Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1339 of 23 September 2020 on the approval pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of the European Parliament and of the Council of efficient vehicle exterior lighting using light emitting diodes as an innovative technology for reducing CO2 emissions from certain light commercial vehicles in relation to the Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure (Text with EEA relevance)

The use of efficient light emitting diodes in vehicle exterior lighting (‘efficient exterior LED light’) is approved as an innovative technology within the meaning of Article 11 of Regulation (EU) 2019/631 for use in light commercial vehicles powered by an internal combustion engine that are capable of running on petrol, diesel, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), compressed natural gas (CNG) or E85, or a combination of those fuels, as well as in not-off-vehicle charging hybrid electric vehicles (NOVC-HEVs) of category N1 for which uncorrected measured fuel consumption and CO2 emission values may be used in accordance with paragraph 1.1.4 of Appendix 2 to Sub-Annex 8 to Annex XXI to Regulation (EU) 2017/1151 and that are capable of running on those same fuels or a combination thereof, where the innovative technology is used in one or several of the following exterior vehicle lights: (a) low beam headlamp (including adaptive front lighting system); (b) high beam headlamp; (c) front position lamp; (d) front fog lamp; (e) rear fog lamp; (f) front turn signal lamp; (g) rear turn signal lamp; (h) licence plate lamp; (i) reversing lamp; (j) cornering lamp; (k) static bending light lamp; (l) end-outline marker light; (m) side marker light.

1 A manufacturer may apply to a type-approval authority for certification of the CO2 savings from the use of one or several efficient exterior LED lights by reference to this Decision.

2 The manufacturer shall ensure that the application for the certification is accompanied by a verification report from an independent and certified body confirming that the conditions set out in Article 1 have been met.

3 Where the savings have been certified in accordance with Article 3, the manufacturer shall ensure that the certified CO2 savings and the eco-innovation code referred to in Article 4(1) are recorded in the certificate of conformity of the vehicles concerned.

1 The type-approval authority shall ensure that the CO2 savings achieved from the use of the innovative technology have been determined using the methodology set out in the Annex.

2 Where a manufacturer applies for the certification of the CO2 savings from more than one efficient exterior LED light referred to in Article 1 in relation to one vehicle version, the type approval authority shall determine which of the efficient exterior LED lights tested delivers the lowest CO2 savings, and record the lowest value in the relevant type approval documentation.

3 The type approval authority shall record the certified CO2 savings determined in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article, and the eco-innovation code referred to in Article 4(1) in the relevant type-approval documentation.

4 Where the innovative technology is fitted in a bi-fuel or flex-fuel vehicle, the approval authority shall record the CO2 savings as follows: (a) for bi-fuel vehicles using petrol and gaseous fuels, the CO2 savings with regard to LPG or CNG fuels; (b) for flex-fuel vehicles using petrol and E85, the CO2 savings with regard to petrol.

5 The type-approval authority shall record all the elements considered for the certification in a test report and keep that together with the verification report referred to in Article 2(2), and shall make that information available to the Commission on request.

6 The type-approval authority shall only certify CO2 savings, if it finds that the innovative technology complies with the conditions set out in Article 1 of this Decision, and if the CO2 savings achieved are 0,5 g CO2/km or higher, as specified in Article 9(1)(b) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 427/2014.

1 The innovative technology approved by this Decision is attributed with the eco-innovation code 35.

2 The certified CO2 savings recorded by reference to the eco-innovation code referred to in paragraph 1 may be taken into account for the calculation of the average specific emissions of manufacturers starting from the calendar year 2021.

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