The delegated act on environmental and propulsion unit performance requirements (REPPR) that complements Regulation 167/2013 sets details on the exhaust emission requirements for tractors. A new REPPR, Regulation 2018/985, was published recently and replaces the existing REPPR Regulation 2015/95. This new REPPR allows for the type-approval of tractors with Stage V engines. Furthermore, Regulation 2018/985 also introduces several aspects such as the transition scheme and the exemption for field testing of engines.
The new regulation can be found here.
Additionally, there are some related changes made to the implementing act Regulation 2015/504 by the amending Regulation 2018/986.
This amendment can be found here.
Amendments to delegated acts Stage V legislation
Several amendments to the delegated acts that complement Stage V Regulation 2016/1628 have also been published. These amendments do not require major changes to the engines. Still, it is necessary to comply with the new legislation from 1 January 2019 for new types and from 1 July 2019 for all engines placed on the market.
The amendments that are now published are:
Regulation 2018/987 amending delegated Regulation 2017/655 on in-service monitoring
Regulation 2018/988 amending implementing Regulation 2017/656 on administrative requirements
Regulation 2018/989 amending delegated Regulation 2017/654 on technical and general requirements