | EN-ISO 3405 — Final boiling point | °C | — | 370 | EN-ISO 3405 Flash point | °C | 55 | — | EN 22719 CFPP | °C | — | –5 | EN 116 Viscosity at 40 °C | mm2/s | 2,3 | 3,3 | EN-ISO 3104 Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons | % m/m | 2,0 | 6,0 | IP 391 Sulphur content (3) | mg/kg | — | 10 | ASTM D 5453 Copper corrosion | | — | class 1 | EN-ISO 2160 Conradson carbon residue (10 % DR) | % m/m | — | 0,2 | EN-ISO 10370 Ash content | % m/m | — | 0,01 | EN-ISO 6245 Water content | % m/m | — | 0,02 | EN-ISO 12937 Neutralisation (strong acid) number | mg KOH/g | — | 0,02 | ASTM D 974 Oxidation stability (4) | mg/ml | — | 0,025 | EN-ISO 12205 Lubricity (HFRR wear scan diameter at 60 °C) | μm | — | 400 | CEC F-06-A-96 FAME | prohibited Former Section 1.2 becomes section 1.3. Section 3 is replaced by the following: ‘3. TECHNICAL DATA OF THE LPG REFERENCE FUELS A. Technical data of the LPG reference fuels used for testing vehicles to the emission limits given in row A of the tables in Section 6.2.1 of Annex I B. Technical data of the LPG reference fuels used for testing vehicles to the emission limits given in row B1, B2 or C of the tables in section 6.2.1 of Annex I Parameter | Unit | Fuel A | Fuel B | Test method Composition: | | | | ISO 7941 C3-content | % vol | 50 ± 2 | 85 ± 2 | C4-content | % vol | balance | balance | < C3, >C4 | % vol | max. 2 | max. 2 | Olefins | % vol | max. 12 | max. 14 | Evaporation residue | mg/kg | max. 50 | max. 50 | ISO 13757 Water at 0 °C | | free | Free | visual inspection Total sulphur content | mg/kg | max. 50 | max. 50 | EN 24260 Hydrogen sulphide | | none | none | ISO 8819 Copper strip corrosion | rating | class 1 | class 1 | ISO 6251 (5) Odour | | characteristic | characteristic | Motor octane number | | min. 92,5 | min. 92,5 | EN 589 Annex B Parameter | Unit | Fuel A | Fuel B | Test method Composition: | | | | ISO 7941 C3-content | % vol | 50 ± 2 | 85 ± 2 | C4-content | % vol | balance | balance | < C3, > C4 | % vol | max. 2 | max. 2 | Olefins | % vol | max. 12 | max. 14 | Evaporation residue | mg/kg | max. 50 | max. 50 | ISO 13757 Water at 0 °C | | free | free | Visual inspection Total sulphur content | mg/kg | max. 10 | max. 10 | EN 24260 Hydrogen sulphide | | none | none | ISO 8819 Copper strip corrosion | rating | class 1 | class 1 | ISO 6251 (6) Odour | | characteristic | characteristic | Motor octane number | | min. 92,5 | min. 92,5 | EN 589 Annex B

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